The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-07-07

and leaving the new boss in commcn.
ne went back and started supper.
Ihat was the beginning OF a new
day at the Eagle Tail, and when De
Lancey came back from town-whith.
er he went whenever he could coniure
up an errand-he found that, for once.
he had not been missed.
Bud was doing the blacksm!thing.
Amigo was directing the gang, and q
fresh mess OF beans was on the fire.
the first kettlcful having gone to rein.
force the Yaqui's backbone. But they
were beans we'll spent, and Bud did
not regret the raid on his grub.pile. II
he could get half as much work for
what he fed the Mexicans he could
well rest content.
But how did 'his Indian happen to
find you?" den. led Phil, when his
pardner had eN, led hie acquisition.
say, he mus deserted from his
company WI .ney brought then
back from - "2uma!"
More" ,kcly." assented Bud. HE
amt taking n I, but 1 notice ne
keeps his eye they'd shoot HI.
for deserter IL they "ould ketch him.
hhtC ~ oc0 ulu 30 II at way,
well. If he's as good as this, let's
take care Of him!" cried Phil with
enthusiasm. iii tell yon. L 1. there's
something big coming of city soon
and I'd like to stay aror.l town a
little more If could. ~ It to keen
track OF things"
"F"r instance? a"pr cd Hooker
dryly. 1t had !. that Phil
was spending 6, i de-. Of time in
town already.
well. there's t: - luton. Sure
as shooting they're go & to pull one
BOON. There's two lhf sand Mexican
miners working Mt Fortuna, and they
say every ono OF 'ri., has got q rifle
buried. Now they're beginning to quit
and drift out into the hills, and we're
likely to hear from them any time"
"All the more reason for staying in
camp. then." remarked Bud. "I1l tell
you, Phil. need you here. That
dogged ledge ie lost, good and plenty.
and / need you 10 say where to dig.
We amt doing much better than old
Aragon did-just roofing around In
that -pile-let,s do little timber.
ing. and sink"
"Ycu can't timber that rock." an,
swcred De i@slcey decidedly. "En::
besides. it's cheaper to make cut
twenty feet deep than It is to tunnel
or sink shaft. Wait til, we get to
that porphyry contact - then wen
know where we're at"
"All right" grumbled Bud: "tut
seems like we're long time getting
there. What's the news downtown?"
well. the fireworks have begun
again over in Chihuahua-Orozco and
Salazar and that bunch-but it seems
there was something to thie Moote-
yuma scare, after all. I was talking to
an American mining man from down
that way and he told me that the fed
erals marched out to where the rebels
were and then sat down and watched
them cross the river without firing on
them-some kind Of an understanding
between Bernardo Bravo and these
blackleg federals.
'"The only fighting there was was
when bunch Of twenty Yaauis got
away from their officers In the rough.
country and went after Bernardo Br,I-
vo by their lonesome. That threw
big scare into him. too, but he man
aged to fight them off-and II l way
making guess I'd bet that your Yaqui
friend was one OF that fighting
twenty"
."I reckon" assented Bud; "but don't
you say nothing. need that hombre
In my business. Come on, let's go up
and look at that cut-I come across
an old board today. down In the muck.
and bet you it's piece that Kruger
lett. Funny we don't come across
some Of his tools, though. or the hole
where the powder went or"
when we do that" observed Phil.
"we'll be where we're going. Nothing
to do then nut lay OF the men and s;ait
I'LL get my papers. That's why I cay
don't hurry 60 hard-we' haven't got
our title to this claim, pardneT, and
we won't gst '.her-not for some
time yet. B Q yoI'd hit this
ledge"
2'sWell. II I hit it, rccarked Bud.
It'll stay with it-yol can trust me-
for that. Hello. WIKI. q the Yaqui
fopndf"
AS they came up tne cu: Amigo quit
work and. while th.- ,.!h':ca,, > followed
suit anu gathert.i !, :pectant,, behind
him, he picked Up .hree : = drills
and an iron drillrI In anu presented
them to Bud.
Evidently he had l"arncd the object
of;their. search from ::ic Mexicans. but
II he looked for a.,v demonstrations OF
delight Mt sight o, Il ese much-Eought-
for tools he was doom, ed to disappoint-
ilnent, for both run and Phil had
ucKooled themselves to keep their