Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-09
L!3ERT
AROMANCE OF
OLD MEXICO
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SYNOPSIS.

Liberty Horton, American heiress and
owner of large Mexican estate, is cap
tured and held for ransom by Juan Lo-
oez, a noted Mexican insurrecto- While
IN his camp sne overhears a plan to at
tack an American town and army camp.
She escapes with the aid Of Pedro, a
faithful servant. and while a rescuing
party, headed by Major Winston, u. 5.
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
or transportation of funds left in his
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
1sin the troops. who have in the mean
time received orders to cross the line,
and bring back, dead or alive, the par
ties responsible for the Discovery out
rage. Manuel goes to Liberty's 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
TO kill Manuel. Pedro arrives at the
hacienda in time to hear Therese telling
Liberty that although she is Manuel's
wife in the eyes of the law in the eyes
of God she CTherese) Is his wife. Pedro
Lopez. Liberty makes a desperate effort
TO escape. Lopez 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 or
~ders to stop the invasion pending nego-
aiations: Rutledge goes to rescue Liberty.
VINO. with Pedro, escapes into the desert.
Major disobeys orders and goes 10 aid
Bob. who with four troopers is surround
ed in hut. After escaping numerous
perils in the canyon, Liberty and Pedro
are picked up by an aeroplane scout who
starts back with them to Winston's col
umn. Lopez. who realizes that II the
-aeroplane gets back to Winstons camp
there viii be no surprise attack. orders
the machine gun turned on the party
Manuel fires but misses them, whereupon
Lopez takes charge of the gun himself
and fires, disabling the machine. The
party have a miraculous escape when the
.aeroplane drops TO earth, where 1t Is
wrecked. Liberty and Pedro are made
prisoners by Lopez. but they manage to
escape. Pedro rides TO warn Major Win
lston of the planned attack, while Liberty
starts off to find the rangers. She is
dts sent out by Lopez TO find her, and
they bring her back to his camp while
he is in the midst of a drunken orgy.
Liberty is placed in hut, and that night
Manuel comes to claim her. AS he goes
to clasp her in his arms he is shot and
falls lifeless at her feet. woman then
her own head pulls the trigger and falls
across his dead body. A Mexican de-
tachment come upon the scene and find
Liberty with the smoking revolver in her
.harl and take her to Chihuahua prison.
In the meantime, Lopez and his band at
tack Major Winston'S troopers and the
Americans meet with disastrous defeat
Major Winston is wounded during the
lighting. While the Mexican detachment
is on it's way to Chihuahua prison with
Liberty they come across the unconscious
figure of Pedro. who has been thrown
from his horse while on his way to Win
.stOns camp. He is made a prisoner and
they take him along with Liberty. Bob,
who has been held at bay by a band of
~ 'wrectos, manages to escape. Major
Winstoa's troops are annihilated; the
major, himself, being the only one left
alive. Pedro and Liberty arrive at Chi
huahua and are thrown into cells. Pedro
makes vicious effort TO escape and kills
one of the guards. He is overpowered
and taken to the torture chamber. Iiber-
ty, who, in the meantime is endeavoring
to find herself imprisoned in a subter
fanean chamber.