Williams news., 1914-10-08

rushing to see what had happened he turned Copper Bottom in his tracks and came back like streak of light.
 Look out, you ugly mans dog!"' he shouted. whirling his rope as he rode; and then, amid chorus of indignant protests. he chased the yelping Brindle down the lane and through a hole in the fence. Then, with no harm done. he rode back up the street, smiling amiably and looking for more dogs to rope.
 In the door of the store stood Ara gon. pale with fury, but Bud appeared not to see him. His eyes were turned rather toward the house where, on the edge of the veranda. Gracia Aragon and her mother stood staring at his antics.
 Good morning to you, ladies'" he saluted, taking of his sombrero with a flourish; lovely weather, ain't it ?'' And with his tongue in his cheek and a roguish glance at Aragon, who was struck dumb by this last effrontery, he went rollicking after his pardner, send ing back series of joyous ytps.
 Now that sure does me good" he between cottonwoods and struck into the muddy creek "No sense in 1t, but 1t gets something out of nay system that has kept me from feeling glad. Did you see me lowing Co, the ladies? 1? Some class to that bow-no? You want to look out-I got my eye on that gal, and I'm sure hard one to head Only thing is, wouldn't like the old man for father-in-law the way mat ters stand between us now"
 He laughed boisterously at this wit ticism, and the little Mexican ohil- dren, playing, among the willows. crouched and lay quiet like rabbits. Along the sides of the rocky. hilis,- where the peons had their mud-andL rock houses, mothers came anxiously to open doors; andl as they logged along up the river the Chinese gar deners, working in each separate nook and eddy of the storm-washed creek bed, stopped grubbing to gaze at them inQufringly.
 wonder what's the matter with them ehinks?" observed Bud, when his happiness had ceased to effervesce;- they ait up like a village of prairie dogs! Whole country seems to be on the rubber neck. Must be something doing"
 "That's right" agreed Phil; did you notice how those peons scattered when I rode down the street? Maybe thare's been some fnsurrectos through. But say-listent"
 He stopped his horse, and in. the silence 8 bugle-call came down the wind from the direction of Fortuna.
 "Soldfers!" he said. "NoW where did they come from? I was in Fortuna day before yesterday. and-well. look at that!"
 From the point of the hill just ahead of them line of soldiers came into view, marching two abreast, with a mounted officer in the lead
 "Aha!" exclaimed Bud with convic- tion; they've started something down below. This is that bunch of federals that we saw drilling up at Agua Ne gra-"
 "Yep," admitted De Laneey regret fully; "I guess you're right for once the open season for rebels has begun" !" They drew out of the road and let them pass-a long, double line of shabby infantrymen, still wearing their last years straw hats and summer uni forms and trudging along in Tapping sandals.
 In front were two men bearing lan- terms, to search out the way by night; slatternly women, the inevitable camp followers, trotted along at the sides with their bundles and babies; and as the little brown men from Zacatecas, esch burdened with his heavy gun and