The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-03-11

cook. they found her cooking ~frijoles
over a brazier of glowing Goals. and
when the highly seasoned meal was
concluded they discovered that Bonita
and Manuel, who happened to be her
husband, had shamelessly deserted
their service. and they were entirely
alone.
what shall we dor Taber asked
the question this time.
I'VE better ride over to FL Dora and
send a message to Linwood for i'm
mediate help. Let him understand
that this is a IS o S" call. wireless
code, and that help must come p. d. O..
plain American talk"
Good. Our going together will en-
able one of us to reach FL Dora even
If the other one stops q rebel bullet.
eh? Good thing we shipped the last
accumulation of ore in season."
Yes. We should have Linwood's
receipt for it when we reach FL Dora
Better take plenty of cartridges and
anything we especially value. Some
thing may break loose here before we
get back"
Just ut nightfall the superintendent
and his assistant rode slowly down the
mountain side and turned into the beat
ell path that followed the El Dora riv
er across the Sandy plain. In the light
of n full moon the shadows of horses
and riders made huge blots on the
white sand. They rode on In silence
mile after mile. nov and then the
road plunging into a dark forest where
unseen streams murmured secretly be
fore they dropped into underground
channels. Night birds stirred sleepily
Is they passed by. Once Il cougar
dropped from a branch directly in the
path of Taber's horse. The animal
squealed us he reared back and Taber
flashed his electric torch i'm the eats
glowing eyes.
Frank Whites automatic cracked
sharply and the cougar bounded into
the air and then fell dead i'm the
bushes.
Nearly got you that time. Neal.
laughed Frank as they rode on.
I'd rather meet a dozen cougars
than one sneaking Mexican assassin.
retorted Neal. How many miles fur
Their have we got to go?"
Twenty. If | know my country here
abouts." returned White. There is IL
shorter cut. When we are out of this
jungle we can skirt 1t toward the north
and 80 through the little valley of the
white hacienda
THE valley of the white hacienda"
interrupted Neal Taber curiously
You sound like IL romance. Frank"
That's what the greasers call it. !
passed that way one night when | was
in a hurry. There's some kind of IL
fruit farm there: regular little paradise
I've heard. but | haven't had time to
investigate: our rascals have raised
too much of the other thing ever since
I've been here"
wei try the other way-the short
er way" decided Taber.
Consequently when they reached the
end of the jungle they turned their
bOrses sharply to the right and found
a well Travelled road that skirted the
jungle for several miles; then il turn
ed to the northwest and entered be
tween high wooded hills Il green valley
bathed IN the moonlight.
In the middle of the valley was Il
white blot.
"Yonder is the white hacienda" re-
marked Frank White as they rode
along.
Seems to be u light in the window
there. it's gone. | wonder IL we're
trespassing. Frank
Il believe there's II public right of
way through here"
They passed Il high stockade that
quite hid the white house and the
grounds from their view. They fol
lowed the stockade for several hun
dred yards and finally emerged upon a
narrow trail that mounted up and dis
appeared among tall oak trees.
ION the other side of this ridge lies
Eel Dora explained Frank.
They were climbing the trail. still in
the glare of the white moon. when two
hSulCo SpahS bht' NlcN iioIh tif
shadows.
Two slim. graceful girls. daintily
clad in native costume. with dark
mantillas tossed around their beauti-
full olive skinned tinted faces. lustrous
dark eyes. lips like cactus flowers and
misty tendrils of dark hair
They were alike us two peas or two
roses or two cactus blossoms.
One of them Neal called the pref.
tier Out Frank contested the state
menn stepped forward and spoke mi
sically in Spanish:
"Ah. senorcS. we are in great danger
Our father has left for El Dora on i'm
portant business. and tonight all our
men have deserted and joined the rebel
army The wife of one of the men
has risked her life to tell us that there
is to be q raid on Il valley tonight.