The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1920-02-14

NntT' " Bf'J''''u bp''' sh' h''"""
CrouchIng low. he sheltered the hnms
with his cupped hands.
The blazing remnant he dropped
into the hole. He rose, facing the I'm.
patient soldiers, putting vigorously
then turned and walked a step or two
further I'm the direction Of the en-;
trance, stsll some distance away. which
II was never intended he should reach
alive. :, 'yt.
This time Iiardinge knew there
would be no delay In the death-dceline
volley. H.. 49,, :,
A sound. curiously iresembijne -
hiss, swept along beneath the. SURFACE
Of the ground. almost nc the Epglish-
! mans feet. II was not ublike the sub.
diNd "swIshN Of a rocket ia dtihurt4es
Through the air. or the Whisper Of
serpent beneath tuft AZ. grass.
.Tba corporal had no time, TO recovet
frohi his surprise. Benoath hin feet
the earth suddenly upheayed. fqljQwed
by o roar that mingled with the. volley
Of the firing squad. = ,
',A;great cloud OF smoke leepcd high
above the carcel walls. carrying with
Il u shower OF sun-bnked. blood.stained
earth. mingled with fragments OF flesh.
Slowly the whitish.bluc wrenths set.
tied down or drifted away. Soldiers
were strewn over the ground--somc
hideously mangled ccrpses. others
writhlng In agony.
'Hardingc, mirarulousIy uninjured.
peered with amazed and horror fiiled
eyes for some sight Of the Hindu.
JalisIngrao Jitendrn had vanished.
Thunderstruck for an instant. the
quick.wittcd knave st the next boltcd
for the jail gate. lie had not reached
the opening. however. when . frightful
yell Of terror rose outside in the
streets OF zapstiiiio. tU
LOS Americanosi El Tigrei El
Tigrci"
Behind the roar of other rifles rang
out a hearty cheer. Herbert Hsrdinge,
scurryIng across the road for pro-
lection with Morcno's bodyguard,
sprnwled suddenly and lny still.
A hatless giant. with yellow bsk
and implscable blue eyes, upon his
ferocious face . satyr's smile VI utter
contempt for danger. war riding at
the head Of the cycIonic knot Of men.
His smoking rife told the story OF
the Engiishman's passing.
Shrleking Mexicans scattered for
safety In every direction before thnt
whirlwind. tigerish sssault--ieeing M
their forefathers had fed three gem
erations before when confronted By
hghting men of Angio-Saxon blood
With a vcnomous look of sernisatis-
faction. Buck Williams spurred his
foamlng horse over Hnrdinge's corpse.
straight into the jail yard.
lie sharply refined In the animal. a.
his inquisitorisI eyes fell upon JIten-
dra's turban. He ieaped to the ground
and picked up the discarded head
dress.
'Too Later he groaned. II was
sure that volley heard was his nnish.
Great God what hcllish iuck-nvs
minutes more and should have saved
him"
With q perpiexed glance st the dead
snd dying soldiers clustered In or
around the hugs hole freshly Gnsshed
In the earth. he remounted and rode
dejectedly through the gate.
A man hurried up 10 him.
did you ind him. Buckr
Hes gone. Scotty. Hut he evident
" had company. for hell must have
broken loose In that jail ysrd--every-
body's dead In therei"
"0osh--thst's tough But why didn't
you bring hin. along with you last
night. Buckf The boys was on the
way nve minutes after We got the
news down In Culiacan yesterday Aft
ernoon. and oil Mexico couldn't have
taken either you or him away from
u.s."
II don't know. Scotty. Was crazy.
suppose. All thought of ives my
self--and getting back here 20 clean
up that dog Hardinge. I remember
Jitendra's saying something about
beating II quick. and that his gods
would keep an eye out for him.
Scotty. ! can't ever forgive myself-he
was . good scout"
He sure musts been. Buck I" con-
soled the superintendent. But ]
wouldn't"
Look what he did for me-" inter-
rupted Williams. "He followed me a.
most i've hundred miles after ! threat
ened to shoot him n ] saw him again
he gave Pacheco the 'Broadway Rouse
In some fashion have never been able
to ngure out. the very minute that
dirty greaser struck me across the
face; and last night he grew this gun
right up II the middle Of that cell In
there and then opened the door for me
-sll because ! dragged him from IN
der that wrecked car. And then laid
down % him like . yellow pup. I
aih't man. Scotty-Y'D . pop-syed.
soose-brainsd blob ] might have -
ursd they'd hand Il to hIw preuto with
me sonsi !" q ~ I.
"Aw don't take Il 20 much TO heart.
Buck. A man can't thknk Of every.