The Arvada enterprise., 1917-10-11

until Huroki finds that she will tell
him nothing; and he won't md out
that before we effect her rescue"
"And you will send after herr
"As soon a. it's dark enough for our
men to move without being seen-the
strongest force We can spare, and the
best mounted. For the present, how
ever. we must keep this quiet: II the
boys get 80 much as hint Of what's
happened. there'll be no holding them.
Not soul must know"
The gravel Of the patio walk
crunched beneath a firm and alert
tread. Parr looked up.
Except R0dman," he amended, rec
0gnlzing the newcomer. "Him we must
tell. Of course: and II anything does
leak out before we're ready, he can
control the boys II anybody can"
Throughout this conversation Bud
had neither moved nor made q sign to
signify that he understood the subject
Of discussion. And when, some ten
minutes later. Donald and Rodman
tried to rouse him, he stirred to the
touch Of their hands only to lift up a
face from which every trace of intelli.
gible expression had been erased; its
eyes were blank; Its firm lines were
relaxed: Its mouth gaped like a Gre
tins. The kindly words they spoke to
him had no effect upon a mind un-
hinged by the anguish It had suffered.
Gently. then. the two men lifted him
and, one on either side. holding his
arms over their shoulders, led him
AWAY to bedchamber, undressed him,
bandaged his wounds, and put him to
bed.
Leaving Patria to watch by his bed
side for time. Donald and Pfllsbury
returned to the library to plan the
rescue.
An hour later Patria in panic found
them there with the news that she had
left Buds side for a few moments,
thinking him sound asleep. only to nnd
the room empty on her return. In an
amazingly short time the man had
Weakened, dressed and made his e.
cape.
Their search for him ended half \
mile from the house, at the corral
where q number Of the cOw.punchers
had been amusing themselves by try
Ing to tame half score Of unbroken
bronchOs. Bud had found his way
thlther and was babblIng out fr~g-
ments Of his story to circle Of SYM
pathetic but bewildered friends.
II II was too late to stop him. Rod.
mans influence. with his employees
proved to be all that Donald had a.
serted It was.
In. earliest dark Of night, then, q
picked force OF forty-elght cOw-punch-
ers. led by Rodman himself. rode
quietly by twOs and threes, rendez-
voused at an agreed place. crossed the
border In Its most isolated secretion.
and vanished silently Into the black
mystery Of Mexico.
AIR LANES.
There was little sleep for Patria
that night. Visions of the fate Of
women kidnapped across the border,
memories Of tales she Ind heard since
her arrival Mt the ranch. haunted her.
In the cool blue twilight Of dawn
she was up and dressing herself in her
awaiting clothes.
She went down to the patio to fnd
Donald there. watching for the dny
awaiting the word It must bring them,
with q face drawn and hnggnrd with
sleeplessncss.
Together they breakfasted poorly,
choking down few mOuthfuls Of food
md some coffee. then motored out
through the still hush Of the newborn
day to the aviation field.
Early though they were. they did not
forcstall the men Of Patria's fiyins
corps. Already two machines were In
the air. aRlow with the young sun.
light. rising like petals Of gold wind.
swept through the blue. SIX more
were preparing to rise. The remain.
Ing eight blplnncs Of the mir squadron
were still nested In their hangers.
Her Impotence would not let "a.
trIa walt for the reports Of those who
were already climbing the skies. In
spcctIng the countryside south Of the
border.
Ordering out her own biplnne-thG
machine. TINT IL. In which she hnt
gained nll her practice md experience
M I'M nviatricc-shc took the pilot,
seat and. refusing to permit Donald oi
anyone else to accompany her
graspcd the controls and shot home
the switch which operated the self
starter.
Winging IN in a long slant. the bi
plane gained the thousnnd-foot level
then began to move southwark In wide
curved sweeps.
There was little mir astir-just {
gentle and steady breeze from III,
west. Aerial navigation offered NJ
problems to district Pntrin's attentiol
from the landscape beneath Il. Hei
keen. youthful eyes. sharpened By %
iicitude. inspected II closely. missing
no salient feature. Her gaze traced
every highroad and tortuous BY
way, probcd every covert. pens
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