The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-12-29

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erythlng was black
Hes a traitor" laid Alvirn as h
took his place again beside LOPEZ
Then he turned to one of the men VIII
was riding directly behind him an
shouted: $50 back and look for Leon
If he is, take him outside and shoe
him ~
The man turned his horse AROUND
and dashed away to carry out the or
ders of his chief.
About an hour later he returned. H.
was riding hard and brushed past the
band up to the head of the column
where he drew I'D his horse beside Al
| vira.
HE dead!r reported the messenger
Ills body on the floor of hut with
Mexican girl. The gringo girl she
goner"
whats thatl" exclaimed the lead
| err.
The Mexican repeated his words
again as Alvira and Lopez halted their
horses and listened.
Serves him right; the dog" said AL
vira, when the fellow had finished.
"The gringo girl did that" added
Lopez. "She's tiger cat. With that
miserable cur out Of the way and that
ranger gone she may marry me-" Then
he turned to the messenger. Take
two men and go back and find the
girl" he ordered. Bring her to me-"
The Mexican swung his horse about
and motioned two of the insurrectos
to follow him. A moment later their
horses were heard galloping down the
road
Just before daybreak the moon came
out from under the clouds again, and,
as the insurrectos turned a sharp bend
in the road, they saw a league ahead
of them the camp of Major Winston.
1t stood at the foot of the hills, on the
edge of the desert
AS soon as it came into view, Lopez
pulled up his horse and calling one Of
his men he instructed him to ride
ahead; dismount some distance from
the camp and see if all was quiet. In
the meantime, Lopez and his men
would wait for his return.
The man did as directed. He rode
ahead for some distance and then
jumped from his horse and crept
stealthily through the thicket which
skirted the road. Except for the SEN
tries pacing back and FORTH the camp
was deserted. 1t was evident the
Americans had not been warned OF
the intended attack.
As silently as he came, the scout
crept back to where he had left his
horse, and leaping into the saddle rode
back to the rest of'the band, where hi
reported to Lopez
Immediately the chief instructed his
men to ride in single file until they
reached the end of the camp. Their
they left their horses, and, with LOPEZ
at the head of the column, they formed
an encircling movement, which hemmet
In the American troops. While the,
were doing this, the machine guns
were brought up and placed in tn,
front. After making certain that ev
cry one of his men had his cartridg,
belt filed, Lopez gave the order to fire
and the attack began.
The first volley brought the Majol
from his tent and woke up the rest O
tho hnfnrn ha Inc n,
fired again they found everyone Of tn,
troopers with his gun to his shoulder
An instant later the battle was on
The Mcxicans fought madly, as the.
poured their bullets into the American
camp. They had the advantage, TO
they completely surrounded Winston
men, who seemed to be thrown int
disorder by the terrific onslaught. Al
the Major saw several of his men fall
he grabbed up gun and took his plac,
less to attempt to withstand the fire o
the insurrectos, for the shot fell int
the camp from all directions and witt
every charge several of his men drop
ped to the ground.
The Major knew he was outnumber
ed almost 90 to j, but he was pre-
pared to make it a fight to the finish
and he called to his men to charge a
the Mexicans. This they attempted t
do, but they were driven back by tn
machine guns which tore through thei
lines and left the dead and dying ii
their trail.
Lopez smiled with satisfaction as h
watched the havoc wrought by hi
band, and he knew that only the inevi
table hand of fate could prevent hin
from defeating the Americans thi
time. The attack had been well plan
ned, and the Major had not bee
warned. He gave orders to his men t
move the machine gun up closer, AM
each time they fired, the insurrecto
closed in on the little band of troop
ers.
AS the Major was in the thickest o
| the fight, with men falling on eithe
side of him, bullet pierced him 4
| the side and sent him to the dust
Some of his men, seeing him toppl
over, rushed to his side. They pickle
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