Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-08-06

rushing to see what had happened he
turned Copper Bottom In his tracks
and came back like q streak OF light.
Look out, you ugly mans dog!" he
shouted. whirling his rope as he rode;
and then, amid a chorus Of indignant
down the lane and through a hole In
the fence. Then. with no harm done,
he rode back up the street, smiling
amiably and looking for more dogs to
rope.
In the door OF the store stood Ara
gon. pale with fury, but Bud appeared
not to see him. His eyes were turned
rather toward the house where, on the
edge of the veranda, Gracia Aragon
and her mother stood staring at his
antics.
Good morning to you, ladies!" he
saluted, taking of his sombrero with
a flourish; lovely weather. amt itH''
And with his tongue in his cheek and
a roguish glance at Aragon, who was
struck dumb by this last effrontery, he
went rollicking after his pardner, send
ing back a series of joyous yips.
Now that sure does me good" no
confided to Phil, as they rode down
between cottonwoods and struck into
the muddy creek. mo sense In IL, but
It gets something out of my system
that has kept me from feeling glad.
Did you see me bowling to the ladies !
Some class to that bow-no2 You
want to look out got my eye on that
| gal, and I'm sure a hard one to head.
Only thing is, / wouldn't like the old
ters stand between US now"
He laughed boisterously at this wit.
ticism, and the little Mexican chill.
dren, playing among the Willows
crouched and lay quiet like rabbits
| Along the sides of the rocky hills
| where the poems had their midland
rock houses, mothers came anxiously
to open doors; and as they logged
along up the river the Chinese gar
deners, working In each separate nook
and eddy Of the storm-washed creek
bed, stopped grubbing TO gaze at them
inquiringly.
Wonder what's the matter witt
them chinks?" observed Bud. when hii
happiness had ceased to effervesoe;
they sit up like a village Of prairie
dogsl Whole country seems TO be OF
the rubber neck. Must be something
doing"
That's right" agreed Phil; did you
notice how those poems scattered wheI
I rode down the street? Maybe there'i
been some insurrectos through. Blu
say-listenl"
He stopped his horse, and In thu
silence q bugie-call came down tn,
wind from the direction OF Fortuna.
"Soldiers!" he said Now wher,
did they come FRONT was in Fortuni
day before yesterday, and-well, lool
at thati"
From the point of the hill just ahea'
of them a line OF soldiers came int
view, marching two abreast. with
mounted officer In the lead.
"Aha!" exclaimed Bud with conviC
ton; they've started something dow
below. This is that bunch Of federal
that we saw drilling up at Aqua NJ
; gra-"
yep" admitted De Lancey regret
fully; 81 guess you're right for once
the open season for rebels has begun.
They drew out Of the road and lie
them pass-a long, double line c
shabby infantrymen, still wearing thei
last years straw hats and summer un
forms and trudging along in fiappin
sandals.
In front were two men bearing kss
terms. to search out the way ~ f29ea
slatterniy women. the inevitable CAM
a followers. trotted along at the side
: with their bundles and babies; and q
q the little brown men from Zacatecal
Q each burdened with his heavy sun an