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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1914-09-18

can stern1y as Aragon spoke rapidly
in his ear. But If they planned ven
geance 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 defense.
So far in the siege Del Rey had kept
under cover, patrolling the streets
and plaza and letting the volunteers
fight, but now the war had shifted to
his territory and his ruraies were run
ming like mad. For, matching treach-
cry against deceit, the rebel leaders
had sent men around to slip up near
the town and at the first fusillade from
the hillside they came charging up
the creek.
Then it was that the ever-watchful
rurales proved their worth. AS the
rebels appeared in the open they ran
to the outlying houses and, fighting
from the fiat roofs, checked the ad-
vance until the miners could come to
their aid
But in the confusion another party
of rebels had rushed down the gulch
from the west, and while the fight was
going on in the lower town they found
lodgment in a big adobe house. And
now for the first time there was fight
ing in earnest-the house-to-house
fighting that is seen at its worst In
Mexico. While women screamed in
the casa grande and the Americans
paced to and fro on the hill, the boom
of a dynamite bomb marked the begin
ming of handto-hand.
If 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 dead.
With fearlessness born of long IA
miliarity with explosives the Sonoran
miners ADVANCED valiantly with their
hand grenadeS1baking powder cans
filled with dynamite and studded with
Illuminating caps. Digging fiercely
through wall after wall they ap-
preached unperceived by the enemy
and the first bomb, flung from roof,
filled the adobe with wounded and
dead.
A dense 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 gulch. Then there was prodi-
gious shouting from the Sonorans and
more than one triumphant grenadier
swung his can of giant powder by the
sling and let it smash against the hill
in a terrific detonation.
In the big house all was confusion.
Soon the cheers of the defenders her
aid 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 their menfolk.
On the hilltops the 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 the concentration.
tall man came dashing up on a pure
white horse, and behind him, charging
as he charged, came the swarthy va
uuis of Alvarez, their new rifles gleam-
ing in the sun!
CTO BE CONTINUED0
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CHAPTER XIV.

In land of class privilege and off,
cial graft it is often only in times Of
anarchy that poor man can get his
rights. For eight months Hooker had
battled against the petty intrigue Of
Aragon and the agente mineral, and
then suddenly, when the times turned
to war and fear gripped at their hearts,
he rose up and claimed his own. hold
ing out his brawny right hand and de-
manding the concession of his mine.
In a day the whirligig of fortune had
turned, and it was the fighting man
who dominated. He spoke quietly and
made no threats, but the look in his
eye was enough, and the agente gave
him his papers. Then he wrote out a
receipt for the mining tax and Bud
stepped forth like a king.
With his papers inside his shirt and
was nothing left in Mexico for him.
Once on his horse and headed for the
line and he could laugh at them all.
In Gadsden he could show title to
Kruger, he could give answer for his
trust and look the world in the eye.
1t had been a long and strenuous
fight; a fight made against seemingly
insurmountable odds; fight that had
cost him much, but he had won. He
had proved the trust Kruger had
placed in him, and it had been a fight
worth winning.
htYf hi
work was not quite done. Up at the
big house. with the screeching women
around her, was Gracia Aragon, and
he owed her something for his rough
words. To pay her for that he would
stay. Whatever she asked now he
would grant it; and if worst came to
worst he would take her with him and
make good his promise to Phil He
had given his word and that was
enough. Now he had only to wait
1t would not be long. for the parley
would soon be over, and if the coward
ly rurales surrendered the town to
the bandits he would make a break for
the line and civilization with the girl
1t would be a hard ride. and alone he
would have 10 fear of the results, but
he would chance it even with the girl
rather than leave her.
The boy lieutenant, the brothers
Mendoza, the superintendent, and Man
uel del Rey, all were out on the hill
side talking terms with Bernardo
Bravo and his chiefs. With the rebels
IL was largely d bluff, since field
glasses had shown them to be short of
cartridges; but they had over a thou
sand men massed along the ridges
and, with courage. could easily take
the town.
Bud knew that courage was the one
thing lacking 1t was the one thing
that was always lacking in these Mex
lean fights. The Mexican bandit takes
but little chance when hs goss 10 gar
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crawled closer to Bud as If for the
protection he could not get from his
own people.
"Ah, senor!" he whined, your par
don! What?" as he sighted the sack
of meat-"you are going, too? All. my
friend"-his eyes lighted up suddenly
at the thought-"let me ride with you!
1 will pay you-yes. anything-but If
Bernardo Bravo takes me he will hang
me! He has sworn it,"
We'll, you got it coming to your
answered Hooker heartlessly.,
But I will pay you well!" pleaded
Aragon. Il will pay you" He paused
as if to consider what would tempt
him and then suddenly he raised his
head.
What is it you wish above every
thing?" he questioned eagerly. Your
title to the mfne-no? Bien! Take
me to the line-protect me from my
enemies-and the papers are yours!"
Have you got them with you?" in
quired Hooker with businesslike di-
rectness.
"No, but can get them!" cried Ara
gon, forgetful of everything but his
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DATHER as suggestion than as
~ copies to be exactly followed, these
two dresses designed for little girls
are shown here. American adapta-
tions of French clothes for children
usually show greater length of skirt
and somewhat more fullness than the
original designs. The little dress de-
signed for the tiny girl is so plain in
the body as to be boyish, but the
fancy decoration in shocked silk on
sleeves and collar, and the putting of
the sleeves, places 1t as girls dress.
The material used is checked vel
veteen. The little garment is cut with
a long shoulder and made over a mus
lin body. The back is plain, but the
front is cut wide enough to be gath
cred into scant fullness along the
shoulder seams and about the neck.
The shoulders extend over the sleeves,
which are set into the body. There
is a narrow collar extending from
shoulder to shoulder. This Is made
on a plain silk foundation covered
with shocking Of the same silk and
finished with narrow soutache braid
about the edge and along the center.
A decoration Of the same sort is
placed across the puffed sleeve and
finishes it at the bottom. Two short
straps of the material of the dress
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crouched behind the cut bank, and the
trees above them bowed suddenly to
the slash of an iron hail.
"Dynamite!" cried the roadmaster,
grinning triumphantly as he looked
up after the shock; and when the fall
of fragments had ceased, and they had
fed as if by instinct from the place,
they struck hands on their narrow es-
cape. But back at the big house. with
everybody giving thanks for their de-
livery from the powder train, the mas
ter mechanic raised a single voice of
protest. He knew the sound. He
knew that dynamite had not been re
sponsible for the crash that smote the
ears Of the anxious listeners.
Twas not dynamite!" he yelled
Powder train be damned! 1t was No.
9! She was sour as distillery. She
bowed up, l tell ye-she blowed up
when she hit the creek!"
And even after a shower of bullets
from the ridge had driven them all to
cover he still rushed to those who
would listen and clamored that it was
the bran.
But there was scant time to hold d
post-mortem on No. 9, for on the sum-
NIT Of nearby ridge, and overlooking
the black tank. the rebels had thrown
up a wall in the night, and from the Sc
curity of this shelter they were indus
trtously shooting up the town.
The smash of the first wild car had
been their signal for attack, and as
the explosion threw the defenders into
confusion they made rush to take
the tank. Here, as on the day before,
was stationed the federal garrison, a
scant twenty or thirty men In charge
es beg Hsutsnank
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simulate the belt near the bottom of
the skirt, to which they are fastened
with silk buttons.
For practical use the sleeve should
be made longer, and little additional
length Of skirt will improve the de-
sign.
A plain dress in smooth-face cloth
is shown, with a little cape to be
worn with it. The cape is in reality
one of those odd new garments which
are part cape and part coat and are
best described as cape into which
sleeves are introduced. There are
numbers of these new developments
in outer garments, which suggest
cape and are the results Of its inspira.
ton. 1t is only possible to make
them by securing a pattern.
This garment, like all others Of the
same character, is lined with plain
soft silk. Its only decoration appears
about the cuffs and in the three fancy
buttons with simulated buttonholes at
the neck.
A touch of vivid color enlivens this
plain dress. 1t is introduced in a
scarf of Roman stripe ribbon at the
neck. The usual collar of dainty or
candle, which is SO often the part Of
misses dresses, finishes this one.
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FOUND WAY TO SEE PARIS
EngIishman Quickly Got on to Scheme
Which Enabled Him to "Do" the
City Thoroughly.

There is very good friend of mine.
whom I now call the New Innocent
Abroad, says a writer in the London
Times. Though he has lived the great
er portion Of his life in the West end
of London, circumstances have always
conspired to prevent him crossing the
channel.
He cannot speak word Of French,
and last week he spent three days ID
Paris.
When he came back I went to see
him.
"I think have seen everything there
is to be seen in the streets Of Paris, he
said when I met him, because dis
covered the ideal way Of seeing
strange city.
whenever l wanted to go anywhere
I signaled a taxicab and showed the
driver the address wanted. Now, all
these French cab drivers are men with
wonderful intuitions. They knew at
once that I really wanted to see Paris
In all its beauty. So they took charge
of me, and whenever 1 wanted to go
from one office to another they drove
me all round the city.
Often after the first day I knew
that the place 1 wanted to call at was
not more than a few hundred yards
away from the hotel. Still the cab
drivers determined that / should, I'M
prove my knowledge of Paris.
"The proper way to pursue this
method Of sightseeing is to drive for
half an hour in silence. Then you
stop the cab with violent signals, pro-
duce your written address again and
flourish 1t in the drivers face.
He smiles politely and generally
treats you as though you are a naugh-
ty child. Meanwhile. small crowd
collects composed Of polite individuals
all anxious to proffer you their serV-
ices
They direct you to different places
Of public interest, and after an ex-
change of courtesies you start on an
other joy ride for half an hour or So"
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AS for the Mendozas and their So
moran miners, they were properly
chagrined at their waste of ammuni-
tion and swore by Santa Guadalupe to
fight it out with hand grenades. Even
as their leaders wrangled the Mexican
powder men were busily manufactur-
ing bombs. and all the while the su-
perintendent was glancing to the
south, for swift couriers had been sent
to Alvarez, the doughty Spanish ha-
ciendado of the hot country. to beg
him to come to their relief.
Twice before Alvarez had met the
rebels. The first time he spoke them
we'll and they ran off all his horses.
The second time he armed his Yaquis
and Yaqui Mayo rancheros against
them and drove them from his domain,
inficting a sanguinary punishment.
Since then he had been itching to
engage them in pitched battle. and
when the word reached him he would
come. Two hundred and forty Yaquis,
all armed with repeating rifles, would
follow at his back, and even with his
boasted thousands Bernardo Bravo
could hardly Withstand their valor. So.
while the rebels parleyed, demanding
a ransom of millions and threatening
to destroy the town, the defenders
argued and reasoned with them,
hoping to kill the time until Alvarez
should arrive.
In the open space in front Of the
house the refugees gathered in an anx-
ious group, waiting for messengers
from the front, and as Hooker walked
among them he was aware Of the ma
lignant glances of Aragon. There were
other glances as well, for he had won
great favor with the ladies by ditching
the powder train, but none from Gra-
cia or her mother.
Bud would not have admitted that
he resented this lack of appreciation
on the part of Gracia. In fact he hard
ly knew that he did resent it, but he
watched anxiously for any sign of ap-
proval from this girl who was to be
his pardner's bride should he conduct
her safely to the border.
From the beginning the Sonora Ara
gon had treated him as stranger, &C.
cording to the code of her class, and
Hooker had never attempted to in
trude. But If Gracia still remembered
that she was an American girl at heart,
sha forgot to show 1t 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 news-then, after hours
of debate, it broke up suddenly In a
row and the emissaries came back on
the run. Even at that they narrowly
escaped, for the rebels opened fire
upon them from the ridges, and before
they could get back to cover the
dandy, Manuel del Rey, received bull
let hole through the crown of his hat.
A grim smile flickered across Buds
face as he saw the damage 1t had
wrought, for he knew that Amigo was
in the hills-and a bullet shot down
hill goes high! Some trace of what
was in his mind must have come to
Del Rey as he halted in the shelter of
the house, for he regarded the Ameri-
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They tell US that knowledge is power,
They say that it pays to be wise;
know a rich trader in flour
Whose brow ends an inch from his eyes:
I have heard him declaring, 'I done II"
His knowledge is little, but, sey,
Do you think I would scorn 1t or shun
IT.
The7power he has to display?
It pays to have wisdom, they tell US;
know a good preacher whose search
For knowledge has always been jealous,
But few people go to his church:
He has studied things deeply and broadly.
Yet he owns neither houses nor lands:
He Is praiseworthy. scholarly, godly,
And a pittance Is all he commands.
They say that 1t pays to have knowledge;
I know a professor or two t{
Who add to the fame Of college
That ranks with the prominent few;
They are forced to work on at all hours
So their wives and their children may
dress,
And meager indeed are the powers
They claim or can hope to possess.
They tell us 1t pays to have learning,
But the preacher must preach for year
To get what the ball players earning
In fortnight for whacking the sphere;
And the college professor processes
For life and is poor when it's done,
While the man who sells turnips pos
/ A fortune to leave TO his son
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cINCE the introduction of dancing
y caps, which made their debut along
with the strenuous tango, ribbons and
laces, nets and gauzes, have been fash
ioned in unending variety into caps
for the dancing girl. And now that
we have gold and silver tissues, silver
spangled nets, and gauzes striped with
tinsel, designers have been quick to
seize upon these new fabrics and to
make alluring head decorations of
them.
These little caps are also to be worn
to the theater and called opera caps"
as we'll as dancing caps" They are
worn with fancy neckpieceS of ostrich
finished with ribbons. A cap and neck
piece like those illustrated here are
wonderfully effective and brilliant.
For decorating evening caps of this
kind tassels of silver or gold filigree,
or little balls, are used. To add a
little touch of color small flowers of
silk or satin ribbon are most often
employed. But the matter of decora-
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1914-09-18
A Stirring Story
of the Mexican
Revolution
CHAPTER xxIiI-Cnntinued.

Now she strikes it," he announced,
as the rumble turned into a roar; but
the roar grew louder, there was
crash as the trucks struck curve,
and then a great metal ore-car swung
round the point, rode up high as 1t
hit the reverse and, speeding by as If
shot from a catapult, swept through
the yard; smashed into freight car,
and leaped, car and all, into the creek.
They've sneaked my derailer!" said
the roadmaster, starting on run for
the shops. Who'll go with me to put
in another one? Or we'll loosen rail
on the curve-that1l call for no more
than clawbar and wrench!"
I'll go!" volunteered Bud and the
man who stood guard, and as startled
sleepers reused up on every side and
ran toward the scene of the wreck
they dashed down the hill together and
threw a handcar on the track.
Then, with what tools they could
get together, and spare derailer on
the front, they pumped madly up the
canyon, holding their breaths at every
curve for fear of what they might see.
II there was one runaway car there
was another, for the rebels were be-
ginning an attack
Already on the ridges above them
they could hear the crack of rifles, and
q Jet or two of dust made it evident
that they were the mark. But with
three strong men at the handles they
made the handcar jump. The low hills
fed behind them. They rounded a
point and the open track lay before
them, with something
"Jump!" shouted the roadmaster.
and as they tumbled down the bank
they heard crash behind them and
their handcar was knocked into kind
ling wood.
1t was a close call for all three
men. and there had been but an In
slant between them and death. a
death by the most approved fighting
methods of the revolutionists, methods
which kept the fighters out of harms
way.
Now up to the track" the roadmas-
ter painted, as the destroyer swept on
down the line. Find some tools
we'll take out rail-"
With frantic eagerness he toiled up
the fill and attacked a fish-plate, and
Bud and the young guard searched the
hillside for tools to help with the work.
They fell to with sledge and clawbar,
tapping of nuts, jerking out spikes,
and heaving to loosen the rail-and
then once more that swift-moving
something loomed up suddenly on the
track.
up the hill!" commanded the road
master, and as ahey scrambled into
gulch a wild locomotive, belching
smoke and steam like a fire engine,
went rushing JIast them, struck the
loose rail, and leaped into the creek
bed. A moment later, as it crashed
its way down to the water, there was
an explosion that shook the hills. They
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ton gives much scope to the indi'
vidual fancy.
Since the materials of which the
caps are made are so brilliant, one
should be careful to use very little In
the way of trimmings on them.
The popularity Of caps Of this kind
is assured. They are more brilliant
than any coiffure. They do not have
to be removed at the theater, and at
the dance they keep the hair in place.
But above all they are amazingly be-
coming, as full of dash and brilliance
as a diamond.
Ostrich neckpieces are not very long
and are made up in white and all the
light colors, and in the natural colors.
The latter are more generally useful
than others because they are suitable
for afternoon wear as we'll as for
evening. JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
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POURING Houses to Be Great Sport


Pouring houses, not pouring tea.
is going to be the great sport of wom-
ems clubs in the next decade, accord
ing to Mrs Isa Maud llsen, lecturer
and only woman representative OF
Thomas A. Edison And pleasant
time the guests are going to have.
she said. "All they'll have to do is
sit and watch a porch drip out here,
geegaw decoration there. or criticize
the size of the refrigerator or the
funny little window in the den. 1t
won't take more than an hour" Mrs.
usen is proud of the fact that she
Is the only woman representative or
the Wizard" She admits there are
5000 men who act for him, but that
does not diminish her glory.
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A Wise Plan.

"The trouble with Whingley Is that
he mistakes his opinions for estab-
lished facts"
I'm afraid nearly everybody has
that weakness"
Not at all, my dear fellow. never
permit an opinion of mine to interfere
with my better judgment"
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Her Voice.

Oh. to hear her voice again!
To hear her speak at morn or night.
IT'S long that I have wished in vain
For what was once dear delight.
Oh, to hear her voice once more!
Fate did not take her from memo.
I've lost a. gift I had before:
She talked me deaf long. long ago.
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Youthful EoreSiaht.

Seniors Of the Boston high school
of commerce, some twenty in num-
Der, have been visiting business men
in their offices to learn what is ex-
pected of such young men when they
apply for jobs. This inquiry origl-
mating with public school authorities
is being promoted by the chamber OF
car.rsreS.
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"Bindlesworth seems to rather look
upon his wife with awe"
"Yes. I met him yesterday, and he
wanted to borrow five dollars from
me. / asked him why he didn't go to
his bank for it, and he replied with
surprise that he was unable to con-
ceal:
why, bless me! I'd forgotten that
the banks we're open today, just the
same. You see this Is my wife's birth
day"
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Andy Decided He Needed No Help.

Andy Lewis, a negro in Manhattan,
had a 'possum given to him this week
and a friend asked him: Andy, don't
you want somebody to nelp you eat
that 'possum?" Anc andy replied:
Il tell you how 1t Is, boss. De las
time ah 'vited a white man to help
me eat 'possum, he mighty near
done ct dat air 'possum all by his
SELF and I only got de pickin's; yes
sub, dat's what dat white man did. l
like pow'ful we'll to hab yo' company,
but dat possum he's only jist so big
and you-all know how it Is. Yes, sub,
dat las time. only got de pickins
Kansas City star.