The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-07-03
Tao,,;ebt. lglA b. Frank A. Munsey''
y .uAprER xxIv-contlnued.

Cpyngm. DA~
CHAPTER xx'v-co"s'"ued'
LON. the hillside and after the
~ thew ran with vengeful eager
lu a.a ,.c,ne each other for the higher
D ~s',d and the first shot at the reo-
s r,r.t Alvarez on his white horse
..,M he ahead, and then, as they en-
.osutered rocks. the Yaquis would
.ur,a 70 the front. 1t was a race ana
4 the same time it was a rout' 1or'
:. the first glimpse Of that oncomins
hody Of warriors. the cowardly follow
q Of Bernardo Bravo took to thelr
heels and fed.
But over the rocks no Chihuahuan'
~ matter how scared, can hope to out
d,.,ucs Yaqui. and the pop, pop OF
,laes told the fate Of the first luckless
ansrlera For the Yaquis, after
Kindred and sixty years OF guerrilla
v,rfare. never waste a shot; and as
avsse yells and the crash OF a sud
dea volley drifted down from the rocky
Adxhts the men who had been be-
seeed IN Fortuna knew that death was
abroad In the hills.
Faiater and fainter came the shots
\ tAs pursuit led on to the north and.
4 Hooker strained his eyes to follow
4 huss form that intuition told him
m Amigo, he was wakened suddenly
trun his preoccupation by the touch
4 some unseen hand. He was In the
ON With people all about him
Spanish refugees, Americans. trium-
hint miners and their wives-but
tiAs touch made him forget the battle
ibov him and instantly think of
OndA
10 turned and hurried back to the
sual where Copper Bottom was kept.
"a Are be found her waiting. with
II roan al saddled, and she chal-
Mssd him with her eyes. The sun
tansd nom q pistol that she held
b ~ hand, and again from her golden
lsk. but be saw only her eyes. 80
have and daring, and the challenge
b mount and ride.
Only for . moment did he stand be.
~ hsr gase, and then he caught w
y sa6dle and spoke soothingly to his
lasA They rode out Of the corral
testae. closing the gates behind
uan md passing down q gulch to the
NJ, An the town lay silent below
IN - they turned toward the west
~ pasa
tn ume had come. Well he knew
= dangers that lay between them
g ~ American line. Dangers not
= aln but for her. In the hills and
- md on the cactus-covered
~ vsrs thousands Of men with
shoa ~ would not be safe for an
aae md against whom he must
a1e ~ that she might be delivered
~ % Pht- And he loved her then
= nd not believed It possible tc
- woman He loved this woman
= va attempting to save TO,
man, . gardner" who had
w oest been reckless OF every
- vho had been unfaithful to ey
~ ~ ponis& And across the horde,
mn M waiting for the woman
"a aoosef loved. That he take he,
Ia va . more severe test OF bis
nood than any to which he had
oeso subjected. That he be
49, @ the trust she reposed II
s@ entered his mind for a mo
-. . ~..n : strong mans love 70,
= thought only of how he was te
~ 49, neg safely out Of the dangers
s miners. and refugees. men
-. md children, every soul !,
:, g vas on the hill to see the las
~ = aastla It had been a crud,
out bavely ended, and some
= the dramatic suddenness %
nes@y had held all ewes to III,
pa and Gracia passed out o
unnoticed. and as soon as tho,
= maaded the point they spurred o;
! z sained the pass. -
S you would comet" sal,
smiling radianuy as tha a,
~ = the fork. 'ne'
q. ~! answered Hooker with hi,
,sanored smile. Count me- n l q,
which way does this - tra al
- yos know!" 'A'0 la'
soss vest twelve miles tow,-,
replied Grscia confidently
- 4 comes into the main roa,
: aerth to Nogales and Gad a.