The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-06-19

W lANNfNh N'H'l ANiNHh NlNtN IN Inc
development Of a mine Though Bud
had remained Loyalty by his friend IN
his evening BCrcnade he. for one. never
forgot for n moment that they vera
in Fortuna 10 work tho Eagle Tail
and not TO win the hearts OF Spanish.
Mexican senoritas, no matter how nj.
tractlyc they might be
Bud was "a practical man who. II no
over made love. would doubtless do
81 In a perfectly b~uslnesslike way.
without hiring any string bands. But
at the same time he was willing 10
make some concessions.
Well. 20 ahead and get your sleen.
then" he Rrowled. after trying TIRES
times Ia the morning 10 get his pard
nor up; I'm going out 20 the minoi'
Thon. with n saddle-Eun under hts
knee and bis six-shooter hung at hii
hip, be rode rapidly down the road
turning out from time 20 time 10 LET
Ions cavalcades OF mules string by
The d~ead-eyed a%rrieros. zach with his
combined mule-blind and whiplaah
swinging free. seemed 10 have very
little on their minds but their pack
!ashihga. and yet they must be three
days out from Moctezuma.
Their mules. too. we're well loaded
with the products OF the hot country
-fanegas OF corn In red leather sacks
oranges aud fruits In hand-mads
crates, pan0ches OF sugar In balanced
frames. long Joints OF sugar-cane foi
he dulce pedlers. and nothing 20 indi
cate either haste or fight.
Three times he let long packtrains
go BY without a word, and then at last
overcome by curiosity. no inquired
about the reyoltosos.
What ro~voltosos?" queried the old
man TO whom he spoke.
why. the men Of bernardo Bravo"
answered Bud the men who are
marching 10 take M~octezuma."
When ! left M~octezuma,' returned
the old man politely. Fall was quiet
there were no reyoltosos. Since then.
! cannot say"
but the soldiersl" cried Bud
Surely you saw theml They were
marching TO fight the rebels"
Perhaps So, shrugged the arriero.
laying the lash OF his topojo across
the rump Of a mule; but ! know moth.
Ing about g."
mo" mutterod Bud, as he continued
on his way. and III bet nobody else
does"
Inquiry showed that In this, too. he
was correct. From those who travelled
fast and from those who Travelled slow
ho received the same wondering On,
swer-the country might be filled with
reyoltosos; but, as for them, they
knew nothing about H.
Not until he got back 20 Fortuna
and the busy federal telegraph wire
did he hear aHy more news OF raplna
and bloodshed. and the light which
dawned upon him then was gradually
dawning upon the whole town.
IL was n false alarm. given ont foI
purposes OF state aud the higher poll
tics" with which Mexico is cursed, and
the most that was ever seen OF Der
nardo Bravo ard HIS lawless men was
twenty miserable creatures, half
starved. but with guns In their banda.
who had come down out OF the noun.
tains east of Moctezuma and killed G
few cows for beef.
Thoroughly Disguised, and yet
vaguely alarmed at this bit Of opera
bou1e warfare, Bud set himself resO.
lutely 10 work TO hunt up men foi
their mine, and. as many poor people
we're out OF employment because OF
the general stagnation OF business, be
soon had ten @exicans at his call.
Then, as Phil had dropped out OF
sight. he ordered supplies at the store
and engaged Cruz Mendez=who had
spent his fortune IN three days--to
pack the goods ut on his mules.
They were ready 10 start the next
morning II De Lanccy could be found
TO order the powder and tools, and as
the afternoon wore on and no Phil
appeared, Bud went on a long hunt
which finally discovered him In the
balcony Of their window. making signs
in the language OF the bear" az 9
man who iirts wSh a woman In Mex
leo is called.
Say, Phil he hailed. d~isregardinp
his partners obvious preoccupatlon;
break away for a minute and tell me
what kind OF powder to get 10 break
that schist-the store closes at I've
o'clock. and"
He thrust his head out the door as
he spoke and paused. abashed
Through the half-closed portal OF the
next balcony but one he beheld the
golden hair Of Gracia Aragon. and she
fixed her brown eyes upon him with
n dazzling. mlschievOus smile.
~ohoi" murmured Bud, laying a com.
peillng hand on De Lancey and back.
ing swiftly out Of range. so this is
what you're up to-talkirg slgnsl But
say. PHIL" he continued. beckonine
him peremptorily with a Jerk OF his
head. Il got ten men hired and a lot
of grub bought, and II you don't pick
out that mining stat we're going 70
lose a day. so set tho lady to excuse
you and come on now"
TN a minute" pleaded Phil. and he
went at the end OF his allotted time,
and perhaps Il was the imp OF Jealousy