Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-10-18
Arnold ,vs,'ees Hopeton

Nellie was cuptlvQtlnS little miss,
but Inez was radiantly beautiful. They
were close chums and hailed one an
other with warm sisterly greetings.
ITS DONE" announced Nellie, con-
Quoting her visitor in the house. Il
got up before daylight. There WINS fac
Ing ut the staff end and l had to hem
1t all around. There it Is, Inez, dear,
and behold! Cid Glory, homemade,
but neat and new, and large enough to
be viewed from Its destined staff well
down the distance in the valley.
ats time to show our colOrs," OBJ
served Inez. "These border greasers
are getting more than insolent lately.
They usually have respect for our
government, though, after the last visit
Of our troops"
II don't KNOW" returned Nellie seri-
ously. "Father says they were massed
up ut the old settlement yesterday and
quite owned the town. Said they were
looking for a spy and that there would
be hanging If they succeeded"
Inez c0mplimented her friend on her
neat task in finishing up the flag upon
which they had been mutually working
Internationally for over week. She
spread 1t open and viewed 1t admiring-
~, folded 1t up again, carried 1t out to
the wagon and placed it under the seat.
Then she took up the lines, kissed her
hand in tender adieu to he" friend and
rode h1mswards.
There was rOudhouse halfway and
its ..ietor stood In the middle of
the rad viewing dissipating cloud
of dust In the distance as Inez came
up. He looked very much disturbed.
Don't know about your going on,
miss" he remarked gravely.
"Why, what's the trouble?" ques-
toned Inez.
"A crowd of those pesky greasers
Just left here. I don't like the breed
und locked up when saw them COM
Ing. They hammered Mt the door aud
finally burst it In. Then they pro-
ceeded to help themselves to what was
in the bar. l couldn't object very well,
for they paid for what they got.
They're up to some mischief, l war
rant; said they were after Il sry pro-
scrlbed across the border. Bound to
20 on alonc?" asked the bonifuce quite
unXiously.
think l am afraid Of that brood "
challenged Incz scornfully. ''They
don't dare come out openly in the face
of this, do you thnk?'
Quite confidently Inez took up the
flag and waved its folds almost gr;indi.
loQuentIy. Then she prodded up Dob.
bin. She kept her bright young eyes
: on the alert for providers us she struck
the narrow biIsll-lined trail in the
woods. Emerging thence she brought
Dobbin to sharp halt with fer.
vent:
"AIcrcy"
Inez stared In excitement and dis
may across the open stretch. Not five
hundred yards away her home. or rath
ar what was left of 1t, greeted her
view. The house, nearly burned down
was u mass Of ruins. Outside, feast
ing on provisions they had secured in
the house, We're some twenty men, al
Mexicans. their horses tethered neu,
by. They were drinking from bot
tie they had obtained ut the roudhouse
and were staggering about, palpubly
drunk and reckless.
Inez was appalled, ut the destruction
already wrought, and, not inclined Il
proceed further, she started to turf
Dobbin about to hastily retrace bel
way to the home of Nellie and give ,
warning along the line. when there Wa!
shout from the group about thu
house. 1t was repeated and half {
dozen Of the crowd mounted theil
horses and started across the interven
ing space between themselves and tn,
timber.
"YOu have come too OPPORTUNITY,
spoke one of the crowd, dismountini
and selling old Dobbin's bride.
IF you dare to hinder or hamper III.
you shall suffer for it. Don't 20,
dare" she vehemently added and ther
Inez arose In all her majesty. Sh,
; seized the flag and speedily envelopet
herself In its feds,
The Mexicuns drew back. Their,
were some low mutterings in concluve
The man at Dobbin's head released tn,
, animal.
ave respect the government" spok,
. the man, "but we will continue to seel
out the spy we are after. If your hous,
Is gone. it is becuus" it IS well know,
to us that Adrian Hooper was frient
of your father
Inez was enlightened by the mention
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