The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-06-24
conscripts he had the steady guze of

i Hcy 'btOO0 anu SMOKED lOr "a lew
moments..talking-b briefly. and then. as
the Yaquis closed up their ranks and
marched on to make camp for tho
night. Bud presented his strange
friend with the sack of tobacco and
went back to join his pardncr.
That evening the plaza was filled
with the widest rumors. and another
train arrived during, the night, but
through 1t all Bird and Phfl remained
nnimprcssed. In the morning the SOL
diers went marching off down thetrail,
leaving great silence where all had
been bugle-calis ana excitement, ana
then the. first fugitive came in from
down below.
He was an old Mexican. with trem.
bling besrd- and staring eyes. 'ahd hep
told talo OF outrage that made their
blood .run cold The fed.fiaggers had
cone'to his house at night; they had
killed his wife and,son. left him upon
the ground fog dead. and carried OF
his daughter, a pFis0ner..
But later. whehi the tomisnfio ques7I
toned him sharply. 1t developed that
! he lived not far hway. had no daugh-
ter to lose. and was, In fact, only O
crazed old man who told for truth that
which he feared would happen.
Notwithstanding the denouement,
hisI story, stirred ithea Mexican popuia.
/ tion to the depths, and when Bud and
! Phil tried to hire men to push the
work on the ermine, they realized that
their troubles had begun. Not only
was 1t impossible to engage laborers
at any price. but on the following day
Cruz Mendez. with his wife and chill
dren and oil his earthly possessions
on his burros,S came hurrying in from
the camp and told them he could serve
them no moro.
ut is my woman!" lie explained;
my Maria! All. IL those revoltosos
should soc Maria they would steal her
BEFORE s1y eyesi"
So' he was given his pay and the
afty dollars he had earned and. aftar
tho customary "Muchas graciae.r and
with the faithful Maria by his side, he
went hurrying of to the store.
And now In crowded vehicles, with.
armed men riding: IN :front-and behind.
the refugees from MocteEunha and the
hot, country began 10 pour into town,
adding by their very haste to the panic
OF hH who saw them. -; !.
They were tthe'rich property owners
who. having been rsnb3eotad' to forced
contribution before, were now ffeeing
at tho nrst'tumor Of danger, bringing
their farlillcstwithHt them to escape any
being hsid for ransoml
In half day thebigs hotel presfdei.
over by Don Juan do Dios Bracha-,
monte was swarIning with staring.
eyed country mothers: :nnd ;sterply sub
durd families OF children; and final
lY- to add eciat to,the occasion. and.
coapensatetfor thesgeneral confusi0n,
Don Ciprthno Arag6n yiTres, PalGcioe
came, driving supsfotf fhS. d0aT with his
wife sann the smiling Gracia.t . ,v .
IF he,had been inaaiiy fenre OF cap.
tnrel by bold sinur6ud defp, Grntta Ara.
gonsdfd'not show It now. as she, e,bpfang
lightly froufi.tfet carriage anda waited
upon her lady mother. Perhaps, after
q ,yearor moro Of run1ora and alarms,
she had come to lo6k,ipon impsnstilg
revolutionary conflicts, as. convenient
excuses for a, trip to town, q; long stop
at,the hotel. and ievens a dash to gay
Gadsden In cnse the rebels pressed
closssyp l,;. p =. H.. .,j .
However: ttiati mag be, twllilef D.In
Jndn'exerEed hiriiseifs 60 procure them
atgooda room She tendhred ahe tgases of
the American g6estBs With becoming
placidity anu; las ,tfht took some time,
che even verftnfed' to- look the Ameri;
/ tans over andE make some comments
to her mother.
| And thea.-oriso It seemed to BUD
the mother glanced up quickly and
| fxed her eyesfupoH shim1; After that
hes was in less OF arhnrry.to, retnrn!to
| the imius, ,ahdt Phil said thsys would
| stRy niusidesfor a1,weeKr.' Butraes for
| D6a GiptiRho. swh4hv no acame acroBs
| t1nefn insthe crowded :IoDayA he tgiared
4 pHstS themp With risaiIghahE insolencs
And nbf9pt2y itnrgsed his,bath:' -
! AtsIR Foftnna me- wasi the e7ofd and
tnnsfef:. with power TO forbid them the
plate: but now once tGofefthe fortunes
7 ofswar had. .sufhtd q against him, ann he
wassfofced 10 tolerate theif presence.
I The bard jtpias6 In thee plaza that
I eyenings. y. being Thursday Of the
I wesH and ~ 4he Scornet led with, II Ia
/ PaloHaat: and. The bass VOL and .Eaiters
BEST the meAsireS all, feet seemed-to
turn In that directibi, ,nand the fear OF
/ the Eattgrs was stillsd5 b.. 4.,i a.,
/ Afound ana as0siIids the bandi stafti
| AAdt int ANA oubs beneath the trees this
pleasure i,loYny tnafdenB. frofs' do@i,
below waikadr dHcor6nsly with fhefr