Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-09-17

tseo you ne would not trouble the ladJ
further. Does that mean that you am
interested in her yourself. or merel,
that you perceive the hopelessness Of
his suit and wish to protect him from
a greater evil that may well befal
him7 For look you, senior. the girl Il
mine, and no man a come between
usi"
"Huh!.@ snorted Bud. who caught
the last all right. Then he laughed
shortly and shrugged his shoulders. q
don't know what you're talking about, .
he said grutiy, but he will stay away,
all right
"Muy Diens" responded Del Rey care
lessly and, dismounting at the jail. he
threw open the door and stood aside
for his rival to come out.
"Muchas gracias, senior captain" sa-
luted Bud, as the door changed to be
hind his pardner. But Phil still bristled
with anger and defiance. and the cap
tain perceived that there would be no
than ks from him.
1T is nothing" he replied, bowling
politely, and something in the way he
said it made De Lancey choke with
rage. But there by the carcel door
was not the place for picking quarrels.
They went to the hotel, where Don
Juan, all apologies for his apparent
neg~lect-Awhich he excused on the
ground that De Lancey had been held
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS them as best
he could and hurried on to the news.
My gracious, Don Felipe" he cried,
you don't know how sorry l was to
see you in Jail, but the captains or
ders were that no one should 60 rear
you-and In Mexico we obey the ru-
rales, you know. Otherwise we are
placed against a wall and shot.
But have you heard the news from
down below? All, what terrible times
they are having there-ranches raided,
women stolen, rich men held for ran
som! Yes, it is worse than ever! AL
ready | am receiving kilograms to pre-
pare rooms for the refugees, and the
people are coming in crowds. Is
Our friend, the Senior Luna, and
his son Feliz have been taken by Ber-
nardo Bravo! Only by an enormous
ransom was he able to save his wife
and daughters, and his friends must
now pay for him.
AT the ranch of the rich Spaniard,
Alvarez, there has been a great battle
in which the red-1aggers were defeat
ed with losses. Now Bernardo Bravo
swears he will avenge his men, and
Alvarez has armed his Yaqui work.
men.
He is a brave man, this Colonel
Alvarez, and his Yaquis are all war
riors from the hills; but Bernardo has
gathered all the insurrectos In the
country together-Campos Rojas, the
brothers Escaboza-and they may
crush him with their numbers. But
now there Is other news-that they
are marching upon Fortuna and Ell
Tigre, to seize the mines and mills
duu lOlu tnb TILL EHl01 lCdu
up for ransom.
mo, senores, you must not return
to your camp. Remain here, and you
shall still have your room, though
Spanish gentlemen sleep on the floors,
No, allow me. Don Felipe! / wish to
show you how highly l value your
friendship! Only because we cannot
.isobey the rurales did | suffer you to
lie in jail; but now you shall be my
guest, you shall"
Nope" answered Bud: we're safer
out at the mine"
He glanced at De Lancey, in whose
mind rosy visions were beginning to
and he, too, declined-with a
sigh.
Make 1t a bed for the night" he
said. I've got to get out of this town
before I tangle with Del Rey again and
ind myself back in Jail. And now lead
ne to tim perishing for a bath and
i sleep!"
They retired early and got up early
for Bud was haunted by fears. But
IS they passed through Old Fortuna
he worst happened to him-they met
iracia, mounted on a prancing horse
Ind followed by a rural guard, and she
;mote him to the heart with a smile.