The Ordway new era., 1914-12-25
cHApTER xxil.

CHAPTER xxIL
he superinterdenf.s house stood o.
lov beach abovs he town. looking
out over an the valley. but protected
By high hin behind, upon the summit
OF which was placed mammoth black
ratex tank
In fts architecture the casa grande
vas an enact replica of hoe-eountry
hacienda. . fat-foofed. cnestorfed
square Of adobe bricks. vhitevssAsd
TO keep OF the sun and presenttnS o
thres sides nothing but dense frees
planted neAr for shade Along ths
foat vas aIong arcade. de epRredor.
graeed by Q series Of massive afches
which let In the Hight and air. Inside
we're low chambess and long passages:
and. behind. the patio and garden Of
orange and dg trees
Built for . sumptuous dwelling. II
became In . moment . fort and. With
men ON the high hill by the tank. II
u0 practically impregnahle to direct
assaulf-
Az Hooker stepped out on to the COW
cred porch with his saddle-gun in his
hand he became simply one more Of .
ha1d Of excited Americans, an armed
and ready to defend the house to the
last Some were pacing back and forth
In the CORRIDOR. othess uere huFEying
mp fru@ the Nexican quAxters &ith .
last belated handful OF women. but the
major portion we're out on the open
bench. either g1xtng north and south
- thA - th~ <ll~t~~t Qpfn1
ngasfng in . curiomad scramble foe
any spent bullet that struck
Ths fighting, such ~ there was. was
mostly up the canyon. where \ large
party Of Sonoran miners had rushed In
pursuit Of the rebels- The firing down
the canyon In the direction Of Old For
tuna had died away to nothing. and for
the moment II seemed ~ II the futile
charge and retreat vas the beginning
and the end of the battle.
A party Of rebels had penetrated
clear into the town, but IL was appar-
entity moro BY accident than intention.
andfthey had been quick 70 beat re-
treat AS~lor the main command Of
tie insurreetos, they vsre reported at
ChuIar. six miles mp the railroad.
where they had surrounded and taken
. small mining camp and captured
train st the sumnit
: The eplamn b the sootA--ths oas
which Hooker had iencountered-had
talran to the hiSh hills west of the.
town. and. aloag The skyline Of he
.bspfe1Iks eannIts thexi cooA now =,
80 IA scaatd IA San8 nafing sthsif
way to he nortA-
! The 6efeodeFs Of Fortuna eonststsd
Of = rag-tAg sarrison Of twenty fed
erals and the hot-AeaAed. charging
minss- Bat apparently that was. .
combination hard to beat, for. while
the federals entrenched themselves b.
hind the black tank on the hin and
prepared to protect tho town. the So
norans In shouting masses drove every
thing before them and marched on to
attack ChulAr. -
But In this they made . mistake. Tor
the rebel scouts. seeing the great body
of defenders pressing on mp the naf-
row canyon, rode back and informed
the tricky Bernardo Bravo. He woaId
be . poor general indeed who could
NOT see the opening that was offered
mo, HUk1S ko6 vAAA&oh tJAA4A8 8A8 49,
sued the rebel cavalry up the PCS,
Bernardo Bravo sent the half Of his
thousand men to cut on their retreat
from behind
Along the broad top OF the noun
tain above they came scampering BY
tens and tventies, closing In with .
vastly superior force upon the no~
defenseless town. In the depths Of the
canyon below the misers were still
chasing the elusive cavalry. their DR..
Ing becoming faint ~ they clambered
on toward the summit and the rebel
headquarters at Chular.
They had, in fact. been handled like
children, and the Americans Joined in
confemptaous curses Of their mistaken
bravery AZ they beheld In what straits
1t had left them.
Forbidden by the superintendent to
participate in the combat. yet having
in their care the women of the camp,
they were compelled to stand passive
" aside while rebels by the hundred
came charging down the ridges. Only
in the last resort, and when all dfpIo-
macy and federal defense had failed,
would they be allowed to 50 much n
cock q rifle. And yet-vel. twenty
determined Americans might easily
turn back this charge
Taking advantage Of his Mexican
Hooker was already on the
run for the trenches when the super.
intendent stopped him with . look.
tTo BE coNTTNUED)
How 70 Plaster.
To repair holes or cracks In walls,