The Seward gateway., 1916-04-08
Story of Villa the Bandit Again
Continued From Page I)

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 An hour before the dance started a powerful, black-mustached man, clad in the full uniform of an officer, strode into the small general store and bought out the entire stock of provisions. A pretty senorita, the belle of the town, was the sales woman
 "Pm glad you have bought our goods" she said to the officer, "we were afraid The Tiger would come and rob us."
 The officer laughed, then invited her to the dance. They danced throughout the evening, he the gayest of the gay. During the last dance he chided her of her fear for Villa.
 What would you do if Villa were to come here now?" he asked
 q would die of fear" she answered with a shudder.
 q have a secret to tell you" he said, and whispered in her ear;
 q am Villa"
 Brazenly Villa danced throughout the night with the very ruraIes who were seeking him, dead or alive, to ] claim the 10000 pesos reward. Open ly he courted and married the shop girl
 Then good fortune came. Madero revolted and Villa and his followers, . 500 strong, placed themselves under Madero's command. Many are the tales that are told of his work in that revolution. He came to the front like a true leader of men-strong, force full, resourceful, daring. He never sent a soldier where he would not go himself Always he was in the fight
 His powerful sorreI charges-yiIia had a passion for sorrcl horses-a,- ways carried him at the head of the column. He captured Juarez by strategy-seizing Federal troop train and all telegraph operators along the line and entering the town before the defenders had discovered his use.
 From outlaw to general in seven months, Villa became the popular hero with the revolutionary class. His enemies he lined up and shot. fre- quently with his own hand. Intrigues worked around him and caused h's arrangement from his wife. His cruelty to her was terrifying, it is said. He tortured enemies until they paid tribute, and then shared his ti- bute with the soldiers who worshipped him.
 His officers he ruled by fear, hss men by fellowship, daring and gener- osity With the accession of Huerta and the death of Madero the old band itry began again, and Villa was again an outlaw He swore death to Huerta and was the hero of the revolution that swept Huerta out of Mexico.
 Carranza, nominaIly leader of the revolution, was lost sight of in Villas brilliant leadership of the armies. And to Carranza, the man he has fought bitterly for a year, Villa swore fealty less than two years ago.
 In the spring of 1914, and as late as August of that year, Villa dis avowed any desire to rule Mexico and swore that he would give his life to Carranza, that he would leave Mexico if Carranza so desired. But in Sep tember of that year he broke loose , again, and carried on a warfare that thrived in his native state of Chi huahua, eliminating in the raid on Columbus.
 How great Villas strength in north ern Mexico was is a matter of com lecture. He was feared, worshipped; hated, loved; viIlifed, defed. At Chihuahua city he maintained a beautiful villa, where his wife resided. The place was exquisitely furnished, richly equipped.
 His wife has been reported at San Francisco, Los Angeles, Fl PasO, San Diego, Chihuahua City. Whether it is the same wife, or different wives, no one seems to know, as no one knows the true history of this many-sided man of Mexico, Francisco Villa, ] "Pancho, The Tiger"