Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-09
ISL REX BEACK


great danger.
Chapter XvIII-Dave goes to Las
Palmas and arrives just after the muir
der OF Ed Austin.
Chapter XIX--He rounds up Jose.
gives him the water cure and gets
from him confession that he killed Ed,
then starts for La Feria to protect
Alaire. whom he knows Longorio VIII
capture. He instructs Blaze to give
the whole matter the widest publicity
and to send Ellsworth to Washington
to sing battle hymns.
Chapter XX--At La Feria Alaire
finds that she is Longorio's prisoner.
Chapter xXI-Longorio woos Alaire
and briggs a priest to marry them
that night.
Chapter XXII-Dave wins through,
to La Feria and the priest marries
Alaire to him during Longorio'a ab,
sence. NA
Afternoon came. then evening. nnd
still Longoro did not return Fnther
O'Mallcy could give scant comfort;
Dolores was positive trial
Half distracted, Allure roamed
through the house awaiting her cap
! tors coming steeling herself for their
I, finn battle. But the delny was trying;
she longed FOR the crisis to come, that
this terrible suspense might be ended.
| AT such nm hour her thoughts natu-
rally turned to Dave Law. and she
found herself yearning for lin with
II yearning utterly new His love had
supported her through those miserable
days ut Las Pallnps, but now II wHs n
torture; she called his name wildly, pas
si0nately. He knew her whereabouts
and her peril-why did he not come?
Then, more calmly, she asked herself
what he, or what anyone, could do
for her. How could She look f.T sue
cor when two nations were at war?
Night had come before she finally
gave M and acknowledged the hope
lessness OF her situation. She had
fought. brayely, but with darkness her
: fears grew blacker. She was on the
verge Of her first breakdown. when
: IN the early dusk outside, she heard
voices and the stamping of horses
hoofs, The sounds were mulle1 hy
tho heavy wooden shutters she hat
tstpn pains to close and bar, but they
: told her L0ngo,io had returned. Sine.
. n was futile to deny him entrance she
waited where she was. Old Panch0'
voice sounded outside then thert
: came a knock upon the door OF TN
!, room In which she stood.
"Come IN" she said tensely.
The lieutenant thrust his head In
;. and, removing his hat, announced
4 'There Ia someone here to see Gen
A eral Iongori0 on important business
a sIIe says yon will do"
q ~" uE M
a Eyes. He says. he is one of us
h pancho was pushed aside. the doo
n was flung back, and man strod
o. swiftly into the lampligllt. He pavsed
h blinking as If momentarily blinded. an
\. Alnire clutched at the nearest cfiai
o for support. A roaring began IN ne
d ears: she felt herself sway forward u
Is II the strength had left her lu)ees. Sll
e. heard Dawes voice family; he was sa.
n Ing:
n. "Take care of my horse. Feed an
IN water her well, Understands sWhe
IN General LongQyio colnesstell him ! al
re waiting here"
As If in n dream, Alaire saw I'll
g. Mexicap 50 out, closing the door D.
!, hind HIN. Then she saw Dave CON
~ toward her, heard him speak her nam
- eelt his arms AROUND herr
- Aluire did not swoon, but she new
y =. could rellember very distinctly tho'
: first few moments. Scarcely knowin
. whnt' She did, she found herself elm
y Ink tSg her lover, augting' woepin
~ feeling him over with shaking hnh'
lifthat Would not bd consinted7Of II
q reality. She wns aware OF his KISS
~. upon her lips, her eyes, her lnlir;
:" WIS saying something which she co'l
;, not understand because Of that roariI
- In lien ears.
20 You heard me calling" she told Ill
- - ut last. "Oh, ! was---so frightened