The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-12-08

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miner woaa ibAys no stono unthrnAd
10 heip him. II he could gain thirty
siE koius At most and then manage 10
escape. be might sttll win ont.
Ha was BY ne means Anpelesal
though wsll-EiEh desperate. a. be drsv
down from the higher ground 10 the
camp. well sheltered in thu valley. He
nav that more men were coming in.--
presumably the taIksdof rs-enforce-
msiats.
They saw him as he came down the
hill and entered the fat on Which the
camp lay. The horsemen. In madv
yelling crowd swept forward toward
him. larlats circiing. horses fr,tnticaily
caracoling about him. their riders
striving TO see who should be the first
TO set q rope about the neck OF the
accursed gringo.
Nercifuliy he forestalled their at.
tampts by backing np against tail
iaesQuit bush 90 that tho loops OF their
lariats could not settle about his Eeck.
Seeing his intention they voicsd their
disaprroval in y renewed outburst
OF yells.
Further designs upon him were pre-
vented by the opportune arrival of an
otficer. who dispersed the crowd By
the simple process OF beating them
about the heads with q stick.
Have you come from the house
yonder. senor?"
Yes. And l claim proper treat.
ment from you. sir. You can hardly
claim TO treat people In your power de-
Gently when your troops are as out OF
hand as that"
Il will take you TO Fl General Obs
20. senor." said the officer courteous
iy. For your own sake, | warn you.
do not anger him. His temper 10 .
trine uncertain. owing to his having
To undergo severe priyations for the
past week.
A sentry slept in the doorway.
From the interior came the smell OF
meal that had evidently Just been
served.
Following his guide, Kynaston on.
tered. FL General obIspo. squat
little man. whose high cheek bones
and full lips betokened his Indian an
cestry, looked up from the supper
which he was eating by the simple
process OF stutfing IA much carne seco
In his mouth az that organ would hold.
and then cutting of the balance with
q none too clean knife.
FL general growled out q question.
The officer explained who Kynaston
was. In answer the general rose hast
lily from the table, spat the meat from
his mouth. and began such furious
TRADE OF scurrilous epithets as TO be-
come nearly epileptic. Kynaston stood
silent
Take him away Place him In
the Quartet till q consejo do guerra
(court-martial) can decide what tho
fate shall be OF any securssd gringo
who dares kill one OF our gallant
soldiers! Here"
He tossed q paper to the Officer.
Let him see. capitan. that even In
his own accused country. where the
pigs walk on their hind legs and talk
and act ne II they were indeed men.
they are beginning to see that tho
revolutionary forces Of our land are
not to be withstood the court-martial
will meet tomorrow afternoon.
"He Ia in better humor than
thought" said tho officer 10 Kynaston.
lei yiejo dlahlo ttho old deyil) gave
you tho paper. senior, not because he
wished you TO read IT, but because he
himself cannot read, and wished to
impose upon you~h here is the Quartet.
Can send you some blankets! fear
the house will not be SO comfortable
as might wish--Hola, there, hon.
bres! A guard for the Americana"
And before he even realized that
no was indeed prisoner. kynaston
found himself showed inside the dirty
interior, the door closed and a guard
set outside.
kynaston. seeing that he might a.
we'll take things coolly. seated himself
on blanket that u poem threw In the
door. took the paper from his pocket
and disposed himself to read.
The very first thing that caught his
eye was q six-column display head
ARMY OFFICER DISAPPEARS