Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-04-02

the man who had been the leader. (Vf-
la did not define this dispute to me, and
did not ask him the outcome OF it.
But I know that dispute in Mexico
usually means eliminating one man BY
means of g revolver.)
Constantly Hunted by the Rurales.
All this time the Rurales were
searching for me, and my perception
and senses developed rapidly. Being
constantly hunted keeps Q. man always
on the alert didn't drink or smoke,
because was afraid sometime would
be betrayed by the smoke or my brain
would become foggy with the mescal.
You have probably noticed / do not
drink or smoke now. / have never
gotten over my desire to protect my
self with my full senses. / don't al
low my soldiers to drink. either, and
l refuse to let any liquor be sold in
cities where my troops are. / do this
to protect ourselves and to protect
property. If my party ever gets con-
troll in Mexico, am going to insist
on nationwide prohibition.
suppose would have been
drinker like most Mexican poems If
had not always been hunted Liquor
dulls the cunning and the hearing. In
those early days, / was caught once.
but 1t was due to my good habits Of
health and the fact had developed
this quick perception that II escaped
and am here today.
With one companion, / had stopped
by corn field to rest and the stalks
stood high. We hid our horses among
the corn stalks and left the saddles ON
them, for quick movement. We must
always be prepared to jump. Then we
roasted some corn by the roadside,
building q sort Of smudge fire SO the
smoke and smell would not carry far.
We put our revolvers under our blank.
cts and laid down. beside the corn field
to sleep after eating the corn and feed
ing our horses. That used to be what
we would live on-this roast corn fri
joles and tortillas, and they are very
good
Even in those days, never slept
very sound. I was startled by q stir
among the corn stalks and jumped up
in time to have six Rurales. who had
been sneaking UP, supposing us
asleep, leap on me. They must have
been close enough to smell the smoke
from our fire while we were roasting
the corn, for they could never have
seen US or our horses. It was danger
out to eat Injuries that required fire.
We've got you, Pancho Villa" shout
ed the leader OF the Rurales.
was the coolest one Of the crowd.
They were very much worked up.
WELL" I said, there Is nothing TO
get excited about, You've caught me,
and you are six to two. Let us eat
some corn and rest while. and then
you can take us along
Villa Turns Trick on His capsors.
They searched my companion and
me, but did not find any pistols on us
because we had hidden them under our
blankets. an old trick of mine for an
emergency. We needed It that tina
However. they did not want to take
any chances with US, so they tied our
hands.
You so get some water and you
some wood and you some corn" said
to the Rurales, because they, of course,
would not let Us do the chores. Like
most Mexicans, they were willing to
delay, to do It manana, so they de-
cided to take my suggestions and eat
I before going on.
| Finally. I sent four OF them away,
for wood and water and corn, and two
were left to us. was sitting on the
ground near my blanket, with my
hands tied behind me.
Can I smoke a cigarettefe l asked
one Of my guards.
He consented, and they did not seem
to be such bad fellows, except they
were Hckled 70 death they had caught
Pancho villa.
I'VE might as well be friends now"
told him. although you shoot me
manana- Unite one of my hands SO
can enjoy the smoke"
A hand was loosened, and 1 lit a
eigaret ), one Of the first ever
smoked IN my life Then 1 said:
Here they come back" pointing
over the shoulder of my guard.
| Both glanced behind them, and the
second lost was fatal for them. My
hand slipped under the blanket and
grabbed my pistol shot them both.
wounding one and killing the other.
Then I united my companion and we
ran into the field and jumped onto our
horses and fled with all speed. for we
knew the shooting would bring the
other four Rurales. Before going, we
turned their horses lose and drove
them ahead Of US for a couple OF miles.
That was once duiclxness saved Pancho
Villa ct IL interesting to note that
Pancho is the nickname in Spanish for
Francisco, as is Dick for Richard. 1t
does not mean 3 bandit OF a DOGGY,
as has been told In connection with
YIlla.1
When the sir Ruraies jumped on
me, I was only half asleep, Just
browsing. or would not have had as
clear head when they woke me up so
suddenly. A man who has lived as
have cahnot afford TO be n heavy
sleeper II he is, he viii soon sleep for
good.
Villas Days Around Parral.
During those years I never had more
than ten men about me, and we were
constantly on the move. It was differ
emit from this life. although I am
Iwatchfui yet Tie looked arauns ~