The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-01-05
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Liberty Horton American heiress and
owner OF a large Mexican estate. IS cap
tured and held for ransom by Juan Lopez,
Il noted Mexican insurrecto. While IN ms
camp she overhears plan to attack an
American town and army camp. she es-
capes with the aid OF Pedro, a faithful
headed by Major Winston. U. $. army.
Captain Rutledge of the Texas Rangers
stop pursuit, she rides to warn the Amer
leans, but is too late and the Mexleans
attack They are repulsed by American
soldiers that night. Pancho Leon threat
ems Major Winston with exposure OF ms
appropriation Of funds left in his care,
unless he Major Winston, forces Liberty
to marry his son Manuel. The major re-
fuses Liberty, who has heard the arsu-
ment between Pancho ana the MAJOR
steps into the room, and to save the Ma
jors honor she agrees to marry Manuei.
Rutledge prevents Pedro from klillns
Manuel The marriage takes place, MA
dor Winston, with Rutledge, leaves to
Join the troops, who have in the mean
lime received orders to cross the line, and
bring back, dead or alive, the parties re-
sponsible for the Discovery outrage: Man
uel goes to Liberty's room that night ana
is watched by Therese Liberty tells him
that she Is his wife in name only AS he
is leaving, Therese attempts TO XIII Man
uel Pedro arrives at the hacienda III
time to hear Therese telling Liberty thai
although she is Manuefs wife In the eyes
reset is his wife Pedro confirms this
statement. Manuel joins Lopez Liberty
makes desperate effort to escape. Lopez
attempts to blow up American troops a.
IAacinda but the plan Is foiled by Liber
ty An aviator arrives at the camp O.
Major Winston with orders to stop th'
invasion pending negotiations. Rutledg'
goes to rescue Liberty, who, with Pedro
escapes into the desert. Major winston
disobeys orders and goes to aid BOD, VINO
with four troopers Is surrounded In
hut. After escaping numerous perils II
the canyon, Liberty and Pedro are p'cke.
up by an aerOplane scout VINO starts Daci
with them to Winstons camp; Lopez
who realizes that If the aeroplane get
back to Winston's column there Will D.
no surprise attack, orders the machin
gun turned ON the party. Manuel hre
but misses them, whereupon Lopez take
charge of the gun himself, and flres, dis
abling the machine. The party nave
miraculous escape when the aeropian
drops back to earth. where 1t Is wrecked
I,iberty and Pedro are made prisoners b
Lopez, but they manage to overcome IN
sentries and Pedro rides to warn Ma1o
Winston Of the planned attack, while LII
erty starts off to find the rangers. Sh
is overtaken. however. by two OF the par
dts sent out by Lopez to find her, an
they bring her back to his camp Whil
he is in the midst of a drunken orgy
Liberty is placed in a hut and That mgr
Manuel comes to claim her. AS he zoe
to clasp her IN his arms he Is shot an
enters the room and placing the gun {
her own head pulls the trigger and raj
across his dead body. A Mexican detacl
ment come upon the scene and md LII
erty with the smoking revolver In nc
hand and take her to chihuahua prison
In the meantime Lopez and his band a
tack Major Winston's troopers and u
Americans meet with disastrous defea
Major Winston Is wounded during n
fighting.