The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-11-12

higher ground. Bud knew he had
some purDose--he even had a sneak
Ing idea that Il was to take pot-shots
at Captain del Rsy-but six months In
Mexico had made him careless, and he
half hoped the Yaqui would win.
The captain had II coming to him
for his brutality, but with Aragon It
was different-Aragon had a wife and
daughter--and. with tho memory Of
| Gracia in his mind. Bud sent his horse
plunging 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
flying, 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 inaurrectos must be In sight be-
yond the hills.
He was going south. they were NOV
ing west. but II was FIVE miles north
again to the town. Speed was what
was needed and Copper Bottom gave
his best. They dashed into Fortuna
like q whirlwind, and Hooker raised
his voice in a high yell.
"InBurrectosl" he shouted. "Ladro-
neal Pr-onto q Fortunal"
There was rush. a moments 81
lence. and then heads appeared from
every window and women ran scream
ing with the news. Aragon came rush
ing from the store and confronted him
angrily; then. reading conviction In
his tones, he called for horses and ran
frantically into the house.
A shrill screech came from the hill
side, where a serving-woman had
scampered to view the valley, and. an
she pointed her finger and screamed.
mothers laid hold OF their little ones
and started up the valley on foot.
Still the men ran about In the horse
pen and Aragon adjured his women
folk in the house. Burning with i'm
patience, Bud spurred his way to the
corral where they were fumbling with
reata and rigging and dropped rope
on the first horse he saw. Then he
snatched a side-saddle from trem-
bling peon and slapped It on the
brute's back. Grabbing up the bride.
he led the horse back to the house and
bridled It while he shouted for haste.
Still the women tarried, and the
sound of galloDing came from the
south. Then, as all seemed lost, the
Mexicans came humping out from the
stable with the family coach, Aragon
and his wife leaped in. and Gracia'
neatly attired in a riding-skirt, came
tripping down the steps
Even in such times as these she
seemed to realize her first duty to
herself, and Hooker had to gaze for q
: moment before he helped her up. She
: offered her foot and vaulted lightly
, into the saddle; the coach went pound
ing on ahead; and az the servants
scattered before her she galloped OF
at the side of Bud.
Behind them the rumble Of distant
: hoofs rose up like the roaring Of wa
ters, and the shrieks Of fleeing women
echoed from the roadside, but once
! safely in the canyon their lead wal
J never lessened and. with coach-horset
3 galloping and positions flashing from
] both sides, the whole cavalcade swep
J, tuna went mad.
Already the great whistle was blow
ing hoarsely, It's deep reverberationl
making the air tremble as II with fear
Americans we're running back ant
: forth, distributing arms and rushing
their women to cover; Don Juan. hi
chin qulverlng with excitement, wa
t-.1.-tn, an nnmara IN ha calm. an
the Aragons. coming flying up to tn
door, added the last touch to the panic
They with their eyes had seen tn
rebels; they were riding In from tn
southl Other men. equally excited
swore they were coming from tn
north, and a disorderly body OF 81
nora miners, armed as II by magi
y with guns which had Tong lain bidder
, banked themselves about the store an
office and clamored for more and NOR
cartridges. Then . rip OF gun.tir
! echoed from across the canyon, an
N the miners made rush to the attacl
NJ The whistle. which had obscured a
" sound as o cloud obscures the ligh
stopped suddenly In its roar. and tn
crowd at the hotel became calm. tn
2 superintendent. wiry, gray-haire
little man. with decision in ever
movement, came running from h
fort,llke house ON the hill and ordere
all the women to take shelter thel
and take their children with them.
SO, while the rifles ratified and strs
bullets began to knock mud from Il
walls, they went struggling up the hi
rich and poor. patrician and peo
while the air was rent by the wal
OF the hRlf.Indian Mexican wome
who held themselves as good as CO
tured by the revoltosOs, concernil
nd whose Scruples they entertained 1
by illusions.
nj The women of the aristocracy DO
in themselves with more reserve, as
80 atting their birth and station, and d
Americans who gathered about the
nd with their protecting rides pretend
os that all would be we'll. but in q
he minds OF every one was that sar
le terror which found expression in q
nd peon vail and, while scattered rebC
arI natyiv arrne1 Fninpra eNrhnpu