The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-07-03
Copyright. 1914. b. Frank a. Munsey.l
CONTINUED from Yesterday

Then. as the battle ceased. the
rebels began to celebrate their vic.
tory. They broke into The closed can.
unas, disobeying their officers and be
ginning the loot OF the town. and
while half Of their number were drunk
the federals. being informed of their
condition, suddenly advanced upon
them. with the Yaquis far In the lead
They did not shoot. those Yaquis;
but, dragging their runs behind them.
they crept up through tie bushes and
dug pits lutte close 70 the lines. Then,
wben the rebels discovered them and
manned their guns. the Yaquis shot
down the g%unners.
Growing bolder. thcy crept farther
10 the front-the rebels became disor
ganized, their men became mutinous-
and at last, when they saw they would
surely be taken, the leaders buried
two tons Of dynamite IN the trenches
by the bull-ring aud set a ume-iuse,
to explode when the Yaquis orr I'd.
The word spread thror.l the town
like wilddre-all the people. all the
soldiers 1ed every which way to es.
cape-and then, when the worst was
expected to happen. the dynamite
failed to explode and the Yaquis
rushed the trenches at sundown."
Did those Yaquis know about the
dynamite7" Injured Bud.
Know" repeated Don Juan, waving
the thought away: mot a world Their
commanders kept It from them, even
after they discovered the mine. And
now the Indians are making boasts:
they are drunk with the thought OF
their valor and claim that tn rebels
Ned from them alone.
"The roadmaster came into town
this morning on a velociDede and said
hat the Yaquis are ~lnsunerable. think.
ing that Il was their renown as fight.
ers and not the news OF the dynamite
that drove all the soldiers from town.
However. Aqua Negra Ia once more
In the hands OF the government; the
track is clear and most OF the bridges
repaired; so why quarrel with the
Yaquis? while they are. OF course.
nothing but Indians, they serve their
purpose In battle"
We'll, | guess yesl" responded Bud
warmly. Serve their purpose, Ell ?
Where We these Mexican soldiers
IA them Spanish officers when the
Yaquis we're taking the town? And
that was just like a dog-goned Mexi.
can-setting that time-fuse and then
not having II so on. More'n likely the
poor zap that fired 1t was 80 scairt he
couldn't hold a match-probably
never 1T il, Jest dropped the match
and run. They're a bum bunch, n
you want 10 know what I think. I'd
rather have q Yaqui than q hundred
OF 'eml"
"A hundred OF whom" inquired a
cool voice behind him. and looking up
Hooker saw the beautiful Gracia gar
ing out at him through the screen
door.
"a hundred Mexicansl" he repeated,
and Gracia murmured oh" and was
gone.
Miss Aragon Is very loyal 20 her
country" observed Don Juan. but
Hooker only grunted.
Somehow. since these four Mexicans
had come to his camp, he had soured
on everything south OF the line; and
even the charming Gracia could not
make him take back his words. II she
had intended the remark as a chal.
lengo-@ subtle invitation TO follow
her and defend his faith-she failed
for once Of her purpose, for II there
was any particular man In Mexico that
Bud hated more than another Il was
her fa~lse-hearted father.
Hooker had, In fact. thought more
seriously OF making her a h~alf-orphan
than OF winning her goodwill, ana he
fingered about the hotel. not to make
love to the daughter. but to strike ter
TOR 10 Aragon.
The company being good. and a
train being expected s0on, Bud stayed
over another day. In the morning,
when he came down for breakfast. he
found that AragOn had fed before him.
With his wife, daughter and retlnue.
he had moved suddenly back TO bis
home. Hooker grinned when Don Juan
told him the news.
We'll. why nOt?' be asked. chuck.
ling maliciously. Here It's the mid.
die OF the rainy season aud the war
going on all summe and nary a rebel
In sight. Where's that big tight you
was telling about-the battle OF For.
tunaG You've made a regular fortune
out OF these refugees, Brachamonte.
but fail TO see the enemy"
"Ah, you may laugh" shrugged the
hotelkeeper, but waltz The time will
come. The rebels are lost now-some
day. wheh you least expect Il, they
VIII come upon uG and then. believe
me, my guests win be glad they are
here. What 10 a few weeks bill CON.
pared 10 being held for ransOml Look
NJ that rich Senior Luna, who was here
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