Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-07-19
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TWELFTH EPISODE
"For the Flag"

When Liberty escaped from Lopez
and his band she started in the direc-
ton of the rangers camp. The night
was black, and she had to pick her
way carefully.
Her thoughts were of Rutledge. She
knew he needed her. When she left
him he wanted her to go, to save her.
self He was wounded, too. She
hated Manuel to the depths of her
very SOUL His efforts to win her af-
lection had been brutal.
These are the thoughts which oc-
cupied her mind as she rode along the
road. The greatest thing in the world,
Liberty believed, was a real man. She
knew Rutledge to be one. Love pro-
tects; it does not destroy. A man like
the ranger could command the respect
and admiration of most any woman;
a man like Manuel would encourage
woman to dislike the rest of his sex.
Rutledge loved her for herself; Man
uel cared nothing for her, but wor-
shipped her riches.
In the meanwhile, Lopez had sent
men out to search for Liberty and
Pedro. Two of them took the northern
trail, leading through the Chihuahua
foothills, where Major Winston was
encamped with his troops, and two
others started for the desert country
where Lopez had left Rut1edge and his
company of rangers to die of starva-
ton and thirst.
Alvira, who had remained with q
company of insurrectos far behind
Lopez and his men, came that night
to visit his murderous chieftain. With
him he brought several of his men,
dragging several beautiful Mexican
girls behind them. The men in the
camp knew as soon as they saw their
commander approaching that he had
come to hold another drunken orgy
with Lopez.
AS soon as he entered the tent of
Lopez that individual came out and
gave instructions to some of his men
to fetch them all the fowls, wines and
fruit to be found in that section and
prepare a genuine feast for himself
and his visitors.
The men dared not disobey, for they
knew it would mean certain death.
They had seen what had happened to
some of their comrades who had dared
to hesitate at this brute's command,
and the buzzards knew too; for these
men had been shot in their tracks and
their bodies left where they dropped.
Realizing this, his men usually went
out on these expeditions intent on re
turning well rewarded. If anyone at
tempted to interfere with an inSur-
recto he regretted it soon after, for
they would not only take what food
he had, but more often would COMPEL
his daughter to come along with them.
These feasts, held by Alvira and
Lopez compared well with those of
the tyrant Greaser. After they had
eaten for hours, the wine would be
brought to them. Some of the most
beautiful girls they had captured would
then he brought before them and stood
in the center of the table, while the two
bandits drank to their health. Many of
these girls, when they were released
by these men and permitted to return
home, preferred death to confession
of their treatment
But, these men had been schooled in
such debauchery, for they had be-
longed to the stats of the bandit gen.
erals before they started the insurrec-
ton, and had adopted the methods of
these famous chieftains.
While the feast was going on Alvira
suddenly turned to Lopez, as he
raised his glass.
where is that American grip he
asked.
"She escaped again The little
cat With that dog, Pedro" re
piled Lopez as a deep frown swept
over his countenance
"Huh, she could not get away from
me like that" boosted Alvira as he
gulped down his wine. Then, as he
leaned forward and gazed into the face
of his comrade. "She is pretty, too"
ssHer money Is handsome" returned
Lopez 1--WE need it. 1 will get her
again. and when 1 do. keep her until
she pay me good many hundred dol
liars"
You VIII never get 1t, so long as
that American. Rutledge lives" said
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