Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-07-21
cAAPTER IIl-contlnued.


CHAPTER Hl--continued.
Il believe I'll send a detail over
there to see what is going on, sir. Ser
geant. go and tell the old priest that
the major and are leaving camp and
shall not return till morning. Report
to me at my tent when you have told
him. Now. major, II you care to go
along can give you change of cloth
ing and fairly good horse to ride.
The major nodded assent.
''Of course I'll go. That's what |
came down here for--to see for my
self-and tell the general Just how
things are going. Here come the
horses now"
Ten minutes later they trotted lei
surely out Of the camp. headed south
east.
A horned moon was swinging clear
Of the cioud-capped Buffalo mountains
Southwark they could see in the
moonlight the dim mountains in old
Mexico. standing like silent sentinels,
looking with grim disapproval on the
scenes of riot and disorder, of murder
and Of pillage that were making the
unhappy land a veritable wilderness
As they reached the level ground. the
old sergeant rode back to his young
superior. his hand raised to the brim
OF his scouting hat.
What is it. sergeant?" asked Kynas-
ton.
There's a little IRE over yonder,
SIR"
The gauntleted hand stabbed the
dark. its finger in the direction Of the
flre, and Kynaston's gaze followed. A
blade-shaped flame stood out in the
blaclrness Of the night.
What's over there? Any houses?
Any Americans live over there?" Ma
Jor Updyke's query was as quick as a
shot
Kynaston paused moment
mo. SIR. That fires on the Mexi-
can side Of the line. What can>it be,
sergeant"
The sergeant puzzled moment or
two. Then:
Sir. know. IT'S the Santa Cruz
mine, where the Uptons live. AS sure
as ! live, SIR, the rebels are attackin
the mineI Don't you remember. sir,
Mr.. Upton came through with the two
ladies' today7 Sure as anything, them
rebels have attacked the place; heav-
On help the Uptons!" he calculated.
ANY orders, sir3"
Kynaston turned to Updyke.
Il know. sir. what the orders are.
know the orders are very strict that
no American shall cross the line un.
less he has a residence there. I wish
you were deR, dumb and blind for a
few hours"
In the darkness Major Updyke
Erinned behind HIS hand.
~Why7" he asked.
IF you were" said Kynaston slowly.
I'D go back to my camp and There
are two American women over there. /"
he concluded lamely.
7 am deaf and blind" said Major
Updyke impressively. II can neither
see nor hear At night. am quite sure
that"
"Twos left aboutl GaIlopl"
The orders shot out like the shots
from a machine gun; almost before be
knew Il the major found himself gal.
Looping back to the little camp.
Have twenty men saddle nm n,
once. sergeantl- cried Kynaston
Take nothing but canteens, rifles. and
hundred rounds Of ammunition per
man. Get the men ready at once"
The sergeant hesItated and finally
ventured on a liberty that was rare In
deed for him.
"Sir. is the lieutenant goin' to eros,
the llne?" he asked. DO you remem
Der. sir. what the orders are? III
cost the lieutenant his commission"
IF it'll cost my commission to hel,
q couple Of American ladies' who ar,
in trouble-then I'll have to pay tn,
price, sergeant Hurry upI Tell tha
old priest to come over to my tent a
once"
Joyfully the grizzled soldier depart
ed. Soon his men were scurryini
about among the tents. While stufinI
his belt full OF cartridges Kynastol
was interrupted by an eager orderly
"Sir, the major presents his compl
ments and says that the lieutenant ha
better turn over to him any valuable
that he has in camp, II he is goin
TO leave for any length of time"
Kynaston gasped. In the thought G
seeing Mrs. Fame again he had forgo
ton the saddlebags and the jewel. H
dashed across the tent, seized the sal
dlebags. and hurried to the tent ths
had been pitched for the major.
Here it ls, sir. I'm glad 20
thought Of 1t. I'd have gone and le
II on the floor of my tent II 1t had NJ
hesn for you. Here It is"
He unbuckled the bags and turne
out upon the little camp table the u
savory mass OF dirty oiled rags thi
he had so curiously unwrapped a fe
bOurs before.
"l'd have been in a nice mess"
said frankly. "if I'd left this here al
someone had walked of with It. Coz
thing for me that you're here. sir.
ra1 leave 1t hare wit you till retur
What is II. trumpeter?"
FOR dishsveied and excited truI
I'.tn' had thrust his way into the ter