Marble Hill press., 1914-10-29
CHAPTER XXI.

The superintendent's house stood on
low bench above the town, LOOKING
out over all the valley. but protected
by high hill behind, upon the summit
OF which was placed mammoth black
water tank.
In Its architecture the casa grande
was an exact replica OF 4 hotcountry |
hacienda. 4 natroofed, onestoriea
square Of adobe bricks. whitewAshea
| 10 keep on the sun and presenting on !
three sides nothin. but dense trees I
planted near for shade. Along the
| front was a long arcade. the corredof
| srnced by a series Of massive arches
which lot In tho light and air Inside
were low chambers and lons passages,
and. behind. the patio and garden OF
orange and ag trees.
Built for sumptuous dwelling, II
became in moment a fort ana, Win
men On the high bill by tho tank.
wse practically lmpregnahle TO direct
assault
! As Hooker stepped out on to the cor
cred porch with hls saddle gun iu hss
hand ho became simply one more "R a
hand Of excited Americans. all armed
and ready TO defend thu house 10 'he
lAs, Some were pacing back and forsh
In tho corrednr, others were hurry 1hk
nm from the Mexican quarters with
fast bslated handful of women, bat the
major Iertion Ncre out on IN" opeS
heneh either gains north and foa'h
a, the scenes oi the dtssant arsas of
engaging In a eurio- mad scramsl" tof
any spent ballet that STRUCK
The ashtlns. each as there ~As. was
mostly UP the canyon. where large
party Of sounran miners had rushed I'D
pursu;, q, the reheis The arms down
r the canyon In the direction on o'd foF'
tuna had died away 10 nothing. ana 'os
the moment IL seemed ~ II the fussa"
charge ana retreat wss the beginning
: and the end ot the battle.
party os rebels had panetra'"a
" clear tnto tho town. hut Il ~aa app@f
F" entity more hy acctdcH. than tnseas'"n
ard tney haf heea quick 10 beat f~
'. ,r~at A. fer The tnaia command o'
the .nAngrecsos, taey ~ern reported a.
I" Fhnlar six yvtlTs Up tho SassF"aa
, where they haa surrounded ard sAsn'
a .usalt minirx camp And captured
:, tvstu AL tAs $nfamn
The eulama sa Tire *oath the oE'
= wrt.h iiaoker Lad faecan'srwa' '~ s'a'
" .nken so shr high hiIs~ ws*s of In
:. tnwn. saa. aiasg tbe skslsne OF IN
," t,,ast.ggke sursetts they cua'a @n@ b
7" arsn I'm scattered harris making tsaes
- uAy sn the anrth
u" Tho 8stsgtsre ot Foraua rcnsEs'f
W ~ vae.tax garrison of f~entF FeS
srals ard che hat beaded, ch&Fssh
eF' ,ngoarx. Rus kpgayeaslt that saa
o@ 1unhfnatsua hard ta beat Fnts ~hsA
~ sha fnsseyaas est Nv ractsed themselves b
-" hind ths black taas On IN" Aiii NJ
'"' nyepArsA 10 protect tbs tn@n. tEe ~
pnyaas In shouting masses drove ever
"a thsnr before tbrm and marched Ga
=. attack thalsr
@A p,,. In Tins they made mistake. n
VI" .hn rxnnl teoats seeing the kssai a'@e
| ~. ~ defenders pressing oa aF IN" na
sA' raw ranyun. rude back ard snfprFa'
"" ,he trsckY bernardo Rsaso He ~oa
he psyoy general snds*a wao ecu
f~A 40, see the opening Thai VAS e1~F'
'N n.s whus the valsaa; SanoTana Fe
spsA the rvbei cavalry W sh~ F&'
bernardo ntavo srtl The BALI c' !
~" ,hensauA usen to cat &C fAssF retire
dn
-, from behind
ALONG the broad top III The naoa
'''N tain above they came scaInpefshs
I'@ ,rns and twsutiaa, closing In vita
vastly superior foFcn upon ths o.
aetens~lsss towns In tho depths OK
cnnynn helaw The miners ~er~ 81
chasing the elusive cavalry, their
... .us becoming faint ss they Clam oF'
IN toward the xnmmit and the fr'
Headquarters at Chaiar.
They had. In fact. been handled i
"'' rhl,s,pn, and the Americans so'ncd
,u ecntemrtaoas carwcs OF ths'r u'at@A
''as bravery hs they heheld In shat stra
sIvn 1t had left them,
Forbidden by the superintendent
&c. participate IN the combat yet nav
,r their care the women Of the eas
,hey we're compelled TO stand pAss'
tx a.,ss while rebels by the hand
e@' cam. charging down the riage~e o
aa IN the last resort. and when oil oil
s~a. macy and federal defense had fas'
''' woula they be allowed to 30 rnaeA
coy n ytae. And yes--wel. t~e
It IN .ar4rsn. might eaI
hese os's' A s.. 80.
NJ. Taking advantage Of his aefs
~. citizenship. Hooker was already on
i"a run for the trenches when the So