The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1914-12-17

m1e was safe now-and he was safe
AtSon dared not raise u hand. So he
sstnimself down on the broad veranda
az listened with boyish interest to
Dc Juan's account of the war.
what, have you not heard OF the
bAde?' cried portly Don Juan. delight
81 TO have a fresh listener. Aqua
Nera has been taken and retaken,
a the railroad will soon be repaired.
NJ gracious. have you been out in
thhills that long? Why. 1t was two
YsSs ago that the rebels captured
thttown by coup. and eight days
ler the federals took 1t back.
All, there has been a real war, Mr..
u! You who have laughed ut the
dpage of the Mexicans. what do you
DIX OF Bernardo Bravo and his men?
n captured the last up train from
uuna: loaded all the men into the
cars and empty coaches; and,
10 the federals were still In their
PACKS. the train ran clear into the
Son and took the town by storm.
And eight days later, at shutdown.
p'federals took It back. All. there
AWFUL slaughter averted. senior!
for the fact that the fuse went
two hundred Yaqui Indians who
dhe charge would have been blown
eternity.
les. so great was the charge OF
hmite that the rebels had laid In
r mine that not 4 house In Aqua
ara would have been left standing
he fuse had done Its work. Two
OF dynamite! Think OF that, my
thd!
Z But these rebels were as ignorant
lfts power as they were of laying
ain. The Yaquis walked into the
pn at shutdown and found 1t de.
eed-eyery man. woman and child
y fed to Gadsdcn and the rebels had
4 to the west.
But listen. here was the way Il
Opened actually, and not as com.
y report has 1t. for the country liz
Yin an uproar and the real facts
n never known. When Bernardo
No captured the town OF Aqua Ne.
the people acclaimed his hero.
II He sent word to the junta at II,
10 and set up new form OF gov.
ment All was enthusiasm, and
cral Americans Joined his ranks
operate the machine guns and can.
As for the fedcrals. they occu.
~ the country to the east and at.
Apted a few sallics, but as they
~ nothing but their rifles, the artll.
~ drove them back.
Then, az the battle ceased. the
Aels began to celebrate their vic.
~. They broke into the closed can.
Gis, disoboylng their officers and be.
Iening the loot OF the town, and
Vile half Of their number were drunk
federals. being informed OF their
eQition. suddenly advanced upon
Shn. with the Yaquis far In the lead |
I they did not shoot, those Yaquis: |
~ dragging their guns behind them. |
>H crept up through the bushes and |
'Aspits quito close to the lines. Then.
PIN the rebels discovered them and
nned their guns. the YaquIs shot !
'ean tho gunncrs.
4 crowIuR holder, they crept farther
,eohc front the rebels became dlsor.
'9azod, their men became mutInous-
axat laFt. when they saw they would
pNly be taken, the leaders buried
~ tons Of dynamite IN the trenches
P.,he buIlriuE and set u time.fusc.
pa plodo when the Yaquis arrived
The word spread through the town
|pn wlldarr=ail tho people. all tn"
|eNorg ncd every which way to es.
|cA-and then, when tho worst was
|e&ctod to happen, the dynamite
Nd 10 explode and the Yaquis
fNed the trenches at shutdown"
Z Did those Yaquls know about the
pAmlte? INJURED Bud
i Know ?" repeated Don Juan, waving
lyAthouRht away. mot n word Their
|1@innndnw NHpi It from them. ever