The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-01-19
SYNOPSIS.

Liberty Horton. American helress and
owner of a large Mexican estate, is cap
tured and held for ransom by Juan Lo-
PEE, a noted Mexican insurrecto. While in
his camp she overhears a plan to attack
an American town and army camp. She
escapes with the aid of Pedro, faithful
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
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 = the mean
time received orders to cross the line
and bring back, dead or alive, the parties
Manuel goes TO Libertys room that night
and is watched by Therese. Liberty tells
him that she is his wife in name only.
AS he is leaving Therese attempts tic kill
Manuel. Pedro arrives at the hacienda in
time to hear Therese telling Liberty that
although she is Manuels wife in the eyes
of the law, in the eyes of God she (The-
rese) is his wife. Pedro confirms this
statement. Manuel joins Lopez. Liberty
makes a desperate effort to escape. Lo-
PEI attempts to blow up American troops
at Lacinda but the plan is foiled by
Liberty. An aviator arrives at the camp
of Major Winston with orders to stop the
invasion pending negotiations Rutledge
goes to rescue Liberty, who. with Pedro,
escapes into the desert. Major Winston
disobeys orders and goes to aid Bob, who,
with four troopers is surrounded in hut.
After escaping numerous perlls in the
canyon, Liberty and Pedro are picked up
by an aeroplane scout, who starts back
with them to Winston's column Lopez,
who realizes that IL the aeroplane gels
back to Winstons camp there Will be no
surprise attack, orders the machine gun
turned on the party. Manuel fires but
charge of the gun himself, and fires, dis
abling the machine. The party have a
miraculous escape when the aeroplane
drops back to earth where 1t is wrecked
Liberty and Pedro made prisoners by
Lopez. but they manage to overcome the
sentries and Pedro rides to warn Major
Liberty starts off to find the rangers. She
| is overtaken, however. by two of the
bandits sent out by Lopez to find her
and they bring her back to his CAM
while he is in the midst of drunk r
| orgy. Liberty is placed in a hut, anc
| that night Manuel comes to claim her
is shot and falls lfeless at her feet. A
| woman then enters the room and placing
| the gun at her own head pulls the trigger
and falls across his dead body. A Mexi
| can detachment come upon the scene ant
find Liberty with the smoking revolve
in her hand and take her to chihuahua
| prison. In the meantime Lopez and hi
| band attack Major Winston's troopers
and the Americans meet with disastrous
| defeat Major Winston is wounded dur
| ing the fighting. While the Mexican de
| tachment is on its way to chihuahua
| prison with Liberty they come across thu
| unconscious figure of Pedro, who ha'
| been thrown from his horse while on hi
way to Winston's camp He is mad
| prisoner and they take him along will
| Liberty. Bob who has been held at ba.
| ape.