The Arvada enterprise., 1914-11-12

favored the occupants Of the adjoining
apartments with an aria from Beau
tiful DOLL"
But for all such nights Of romance
and music there is always a morning
afterward; and fine tenor voice set
to ragtime never helped much in the
development Of mine. Though Bud
had remained Loyalty by his friend in
his evening serenade he, for one. never
forgot for moment that they were
In Fortuna to work the Eagle Tail
and not to win the hearts of Spanish
Mexican senoritas. no matter how at.
tractive they might be.
Bud was a practical man who. II he
ever made love. would doubtless do
1t in a perfectly businesslike way.
without hiring any string bands. But
at the same time he was willing to
make some concessions.
We'll, go ahead and get your sleep.
then" he growled. after trying three
times In the morning to get his pard-
ner up; I'm going out to the mine!"
Then. with a saddle.gun under his
knee and his six-shooter hung at his
hip. he rode rapidly down the road.
turning out from time to time to let
long cavalcadcs of mules string by.
The dead-eyed arrieros. each with his
combined mule-blind and whiplash
fswingiag free. seemed to have very
little on their minds but their pack
lashinss. and yet they must be three
days out from Moctezuma.
Their mules. too, were we'll loaded
with the products of the hot country
-fanegas OF corn In red leather sacks.
oranges and fruits in handmade
crates, panoches OF sugar In balanced
frames. long Joints OF sugar-cane for
the dulce pedlers. and nothing to indi-
cate either haste or flight.
Three times he let long pack-trains
so by without a word. and then at last,
overcome by curiosity. he inquired
about the revoltosos.
"What revoltosos!" queried the old
man to whom he spoke.
why. the men OF Bernardo Bravo"
answered Bud: the men who are
marching to take Moctezuma."
When | left Moctezuma." returned
the old man politely. ''all was quiet
there were no revoltosos. Since then.
l cannot say"
But the soldiers!" cried liud.
Surely you saw them! They we're
marching to hxht the rebels"
Perhaps 80" shrugged the arriero,
laying the lash OF his topojo across
the rump OF mule: but know moth.
ing about IT.
NO." muttercd Bud. a. he continued
on his way: and III bet nobody else
does
Inquiry showed that In this, too, he
was correct. From those who Travelled
fast and from those who travelled slow
he received the same wondering an.
swer-the country might be flled with
rcyoltosos: but. as for them. they
knew nothing about It.
Not until he got back TO Fortuna
and tho busy federal telegraph wire
did he hear any more news OF rapine
and bloodshcd. and the light which
dawned upon him then was gradually
dawning upon tho whole town.
II was . false alarm. given out for
purposes OF state and the higher poll.
tics" witn which Mexico Is curved, and
the most that was ever seen Of Ber.
nnrdo Bravo and his lawlcss mon was
twenty miserable creatures. half.
starved. but with guns In their hands.
who had come down out OF the noun.
tnins east OF Moctezuma and killed Q
few cows for beef
Thoroughly dissustsd. and yet
vaguely alarmed at this bit Of opsra.
bouffc warfare. Bud set himself rsso.
lutely to work to hunt up men for
their mine. aud. A. many poor people
we're oai Of employment bocAnao Of