Bisbee daily review., 1917-05-20
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 suit issue from the gulley-between twenty or thirty horsemen whom she had no difficulty in identifying with the Charming cow-punchers who had
 ridden out the night before. They were firing from the saddle, using revolvers-weapons whiche they pre- ferred to the automatic pistols.
 As they came into sight, two of the cow-punchers broke from the woods, and the road as well, striking oil across country toward the bridge at the border, spurrfng their mounts te | utmost speed.
 Patria knew what that maneuver indicated. The road cut wide curve through the country; by this short cut the two riders would reach the bridge considerably in advance of the motor car-providing nothing happened to hinder them On the other side of the bridge there was a hidden switch board, its wires communicating with mines secretly planted in the road one of the first preparations made by Patria's order against an attack in force advancing along the road. The two vanished from view, while the pursuit pounded on after the car load of fugitiyes. Three cow-punchers. better mounted than their fellows or better riders, contrived to race their steeds alongside the car. and threw i themselves from the saddle bodily into f the tonneau, needless of the rain of bullets that greeted them. | Their fate remained sealed to Pa- tria's knowledge; for at that moment her biplane lurched and dipped peril .ously. C
 She caught another glimpse of the chase a few minutes later, but dared not give 1t any heed. She knew only that 1t was drawing near the bridge. At the time all her wits were wanted | to cope with the task of landing on strange ground; the failing motor was enforcing pause for repairs. Patria's skill proved equal to the oc- casion, however; the biplane settled down gently near the edge of wide area of clear ground-none too smooth for comfort, but still naked of trees. AS soon as it had come to a full pause the girl hopped down from the seat and began an examination of the | engine; but 1t took some time to To- cate the seat of the trouble, and long CT still to repair it.
 At length, however, she was ready |
 to resume her flight.
 As she closed the tool box and start ed round the plane toward the front of the machine, pistol shot sounded behind her, and a bullet perforated the lower plane within a foot of her side.
 Before she could turn she was hailed in voice strongly colored with the accent of Japanese-and badly broken by panting.
 'Halt-as you stand, please! Put up your handsl Right"
 She heard nasty footsteps behind her. Then a Japanese gentleman of rather more than middle age came into view covering her with his pistol. Pausing he deftly whipped her auto matic from it's holster attached to her belt, and grinned unpleasantly. I "Thank you very much" he gasped politely in spite of his winded condi- | tion-for it was evident that he had run a considerable distance at very fast pace. "Now be good enough to take your seat. I will sit beside you. You will fly as I direct and land where I say-please understand-or l shall be reluctantly obliged to shoot you"
 Il FROM THE BLUE. | Without demur Patria turned and climbed to the pilots seat. With sur pEising agility, considering his appar- ent age, the Japanese followed to the I pIana a1Iofad In tho ohSarvar