The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-08-22
her safely to the border.

From the beginning the Sonora Ara
gon had treated him aB a stranger. ac-
cOrding to tho code Of her class, and
Hooker had never attempted to In
trude. But II Grncia etill remembered
that she was an American girl at heart,
she forgot to show Il to him. To all
she was now the proud Spanish lady.
thrown with the common people by
the stress Of circumstances, but far
away from them in her thoughts.
The conference between the leaders
dragged on and messengers came and
went with the new3-thcn, after hours
OF debate, 1t broke up suddenly In
row anu the einissaries came back on
the run. Even at that they narrowly
escaped. for the rebels opened fire
they could get back to cover the
dandy. Manuel del Ney, received bull
let hole through the crown OF his hat
A grim smile flickcred across Buds
face as lie saw the damage 1t had
wrought. for he knew that Amigo was
In the hills-and bullet shot down
hill goes high! Some trace of what
was in his mind must have come to
Del Rey rs he halted in the shelter OF
the house. for iic regarded the Ameri-
can sternly as Ara2on spoke rapidly
In his ear. But II they planned ven-
gcance between them the times were
not right, for a rattle Of arms came
from the lower town and the captain
was up and away to marshal his men
to the detcnse
So far IN the siege Del Rey had kept
under cover, patrolling the streets
and plaza ard letting the volunteers
fight. but now the war had shifted to
his territory and his ruraIcE were run
ming like mad. 1r. matching trcach-
cry against deceit. the rebel leaders
had sent men around To slip up near
the town and ut tho first fuhillnde from
the hillside they came charging up
the creek.
Then 1t was that ihe ever-watchful
rurales proved their worth. AS the
rebels appeared In the open they ran
from the fiat roofs. checked the ad-
vance until the minera could come to
their aid.
But In the confusion another party
OF rebels had rushed down the gulch
from tho west. and while the 0ght was
going on In tho lower town they found
lodgment In n big adobe house. And
now for the first time there was fight
ing IN carnest-the house-to-house
fighting that Is seen ut it's worst in
Mexico. While women screamed In
thu tHn
paced to and fro on the hill, the boom
OF dynamite bomb marked the begin.
ming OF hand-to.hand.
II there was to be casualty list In
this long-looked for battle of Fortuna.
the time was at hand when they could
begin counting the dend.
With fearlessness born Of long fa-
miliarity with explosives the Spnoran
miners advanced valiantiy with their
hand grenades- baking powder cans
filled with dynamite and studded with
Illuminating caps. Digging flercely
through wall after wall they ap-
proachcd unperceived by the enemy
and the first bomb. flung from q roof,
filed the adobe with wounded aud
dead.
A denso pail Of yellowish smoke
rose high above the town and. as bomb
after bomb was exploded and the yells
Of the miners grew louder with each
success. the stunned invaders broke
from cover and rushed helter-skelter
up the guich. Then there was prodi-
gious shouting from the Sonorans ant;
more than ono triumphant grenadier
swung his can OF giant powder by the
sling and let 1t smash against the hill
in q terrific detonation.
In the big house all was confusion.
Soon the cheers OF the defenders her
aided victory and. in spite Of all efforts
to restrain them. the wives OF the
miners rushed into the open to gaze
upon the triumph Of t..:!- rncnfolk.
On the hilltops tic ineffective rebel
riflemen rose up from behind their
stone wall to stare, until suddenly
they. too. were seized with panic and
ran to and fro like ants. Then, around
the curve below thu concentrator, a
tall man came dasfing up ca pure
white horse, and hcliind him, charging
as he charged. can:a the swarthy IA;
quis Of Alvarez, H-G:r new rifles CLEAN.
Ing In the sun. - -, t~'s 81;
UP along the i!iside and after the
fugitives they r: :. with vengeful eager
ness, racing eat 1. other for the higher
ground and TIL. hrst shot at the rehe
els. Fifst;Als,ies on his white horse
would be ahe,.Sl. and then, as they en-
countared rIcks, the Yaquis would,
surge to the front. It was q race and
at tho same time II wis ';rout for.
at'the frat glimpse Of that oncoming
body OF warriors. The cowardly follow.
ara Of Bernardo. nraso took to their
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