Marble Hill press., 1914-10-29
with 4 quick grip the Yaaui Vas gone.

ShamDleO tnTOukn tno VuunuSs 7tah i"e
ging the heavy rine and making for
higher ground. Bud knew he had
some purpose--he even had q sneak
INK idea that II was to take potshots
at Captain del Rey---but six months In |
Mexico had made him careless, and he |
half hoped the Yaqui would win,
The captain had It coming to him
for his brutality, but with Aragon II
was different--Aragon had a wife ana
| daughter--and. with the memory OF
| Gracia in his mind. Bud sent his horse
/ plunglng down the ridge to warn them
| before It was too late.
There we're some brush fences to be
Jumped. but Copper Bottom took them
f,ying. and as they cut into the river
trail he made the mud.puddles splash.
Across the fields to the south Bud
could see the poems running for cover
the insurrectos must be In sight be-
yond the hills.
He was going south they were NOV
ing west. but It was Ave miles north
again to the town. Speed was what
was needed and Copper Bottom gave
his best, They dashed into Fortuna
like a whirlwind, and Hooker raised
his voice In a high yell,
'lnsurrectos he shouted. 'Ladro-
mes. Pr-ento a Fortuna!"
There was a rush, moments 81
lence, and then heads appeared trom
every window and women ran scream
4. Urn sNn
ing from the store and confronted MN
anrrtlv. then. reading conviction IN
his tones, he called for horses and ran
frantically into the house,
A shrill screech came from the h|lt
: side. where serving woman Gaa
scampered to view the valley. and. as
she pointed her finger and screamed
D mothers laid hold OF their little ones
= and started up the valley on foot.
I Still the men ran about in the horse
2 pen and Aragon adiured hts women
folk In tho house. Burning with I'm
4 patience. BUD spurred his way to tAt
+ corral where they were fumhhng VIII
o reata and rigging and dropped rope
n ON the first horse he saw. Then n
r snatched side-saddle from treh'
n bling peon and slapped 1t on ta'
hrute's back. Grabbing UP the bride
II he led the horse back TO the house nh'
a bridled IL while he shouted for haste
p still the women tarrtea. and ~
e sound Of galloping came from Nh
- south. Then. as all seemed lost, IN
lr Mesicans came humping out from N
n stable with the family coach. Araso
ID and his wife leaped ia. and Grae!'
Is neatly attired in ridipe'sktrt. cam
tripping down the steps.
y Even In such times as these s1'
le seemed to realize her frat duty I
III herself, and Hooker had tn eaae for
h moment before he helped her up. MI
d offered her foot and yaulted light
=, irto the saddle; the coach went ponn
ey ing on ahead, and as the serSaA
ad scattered before her she gallopcd @
Ell at the side Of Bud,
ed nahtna them the rumble OF distal
ar hoofs rose up like the roaring OK
ters, and the shrieks of fleeing ~ofn'
,ui seboed from the roadside. but on
tn safely In the canyon their lead VI
nd never iessened and. with coach'nos
-se galloping and positions iaSh'ng fro
nd both sides. the whole cayaicads svs
he into the plaza while the town OF III
ca, tuna went mad.
net Already the great whistle was bio
sas trv hoarsely. Its deep reverberatlo
making the air trembla as with TEL
the Americans were running back q
lat forth distributing arms and rasht
uld ,hatr women to cover, Don Juan.
chin quivering with excitement
trnlorfnr sn corners TO he calm, a
tho AraEous. coming fylnE up 70
door, added the last touch 10 the Ea'
They with their eyes had sea
rebels. they were riding in fEoM
snuthf Other men. equally escst
swore they were coming from
north. and 4 disorderiy body OF
nara miners. armed as II by ma
. with guns which had long lain htdd
" banked themselves about tho store
/ office and cIamored for more and III
IL cartridges. Then a rip OF gun
~ echoed from across the canyon.
MN the miners made a rush 10 the atts
NM The whistle. which had ohscured
Nv sound as cloud ohseures the III
" stopped suddenly in its roar. and
Il crowd at the hotel became calm,
"a, superintendent, Siry. gray'ha
little man. with decision IN eS
movement, came running from
fortlike house on the hill and ord'
all the women TO take shelter u
and take their children with them
So, while the rifles ratified and s
bullets began to knock mud from
walls, they went struggling up the
rich and poor. patrietan and p
while the air was rent by the
OF the halflndian Mexican VOL
who held themselves as good as
i tured by the revoltosos. coneer
and whose seruples they entertained
why illusions.
Ami The women OF the aristoeracy
: kin themselves with more reserve. AZ