The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1920-01-31
BY FRANK sLlCHToN

saw you running for this train
which was late. Tell me lf you can
did you make II later"
"No."
"Nor did l." affirmed the Oriental
"Nor did either you or l check III
mad rush toward the places whittier
we are travelling. Therefore, how
shall | make clcnr 10 you that what
may call fute hears rule over ALI
II Is not well that men should know
too much OF such things. snhIb. else
they would lay the blnmc for their
evil deeds on destiny or fate. SO Ia
II not wiser 10 deal warily with such
matters, that. being In Ignorance. men
shall have the more fenr of that which
/ Is hidden and kept secretT'
Perhaps" laconicaliy admitted
Williams.
"rhis morning." imperturbnbly went
on Jitendra. II did not know that such
a man ns you lived, nor did you know
me. Fate wills that we meet and jour
ney on together"
ITO III Pasof" interloped the other.
ITO whittier the same fate shall de-
eide thnt bade you drag me from the
burning car. ! did not ask II. for
vIshnu had sealed not only my lips,
but smothercd my thoughts. Fate
spoke. sahib. and you obcyed. And
now the same fate whispers TO me.
bidding me turn aside from my Jour-
ney and go ON with you until II per
mits me 10 preserve you as you have
this day preserved me-"
"oh. say. Mr.. Jitendrn. ] cant let
you interrupt your trip 10 bother about
me or my Affairs" protested Williams.
"Renlly. It's very thoughtful Of you.
but Its wholly unnecessary"
He Strengthened his strong, young
body and lenned back In the Pullman
at this typical oriental method of mp
probation. One touch of nature makes
the whole world akin, and Buck VII.
iiams vaguely grasped the spirit OF re-
ligious gratitude that burned In the
fraIl figure before him.
''Noblesse oblige' II enunciated as
loudly as II spoken In actual words
audible above the roar Of the train.
now racing agnin toward El Paso.
"who shall sayf" graphically re
piled JItendra. "snhib. I have said
that the ways Of your people are not
the ways Of mine. But I have also
said that fate Of destiny bears rule
over oil peoples. And may not Jour-
ney fur upon the Seven Paths II try
TO step aside from the Karms which
fate lays upon me. Only by obedience
may I progress. Otherwise I am In
fetters until another incarnation Of
sorrow and pain has set me free"
The quick grind Of the brakes d.
verted Buck williams from a reply.
The beIated limited came to n stop.
A boy leaped up the steps Of the Pull
man bearing n Telegram.
'Mr. Williams!" shouted Conductor
Martin. The young man hurried 10 ths
end of the car. received the message.
and the train picked up again M he
tore II open 10 rend:
"culiacnn. Mexico. June 10. 1913.
buchanan Williams.
"Clifton, Arizonn.
Forward Train No. Q. Eastbound.
Manuel Pacheco and mine crew
take TO the hills after plundering com
pany store. Meet me sheldon hotel.
ri Paso. Quick. More trouble brew
Ing around El Tigre.
.wILLIAM SCOTT"
Four and q half hours late the lin
tied slipped into the Union station II
El Paso. Buck Williams had forgot
ten the wreck. JItendra. and everything
else In the chaos Of new, thoughts re-
garding the peril TO his mine.
He climbed Into taxicab and was
whiried to the hotel. Scott leaped
across the lobby with extended hand.
"Bucki" he cried. delightediy.
"Great guns, man, but I'm glad TO see
you'll The whole province OF Sinnloa
In shot TO b. again--another revolu-
tion started. Pacheco and those lazy
Nexicans have robbed you Of nearly
everythi:g you own on top Of the
gro' I'd. From the looks Of things.
they're planning to cop the IA Tisrs
ITSELF"
'sor drswIsd Buck. sttnening .
little, the hight Of battle flaming IN bis
blue eyes, suddenly grown cold. II
picked up . rumor OF this st Clifton
yesterday. One Of the mine bosses
overheard some MsxIcans discussing
El Tigre. He told the superintendent,
who repeated II to me. ] had just
time to pack my bas. and by sheer luck
! caught No. east-bound 1t Lords-
burg"
eve can't do much without IN
army" gloomed Scott. kicking In .
dubious fashion At the tiled floor. II
had mighty hard two days getting
through--came by way Of Chihuahua
after striking overland from the coast
and got the last train out. Amerl-
cans are thick enough along this side
Of the border; but a mosquito with a
gun that would iii him couldn't pack
II across into Juarez--no. sir! The
commander at Fort R:ss says we
ought to stay al home" -
"Ie hasn't n nya-mllli IN. iOllar mlua