The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-24

Wouiu Jake the party past NJ
outposts, that another matter. W
They were willing to do it. but always
tomorrow
If we let them guys manana US well never get
there" commented Scotty. They know they are
going to give those papers, but they hate to
get down to work. There is only way to
make them get busy and I'm going to it."
THE only way" meant cheerful, patient, per-
sistent attendance on the junta morning
and night until finally late evening, after the
last promise to have it ready the following MORN
ing at tain o'clock" had been brushed aside. the
passport was prepared with great mystery, duly
sealed, deliberately addressed and tremendously
handed over. Before the following daybreak the
automobile streaking down some OF the best
country road in the United States bound for
somewhere around Guadalupe a little town
something like forty miles distant on the Mex
lean side
Locke, the owner of the car and Jim, the chauf
feur, were in front Locke held the wheel on the
country road but later Jim would take the gaso
line bridge. Jim would have been the working
mate of Kit Carson, old man Bridger or some OF
the other giants of pioneer days II he had been
\ a man fifty years ago. Now he is border cnauf-
feur able to drive car any place goat can
climb and willing to go anywhere into the seetn-
| ing interior of Mexico for his price.
This ought to be a cinch today Jim said
| @Well get through a humming If we don't run
| into a bunch of Salazars men from Juarez out
| scouting, and they're bad nOmDres, OF sOnS VI
Castillos bandits. Split out your passes and
| don't shove the wrong ones; let do the talk
ing"
About twenty-five miles east Of FL Paso the Rio
| Grande swings into the side of the country ROAD
and at the first turn two khaki-clad young cav
| alrymen with sixshooters strapped to the right
| hin stepped forth with uplifted hands Uncle
i Sam is making earnest effort TO keep down
! the smuggling Of contraband across the border
and for that purpose has thrown his soldiers
along the international boundary. lnasmucn as
! the soldiers not only have both factions OF Mex
leans against them, but the American business
sentiment as well, the tnihs 10 sone"nos - ~
nature Of a farce.
rhese Young cavalrymen, however, were doing
their duty as best they could and they wanted 10
know who what, where, ETC. Ihey were tolu'
duly scrutinized an official pass from the mlilafy
authorities and took a look through the aulolno
bIa Cartridges like blessings, come and go un-
ou,res and they were not taking chance just
1it+le later at what was once an international
bridge six more soldiers headed oy sergeant
tumbed out OF the underbrush ana from unuei
the abutments and cried HAT!
"Sorry YOU know" said the sergeant crlspy as
,.ant through the car with the dizziness OF
+oros ,nsnector but we've got to do It Have
Won an extra morning paper Win you. neS'
Murpby I win that bet! Washington oio uiln
the Athletics" 49, ,4a,
natl
IL, 10 her have little water she gets even oy
endinQ new channels cutting across lots anu
sIic,np mn territory to give BOUNDARY colhHnis
;on nice summer job In this parucuiat IN
stonca she had sliced into the unlteo STATES
- - more which threw the line mile OF
-. -. +bo south side OF the river, In low lying
w ,ond which occasional foods have nlled with
| illows cottonwoods and dense underground ~
1 e a great point for smuggiers.
| lie, A. the end Of that mile the fairiy sooo
| road ended abruptly Shirtlng sanu' 81 ..
| lie and desolation succeeded. II was as
| bsd been dropped suddenly into isr
s,stant country. unsettled and practically une1
| plored. 49,, no. baar n hard
sientthc road passing through farn iana oro sN
| ~ .ha btgbest point of development. me neios
4 49, ,.gront with growing, Towering aItalIa
1 - o~r milo maize, fruits and melons Inc
/ Lsas we're pretty bungalows or mouern eou
| go dwellings. There were men at "orA IN 'us
4 ea1Ss and their mules and horses were sleek ahe
4 neius arad for Nindmls were drawing water
1 wen e ,rbera the gasoline pump was no.
"a "a n was all happy all busy, all prosperous
1 uso 40 the country was stricken. Land Jus
- onv in the world lay fallow, over
1 crown with brush. -. ho+ now
| I'VE ought to pick up an outpost ABOUT now
1 uad hack linn finally LOOK OUT!
| cai.eu noke there came from the mesquite
| a..a side Of a mesa single sharp detona
| t,ng renort and something sang oy IN 'ne az
| ohove like large humming TOP -
.s,t still unless it's one of the Castillo ouncn,
ns tSs command; If 1t is jump for the mes
| quite" -. c.ma a horse
man with his pony on dead rum q mlncues 81.
| a,r,rv IN one hand. his Mexican somDrero Au'
| tering. ..1.,s oil right. re
OUT TN ,s' OUTPOST had said that the way to orteg'
was straight ahead and turn to the ief' al 0''