Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-05-24

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FOURTH EPISODE
Dead or Alive.

Two of the soldiers who saw the
horse as it reached the camp with its
unconscious rider ran to the spot and.
carefully lifting the limp form of the
girl from its back, carried her to the
improvised hospital tent. She was
tenderly placed on a cot and the COM
pany surgeon was called
1t was not a serious injury. She had
been shot in the arm.
In the meantime Lopez and his men
were keeping the major and Rutledge
quite busy.
Finally, Lopez realizing that Il ne
was to reach AIvira with any of his
men he would have to get away from
there before he lost the greater num-
Der of them. gave a signal to his men.
They sprang into their saddles. and
before the rangers had time to level
their guns at them the MeNcans were
galloping down the road.
An instant later the rangers started
in pursuit.
When Liberty revived she gasped:
"Alvira with an army of men is go
ing to attack Discovery tonight. Warn
them-I-"
Then she fell back family against
The captain stepped to the entrance,
called one of his men and gave him an
order. Then he turned to another.
''Tell Powers to call Discovery" he
commanded.
The telegrapher called again and
again. but could get no answer.
Discovery doesn't answer" said
the orderly as he rushed back into the
tent
The words crushed Liberty and her
head dropped to her chest
The captain rushed from the tent
and a moment later, as Liberty lis
| tened, she heard the bugler sounding
the ASSEMBLY" and as she heard the
clarion notes piercing the stiffness of
sounded too late
| At that moment Alvira and his army
were within a league of the border
town.
The Medcans went through that
town like a storm through prairie
village. sweeping everything before
them. They fired into every house
which had an American flag waving
before 1T and made a thorough search
| of the others to make certain no Amer
leans were being hid by sympathiz-
ers. They broke into the houses. and
If the head of the household made an
effort to protect himself and family
he was sent to the floor with a Mexi-
can bullet in his body. The street was
filled with confusion Here ana there
lay the bodies of innocent men, WON
| en- and children, with American blood
flowing from their death wounds.
In vain the telegrapher at the little
station situated at the entrance to the
town tried to get into communication
with Colonel Dalton or Captain Lara
bee, but he received no response to his
call. For at that moment the troopers
were on the road toward Discovery
At last he gave up in despair and II
looked as though every American In
the town was at the mercy of the in
surrectos. All had given up hope OF
being saved from the Mexicans. Their
something happened which filed all oil
them with renewed hope. 1t was the
sound of a bugle. and as they looked
they saw a troop of United States
cavalry entering the town. An instant
later the Mexicans had jumped into
their saddles and were turning about
to meet them. Then the troopers
opened fire on the charging insurrec
and into the open country. Then the
bugle sounded and the men ceaset
firing.
Leaving sufficient number of mer
to guard the town against a possible
re-attack, Captain Larabee and the re
mainder of his men started back fol
Nostinos. Arriving there the captain
went at once to the tent where Liberty
had been left In care of the doctor anC
told the story to them of the battle Of
Discovery.
As he was relating the Incidents Of
the fight to them they heard the SOUND
of horses hoofs and moment tatel
three men sprang from their saddles
in front of the tent. and entered They
were the Major. Rutledge and Pedro
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