Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-10-20

Morales! Put out your lights
Both women recognized Tad Lewis as
the speaker.
Alaire had stubbornly refused to
charge her husband with any active
share in this evil business, but her
faith in Ed suddenly vanished when
she heard him say:
Hush You're making too much
noise. You'd better scatter out, too,
! for there's no telling where they'll
land" Alaire leaned weakly against
the door. I'm going to leave, and let
you-all attend to the rest" he was
saying. But Tad Lewis halted him as
he turned from the group.
"Where are you going, Ed? You left
your car back yonder by the road. I
almost ran into it."
"Eh? What are you talking about?
My car is over by Morales house"
"Senor Austin is in great hurry"
sneered someone in Spanish. "Once
more he leaves all of the fighting to
his friends"
That's Adolfo Urbina," painted Pa
Iona. 81 know him." Stung by this
open charge Of cowardice, Austin be-
gan voluble defense, but in the midst
of 1t General Longorio addressed him
sharply.
"You will stay here, senior. Nobody
leaves this place."
II told you | wouldn't be party to
the business" Ed declared hotly. "You
forced me to come in the first place"
"Yes! And now force you to stay"
Longorios stand appeared to please
Lewis, who chimed in with the words:
That's right, Ed. You've got to stick
for once in your life"
"What do you mean, you nearly ran
into my car back yonder?" Austin
asked after moment.
"Ain't that your machine yonder by
the thicket?' inquired Lewis. "If 1t
amt, whose is it?" AS no one an
swered, he started In the direction he
had indicated; but at that moment
man came running from the river bank,
crying softly:
"Look out They come"
A man passed swiftly by the crack
of the half-open door and scarcely ten
feet beyond. He was followed by three
others.
The first of the newcomers, acting
as spokesman for his party, stepped
out into the moonlight and cried loud
ly: "Hello, men! What's goin' on
here" 1t was an American voice; 1t
had a broad, slow Texas drawl.
The group of plotters turned; there
was a startled murmur, then Tad
Lewis answered:
Hello! Who are you! What do
you want?"
Il reckon we must have got off the |
road" announced the stranger. Then |
he peered out across the river. "Say | |
Amt that sklff yonder?" he inquired. |
swell, 1t don't look like steam
boat Lewis laughed disagreeably. |
Were havin' little party of our own.
reckon you fellows had better beat
it. Understands
The outposts that had been sent to
cover the bank in both directions were
now coming in. Through the stiffness
Of the night there sounded the thrunp
If oarlocks. Seeing that the stranger
lid not seem to take his hint, Lewis
raised his voice menaclngly:
That's your road back yonder. It's
right good road, and I'd advise you
% travel fast"
But this suggestion was also ignored:
II fact, it appeared to amuse the man
addressed, for he, too, laughed. He
urned, and the women noticed that he
'arried short saddle gun. They saw.
tlso, that at least one of the men at
lis back was similarly armed.
"Now, what's the hurryY" The
Granger was chuckling. Suddenly he
aised his voice and called loudly:
Hello, Dave! Is that you-alI?"
The answer floated promptly back:
Hello, Cap! Sure it's US"