The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-06-21

Colonel Cobo took time to scruti-
nlze his prisoner.
"Yes! She's pretty little spy
quite prize, truly. Now. then y
His thick lips spread; he spoke to
her more gently. 81 want you to tell
me about that brother Of yours, eh2
Cueto said would find him here.
! Hal Still frightened, | see. Well, l
| have n way with women i dare say
| you'll be glad to tell me everything
| by aud by" Then. seeing that his
men risked scOrchlng In their
search of the hut and were already
quarreling over the scnnty plunder
which It afforded, he turned from
Rosa to call them away.
Profltlng by his inattention, Rose
wriggled out Of his grasp and ran to
Evangelina, who lay face down in
the dirt. her limbs sprawled loosely
She flung herself upon the PROSTATE
body and cried the black woman:
name, but she could awaken no re
sponse.
The first pink OF dawn was nov
deepening In the east, and as soon a.
II had grown light enough to see Il
travel Colonel Cobo prepared to re
turn to his horses. The roof ant
walls Of the bohio had fallen awe.
to ashes. its skeleton Of poles and 1t
J few pieces Of crude furniture alon
were smoldering when he called hi
men together and gave the wor
to go.
Come, my sweetheart" Cobo nd
I | dressed himself to the girl. "Leav
! that carrion for the buzzards."
: Rosa looked up to find him leerin
e at her. She brushed the tears fror
& her eyes, crying:
"Co away! In Gods name haven
you done harm enoughW
"Oh. but you're going with me"
The girl rose; her face was colo
less: she was aquiver with indign
ton. leave met" she storme
"What have I done to you? Don't
"Carambal A temper. And yC
have strength, too. as / dlscovere
Must l bind those pretty hands or
IOlOnpl iODO Ttdtutu ioitht ioub
ing, and encircled her In his powe
full arms. Rosa fought him as 81
had fought at the first moment OF dc
peration, but he lifted her easily a
went striding across the field behi
his men.
Estebans party made good til
over the hills and into the San Ju,
for Asensio knew the country W.
Mid-afternoon found them In sight
La Joya. Cueto's cane was thick
high: II was ready for the knife
for the torch. The incendiaries Z
mounted In the shelter of wood
removed the bags which they
carried on their saddles. Inside tn
bags were several snakes, the larg
perhaps eight feet In length. To
tail of each the negroes fastened
leather thong. and then to each th'
length OF telegraph wire, the
. OF which had been bent into /
TO hold a bundle Of oil-soaked wa
ia These preliminarles accomplish
% they bore the reptiles into the c
fields at widely separated places
.. | lighted the waste.
s,y Soon tongues Of flame appes
,sr. and the green tops Of the cane be
ad- to shrivel and to wave as the ste
east wind took effect. Smoke
n. lowed upward and was hurried W
sna ward before the breeze: In d.
places tho fields burst into III
From somewhere came faint sh
aid Ing, then . shot or two. and m
the ringing Of bell.
Ohio Esteban waited only until he
,oii | that his work of devastation was
re-" under way. then he led his follo'
,ors back toward the hills.
ook In the shelter Of a ravine the
eat- took time to eat supper, their
me-" meal since leaving home, and 1t
She ! after dark when they finished.
i'm negroes, who were thoroughly I
now were for spending the night here,
Esteban, more cautious than
on" would not have II so. Accord
yely the men remounted their W
,me- horses, though not without
at Krumbling. and set out. At le
vou. they crossed the summit and wo
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