American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-09-18

mo matter. I must not criticize
what ! must not criticize. Further
more, It is my duty to whisper In your
ear a word Of advice"
IF you please" said Patria simply
-surmising what was coming.
Yet the general hesitated.
you understand" he said, a trace
embarrassed, II am acting under In
struction."
81 quite understand"
"Then I must tell you-frankly-
that you are coming p%erilously near
to usurping a power which the Con-
stltution vests with congress alone.
"The right to raise and maintain a
standing army" Patria added.
"Precisely. If that is not what you
are dolng-on a small scale, but none
the less In an admirably efficient way
Il have misunderstood all you have
shown and told M here today"
perhaps" Patria agreed, smiling.
"And yet you will find, upon investi-
cation, that every man in my employ,
aside from the ranch hands and others
who have definitely %peaceable labors
to perform, IS carried on my pay rolls
as a Waterman"
"An army Of watchmenl"
Again the eyes of the general twin
killed..
"Precisely. The Constitution does
not prescribe the citizens right to
protect his WI property, I believe,
by employing men and arms to guard
1t. That is all that 1 am doing here
on my lands. I have my property
and my people to safeguard, n l
mean to do It."
No further reference was made to
the object Of the visitation, but the IN
derstandlng was implicit that a report
must be made 70 Washington and that
Washington would then take such &C
ton as it might see ht.
Noon-and still no word from Bess
Morgan or the party which had ridden
forth to rescue her.
But Patria betrayed no inkling Of
the anxiety which gnawed at her mind
To confess that she was waiting tbs
outcome Of an armed invasion Of
nominally friendly land which she, Pa
tria Claiming. had authorized Ever
the favor her patriotic spirit had foun'
in the esteem Of her guests could hard
|, " mitigate the disaster TO her plan
? which must follow any such discov
cry.
And it was nearly two o'clock befor
Z she was finally rid Of them.
With heartfelt gratitude she saw tn
, dust Of their wheels drift away dow
the road-then turned and jumpe
into her own motor a and had
=, moving back toward the aviation ael
almost before Donald could take hi
: place beside her.
:. One Of her fiers was making a liant
Ing as Patria alighted at the field.
Re had nothing to report.
Again clambering into the pilot
! seat of her own particular biplan
Patria committed her fate 70 the a
= venture of the air lanes.
For a little she climbed steadil
but not for long; content to leave d
greater range Of observation to tho
on the higher levels, with their powe
full glasses, she quartered the land ;
c yond the border at an elevation ban
" sufficient TO escape the eddies al
currents that made navigation int
n esting if not devoid of danger abO
% the SUBMITS of the lowland hills.
y Here. comparatively close to {
ground. she might be able to pick
d. indications invisible to the airmen
10 far above her. iG-
And so. in the end. it proved.
y She had been flying a little mo
= than an hour-was returning from
10 wide circuit through the south iowa
Ii her starting point. OF a sudden s
is was conscious that the monotone
D. drone of the motor behind her was
ing punctuated-one cylinder was
ginning TO miss fire.
Patria began to foresee that S
might be obliged to make a landi
ae south of the border. She search
the landscape that swan beneath |
,m anxious eyes.
NJ Then she saw a motor-car abrup
sweep out of a narrow gulley at so
IT, distance off to the right, making
furious pace northward. The n
ay who occupied it wore khaki; for
ry instant she thought them soldiers
M American uniforms. Then she s
re that they were men Of an aver
stature smaller than that OF Am
can troops. They were standing
In the tOnneau and firing pistols bl