The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-07-04
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yOu huOW LLo Am0rLOdQ LTOOpS arc
camped below here on tho plain?'
"Ah!" she cried bitterly, do I not
know? Have I not been avoiding
their prowling bands for three days"
"You are Aexican| asked Con.
verse.
"And II am"
IF you are Mexican you are in q
dangerous situation here on the Dor.
doris where there is continual fight
ing. You are not alone?" He spoke
in brisk, matter-of-fact way, with
an undertone Of kindness.
No, I am not Alone" she answered
calmly. my grandfather is within
he is sick, perhaps dying. When they
shelled the city our home was de-
stroyed and We fed. We hoped to
cross the river mo ~ stsoes. We
hWe 1shtves,h n Paso, but W have
I'D to Woad de rebels a. Wi a. the
American troops. We h1 our way
and have hidden in this ru1sd hut
since yesterday morning. Ny grand
faeher has had little to eat-I came
out now to seek somsthing. There,
that is am" She threw out hsr hand
With defiant gesture do what you
why"
''The hrst thing 10 do is 10 get some
thing to eat" ssid OonveFso dsc1sfve-
b. AFTER that, II you WIN trust to
my guidance I will escort yuu into the
American camp and ~ dat you
reach Ell Peso It onoe."
You are wy lind, mr." said the
S1n brokenly. II am afraid am
severe-rude-but we have been
alarmed and harassed and earlier this
evening our retreat was almost dis
covered"
II was the ooe vho startled you
then-that is Why I came back again"
said Converse In awkward sxplana-
ton.
How did you know-how did you
guess that we were not sharpshoot-
ers?" she asked. surprised. why did
you not investigator"
'T don't know" he replied slowly.
II don't know why I didn't"
ut is we'll for us that you waited
until you were alone" she said in low
thrilling tones that stirred him
strangely. Another might not have
been so kind as you have shown your
self to be-
TT is nothing" declared Converse
bruskly. MAY see your GRANDPA
ther?"
"Certainly-he is within, worry sick"
She led the way to the tiny hut whose
roof was half torn away. Through
this great aperture the moonlight
flowed brightly, lighting up grass
bed on tho ground whereon an old
man lay covered carefully with sew
eral blankets.
Converse bsut over the old man
and addressed him In hating Spanish.
To his surprise the refugee answered
him in fluent English and in a few
words substantiated the words Of his
granddaughter and ADDED brief ex-
PLANTATION.
His name was juan Ba1sos, . ~
tired merchant Of Juar0. He was 4
widower With tlds one granddaughter
who had been educated in the United
States. They had lived happily to-
gether until the revolution had
brought hostilities to their doors. The
loss of their home followed and now
he was on his way to III Paso where
he had q brother; once there be
would make a home for himself and
Almeda. If the kindly Americana
would help them-<he ood mans voice
had failed here.
Blake Converse did help them
across the border and delivered them
into tho hands Of an escort which
would see that they reached Ell Paso
before the close Of another day. When
beautiful Almeda's grateful glance en-
counteSed Conveese's ardent eyes
there flashed the spark that indicated
that two more umwary ones had ven
tured w1Ghtu the border4and Of love.
It was not surprising that the
young soldier should obtain leave Of
absence and hurry to Ell Paso to make
oeremomous inquiry concerning the
health of Almeda's grandfather, and
such was Blake's solicitude for the
old Mexican and SO warm were the
greetings that he received from both
the refugees that he was encouraged
to repeat these calls until old Juan
Barros smiled into Ids beard and was
ready WITH his blessing upon them
long before Blake found courage to
ask it.
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