The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-01-12
LIBERTY
AROMANCEOF
OLD MEXICO
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TOPLAY SERIAL OF THE
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SYNOPSIS.

Liberty Horton, American heiress and
owner of a large Mexican estate, is cap
tured and held for ransom by Juan Lo-
peg, noted Mexican insurrecto- While
In his camp she overhears a plan to at
tack American town and army camp.
She escapes with the aid Of Pedro,
party, headed by Major Winston, u. S.
army, Capt Robert Rutledge of the Texas
Rangers, stop pursuit, she rides to warn
the Americans, but is too late and the
-Mexicans attack. They are repulsed by
American soldiers that night. Pancho
Leon threatens the major with exposure
of misrepresentation of funds left in his
care, unless he. Major Winston, forces
Liberty to marry his son Manuel. The
Major refuses. Liberty, who has heard
the argument between Pancho and the
Major steps into the room, and to save
the Majors honor. she agrees to marry
Manuel. Rutledge prevents Pedro from
killing Manuel. The marriage takes place
Major Winston, with Rutledge, leaves to
join the troops. who have in the mean
and bring back. dead or alive the par
ties responsible for the Discovery out
rage. Manuel goes to Liberty's room that
night and is watched Try Therese. Liberty
tells him that she is his wife in name
only. AS he is leaving, Therese attempts
to kill Manuel. Pedro arrives at the
Liberty that although she is Manuels
wife in the eyes of the law, in the eyes
Of God she crherese) is his wife. Pedro
confirms this statement. Manuel joins
Lopez. Liberty makes desperate effort
to escape. Lopez attempts to blow up
American troops at Lacinda. but the plan
at the camp of Major Winston with or
ders to stop the invasion pending nego-
who, with Pedro, escapes into the desert.
Major disobeys orders and goes to aid
Bob, who with four troopers is surround
ed in hut. After escaping numerous
perils in the canyon, Liberty and Pedro
are picked up by aeroplane scout, who
starts back with, them to Winston's col
umn. Lopez. who realizes that If the
aeroplane, gets back to Winston's camp
there will be no surprise attack, orders
the machine gun turned on the party
Manuel fires but misses Them whereupor
Lopez takes charge of the gun himself
and fires. disabling the machine. The
party have a miraculous escape when the
wrecked. Liberty and Pedro are made
prisoners by Lopez, but they manage te
escape. Pedro rides to warn Major Win
Fton of the planned attack. while Liberty
starts off to find the rangers. She is
overtaken. however, by two of the ban
they bring her back to his camp while
he is in the midst of a drunken orgy
Liberty is placed in a hut, and that nigh
to clasp her In his arms he is shot anc
falls lifeless at her feet. A woman thel
enters the room and placing the gun E, a
across his dead body. A Mexican de
tachment come upon the scene and fine
Liberty with the smoking revolver In he
hand and take her to Chihuahua prison
In the meantime, Lopez and his band at
tack Major Winstons troopers and tn
Americans meet with disastrous defeat
Major Winston Is wounded during tn
Fighting. While the Mexican detachmen
is on its way to Chihuahua prison will
Liberty they come aoross the unconsySsou
figure of Pedro, who has been thfow1
from his horse while on his way to Win
stons camp. He is made a prisoner an
who has been held at bay by band o
insurrectos, manages to escape. Ma1o
Winstons troops anniiilated, tn
major himself, being the only lef
alive. Pedro and Liberty arrive at Chi
huahua and are thrown into cells. Pedr
makes a vicious effort to Escape and kill
one of the guards. He is oNerpowere
and taken TO the torture chamber. Lber
ty, who, la the meantime, is endeavwrin
to free herself, partially succeeds, onl
to find herself imprisoned in a sudter
lranean chamber