The Arvada enterprise., 1917-10-04

In the dooryard Bud Morgan and his
sister Bess were watching with I'M
bridled amusement the efforts Of Buds
little boy. Sam, to ride an aged and
well-informed donkey "a sad-eyed
creature who demonstrated his intel
lfgence by lying down as often as the
child got firmly seated on his back.
Their laughter came clearly to the
ears Of the Killer. His own eyes
twinkled alphabetically. Then he
yawned and hoped that their summons
to breakfast would not be too long
delayed. It bored him to wait there
In the heat and dust without the SOL
ace Of cigarette.
He fOndled the grip Of his revolver
and repined that his orders had been
strict that he might not shoot now,
when the three offered him such fair
targets. and have done with the bust
ness without delaying to take two Of
them prisoners If possible.
In due time, however, the mother
appeared in the doorway and called
them in. The donkey was abandoned
to crop his own breakfast. The door
yard was left untenanted. Gomez sub
jected the surrounding landscape to
one final, prolonged scrutiny. then
turned, squirmed back through the I'M
derbrush, rose to his feet and hurried
to rejoin his fellows.
Leading their horses, the Mexicans
moved forward furtively. surrounding
tho houno va,lkhouk ~o,,stn0 <ho a,,opI.
cions Of its tenants.
To these the attack came like thun-
der from the blue. They breakfasted
behind doors closed and bolted-by
habit Of precaution; that circumstance
alone provided them with chance for
their lives.
There came sudden rush Of feet
in the dooryard, and the front door
was furiously battered with rifle butts.
simultaneously a window adjoining
the table was smashed in. Bud Nor
gan had barely time to spring to the
cartridge belt and holster which hung
on the wall behind them when the first
shot sounded. He emptied revolver
at the window In respOnse-meanwhile
urging the two women and the child
into the adjoining bedchamber.
As they disappeared the front door
Rud had = second revoivsr re.av ~
the rush that followed n. hrestinr
In. The sstisfsction NJ .eeln. tvo oS
the raiders fall was at least his before
floor nv half q dozen Mericsn.
WV he v,.. MT an, ort-,.n. $1,000
nj. undor.tsna,ne M. -aann.s .,,,S
~ ha fonght m,dix ,dth ~. -.
h.rd. "a ne. ,o,,ns ~. 90
NJ 49, n,,o.sr,. -. .s..- ' .u
ertions Of the six conld not .v.,, n
Keen him down for ,onr ons .rtsr
snother n. .trnct ana t,ct.s th.,, 80
then STRUGGLED to hia feet A. The
same fine no VA. .,..iIeS r,o., ~.
hind. . ~. .osrin. No, 49,, . ~.
Init all lint felled him.
Sick with pain. he reeled ont thnou.h
the doorway, There Others awaited
him. He went down AMIN nnder their
assault. amin tonight his wav n NJ.
feet. this time with n revolver which
he had vrested from the erasn az one
Of his adversaries.
Gomez the Killer confronted him "A
he rose-weary Of eve. almost dinident
of manner. watching bis nrev w.ri,v
revolver poised. Il was becoming
plain to Gomez that this man vss not
to be taken alive. A Rud cansht sight
Of him. he Aired. The Americsn's head
jerked back SHARPLY. there was a look
Of agony on his fs.a sw,stIv A.. .od
by the blankness Of unconscion.ne..
His kneea buck,ed and no dronnod-
one side Of his head 4 mass Of blood.
II never occurred n tho x,,,.. "a
do,,ht that his hnllet had nenst...sS
Bud,s brain. He wasted M move
Thought unon tho unhannv man .r.a-
irr,tahlv t,ckinv hJp,-and n....d -,
into Tho hopse -
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