The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-07-21

camp, we'll sheltered in the valley. He
saw that more men we're coming In.
presumably the talked-of re-enforce.
ments
They saw him as he came down the
hill and entered the fiat on which the
camp lay The hOrsemen, In a mpdly
yelling crowd swept forward toward
him. lariats cfrcllng, horses frantitally
caracoling about him, their riders
striving to see who should be the first
to get a rope abou. the neck OF tho
accuWed gringo.
Mercifully he forestalled their at,
tempts by backing up against tall
mesquit bush so that the loops Of their
lariats could not settle about his neck.
Seeing his intention they voiced their
disapproval in a renewed outburst
Of yells.
Further designs upon him we're pre-
vented by the opportune arrival OF an
officer, who dispersed the crowd by
the simple process of beating them
about the heads with a stick.
'A"'S SVu CoLuo lIOn lne nouhe
yonder, senor2"
Yes. And | 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 El General Obs
po, senior" said the officer courteous
ly. For your own sake, warn you,
do not anger him. His temper is a
tritle uncertain, owing to his having
to undergo severe privations for the |
past week"
A sentry slept in the doorway. /
From the interior came the smell of a
meal that had evidently Just been
served.
Following his guide, Kynaston en-
tered FL General Obispo, a 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 stufflng as much carne seco
in his mouth as that organ would hold,
and then cutting Off the balance with
a none too clean knife.
FL general growled out a question.
The officer explained who Kynaston
was. In answer the general rose hast
ly from the table, spat the meat from
MS mouth, and began such a furious
trade of scurrilous epithets as to be.
come nearly epileptic. Kynaston stood
silent.
Take him away! Place him in
he cusrtel till a consejo de guerra
court-martial) can decide what the
ate shall be of any accursed gringo
Who dares kill one of our gallant
soldiers! Here!"
He tossed a paper to the officer.
Let him see, captain, that even in 1
lis own accursed country, where the
igs walk on their hind legs and talk
nd act as If they were indeed men, I
hey are beginning to see that the I
evolutionary forces of our land are '
ot to be withstood-the court-martial s
I'LL meet tomorrow afternoon" I
He is in a better humor than / I
bought" said the officer to Kynaston.
Ell viejo diablo (the old devil) gave I
ou the paper, senior, not because he I
,ished you to read it, but because he 9
imself cannot read, and wished to t
npose upon you-here is the cuartel. -,
an send you some blankets? I fear u
le house will not be 80 comfortable II
) / might wish-Hola, there, hon. y
res! A guard for the Americano!" "
And before he even realized that
: was indeed a prisoner, Kynaston =,
und himself showed inside the dirty u
terror, the door closed and a guard ~
t outside. - -
Kynaston, seeing that he might as ~
ell take things coolly, seated himself r,
| a blanket that peon threw in the :,
or, took the paper from his pocket b,
ID disposed himself to read -,
The very first thing that caught his ~
e was a six-column display head: u.