Williams news., 1916-07-27

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 "H'm. An Arisaki Rifle! How Did
 That Como Here7"
 ing mat-and a lot of dried red pep pers, together with package of beans -frijoles- Wait bit! Whats that under your hand, Miss Upton?"
 Miss Upton,- startled, looked curi- ously at the package under her hand which she had been resting upon the pack. She gave it twitch, and bun dle wrapped in a rough, red blanket rolled out on the ground. Kynaston promptly picked it up.
 "H-m! Three rifles that have no business here and hundred rounds of ammunition. Wait bit! Sergeant, look at the arsenal mark on those rifles and see where they were made"
 The sergeant scrutinized them care fully in the early light.
 Sir, there's some mark on 'em that I can't make out. It looks like some sort of a flower as well as can see"
 Kynaston took the ganas AS far; as it's appeaEaHce was& c6ncernsd 1t resembled: every other military rife that heshad ever seen, but when he turned the under side to the light he saw stamped in the dark wooden forehand Of the piece the ifull-blown chrysanthemum that was the emblem of only one nation.
 "H-mi An Arisaka rifle! Now how the deuce did that come here? It was made as far east as onezca get : without tumbling over to the westward again. How the deuce did Japanese rife come into Mexican hands?"
 He had no opportunity to solve the problem, for even as he spoke Dorothy gave an exclamation and stepped back pace as the covering of package broke and flood of silver pesos ran out at her feet
 There's no proof of stealing in these," commented Kynaston. Even | if there were the.steafing was done in Mexico, and the thief was not with in our Jurisdiction. What is this?"
 It was a plain, dirty canvas sack perhaps foot in depth and it bore the marks of rough handling. / He picked it up and juggled it from hand to hand. The officer of the Carranza forces was obviously uneasy at the scrutiny.
 That, senor," he said, 'is the great est prize of all. It was stolen by these rebels across the line and was to be used by them to purchase arms"
 Without waiting for any explana- 'tion as to what the, contents of the sack might be, Kynaston cut the string and poured the contents out upon the saddle blanket which the sergeant had spread upon the ground. Certainly there was nothing in the roll q rags ,!thats rolled. out to presage great value
 But on turning over the mass with his foot a glow of green caught his. eyes, There tumbled out at his feet a. great crystal bell. the color of the richest blue. grass that grows in Ken tuclzyi ~---...-- -" .,
 Dorothy picked it up.
 !. "The padre wasrright," she said. 'tIf it Is indeed emerald it is worth a kings ransom. What will you do with it?' ts- ',-sa ,. a1s~i S,
 ..si sfaif have to notify department headquarters about it and send it up there. I have noAanthorityeto give 1t to anyone and I'm sorry to say can't keep it. se.ts 7sasyH. ..1 s 'fPadre,'t he went on to the old priest, who was standing with out stretched neck listening to such few, words as he could' understand,S ;"I think we: have aFecovered your bell, but shall have to- hold it for you until receive orders from my .superiors telling me what to do with it. In matter of such importance I do not consider myself iustified lin acting Is without orders. Hello! There, comes another automobile: up thesroad." a: Dorothy stared Gpr the road, pres ently she sprang upon great powder and waved her veil at the Henconing machine. 5.7
 ft's- father."> she called back e17 [ citedly over her shoulder. It's fa- [ ther.&. We sha'n,t have to wait after 1 ali for the chauffeur to get back" I t.s Kynaston laughed frankly at her look of disnfay as she realized how what she had said must sound to the young cavalryman.
 I'm sorry you're so anxious to get away so soon, Miss Upton. I'll go and give your father a hand with his machine"
 MT. Upton needed no help. He ran his machine up to the bottom of the slope and swinging out came forward with outstretched hand.
 Breakdown. eh?- I'm glad it hap