The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-09-09

nasty ns possible. From the outside
his stockade surrounding several acres
Of ground presented no great obstacle
70 an attack 10 forca II was not as
high as il might have been. nor a.
thick or strong. The tops Of the logs
Of which Il had been built were not
even pointed. Il dld not seem 70 have
been pierced with a euflcicncy OF holes
for rihcs. Indeed Mr.. Kehr's stockade
was not 20 much a defense as a temp
tati0n. His real defenses began just
inside. For twenty feet the ground
was plttcd like q sieve. On each pit a
Dcinted stake had been planted. up
right. Within this ring OF mlschance
we're vicious entanglements Of barbed
wire.
In Mr.. Kehr's plan Of defense the
stockade would be surrendered after a
mere show OF resistance. the strikers
swnrniinE over the top would become
entangled among the staked pits and
the barbed wire like flies IN a spiders
web, and then Kebr could make them
sorry that they had ever been born. lie
had two machine guns placed on an
eminence from which they could sweep
the whole inner ring Of the stockade.
He had plenty Of rides, plenty OF am.
munltson. and what was more impor-
tans he had plenty Of men who could
be relied on 70 shoot down their fel.
low men.
II by any chance the stockade and
the cntanglements were carried. the
assailants would be confronted by an
inrer stockade, higher and stronger,
built around a spring aud well stocked
With provisions. But the attack. Kehr
felt, n n ever did come TO a head
would and bloodily and inglorIously
In the barbed wire.
-Four feet from the top Of the main
stockade on the inner side was a shelf
like walk Of heavy planks from which
sentries could look out upon the world
beyond.
Ceiestia's hrst act OF exploration was
to climb a ladder which saye access
to this narrow way and start along il.
Almost instantly the white apparition
was challenged BY a sentry.
CeIestia gaye the password and
made tho man tell her what his hours
and duties were.
do you really mean" she said. that
II you saw a man out there. and naked
him his business. and go: no answer,
that you would try 20 shoot HIM"
II saw him In this light" said the
sentinel. he'd be go near that !
wouldn't have 10 try. couldn't miss
him"
And he might be q deaf man who
didn't hear your challenge. don't
think you'd shoot him. would your
Wouldn't you Just shoot somewhere
lear him to Brighten HIM"
She looked the mar steadily Ia the
face.
Wouldn't year"
Il got no business talking to anyone
when I'm on duty"
Wouldn't your"
The man made a snufiing noise.
III ! hear you IRE" said Celestial. 81
shall know that you didn't shoot TO
kill, shan't II"
The sentry, an alert young fellow to
begin with. seemed now to have fallen
into a kind Of trance.
Il guess" he said. '1'd do anything
you said II you looked at me while you
said H."
Celestial smiled and passed on. She
made the whole tour OF the stockade,
Installing merciful feelings into the
heart OF each sentry she met. Al last.
Just rs the moon was rising and food
ing the world with light. she came
back 10 the first sentry. II was easy
TO see that he was glad she had come
back. He drew a long breath and his
eyes frightened.
"Nhy." she asked. have almost all
the trees been cut DOWN."
SOS we a see the strikers a long
way before they get to US"
Then why have they left that one
big grove 80 near the stockade7 They
could take shelter in that, and n they
had a small cannon"
"But they haven't"
'They ought TO have. oughtn't they7
n it's 10 be a fair fight. But there
won't be any fight. will there? Still
you haven't told me why all the trees
have been cut down except that n
grovo-see. It's got a nne old stone
wall around H. II / we're the captain
Of the strikers"
II was left standing especial" said
the sentry, by Mr.. Kehr's orders.
And he knows why it's been left, even
II nobody else does. I'm dead esrtain
OF one thing. Anybody who thinks
he's safe In that grove will DO making
a great big mistake"
"But why7 A bullet can't go
through a stone wall or a big tree"
do you know what a blast is7"
IL think 60"
We'll. suppose the strikers occupied
grove IN numbers and began 70
Gre on as. Suppose just then every
Tree In the grove blew 20 pieces and
Tell on EN-. and the stone wall sailed
up in the air and fell on EN-. and the
they stood on opened up and
swallowed 'em. ana shut rs mouth
IN EN- afterward and wouldn't let EN-