The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-03-15

oO tut uOuSe uuSt De TuSQeO, no
matter what the cost This was a war
Of leaders. Let Dom Corria fall and
his most enthusiastic supporters would
pay Dom Miguels taxes without fur
ther parley. A scheme OF concerted
action was hastily arranged. Simul-
taneously five detachments swarmed
against the chosen points Of assault
One crossed the pateo to the porch.
another made for the stable entrance.
q third attacked the garden door.
fourth assailed the servants quarters.
and the fifth. strongest Of all and in
spired by Dom Miguel's presence. bat
tered In the shutters and tore away
the piled up furniture Of the ballroom
The Nationalist leaders final order
was terse:
"Spare the women; shoot every reb-
ell; do not touch the foreigners unless
they resist"
With yells Of "Abajo De Sylvia"
"Morto por revoltados!' the assailants
closed In. Neither side owned maya
zine rifles. so the fight was with ma
chetes, swords and bayOnets when the
first furious hail Of lead had spent it,
Self. No man thought of quarter nor
ceased to stab and thrust until he fell
When 300 desperadOes meet fifty OF
like caliber in hand to hand conflict.
when the 300 mean to end the business
and the fifty know that they must die,
fighting for choice, but die in any
event, the resultant encounter will
surely be both fierce and brief.
BY one of those queer chances which
sometimes decide the hazard between
life and death the window nearest that
end Of the room where the sailors
stroye to protect few shrieking wo-
men had not been broken in. Here.
then. was q tiny bay of refuge. From
1t the rleG Of the Andromeda and the
Unser Fritz. Bulmer, Verify. Iris and
such Of the Brazilian ladies as had not
fed to the upper rooms at the initial
volley looked out on an amazing butch
cry. De Sylvia. no longer young AMI
never robust man. had been dra gged
from mortal peril many times by his
devoted adherents. Carmela had
snatched machete from the fingers of
a dying soldier and was fighting like
one possessed of tiend.
once when a combined rush drove
the defenders nearly on top Of the non.
combatants Iris would have striven to
draw the half demented girl into the
little haven with the other women.
But Coke thrust her back. shouting:
Leave 'er alone. She'll set about
you II you touch herr!
Dickey Bulmer, too, who was dis
playing a fortitude hardly to be ex-
pecteG In a man Of his years and hab-
its. thought that interference was use
less.
LET er do what she can." he saiG
"She doesn't know wot is 'appenip'
now. Ii she was on'y watchin' she'd
be rarin lunatic. God 'elp us all!
We've got ourselves into nice ness
But If Dickey BuImpr's simple words
exalted him into the kingdom of the
heroic David Verify occupied II tower
plane. Prayers and curses alternatcu
on his lips. He was stupefied with
fear.
tall. DISTINGUISHED looking mau
wearing Il brilliant uniform. his breast
decorated with nany orders. now up
peared on the scene. He shouted
something. ara the attacking force re-
doubled IT'S efforts. He raised Il re-
volver and took deliberate aim at Dom
Corria. Coke saw him. and his bull
dog pluck combined win avarice to
overcome his common sense. Without
thought OF the consequences he
sprang into the swaying mob and pull.
ed De Sylvia aside. A bullet smashed
into the wall behind them.
Look out. mister" he beloved
"Ere's Brighter 90 wants to finish
you quick
De Sylva's glance sought his adve"
sary. He produced a revolver which