Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1916-05-19
CHAPTER ".
Across the Line.


He cannot have got very far, for he
Is blind and could not sec his road.
Stay after him till you get him and
then bring him back here to me.
Il want a few words with him."
he added grimly.
Isn't this sweet mess" he said,
turning to Major Updyke.
The older officer nodded.
"Kynaston, he said presently,
take my advice and send a wire at
once to department headquarters re.
porting the loss of the stone. It's too
valuable thing to leave to chance.
Don't you see that when those prison.
ers OF yours discover that 1t has been
lost they'll put up an awful howl?
Then II any investigation is made, it'll
only show that you had the stone in
your possession, and that you declined
to turn 1t over to the priest. The pa.
pers'll make capital Of 1t, and you'll
achieve very undesirable notoriety.
Report the matter at once. II you'll
write out wire III send 1t for you.
When will you be back?'
I'm three hours at most, sir, | think.
cant thank you enough, sir, ior
the interest you have taken. Here's
the message. SIR"
He scrubbed curt message and
swung into saddle. .... t,
"Good-by, major! I'll be back in q
little while. Adlos, sir Right by
twos! Trot, march! Route ORDER"
And the little squad Of excited cav.
alrymen moved quickly of up the
road.
After Kynaston left him Major
Updyke sat deep in thought for some
time. He was finally reused by sol.
dier's rapping gently on the tert.pole
Come called the major, and the
man stepped inside.
Sir, he said. the officer who COM
manded the prisoners has asked me
to ask the major II he can see him"
Certainly. Go and tell the ser
geant OF the guard to send him up
here under guard"
The soldier left.
Now thought Major Updyke, 81
wonder what new devilmsnt is
afoot?"
A moment later the Mexican cap.
tain Of infantry entered the tent and
introduced himself as Ell Captain
Ygnacio Torres.
Il have asked for the honor of an
interview. senior, because am sure
that the Americans do not desire to
lend themselves to piece OF injus.
tice. | refer, senior. to the taking of
our stores. The arms, Of course,
understand are to be held until the
cessation of hostilities, as is required
by international law. but the other
things-the money and our personal
belongings--are not these respected
as in war;
What personal belongings do you
mean, SIR"
Il mean, sir, that there was on one
of these pack.muies a very valuable
Jewel that we took from the rebels In
fight. They had stolen 1t from the
Shrine OF Our Lady of Olyidados.
down In Trocanto to the south, and
were bringing it north to purchase
arms with. We fought with them
and took the plumber. and wish now
to enter formal claim for It..
who was the blind priest who
came into camp yesterday and
claimed it," asked Major Updyke.
"A blind priest. senior? know
only that man lame and claimed
the stone--the Bell, mean. |
am told that he came hard into
camp upon the arrival of the pris.
oners. know that he claims the
stone as part Of the property of bis
shrine down In Yrcatan; but. senior.
that is q claim that might well be
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