The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1921-05-26

had left In his trunk. On his return
TO the lobby, Dolores saw what a
very nearsighted person, indeed, would
nave seen-to wit: that he was not
pleased to remain in the hotel and
with the spirit Of adventure strong
within him was desirous Of progress
Ing still farther toward the firing, in
the hope Of eliciting some favorable
news as to the progress Of the fight.
She realized, however, that he would
do his duty and remain with her in
the hotel; so she said gayly:
Suppose we walk out a little far
ther. Caliph. Many Of the side streets
Will be as safe and peaceful as one
could desire, and If warfare should
develop in our vicinity we can step in
, to some house."
II do not like to have you run the
slightest risk" he began, but she
pooh-pOohed him into silence. took
MIN by the arm with a great air of
camaraderie, and declared they should
go forth to adventure-but cautiously.
Webster glanced at Don Juan. "We
can go half or three quarters av
mile out the Gale San Rosario, sor,"
the lrishman answered. after that
Twill not be pleasant sight for the
young leddy-an' there may be some
shootln. Squads av the governmipt
throops took refuge in the houses an
took to snipin'. Twill be shlow wurrk
ronndin the last av thin up. Even
afther the fight Is over, there'u be
scatterin' shootin' scrapes all av the
uight long, Pm thinkin'."
AT the slightest danger we'll turn
back" Webster announced, and with
Don Juan Cafetero scouting the way
block in advance they progressed
slowly toward the center Of the dis
turbance.
Soon they passed a horse dead I'm
the middle OF the street; little far
ther on one of the machine-gun
company, lank Texan, sat on
the curb rolling a cigarette with his
left hand. He had bullet through
his right shoulder and another through
the calf Of his leg>and had received no
first aid attention; the flies were both
ering him considerably and he was
cursing softly and fiuently, like the ex-
,mule-skinner he was.
Farther Oh another white invader
lay face down In the gutter; for him
the fight had ended almost ere 1t had
begun. In the next block half a doz-
en- sandal-footed Sobranteans, IN the
blue and red-trimmed uniform of the
Guardia Civil. lay sprawled In uncouth
attitudes, where the first blast Of a
machine gun had caught them as they
rushed out of the police station to re-
pei the advancing mercenaries.
Seeing that the main street of the
city would assume even more grisly
aspect the longer they followed 1t, Don
Juan led Webster and Dolores q cou-
pie OF blocks down a cross street and
turned out into the Gale de Herman
deg, parallel to the Gale San Rosario.
Ihere had been no shooting in this
street, apparently; as they proceeded
not even stray bullet whined down
the silent calle.
Four blocks from the government
palace they found the narrow side
walks Of this quiet street lined with
wounded from both sides, with a doc
tor and half dozen OF Ricardo's hired
fighters ministering to them; as they
threaded their way between the recum-
bent figures they came upon Mother
jerks, brandy bottle and glass in hand,
doing her bit"
"Hah! So here you are, my lamb"
she greeted Dolores. 'Right-o. Just
where yer ought to be, Cor bless yer
sweet face. Let these poor misfor-
tunate lads see that the sister o. the
new president amt too proud to care
for EN-. Ere, lass. old up the 'ead
o this young cockerel with the 'ole I'm
rs neck. Ere, lad. Tyke brace now
Ere's some O. your own people, not a
lot o bloomin' yeller bellies, come to
put something else In yer neck-some-
think that1I stimulate yer"
The "yOung cOckerel," a blond youth
Of scarce 20 summers, twisted his head
and grlnned up at Dolores as she knelt
beside him to lift him up. "Here, here.
sister" he mumbled, "yonll get that
white dress dirty. Never mind me. It's
just flesh wound, only my neck has
got stiff and I'm weak from loss OF
blood"
Mother jerks winked mt Webster as
she set glass OF brandy to the strick-
en- adventurers lips. "Give me n bit
o the white meat, as my sainted En-
cry used to s'y," she murmured com
ically.
Dolores looked up at Webster. s"I'n
stay here" she said simply "I've found
a job helping Mother jerks. You and
Don Juan may run along II you wish
know you're as curious as children"
They were. 1t would have been i'm
possible for any man with red corpus
cies In his blood to harken to the shoot
ing and shouts only three city blocks
distant without yearning to see the
fight itself.
"Tll return In Is inmates. at the
latest," he promised her, and with Don
Juan CnfeterO, who had helped himself
to rife and bayonet from one o, "a.
wounded, he ,Grnod The corner blto the
next street which they followed west
through a block plentifully sprinkled
with thn Hnod Of 70