The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-11-10

Certainly. 10 and teu knH ssF.
geani. cg the guard to send him ~
here under guard"
The soldier left.
Nov" thought Major upayke. =
wonder what new dsvilnent 10
afoot ~
A moment later the Mexican cap
tain Of infantry entsred the tent and
introduced himself 40 I'll Captain
Ygnaeio Torres.
Il have asked for tho honor Of IN
interview, senior. because am sure
that the Americans do not desire to
lend themselves 10 y piece OF intus
tice. refer. senior. 10 the taking Of
our stores. The arms. Of course. !
understand are to he held until the
cessation of hostiIitiea. M liz required
BY international Law. but the other
thinEs--the money and our personal
belonginss--are not these respected
az In war;"
What personal belongings do you
mean. sir.'
Il mean. sir, that there was on one
OF these pack.mules n very valuable
jewel that We took from the rebels In
nght, They had stolen Il from the
Shrine OF Our Lady OF olvidados.
down In Trocanto TO the south. and
were bringing II north TO purchase
arms with. We fought with them
and took the plunder. 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. senorf know
cniy that q man came and claimed
the slone--the Bell, | mean. |
am told that he came hard into
camp upon the arrival Of the pris-
oners. know that no claims the
stone as a part Of the property OF his
shrine down In Yucatan; but. senior,
that Is claim that might well BE
made by any man who has seen or
heard OF the jewel. Has he seen ~"
Not since It's arrival here. GER
tainly."
Can he describe ~"
Major Updyke laughed. 1T 10 hard
ty to be expected. senior. that blind
man can 90 accurately describe such
q thing as to convince anyone. He
has certainly heard someone else de-
scribe II. ut least"
Il ask" insisted the Mexican. that
hs be questioned In my presence as
to how and where and why the stone
came into our possession. II IL true
that the stone was looted from the
south by the rebels. II Ia also true
that we defeated them In open fight
and that they fed. leaving their pack.
mules.
These mules we captured. ana
afterward were compelled to abandon
when the rebels had received re-en.
forcements and drove US across the
border. Then. senior, your lieutenant
held va as prisoners OF war and took
our baggage.
y ask this. senior. because one OF
| my men has told that he saw the
blind priest leave the camp short
time ago. | know him well enough
to know that II he has left a good bed
and good meals he must have had
l r A az
senior. to be assured of It's safety"
Major Updyke hesitated. A refusal
Of the request, which was but reason
able, would certainly create sus-
picions OF Kynaston's honesty. A
statement OF the actual condition Of
Affairs would not DO believed. He
temporixed.
Senior Kynaston turned over the
saddle bags to me while ago." he
said. Il think It would be better to
wait until he returns"
But, senor." persisted the Mex!-
can, did you see the bell' II Is q
wonderful stone7" Did you SEQ ~"
No. have not seen II: I'm fact.
senior. to be perfectly frank with you.
when Senior Kynaston sent for the
padre to speak to him about the mat
ter Of the Bell, the padre had lest
the camp and the stone was gone"
The Mexican started.
Senior" he said. Il had feared
some such thing FL viejo diablo, l
might have known that some such
thing would happen II tho lieutenant
were not warned. Blind as he Ia
that old rascal can see more with his
sigh,less eyes than many sound men
with two. Where Is the lieutenant.
senor'''
He. too, has len camp. and he has
sent party 10 arrest the padre
wherever they shall, find him. Rest
content, senior. the Jewel will be re-
i covered. and when II 10 recovered It
will not again be placed in Jeopardy.
VIII yoI not sit down and have q
cigar. can guarantee them. They
come from your own state OF Tam
auliras."
In the meantime Kynaston. with
his men. had pushed on across the
range, from which he had seen. earlier
In the evening. the flames that told
him OF the attack upon the Santa Cruz
mine. The minc lay long three miles
across the border. but though well