Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-01-27

~ OF A BRIDE
The "RGt-TGt-TGt" of
machine gUns Penetrate
the IOGLLs of our prison.

Not much noise from the outside world
ever reached the secret prison where l
watched while my husband slept. The
room was almost in the center OF the
labyrinth OF buildings which made up
the hacienda. But the peculiar insistent
"rat-tat- tat-tat" Of the machine runs was
far-reaching. It penetrated the thick
walls and aroused In Bob some old mem
DRY of his days in France.
"Come on, boys" he shouted as he
sprang to his feet.
Then he opened his eyes, saw me, and
explained
Machine guns, Jane! I guess the noise
of them will jerk an cx-soldier out of
his grave! l thought I was In the
trenches, but It's only Morrison, thank
God! wonder how many bandits he's
got In his revolutionary army this
time" -
Suddenly the wall and swish of the
machine guns was doubled. BOZ whistled
with excitement.
THAT means that the Mexicans have
got into action at last. 1 guess Morrison
gave this hacienda some surprise party -
he said. Gosh! How / wish / could
get out Of this hole 90
We've already lone our bit for Nor
rison," I exclaimed joyfully. 81 guess I
did a good little job when / set OF that
store of munitions a few weeks ago even
If I did do it in my deliriumi"
Best little job ever! You made 1t
possible for Morrison to shoot up this
nest. He had the plan in mind ever since
he left the case, he told me-. But he
couldn't find an excuse for making an
attack until Spence and Archer were
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have dared to tackle the proposition as
long as the owner Of the place had a
fort behind him.
Bob interrupted himself, at intervals,
to listen to the rise and fall Of the fight
which was going on so near and yet so
far away from US. I had never seen him
so excited in my life. The battle was
for big stakes and he was as helpless as
a woman.
"Do you realize, my dear, that we are
in the most interesting country in the
world at the present moment? And in
the very heart OF its intrigue? And shut
up-as useless as Kittens" he stormed.
you're making our friend, the detec-
tive, a man of vast importance, my
dear" / said.
"He is! It's his business to keep the
peace between the United States and
Mexico. Some Job. I should say. He
can't let rash Americans like Spence and
Archer get themselves killed. And II
takes nerve and money to masquerade
his outfit as a band Of half-breed out
laws. Say-Jane-where do you suppose
he got his funds from?"
How should I guess thatf' l inquired
sharply. 1t seemed so unimportant in
the midst OF our anXieties.
up a tree, my dear! He whispered
the tale to me when he made that fruit
less attack, three days ago. The bag
of money you brought in the alrplane
and left suspended between the heavens
and the earth"
O Ia la" I murmured. What a
chance! What a chsncel Our very lives,
today, depend on the number Of Nor
rlson's hirelings-and my abandoned
treasure"
Suddenly the weird spat-spat-spat OF
firearms ceased.
Bob was alert I grew more nervous than
ever. The silence was more ominous than
the noise OF the fight. Finally Bob spoke
abruptly:
""The war has ended"
"Who won it2" I asked, trying to keen
an anxious tremulo out OF my voice.
ri bet on Morrison. I'll bet he's in
command of this hacienda at the present
moment. If the conspirators who run
this place have lost, you and l will know
-for-sure-inside Of the next five min
utes."