The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-01-05
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as the slave stood up.
"He, your slave" replied the Mexi-
can, "the black dog"
Pedro, as weak as he was, made a
rush for the fellow, but Liberty pulled
him back.
AZ break you in two!" yelled Pedro,
anxious to get at the burly brute.
Don't Pedro" whispered Liberty.
'If you do anything now you will spoil
it all. These Mexicans are taking me |
to Chihuahua prison. / will need
your help later"
The poor slave listened to her, and
Immediately his whole attitude
changed into one of submisslveness.
"Here, you, senorita, get back on the
horse" commanded the Mexican as he
motioned to his men to put her back
in the saddle. After Liberty had
obeyed him, and the Mexicans had tied
her hands again, he turned to Pedro.
II think we take you along" he said.
"You are better with us than alone. l
know you, you are not to be trusted"
Then he took lariat from his sad
del, and, with the aid Of two of his
men, he tied the slaves hands securely
together and made the other fast to
his saddle. you can walk" he
sneered as he leaped onto his horse.
) If the Mexican thought he was pun
\ ishing Pedro by taking him along to
r Chihuahua, he was badly mistaken.
8 The old slave was always happy when
r he was near his mistress, for, as long
: as he was near her, he felt certain he
: could protect her from any great harm.
|, He was somewhat dazed and, as he
walked along he tried to recall just
!, what had happened. After he escaped
t from the insurrectos he had taken
t one of the best horses he could find In
the camp, and rode away in a mad eff
:. fort to reach Major Winston and in
+ form him of the proposed attack. The
= horse, glad to feel the cool night
IL breeze in his nostrils had dashed
d away madly and it looked as though
l. he would reach the American troops
'e in time to warn the Major of the COM
IS ing of Lopez and his band of insur-
rectos. Then, just as he saw the camp
| ahead of him, he was startled by see
ing a dispatch car, which had been
ahead of him all the way from the
| time he left the insurrectos' camp, &C
plunging over the embankment. Al
he reached the place, his horse be
came frightened at something in ths
road, and with a sudden plunge threw
him from it's back. From then he re
membered nothing until he awoke
Il with Liberty bending over him.
u Now he was puzzled about his mis-
I'll tress. Why were these Mexicans tax
II ing her to Chihuahua? What had be
~ come of the Major, and where wa
81 Rutledge? These were some of tn
81 questions which ran through his poo
81 brain. A terrible fate must have be
"a fallen the American troops at tn
III hands of Lopez. However, he was nc
!. so certain about the fate of the bray
captain of the rangers.
At that moment, Bob, who had bee
held at bay by a detachment Of II
surrectos, was busy planning to e.
! cape. With his handful of rangers h
occupied the ruins Of an old missio
on the brow Of HILL The insurrectt
had taken up their position on hi
his directly opposite.
Every time a ranger showed his hea
above the old stone ruins, BULL
ere whistled overhead 1t was simply
lad ouos+,on of which side would he an
or to hold out the longest. Bob had vel
Oh little ammunition left, and he felt ce
zen tain the enemy was well supplied. I
~ sat with his back to the wall, discou
ute aged and Respondent, hungry al
lea thirsty. Even a cigarette would ha
proved a solace to him.
SEES There was small opening in Il
TO rear of his crude fort, and, If he cou
I'M, direct the attention of the insurrect
OF to the other side, with brisk fiji
AS keeping it up for several moments,
cen might possibly escape through tt
d a opening the ruins shielding him fro
lnu their view.
leo He would try it. Calling his sm'
WY band together, he told them of his
ply tentions, and all agreed to try Il
'rse piece of strategy. They loaded thu
Ill guns and placed them on the walls
they fired. 1t would have meant C
, at tain death If they raised their hea
e to so they were content to merely fire
the ulTeCllOu Ol the luSuITtCtOS.
several minutes they kept this up, a
rim every time they fired one of the raj
ers would creep slowly towards
sted opening. The bullets rained all abe
them as they fled but, once they W.
AN; outside, with the rear walls shield
the them, they were able to rush down
hen slope out of sight of the enemy.
the This was kept up until there v
ave, only one ranger left with Bob.
king gave the fellow instructions to
as rapidly as possible at the insurr
sted tos, and before the smoke raised
the make dash for the rear. They b.
He did this, and when the walls were
one, shrouded with white vapor b
,een dropped their guns and ran for
lded opening. Bob made it safely, but
[exi- comrade was hit by stray bullet ;
ct it dropped in his tracks.
she Reaching the outside, Rutledge k
tom ,,ndar cover of the rear walls ;