The daily Alaskan., 1914-08-27
Flight An Adventure With
 Bandits In Mexico
By EVERETT p. CLARKE

producers Ol Oll III MGICOs Whb 6euL some forty miles nOrthward from Tam pico into the state of Tamaulipas to pay a man fBom whom his employers had bought some oil property S3OOO and get a decd for the land. There was no railroad to the place of his destination, and he proceeded on horse back. He carried the money in his hip pocket underneath his revolver.
 This was when the COnstitutlonalists were about to march upon Tampico. Mexico has never been free from brig ands, and 1t was not to be expected that in such troublOus times the road would be safe. But the property was known to the purchasers to be very valuable. and they were anxious to get H into their possession. They were willing 10 risk their funds and Cam eron was willing to risk carrying them. He would be largely the gainer if he succeeded in paying for the property and securing a deed. because the con- puny thut employed him was very large concern, and 1t was worth his while to find favor with it.
 He carried no provisions with him, calculating to get what he needed along the way. He had made half the distance when at evening he came to an adobe house. at which be conclud. ed to stop for supper Riding up to the door he called to those within, and the door was opened by q half breed girl about eighteen years old. She was quite good looking for a Mexican, though dark complexiOned and with coarse hair.
 Cameron had been in Mexico long enough to speak the language tolerably well and asked her if he could get some supper. She went back into the house and presently returned with a man, to whom the traveller repeated his re- quest, adding that he would like to stay the night. The man after looking him over scrutinizingly assented. Cameron dismounted, put his horse under a shed and entered the house. He found there another man besides the one who had received him.
 Cameron did not quite like the looks of the men. AS for the girl, she seem- ed to be in a condition of captivity. At any rate, they gave her orders harshly, and she did their bidding apparently because she could not help herself. She cooked the supper, consisting of tamales and tortillas. the latter thin, light. wafer-like cakes, being very de- HciOus.
 After supper both the men left the house, and Cameron sat on the Veranda smoking his pipe. The girl was within clearing the table and washing the dishes. Presently she came out Wiping a plate and said to him:
 "Senor, would advise you not to lodge in this house tonight"
 "Why so?" asked the American, starting.
 "Tbese men are bandits. They killed my father, with whom l lived, and have since forced me to do their house work. l am awaiting an opportunity to return to the Rio Grande. l lived on this side of the river, but if l can reach 1t l will cross into United States territory. Then I shall fear nothing"
 Dudley Cameron was ,chivalrous fellow and withal at an age wherein the greater the risk the greater Its at tracdveness. He was on his way north ward. The girl also wished to go northward, and he felt under obliga. tions to her for the warning she had given him. To ride away into safety, leaving her to be tyrannized over by couple of b0hdits, did not accord with his sense of honor. As soon as she had spoken the last words she went back into the house to finish her chores. While she was doing so Cameron thought over the situation. When she had finished she came out and said:
 "For the love of heaven, senor, do not let them suspect that 1 have hlnted to you what they are. Do not say I have changed my mind and will con- tinue my Journey tonight At bed time go to your room and pretend to sleep, but instead of doing so let your self down from the window to the grOund-the distance Is not great mount your horse and ride away"
 "Why should these men trouble me?'
 "The oue who admitted you has seen you at Tampico and knows you are an employee of the oil people. They do not believe that you are travelling with out money. at least for your expenses" ."
 Cameron made no reply to this. He was thinking. How fortunate that this girl was on hand to warn himi He felt very grateful to her. Had she not done so he would probably have been murdered and robbed during the night. Now, if he could not hOnorably ride away before the return of the men he could at least stand on the defensive in his room and beat a retreat through the window. Then 1t occurred to him that by taking the girl with him he would be freed from the obligation to await their return. Had he not so much money with him he would risk