The daily Alaskan., 1912-01-18
A Tragedy of the MexicanRevoluhon
 By F, A. MiTCHEL Copyright by American Press Asso-
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By F. A MITCHEL

others company. She wus talking rap idly 10 him. evidently trying to per. suade him to do or not Co do some thing. suddenly heard a crack, and the young fellow fell GCad- He had been shot by a man standing on me other side of the street
 The girl was wild with grief 0nd horror at thus seeing one | believed Co be her lover shot down beside her. She fell upon the body and called wild lv for him to come back to her A i'i- te knot of people collected and pres entlv saw them bear the body away, the girl following. supported by wo- man. doubtless her mother The party disanneared in a house short dis tance up the street.
 Presently a man came out oI he house into which tbe body wss carried. and. passing me, asked him ln mixture Of Spanish and English to lel me what caused tbp affair
 Nothing. senor. vNrvot that the muT- dered man is a supporter of The liaz government We are aiI iuSurrertos here
 With this brief summary ot 1hc story he passed on. ieamea from aurJher however that tEa murderer and inc numbered man borh waa,eI the saae girl
 I had caught a '"anse %. fhc mUr. terer did not .sn H.4 fire rno sHn' but saw hiu Wal @a vway a ao",nr later Uc was 20 .-rrjnouS InnsiHG man fu Mexican .a a.c sad wllh a swagcer >a. .H .a>s several times during the a.y aaI did unt see in h.s face o~ iD lis upr fhe slight est gomauuetion f.r what hn had done On rhe contrary. .,.a..,,l ro He proud of his deed
 The srsDud ae, a .nr 'ana was more astonishing -r SEW rhe mUr. de-rr Ao 60 the b..-. ....a.- ,ae aydy Of hss victim l.. Hs.H and knock at tho drar r.s- rrIrns uas answered by he rr. NHn Haf sun ported Che girl ai.rr '# uraraar Inc villain said Sones an- .. her, and she disappeared Tn. wrn wr.rni some time on the step. #Da at list jlc Gir, whose lover he b-a ~nar rmu ID tue door. He talked fa uer Tor quite awhile. after w!..a ~Ho went back Into ;he house, and the man came on down tho srrcrt Ta wG 'nst some of his swagger and his r8.e wore a se- yfous look He disappeared in a sa- loon in the next bra.k where Du'Que was sold
 That evening after supper ! lighted cigar and sroUpf navoud the out skirts of the town was on the nratgau where thn climate is temper crc. and tno air was very nIcaSant A rru moon was rising as The sun was sarrine Hearing wolves behind me, ! turned and met with auotncr surprise. The murderor and the EfrI vbnse lover ao had wurdnrcd were coming toward me- He was doing jNn talking, while shRwalLel In silence.
 "The~e are a Stran-o people ! said to myself The villain. having mu7- dercd his rival. is rursuaHiuC the girl to b, -ocoucjcd Co him mud take him instead
 They passed me on The other side of The road without appearing to notice me. too absorbed in their own grew some affair to think of any one be- sides themselves
 IT self preservation, as has been said. iS the first law of nature cu-ioSi ~ 5s certainly the second. Indeed nhr-a are instances where curiosity has been prcemincnt was interest rd iu this affair. and instead of turn ing away from thc path the couple were taking stroUrd un behind them, keanjnC them in sight. But presently thc road where they were walking made a turn. and lost them
 ! stopped and. leaning against a fence. looked at tho broad face of the moon rising over rho Gts'Hnf extinct volcano Iztaccihwaff or ihp White Woman" from its resemblance 10 a woman lying dead -onnd In shroud Of snow. my thoucnts divided between the drama of the 1av and the noun rains cf many ages Realizing that ! ufcbt get into trou1.r hy hnjpg too ob- servant Of other peoples affairs. | was . thinking of going back uhov turning my eyes for a las. c'1r.p fo 'h7 point where the couple had disappeared, saw the girl coming alone She was walking very fast seemingly Hitting along like a sniri, stood perfectly stiN. She passed me, walking To The middle of tbe road and SO wrapt in her own emotions that she did not see me. ! ! win not attempt to fnd a word Co 7e- scribe tbe expression on her face. I l never wish to see such a~ vpreSsiou again.
 | did not need to go on ,y ,.ssnover 1 what she had done with her coLalqn- ! f,u. Her returning alone and ,aat ! look on her face assured me that sue ] bad taken swift revenge for tue ! death of her lover wen; hack to my hotel threw my belongings into my trunk, paid uy bin, went Co the station. where | waited two hours for a train to take me out of the country. ! | did not draw free breath tiu | had