The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-17

ne Amerleanos-Fleel"
A quarter OF an hour before a black
had penetrated to the camp Of the
marines and had given the alarm-and
the whole camp had started off On the
double quick.
"Boys!" shouted Neal. pressing to
the fore, American women-don't for.
get-come on"
In an upper room in the planters
house Mrs Hardin shrank back in a
corner with fear Bullets we're rid
ding the walls. Joe Welcher lay face
down. Inez. with presence OF mind,
had placed a mattress against the
wall and with Joe's aid had placed an
upturned bed against the other. They
were fairly safe. Besides that, Just
once. Inez had found a chance to wave
to Hernandez, and Hernandez had
kept the insurrectos from firing on
that corner Of the house Inez crept
| downstairs-looked about her-saw
Annette and the ? anter in close con
versation-then cr,pt back again.
She plucked joey Welcher by the
sleeve. Joe" size whispered, go
down-pass throurh the corridor by
the kitchen-open the rear door"
"Not on your life said Joe. DO
you think want to die?"
You'll die if you don't" she said.
Come, follow mel"
Once below, Inez cooked her revol-
yer. DO as l say" she commanded
Joe obeyed. With terror in his eyes
he tore and wrenched at the fastenings
of the rearmost passageway. Finally
he stepped back She's unlocked"
he exclaimed. Inez, unafraid stepped
forward, opened wide the door and
beckoned. 1t was a signal. Herman
dez saw it and bounded forward.
Follow me, insurectos," he COM
manded
A hundred men obeyed. With
shout they dashed into the huge living
room on the ground fioor-with an
other shout they fired a volley into
the backs of the defenders. The
planter, drawing a bead on an insur-
recto without, was seized suddenly
from behind, gagged and bound. A
strong pair of arms seized Annette
and lifted her from the floor and bore
her, screaming, from the room.
Three minutes later she was thrown
into far room in a secluded corner of |
the house. Into the same room were /
thrown Inez and Mrs. Hardin and Joe
Welcher.
With sudden wrench Annette tore
loose board that barricaded the win
dow. Then her eyes frightened.
Look" she cried. The marines
they come. Neal! Neal!"
Har shout was not heard, Of course
but it was accompanied with the wave
Of white handkerchief Neal, at the
head Of the squad, saw it-and the
squad pressed forward at double
speed
Below, among the insurrectos, An
lette could hear the panic.
"The Americanus-th Americanos
feel"
Neal reached the house-saw who
waved the kerchief. With sudden
pound he leaped upon an arbor, scram-
)led and crawled somehow-with some
laval trick-up the face Of the house,
'ammed in the barricade and leaped
nto the room.
Annette" he cried.
But at that instant the door of the
Dom was burst open and Hernandez,
With POnto and the Brute and dozen
darted in.
Take everybody here-including
Iim," commanded Hernandez. Take
hem-you know where. But remem-
er--the women are mine, not yours"
Neal fought like tiger, but without S
uccess. In five minutes or less the I
aptives, Neal and Annette included,
rere led through dark passageways
D some underground corridor They
rere driven on and on-they knew not 2
here. t
An hour later the squad Of marines c
eported to their officer. 0
I'VE can't find a woman on the Il
lace, except the blacks" they said.
"Are we all here?" queried the Off A
er, anxious for his men. Just call n
le roll and see." t
"All here" returned a marine, but
D, not all here There's one missing
Gunner Hardin, sir"
The officer nodded "We'll find Gun n
Or Hardin If 1t takes a leg" he said ta
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