The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-06-27
0opynRht. 1914. BY Prank A. Aunasyl
CContlnucd from Yesterday


There was a world OF Mexicans Ia
the plaza when Hooker rode down
through the town. Never. a seemed 10
him, had he seen 10 many OF liked
them less.
To the handful OF Americans who
remained 10 man the mill and mine.
they we're easily a hundred 20 one:
and though their eyes were wide with
fear of the imminent rebels. they had
an evil way Of staring al him which
he did not relish.
Even at the hotel. where the Span.
ish.Mexican %aristocracy was massed
ten deep. he sensed the same feeling
OF yelled hostility and wondered vague.
ly what Il might portend. II Philip De
lancey, for making love to'a girl. was
drafted into the army, what would
happen 70 him n these people should
v break loose7 And did they have
the courage to do their worst7
lie fingered around the door for n
while. hoping 20 meet Don Juan or
some American who would tell him
the news; then. disguised with every.
thing. he flung away and left them TO
themselves. Fortuna was not a white
mans country-he could see that with
out a diagram-but at the same time
he Intended to hold his mine until he
could heal from Phil.
Let the tides OF i%nsurrection come
and go. LET the red-faggers take the
town and the federals take Il back
again-at the end he would still be
found at the Eagle Tail. unless Phil
received his title TO the mine.
As for Aragon. whose fine Italian
hand he perceived behind the sudden
taking of OF Phil. let him make what
trades he would with the rurales and
Manuel del Rey. ven TO the giving OF
his daughters hand; but n. taking ad-
vantage OF the unsettled times. he
dared 20 Try TO steal their mine. then
there would be war TO the knife.
II Is n fine. comforting thing 10 be
single-minded and OF one purpose. All
the rest Of life is simplihed and or
dered then. and a man knows when TO
raise his hand and when 10 hold Il
back.
In his letter Phil had said nothing
about their mine, but he was a Mexi.
can citizen still. and the mine was In
his name. Bud was his pardner and
free 10 hold Il In his stead: and that
the determined 10 do-not only hold Il.
but work 81 for a stake. Then. when
the tide was passed and all made GER.
tain. they could turn Il over TO Kruger
and quit the accursed country.
As for the girl. Bud decided that
Hhe could take care OF herself without
any assistance from him. and dis
missed her from his mind.
Back AZ the mine he found Amigo
guarding camp from the hilltop. and
after telling him the gist Of his trou.
bles. the two OF them went 10 work.
Every day, while n Of them dug out
the ore. the other crushed and washed
It and watched as he horned out the
gold. Their rifles they kept beside
them aud pistols In their belts; and
every time a Mexican dropped into
camp as one did 10Y and then In the
general unrest. he felt the silent men.
aee OF arms In readiness and continued
on hls way. .
For a week they iabored on together.
grim, watohfui. expectant-then. AT
the break OF day. they heard a distant
rattle Of arms. like the tearing Of a
cloth. and knew that the battle was
on.
The great whistle at Fortuna opened
with It's full. bass roar. and Amigo
Enatched up hls gun and went looping
down the canyon. drawn lfresistihly
by the sound OF conflict Bud fingered.
climbing higher and higher 10 get .
view OF the country. But his young
blood clamored for action too, aud
soon he was mounted and gone.
The lighting was not at the Ameri-
a town. but down the valley by Old
Fortuna. and as Hooker galloped on
toward tho sound Of the irinE he no
ticed that Il was on the move. Al
ready the oowardly rebels wers re-.
treating-the volunteers from Fortuna
g h~urr1ing 20 get closer 70 them,
the ruralea we're riding to hank them.
and when Bud jumped his horse up
n last hll looked down INTO he
broad, cultivated valley be saw the
dust OF their hight.
Down the fenced trail that led 10 the
lower country the mounted lnsurrectos
were spuFring IN a rout; across the
newly plowed field. OF Aragon the men
on foot were making a short cut for the
hills; and all about them, like leaping
sraSshoRpers. sprang up puns OF dust
Nov they plunged into the willow
brush along the river. where Il swung
In against the ridge; and az their pur.
2 broke into the open they halted
and returned the Gre. The bullets
struck up tba dust like hailslonas In
front Of The oncominE i~rregularH. q
nan or two In the lead went down,
and they leileFed, TheE, = iIanucally