The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-04-21


| A quarter of an hour before 4 black
had penetrated to the camp of the
marines and had given the alarm-and
the whole camp had started of ON the
double quick.
"Boys!" shouted Neal, pressing to
the fore. American women-dont for
get-come on!"
In an upper room in the planters
house Mrs. Hardin shrank back in =
corner with fear. Bullets we're rid
down. Inez, with presence OF mind
had placed q mattress against the
wall and with Joe's aid had placed an
upturned bed against the other They
were fairly safe. Besides that, Just
once, Inez had found chance to wave
to Hernandez, and Hernandez had
kept the insurrectos from firing on.
that corner of the house. Inez crept-
downstairs-looked about her-saw-
Annette and the planter in close con-
versation--then crept back again.
She plucked Joey Welcher by the
sleeve. "Joe," she whispered go
down-pass through the corridor by
the kitchen-open the rear door,"
mot on your life," said Joe. DO
you think want to die?"
You'll die If you don't" she said
Come, follow mel"
Once below, Inez cooked her revolt
yer. do as l say" she commanded.
Joe obeyed. With terror in his eyes
he tore and wrenched at the fastenings.
Of the rearmost passageway Finally
he stepped back. She's unlocked
he exclaimed. Inez, unafraid, stepped
forward, opened wide the door and
beckoned. 1t was q signal Herman
DEE saw it and bounded forward.
Follow me, insurrectos," he Gem
manded.
A hundred men obeyed With .
shout they dashed into the huge living
room on the ground floor-with an
the backs of the defenders. The
planter, drawing a bead on an insur-
recto without was seized suddenly
from behind, gagged and bound A
strong pair OF arms seized Annette
and lifted her from the floor and bore
her. screaming, from the room.
Three minutes later she was thrown
into far room in secluded corner Of
the house. Into the same room were
thrown Inez and Mrs. Hardin and Joe
Welcher.
With sudden wrench Annette tore
loose board that barricaded the win
dow. Then her eyes frightened.
Look" she cried. THE marines
they come. Neal Neal!"
Her shout was not heard. Of course,
but it was accompanied with the wave
OF white handkerchief. Neal, at the
head of the squad, saw it-and the
squad pressed forward at double
speed.
Below, among the insurrectos. An
pette could hear the panic.
THE Americanos-the Americanoa
feel"
Neal reached the ,house-saw who
waved the kerchief. With a sudden
bound he leaped upon an arbor, scram-
bled and crawled somehow-with some
naval trick-up the face of the house,
rammed in the barrieade and leaped
into the room.
Annette" he cried.
But at that instant the door of the
room was burst open and Hernandez,
with Ponto and the Brute and a dozen
insurrectos, darted in.
Take everybody here-includink
him." commanded Hernandez. Take
them-you know where. But remem-
berthe women are mine, not yours"
Neal fought like tiger. but without
success. In five minutes or less the
captives, Neal and Annette included,
we're led through dark passageways
to some underground corridor. They
we're driven on and on-they knew not
where.
An hour later the squad OF marines
reported to their officer.
We can't find a woman on tho,
place, except the blacks" they said.
Are We all here?" queried the ON
Ger, anxious for his men. Just call
the roll and see"
All here" returned q marine, but
no, not all here. There's one missing
Hardin. sir"
The officer nodded. Wen fnd Gun
ner Hardin II 1t takes q Leg" he salA-
(TO BE CONTINUEQA