The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-07-11
Ocopyrisht. 1914 By Pmnk A. Munssy.1
CONTINUED from Yesterday

Bud knew that courage was the one
thing lacking. II was the one thing
that was always lacking IN those Mex
lean fights. The Mexican bandit takes
but little chance when he goes to war.
As for tho Mendozas and their So
moran miners, they were properly
chagrined at their waste OF ammuni
ton and swore BY Santa Guadalupe 20
fight It out with hand grenades. Even
as their leaders wrangled the Mexican
powder men were busily manufactur
ing bombs. and all tbs while the IA.
pe%iintendent was glancing 20 the
south. for swift couriers had beer sent
to Alvarez. the doughty Spanish ha
ciendado OF the hot country. to beg
him TO come 10 their relief.
Twice before Alvarez had met the
rebels. The FIRST time he spoke them
we'll and they ran on all his horses
The second time he armed HE Yaquis
and Yaqui Mayo r%ancheros against
them and drove them from his domain,
irHicting a sanguinary punishment.
Since then he had been itching to
engage them In a pitched battle. and
when the word reached him he would
come. Two hundred and forty YaqHis,
all armed with repeating rifles. would
follow AZ his back, and even with his
boasted thousands bernardo Bravo
could hardly withstand their valoS. 60.
while the rebels parleyod. demanding
a ransom OF millions and threatening
to destroy the town. the defenders
argued and reAsonld with them,
hoping to kili the time until Alvarez
should arrive.
In the open space In front OF the
house the refugees gathered In an anx.
ious group. waiting for messengers
from the front. and as Hooker walked
among them he was aware of the ma
lignant chances OF Aragon. There were
other glances as well. for he had won
great favor with the ladies' by ditching
the powder train, but none from Ora
ella OF her mother.
Bud would not have admitted that
he resented this lack OF appreciation
on the part Of Gracla. In fact he hard
ly knew that he did resent II. but he
watched a~nxiously for any sign OF ap-
prevail from this girl who was to be
his partners bride should he conduct
her safely to the border.
From the beginning the Sonora Ara
gon had treated him as n stranger, nc
cording 10 the code Of her class, and
Hooker had never attempted 10 In
er,d, Rut AZ nr..fa atnt rouu1vuharad
that she was an American girl at heart,
che forgot 10 show II 10 him. To all
she was now the proud Spanish lady,
thrown with the common people by
! the stress OF circumstances. but far
away from them In her thoughts.
The conference between the leaders
dragged on and messengers camo and
went with the ~news-then. after hours
Of debate, II broke up suddenly in a
row and the emissaries came back on
the run. Even at that they narrowly
escaped, for the rebels opened hro
upon them from the ridges. and before
they could get back TO ove the
dandy. Manuel del Rey. received a bull
let hole through the crown OF his hat.
A grim smile nickered across Buds
face as be saw the damage II had
wrought. for he knew that Amigo was
IN the hilis-and n bullet shot down
hill goes hishi Some trace Of wha;
wal his mind must have como 70
Del ~ as he halted IN the shelter Of
the house. for he regarded the Ameri.
can sternly as Aragon spoke rapidly
IN his ear But n they planned ven
geance between them the times were
not right, for a rattle OF arms came
from the lower town and the captain
was up and away 10 marshal his men
TO the detsnse.
so far IN the siCse nel Rey had kept
under cover. p~atrolling the streets
and plaza and letting the volunteers
fight. but now the war had shifted to
his territory and his ruraiea were run
ming like mad For, matching tresch.
cry against deceit. the rebel leaders
had sent men around 10 clip up near
the town and at the FIRST fusillade from
the hillside they sHms charging up
the creek.
Then II was that the eyer.watchluI
rurales proved their worth. As the
rebels appeared IN the open they ran
10 tho outlying houses and. lighting
from the nat roofs. checked the ed.
vance until the miners could come 10
their aid.
hut In the confusion another party
OF rebels had rushed down the gulch
from the west. and while the fight was
going on In the lower town they found
Judgment in a big adobe house. And
now for the FIRST time there was fight
ing IN earnest-the house-to-house
lighting that Is e at les worst IN
Mexico. While women screamed In
the casa grande and the Americans
paced 20 and fro on the hill. the boom
Of a dynamite bomb marked the begin
ming Of h~and.to-hand.
n there was 20 be a casualty list IN
this ~l0nglooked for hattie OF Fortuna