The Huttig news., 1914-08-22

BuG was dOlng the biackSmitbing, Amigo was directing the gang. and a fresh mess of beans was on the fire, the first kettleful having gone to rein force the Yaqui's backbone But they were beans well spent, and Bud did not regret the raid on his grub-pile If he could get half as much work for what he fed the Mexicans he could well rest content.
 But how did this Indian happen to find you?" demanded Phil, when his pardner had explained his acquisition. Say, he must have deserted from his company when they brought them back from Moctezuma!"
 "More'n likely" assented Bud. He aint talking much. but I notice he keeps his eye out-they'd shoot him for deserter if they could keteh him. I'd hate to see him go that way"
 Well. if he's as good as this let's take care of him'" cried Phil with enthusiasm "I'll tell you. Bud, there's something big coming off pretty soon and I'd like to stay around town a little more if could. I want to keep track of things"
 "F'r instance?" suggested Hooker dryly It had struck him that Phil was spending a good deal of time in town already
 Well, there's this revolution. Sure as shooting they're going to pull one soon. There's two thousand Mexican miners working at Fortuna, and they say every one of 'em has got rifle buried. Now they're beginning to quit and drift out into the hills, and we're likely to hear from them any time
 "All the more reason for staying In camp. then," remarked Bud. ''Ill tell you. Phil, need you here. That dogged ledge Is lost. good and plenty. and I need you to Say where to dig. We ain't doing much better than old Aragon did-just roofing around in that -pile-let's do little timber ing. and sink"
 You can't timber that rock" an. swered De Lancey decidedly. And besides, it's cheaper to make cut twenty feet deep than 1t is to tunnel 
 that porphyry contact - then we'll know where we're at"
 All right" grumbled Bud; "but seems like we're long time getting there. Whats the news downtown?"
 Well, the fireworks have begun again over in Chihuahua-Orozco and Salazar and that bunch-but 1t seems there was something to this Mocte- zuma scare, after all. was talking to an American mining man from down that way and he told me that the fed erals marched out to where the rebels were and then sat down and watched them cross the river without firing on them-some kind of an understanding between Bernardo Bravo and these blackleg federals.
 "The only fighting there was was when a bunch of twenty Yaauis got away from their officers in the rough country and went after Bernardo Bra vo by their lonesoIse. That threw big scare into him, too, but he man. aged to fight them off-and if l was making a guess I'd bet that your Yaaul friend was one of that fighting twenty"
 'I reckon" assented Bud: but don't you say nothing. I need that hombre in my business. Come on, let's go up and look at that cut-I come across an old board today down in the muck, and l bet you it's piece that Kruger left. Funny we don't come across some of his tools, though, or the hole where the powder went off"
 When we do that observed Phil, we'll be where we're going. Nothing to do then but lay off the men and wait till get my papers. That's why l say don't hurry so hard--we haven't got our title to this claim, pardner, and we won't get 1t, either-not for some time yet. Suppose you'd hit this ledge"
 Well, if I hit it." remarked Bud, "Ill stay with it-you can trust me for that. Hello, what's the Yaqui feund?"
 As they came up the cut Amigo quit work and, while the Mexicans followed suit and gathered expectantly behind him. he picked up three rusty drills and an iron drill-spooA and presented them to Bud.
 Evidently he had learned the object of their search from the Mexicans, but if he looked for any Demonstrations of delight at sight of these miich-sought- for tools he was doomed to disappoint- ment. for both Bud and Phil had schooled themselves to keep their faces straight.
 "Um-m," said Bud, "old drills, eh? Where you find them?''