The Holly chieftain., 1916-07-21

He finally concluded not to attempt
10 tell Upton OF the intended attack
by Villa. but to confine his efforts TO
intimating how an escape from the
house might be made with the ma
chine. After . few meaningless intro
ductory sentences he wrote:
l am told that the accusation 10 made
against me that j have taken or con-
cealed the priceless Emerald Bell which
We captured when We look the federal
or course you know. that know moth
ing OF u. ! am told further that. II II 10
restored. or positive Information is given
~ Which VIII lead 10 Its restoration will
A. to the repairs to the automobile that
We spoke Of. l would take the machine
pairs can be made here. You must take
me machine at once as the delicate
mechanism will ruin II Kept here more
than ten-l wish l could write hours II
you know anything about the Jewel send
word. l am firmly convinced that the oil
priest who has turned up here either has
II or knows where II H.
You can see what they are saying
about me across the border. They accuse
me OF having stolen the accursed Bell
s car Of, imagine nsi. where Il can be unless
ne has. but equally Of course he will new
1 fear that II they shoot me will have
lost more than my life. for this attack
than death. After 1t Is ali over save my
honor for me II you can. Write my Sis
ter at least that that accusation IL un-
true.
He clipped from the paper the ar.
ticle which intimated that he had
stolen the Bell and pinned 1t with .
bit OF splinter to his note. to be given
to the messenger. As the courier
walked on to the great chinaberry tree
under which his horse was tied.
kynaston thought cheerlessly OF what
the result Of the mission must be.
The messenger was gone an hour
when sudden furry at the post of
the guard set the camp alight with ex-
element. An aid came hastily to the
house. demanding admission.
Your letter was received. senior.
by Senior Upton, who declined to read
it," said the aid. ''He said that he
was caballero Of blood and refused
to receive messages that were sent
him by the hands Of common SOL
der. He demanded that FL General
Obisp0 send a commissioned officer
to talk with him. Accordingly Major
Gutierrez will 60 UP At daylight 10
arrange matters"
Kynaston spent sleepless night.
Early in the morning the camp was
awake. the noise and excitement fore
casting move. An hour later Nm
officer. furious with anger. entered
with four men. He seized the Ameri-
can roughly and tied his hands behind
him with strip OF rawhide.
Los perros!" the officer gritted
ITO treat with men like that-el gen
eral wishes to see you, grfngo
What is It? Well 10 ask! That
thief Of the world. Senior Upton
bah! He isea''ls1rons. e. ptearou, q
thief! Done? What has he done?
Ell General Obspo sent this morning
to talk with him about you and the
jewel. which we need a. q thirsty man
needs water. His emissaries were ell
Commandante Major Gutierrez and ell
Coronel Mayer, who is the chief OF
our artillery.
Ihey went up under Wh1te nag,
senior. and had talk with the Ameri-
can. They could come to NO terms, SO
the two left him and started back.
When they reacher the bottom OF the
hill naturally enough they lowered the
white flag"
Yes. yes! Where are they now"
The blind priest Of Trocanto. who
had approached. answered the qaes-
tion.
They are prisoners in the hands
of Senior Upton. He sent word back
to ell General Obispo that II the sol
diers lay hand ON thee he will hang
the two officers as high as Hannah
Doubtless thou canst learn the details
from ell general"
It was difficult to learn anything
from the general who. angry at being
outwitted, spat like cat and was
equally intelligible. 1t was from his
first acquaintance that Kynaston
learned what had happened.