The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-04-28
synopsis

CHApTEE i-Automobile OF Miss Dor
othy Upton and friend. Mrs. Fame. breaks
commanded by Lieutenant Kynaston. The
Two women are on way to mine of Miss
uptons father. located a few miles across
women at his camp while he goes with a
poSaia r,,n to inxestisate report of villa gun
of Carranza across border line and they
surrender to Kynaston.
stiii at camp when kynaston returns with
prisoners, Blind Mexican priest appears
IN IN camp and claims interned Mexlcans
nave In the spoils brought across the line
q wonderful emerald bell stolen from u
shrine by Zapata and taken from him by
Garranza troops. Priest is searching for
the emerald in order to return 1t to the
shrine; kynaston investigates and finds
emerald He reports It to department
headQuarters and Is instructed to hold Il
until arrival of officer from headquarters.
Dorothy's father arrives, sees the emer-
and then leaves with Dorothy and Mrs.
Fame for his mine.
CHAPTER III-Major Updike arrives
from headquarters to receipt for emerald.
lie and kynaston leave camp for short
time for ride along border. on returning
they find the blind priest gone. Kynaston
discovers fire in direction of Upton's
mine and realizes Villas men have at
tackled the mine house.
CHAPTER Nv = Upon attempting To
tuin emerald over to Major Updike
kynaston finds it has disappeared. He
sends detail to find the priest. and he.
with another detail, starts for the border
line to. If possible, assist the Uptons
Despite order Kynaston with one man.
crosses the border TO make their way to
the mine house, which is being attacked,
with whom Kynaston is madly in love
Ihey reach the mine house.
CHAPTER Whine house Is entirelv
surrounded and escape cut off. Bandits
send flag of truce and demand payment
or large sum for release of party Up
ton refuses and fight continues. Bandits
appear with second flag of truce.
CHAPTER vI-Bandits announce that
Soionel Pesquiera has been killed and
demand surrender of man who killed him.
to lea~e unhar3iap or party to be permitted
upton insist that each be permitted to
surrender himself as man who killed
see which one II shall be. Kynaston plays
cards so as to force himself to loose
After leaving mine house to surrender TO
panults Dorothy discovers how Kynas-
ton lost poker game.
CHAPTER VII-Kynaston taken be-
fore the Villa general Obispo Finds
blind priest in Obspo's camp. Obispo
demands that lost emerald be turned over
TO MIN as price of Kynaston's life. Mexi-
can lieutenant enters with order from
Nllla announcing intended attack on Co
6IHmbus, n. NJ. that night and ordering
oDispc TO join main command following
afternoon Obispo orders Kynaston to |
send letter to Upton to deliver emerald |
and he writes note intended to give Upton |
UP TO attempt escape In automobile at |
mine house
CHAPTER VIII-Dorothy has discov-
cred her father stole emerald and insists |
on taking II to bandit as ransom for
Kynaston.
CHAPTER IX-Upton and Dorothy az |
i've IiNe az obispo's camp and announce that |
they have the emerald. Upton is shot at
ODlspos 8 order and kynaston and Dor
othy escape and get back TO the mine |
house, Dorothy still in possession of the |