The Dermott news., 1916-06-15

The hillside where he lay was cut up by many acequias, or little djtches, made by the rams of past years These little djtches ran straight down the slope toward the house Where these ran out into the burned alfalfa patches stood the cottage. and beyond this aea3n= =the= =eerrafs and tae stables
 StuI farther to the south beyond the lines of Che adobe walls. Che ground s.opcd mors ranty to q littIo stream bed bardercd with cotton. woods along winch the attacking party had taken up its position
 eHm' fts good talaE for IFS that the house is between Us and harm We Will try ta work eur way down that ueeqH5a to our left Come on. Nalau'7
 So belly down as coyotes crawl on tGear same. the two Americans very slowly began tae.r advance en tho be leaeuared house.
 One i've. three hundred wards they crept down the hillside. Presently when they reached point where the aeeguia opened oat into the grass. land. kynastou would 70 no turthcr.
 eWe4e got ta stay here tlil we can attract tbegr attention. he explained. If we go any farther we.H be shot at. WHHe=I don't particularly mind being shot ai bya greaser don coHet haylu old Ipton line his sights on me. Raise up bit. Nolan, and stick yuer hat up eu the cad ef your rlac ao they can see it.
 The lat. th8s showing above the edge of the ditch. was presently seen by the dcteHders \ shout from the rear wall af the cottage brought old N. Upton to the massive door. which hs threw open kNaastou and No#an sa# h3m standing for moment with q pair of field glasses at his eyes. scanning them curi5usly.
 Presently treasured he waved his hand Sua hctly down among tEe I'd dest aaa thn empty eaus that for years Lad been tarawu thcfe from the Ea#zy. tH. tao soldiers eroFt painfully down through tha ea,eaau yard. rast tHe peat ear.aH aa3 sa a2 into the h1aa z#rl af tae aaase#Hsalf
 s.r JT-7u s.aaa hands warmly with thr yauus zteg.
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 "Huz c..rl.s INo lauar.t t.as 1s E.a Gns -.at these a.eE# H9He#t aH#aar F.. 1#aE ~aH' word JaEt f ! aHHt fs tagu t.u trwsmI dollars for aEat ta- #ea1 th#r War ea.zt th,EI taru the place.
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 "Rebe.s of course. Some of Ni.aa mon. You uner can t0'l who tlag are They'd been down thrra srHa before daylight What re you go.ug tO doa Who're re your men
 Five mj.a7 back Ie1 ,n on the last ridge W4ta oraers not ta cumc ap unless | signal for cm dare not star, anything on thts ssaa. If the line. you know loa can pl.I oHt hero h the same Way that We Cot here and refugee across the line. to nay men
 And leave all I've got in the world No thanks But l should like to eet my daughter and Mrs Faar out if ~o can. can you Get them across
 Sure th.Hg come on.
 come into the house uaa HI set them started 10 pack up so yoa can get right back
 kynastou stood not upon the order of his going hut went at once fer the memory of tho pretty Miss Upton was more than enough to send tho blood flowing faster through his ye,us
 Dorothy met h.m in tAe great haH It was filled with smoke from the lower line of loopholes where two eff the employees of the mine were firing rapidly al the attacking party below them The smoke sucked back through the hall as NIT. UpJoH opened the door
 I'm more than glad to see you again" cried Dorothy as she gave him her both hands How did you get here and-why
 TO get you out he said quickly. But you must come at once We cant delay a moment Al any minute they may work around to flank you on the hillside, Upton, and if they de there will be no chance of anyone getting away from the house"
 Mrs. Fame, who had joined the group was listening white,faecd.
 You girls. get your things at once ordered Upton "Kyuaston is right He cannot cross the line to help us in force. and the only thing he can do is to take the two of you off my hands Dorothy Marion, go and get your things Go, say shall stay here until something turns up do not mean to have this place footed without taking it out of the hides of the men who do it Go, girlie."
 As the two women ran hastily to