The Dermott news., 1916-07-06

also knew right well that the old miner woud leave no stone unturned six hours at most and then manage to 1 escape, he might still win out.
 He was by no means hopeless. though well-nigh desperate, as he drew down from the higher ground to the camp, well sheltered in the valley. He saw that more men were coming in presumably the talked-of re-enforce- ments
 They saw him as he came down the hill and entered the fiat on which the camp lay. The horsemen, in a madly | yelling crowd swept forward toward him. lariats circling, horses frantiCally caracoing about him. their riders 1 striving to see who should be the first to get rope about the neck of the accursed gringo.
 Mercifully he forestalled their at l tem-s by backing up against tall mesquit bush so that the loops of their lariats could not settle about his neck. A'ttilIS hAo sliNthtlCli tiltS NblN1h thNii dlsapproval in a renewed outburst of yells
 Further designs upon him were pre-. vented by the opportune arrival of all officer, who dispersed the crowd by the simple process of beating them about the heads with a stick
 Have you come from the house wonder. scnor?"
 Yes And l claim proper treat ment from you. sir You can hardly claim to treat people m your power de. gently when your troops are as out of hand as that
 T will take you to Fl General Obs- DO. senor.' said the officer courteous ly For your own sake, I warn you do not anger him His temper is a trile uncertain. owing to his having to undergo severe privations for tho past week.
 \ sentry slept in the doorway meal that had evidently just been served.
 Following his guide, Kynaston en- tered Fl General 6bispo. squat little man, whose high check bones and full lips hetokened his Indian an cestry, looked up from the supper which he was eating by the simple process of stuiiing as much carne seco in his mouth as that organ would hold. arad then cutting of the balance with none too clean knife
 Fl general growled out a question. The officer explained who kynaston was In answer the general toso hast fly from the table, spat the meat from his mouth. and began such furious tirade of scurrilous epithct. IF tn be come nearly epileptic kynaston stood silent.
 Take him away Place him in the cuartel till consajo de guerra teourt martial can decide what tho late shall be of any accursed gringo who dares kill one of OUT gallant soldiers, Hefe'a
 He tossed q paper to the officer.
 Let him see. eapitau. that even in lis own aceafsed country, where tho pigs walk on their hind legs and talk ,Rd act as if they were indeed men. they are beginning to see that the revolutionary forces of our land arc not 10 be withstood the court=martial VIII meet tomorrow aNcrno0u'
 He is in better humor than thought said tAe officer to Kynaston. aEI yicjo diahlo tthe old deYth gave you the paper seror. hot because he wished you to read it, but because he himself cannot read. and wished to impose upon you here is tie crartoL Gan send you some blauhetsa l fear u.e house Will not he so comfortable as l might wish-Hola. there. hom- hres' A guard for the Americano,"
 And before he even realized that he was indeed a prisoner. kynaston found himself showed inside the dirty interior. the door closed and guard set outside.
 kynaston, seeing that he might as well tako things coolly. seated himself on blanket that a peon threw in tho door. took the paper from his pocket and disposed himself to read
 The very first thing that caught his eye was a six-column display head: