Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-06-23

was set off at every mile by great rec
tangular monuments of stone or metal
standing grim and gray against the
hill rims, each monument marked on
the north side with the arms of Mexi'
co, and on the opposite face with the
arms of the United States-mute
warning that thus far and no farther
could rebellion and anarchy be toler-
ated
And the warning that those monu-
ments gave was backed up, not by the
serried ranks of untold thousands, but
by thirty young cavalrymen. Just now
the little squad of line riders were
lolling in the shade of their tents
where they watched Corporal Welsh
as he superintended the saddling-a
painstaking job indeed, for to cav
alryman the slightest wrinkle in a sad
die blanket is a serious matter, as it
may well put him afoot with a lame
horse in the course of days march.
Kynaston mounted and, leaving his
little squad to move slowly out along
the rocky trail, rode quickly back to
the tent where the two women sat.
Here he swung out of saddle and.
tossing his reins to the trumpeter.
called out cheerily enough:
Il say, Miss Upton, | hope | will
find you and Mrs. Fame here when |
return. 1t has just occurred to me
that | ought to give you the warning
that is contained in the note | re-
ceived
1T will not be safe for you to cross
the line here inside Of the next twen-
ty-four hours. You know this road
leads directly south and connects with
the main road to Ojinaga, and there is
fighting going on there. 1t will be
extremely unwise for you to leave
here, at least until | return. | shall
be back by daylight, l think. l can't
tell you any more just now. l know
Mr.. Upton would wish you to act on
my advice"
Certainly, Mr.. Kynaston, we will
take your advice and profit by your
courtesy until our chauffeur comes
back, or until you return. Good luck!
And Miss Upton waved her white
hand cheerily to the youngster as he
took the slope at a gallop to join the
little squad, which was already vel
on it's way toward the rocky little trai
that led eastward to the mesa.
Mrs. Fame watched them till she
saw the last man of the little rear
guard pass over the ridge. Then she
turned to Dorothy.
He seems a nice mana really nice
young man." she commented, stand
ing with her hands on her hips. look
ing down at the younger woman. g
am not at all sure that l have eve,
seen a better looking man in years.
She eyed Dorothy speculatively. "Ant
he'd make mighty good match for ;
young girl like you," she concluded.
You speak like Methuselah,
laughed Dorothy. Teach me out o
the book of your experience"
My DEAR" laughed Mrs. Fame, ID
you know that widow of twenty-fiv
is as old"
"As she wants to be? Yes. jus
that; and not day older"
do you want him, Dorothy? If yo
do l will keep my hands off; but
think if you do not that l shall talk
advantage of the open game laws @
this state"
Fearing lest she should betray
touch of jealousy, Dorothy hastil
turned the subject "Oh, for sleep!
she yawned. Pm going to lie dow
until the car is repaired. l wonde
when we can expect that good d-for-notl
ing chauffeur back with that gear?"
She passed into the tent, where sh
stood for a moment looking at til
crude efforts that Kynaston had mad
during his month of occupancy t
make himself comfortable. Doroth
gave the place a deft touch or tw,
which seemed to transform it.; thel
with little sigh of utter content, sh
threw herself down upon the narro
canvas cot, pulled the mosquito bs
over her pretty head to keep away th
ubiquitous New Mexico flies, whic
stick closer than a brother, and passe
away into dreamland.
Drawing her pink veil about h'
face, Mrs. Fame settled herself at fu
length in the long canvas reclinir
chair which Kynaston had placed
meath a Chinaberry tree near his ten
In a few minutes the little camp IL
quiet under the stars.
Ordinarily, Kynaston would ha7
welcomed a message that took hi
from his camp. Anything was a T
lief that broke the monotony of Il
long day when the only variation vi
: the shifting of the long shadows fro
west to east
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