The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-07-21
CHAPTER Vl-continued.

Well, It would not take long II
would be over in twenty-four hours
unless-a horrible thought came to
him-those men below, whose prison
er he would be in two hours, were
savages in the rough; savages with
che blood-lust fairly reused and in.
famed by defeat.
He had heard tales of torture among
the prisoners that he had seen at No.
gales-horribe tales!
The thought of having to go with
out even saying farewell to Dorothy
unnerved him for moment, but he
realized his own limitations, and he
knew that in that last moment he
would betray himself. So down he sat
at the table and wrote two short
notes. one to his colonel, in which he
explained the whole affair, and the 9TH
er to the sister that lived in a quiet
little Maryland town among the placid
back eddies Of the eastern shore.
KynastOn, his notes written, filled
the clip OF the automatic and slipped
d into his bootleg, where it's fiat frame
would be most likely to lie undetected.
A moment later Upton came into
the room. His face was gray with
suppressed feeling and his gaunt frame
showed unmistakable suffering. In the
few minutes that had passed since
Kynaston had left him the whole trag-
edy Of the next twenty-four hours had
been brought home to him.
Il can't let you go, boy" he said |
hoarsely I'VE had better take our |
chance. Bring your men on over across
the border"
The appeal was almost overwhelm-
ing in its intensity.
Don't you know that it means your
life?"
Il know. But it means war If |
do; and, Upton, as God is my judge
1 cannot start a war that will involve
the country to save my own skin.
You see that, don't you?"
Upton licked his dry lips.
"When-when-do you mean to
ieave?" he asked.
Right now"
Kynaston's face was pale.
Are the ladies in the back
room?"
Yes. I'll go with you to the
door"
The two men strolled listlessly to-
ward the door of the main room, where
the defenders stood eying them.
Frank puzzlement was written large
upon their faces as Upton unbarred
the door, letting Kynaston out upon G
The smooth OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES stretch {
Of grass that spread from the door I
step to the stream, grass that had
been laboriously planted by hand C
through two generations. a
Below them the land sloped away v
o the east, riot of gold and dun. a
pearl and opal, and that curious red n
,rown that one sees in the southwest Il
Ind nowhere else on earth. s.
Looking out before he shut the door o.
gain, Upton saw, mile away, a col /.
INN Of red dust swirl UP to the anne u
hystine sky and heard a series of u'
ong, joyous yells that cut the desert =
licences like a knife. Yell after yell "A
roke out, then firing, and then more "
ellis.
"Thatll be the arrival of the re- U
nforcements they spoke Of" said KY
aston. I'm OF, old man. Adios!
i've my love to-your-daughter."
Upton frankly choked as he watched ma
le younger man swing of down the BY
ILL., nm
Steadily Kynaston tramped down an
cross the dead olive-green of the ra
arched alfalfa patch. skirted the dead bv
rown Of the sugar cane, paused to MI
ave his hand to the old miner. and In,
disappeared from view among a
10 cottonwoods. 81,
Upton, signing, turned back to the
'use. He tramped through the great Tb
ON amid a great silence. Men tn,
rned from their loopholes, scanned hel
8 face and furtively fell 70 rubbing hel