The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-06-04

Fusay little customs officials. Turk
Ing like spiders ia their co0ped-up
guardhouscs. rushed out as they
crossed the deep trench and demanded
their permit 20 bear arms. The mo
ment they crossed the line tho air
seemed to be peryadcd with Latin eN.
ciUbillty aud Indian jealousy but DE
Lancey replied IN forid Spanish and
before his polite assurances and full.
some compliments u was d~lsslpated In
a moment
Good! Pass on, amigos cried the
b~eady-eyed little jefe. pasting a label
on their pack. "Adioa. senior" he
added. returning Pills salute with a
military flourish. and with a scornful
glance nt bud he observed thai the
gentleman Was muy cabaliero.
HUH" remarked bud. az they rode
on through the town. we're in Mexico
an right, all right. Talk with both
hands aud get busy with your eye.
brows-and holy Joe. look al them
p]elonesl"
The p]elonos referred % we're a
squad OF Mexican federal soldiers. So
called from their heads being shaved.
and they were marching d~oggedly TO
and fro through the thorny mesquit
bushes IN response 10 shouted orders
from an officer. Being from zacatecas.
whore the breed is short, they stood
about as high aa their guns. and their
crumpled linen suits and Tapping san
dals detracted sadly from the soldierly
effect.
Big and hulklug. and swelling with
the pride OF his kind. Hooker looked
them over slowly. and spoke his hid
den thought
Il wonder" he said. turning TO Phil.
how many of them | could lick with
one hand?"
well, they're nothing but a lot Of
petty %cOnvicts. anyway" answered De
Lancey. "but here's some boys ahead
that III bet could hold you, man for
man. husky as you are, old fellow"
They we're riding past a store, now
serving as an im%provisod barracks,
and romping about in the streets were
a pair OF tall Yaqui Indians, each deco.
rated with a cartridge-belt about his
hips In token Of his military service.
Laughing and grabbing for holds. thoy
fFOlicked like a couple Of boys until
finally they closed IN IA graphic that re-.
yealed a sudden and pantherlike
strength.
And a group Of others, summing
themselves against tho wall. looked up
at the Americans with eyes as fearless
as mountain eagles.
yes. that's right" admitted Bud.
returning their friendly greeting. hut
wen never have no trouble with
them"
We'll. these Naclonales are not 80
bad defended phil. a. they passed
the state soldiers OF Sonora on the
street. but they're just az friendly as
the Yaquis."
sure" ieored Bud. "whcn they're
sober But you get a bunch OF EN-
drunk and ash 'om what they think OF
the gringosl No. you got 10 show me
I've seen too much " EN-"
"You haven't seen as much OF 'em
as ! have, yet" retorted De Lancey
quickly. eve been all over the repub.
lie. except right here I'm Sonora. and /
swear these Sonorans here look good
10 me. There's no use holding a
crouch against thcm. Bud - they
haven't done us any dirt"
"No, they never had no chance. %
%prumblod Bud, gazing grimiy TO the
south. "But wait an the hot weather
comes and tho r%eyoitosos come out OF
their holes; wait TN them chihuahua
RrenFara thnw out up In the Sierras
and come down 20 get some fresh
mounts. Well. 100 tell 'em one thing
be ended. reaching down to pat his
horse. they'll never yet old Copper
HoiJ1m hoTc-nut unless they steal
him AZ night. It's an nght 90 be cheer
fol about this, PM. and you keep right
on being glae. but GOT a low-down
huueh that we're going 20 get in bad"
even, I've got Just ae good a bunch,
came back DE Lauccy, that we're so
ing 10 make a killing
eyes, and speaking about killings.
said Bud, you don't want TO overlook
that
He pointed At n group OF disman
tied adobe buildings standing u on
the edge OF the town and fAuked by q
segment OF W-hitewashed wall all Hpat
tered and preached with bullet holes
There's whore these prize Mexican,
Of yourn pulled on the biggest kllinf
IN sonora } was over here yesterday
with that old prospector and he tol,
mo that that wall is the bull-ring
Alter the first big hght they gathered
up three hundred aud nifty men, NOR,
or less. and thr0wcd 'om 30 q trench
along by the Wan-thcn they blowed II
over on .em with a few sticks Of dyna
mite and let EN- pass for buried. N1
crosses or nothing Excuse me, II they
eyer break loose like that-we might
get planted with the rest!'
'hy dove. old top" exclaimed De
IAncey. laughing teasingly. you've