The Glenwood post., 1914-07-18
The Land Of Broken Promises
"A Stirring .Ssosy of the
Mexican Revolution
Go 49, 4. 80

ea2. thsa-this esttiAG aFeanA = ~
ttAg % NJ Assvss."
His tArsseinS eyes. trained fFoa HI
boyAoeA - search the hills Tor eattia
scanned ths taps Il tAs RIGGS q y
sDoks: md vhils ~ sat aAA poadsro1
they netsA every rock
Thaa at last he rose up slowly anl
gassA 1t . certain spot. He wave<
his am. reckoning the distant potni
OF blAckAess 70 come In. and 5000
fron asosAA . point in the eanyea u
YaQui apDssred. beasins . heavy Mas
ser ri1s on his arm.
Across his broad breast hung tn
came familiar cartriAge-bslt. two more
sacircled his hips. and hs walked
with his bead held high. like ths var
rior that he waA
EviAsatly hia aigAt had led to tha
Dlaos WHARF his arms had been hid. foe
~ wofo tie resulatioa knifs-hayoasl
at bis hip and around his hat was ths
rs1 dbsoa Of his psosss. bat Bed vas
tao polite 70 ask hin abost ~ 1sas.
nsy. Since his coming u Ysaui -
a&WayB 0A1ntainoa Q eeetain nysEasy.
aA1 nov. though ~. syss veeo ~
WITH Dogtsat ~ hss0ilsl at tAs josGs
absst ~ saA. - sioply waved ~
hAnA - tAe seatA ~ east - 0ns-
AneoA:
"llssAss ssvss4sessl.
"oeOsFo:" ansvsesl Bsl jskiAsay:
"b1t have ~ h1llsl anyS.
Not ysti" fsensnsl ~ IDAlAA, -
- ~ Aot soils q thal
Il vo0Aee what tha4 lnAaaa y vnae-
Ing aFoaAA hsss sse3" rsaaskal Pm =
eagiisA. He nust have his syo q
soosSeAy."
yeah. ~" asrssd BID. ssoae6-
lag his savage ffisal With speeula,
tive iAtsrssl -Aost Of tAsa YaQul
soldiers was faFahaAAs IN tAis econ.
try before they rounded tAso ~
reckon he's looking for Tie naa theG
had him dsportsA.
Tired. Anigo?" As inluirsl -
spanish. and Isnacio srsvsly ach1owt
edged that 10 vas. . littls.
Then drink plenty coffee" went -
Hooker. Eat lots-tomorrov vo -
to work IN ths nins."
"To0orroWr repeated tie IA11na,
- II consiAsesng his other saeaOD.
nents: "eooA!" He NODDED . sniling
assoat.
Aftsr Q AootA and 0ore a iAlsaAas
Bud and Amigo Desfssnsd DeoA1gSaD
Of lAbof IN he cut. rolling DOWN
bouiders, lifting then up - the tsD0@
and clearing away the face Of tAs ehR.
Their tram was ramshaekle, thaiH
track the ahandooed rails froa olAae
workings. and their tools little mese
thsa their hands. but BY noon the Ast |
broken fragments were heaved asid0 |
ana the shattered ledge revealed
A low cry Of wonder escaped H. |
Yaqui a. he gased at the rich vein OF |
orc. and a. he saw the grim smile On |
Buds rugged countenance he showed |
his white teeth in sympathy.
Que bueno!" he murmured. "How |
good!" gathering the precious fraS- |
ments in his handkerchief.
Al the camp they crushed the |
picked ore in = mortar and panned It
in tho creek, and for the moment Do |
Lancey dropped his air Of preoccu-
pancy ~ he stared At the streak Of
pure gold. Like . yellow nln It lay
along the edge Of the last nne tailinss. |
and when skilful washing hsA left 1t !
bare, It CLEANED IKE . 3swsl In the |
pan.
BY Jove. Bud!" he cried. that's the
real stun-and It goes . dollar - the
pan easy!"
Sure thing!" assented Bud "Lets
pound . lot Of IL and wash 1t - we 90
-~thsn we'll have some getaway msaey
when things break loose here!"
"IM go you'll" answered Phil. and
Buds heart warmed toward him - he
watched him pound up . piece Of ore
and 70 to swirling the dirt in the
pan.
hat alas for the fond hopes he cher
isheA! Even - hs washed out the
gold Pills mind wandered far away,
back to the hotel where Gracia An
gon sat watching BY the window.
Her hair was the color Of gold. spa1
nae and refined again; Ses, It was
worth more than this colleen dross
that he caught In the bottom OF Mn
pan. And what was gold II - eoah
not have herf
He paused in his labor and dreamy
smile parted his hps-then he bfoka
into = song:
/ Sweet honey bee, be sweet to me.
| Ny heart ID free. but here's the key;
Leck up the garden gate; honey. 20
know I'll wait,
Unoer the rambler rose tree-ee.
Once more he returned 10 HI work
humming now the dulcst stratns d
The Merry Widow" and when BID
came back from the cut It was 70 hoa1
coon song:
'Cos I want yes, me hsoey, 20, Waa1
u yer. want yer;
Cos I want ~. ~ honey, yss Ael
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