Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-06-18

iuG clothes.
While She dressed she saw one Of
the 0 wpunchcrS pass beneath her win
dow. aud called down - him softly
begging him to saddle a horse for her
aud fetch 1t To the entrance TO the
patio, without ''lctting on 10 any
body.
lie promised cheerfuily. and went
his way. and had the anHinal waiting
for her when M length. fully atiired
She descended 10 the patio and crCpi
furtively toward the arched passage
that opened on the Out-of-doorS.
But she was not to get away so cas-
lily. PARIS voice hailed her in amused
eNnoStulaiion before she gained the
p~aSSiEeway.
Here. now. What's all thisi'
"Oh. DEAR she complained. Its
just my luck. :"
"Nhy. what's the matter?'
Il lid - want to 20 riding all by
mySelf-this once, And, Of course.
YOU had IA he up and about and spoil
everything!"
BLESS your heart !" tie said. 'I'm
not going to rein your day the very
first thing. Far be ii from me TO butt
IN where angels ~fear-wEcre one angel
does not fear to tread he corrected.
laughing. "Ec~idcS. | only got w 50
early in the hope of being permitted
10 smoke az least one pipe IN peace.
Ont .I.Ytrr ..ssl ..A.s .rrl mind xr.pfVa
not late for breakfast
With this She turned ard scurried
out Of tie ATTIC; AMI Donald filled and
lighted his pipe. smiling tenderly 10
himsel. as ne heard the drumming Of
her horses hOOfs die out in the dis
lance.
Something like q quarter Of an hour
later Il heavy and confused roll of
hoofS reused him from tie idleSt and
pl~easaLtest OF daydreamS. Kf ockinl
out his pipe against the sill Of the pa
ito well, he Sauntercd %curioUsly
through the passageway-and saw
hat which startled him out Of his
false feeling Of security in the twink
ling Of an eyelash.
4 small squad Of the border patrol
was bearing down upon the hacienda
AZ n dead u n desperate haste and
anxious purpose written plainly on the
face Of each nan
Refining ia and disrnCunting in the
same breath. the officer Curlmandin.
the patrol turned and waved lalf OF
MS men away.
Get on he cried. Rouse the boys
Il the hunkhnuse-get every man On
the place un,ler arms, and send him
here ID a hurry :"
whats upT" Donald asked quietly.
Devils loase-ur I'm in wrong.
the officer told him. We've just sight
GO half n hundred or more 'Greasers
beaded this way. They crossed the
border ny the bridge over the arroyo.
God knows what they mean. hut II III
isn't mischief. | don't know IT, signs.
Get your people together and shut
the house ~ tight before"
lie could not finish for the sudden
cess of that onslaught which. with I'D
more warning. swept down upon thu
devoted hacienda with the fury OF y
black squall out of 4 blue sky.
In mi9-specch the officer broke Cn
aud duckcd into the passaccvay aa
the vanguard Of the raiders appeared
IN the crest Of the nearest rise and
incontinently opened fire uu the group
az the entrance to the patio.
His men followed him without nm
i~nstant's hesitation. leaving their
mount 10 run free; and then Donald
Obliged ~ cOncedr tho impOSsitiiiiy Ii
facing that charge IL the Lope 81
breaking through AMI satisfying his
frantic Solicitule FOR I'atria. was
driven into the patio by a vcritahlg
hail III bullets.
Stout wooden doors. strapped hcay-
iiy with iron. closed the inside end W
the passage; and these We're hastily
barred by the troopers. while nCnail
ran To find himself a weapon and the
household Weakened 10 find itself be
sieged.
Following the disappearance Of Don
ala there was u brief IuIl. during
which 40 shots We're fired fy the raid
rI~.
Then. rs Donald ran out from his
room tn the gallery. Il rifle in hand. 4
frl-htful decoration rocked the haCicn-
da on its foundations ana the dyna-
mited gates 81 the patio were blown
la. hopelessly shattered ana Splintered,
A cloud If smoke mompntarily filled
the passage; ms the draught drew il
outward. bullets began I'd rain inward.
The defenders were driven 10 cover
behind the well and other Cnigns ot
shelter. whence they responded with
mn Intellectual fire half a dozen Mex
leans fell, but the momentum NJ their
charge carried two score into the