The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1921-07-01

we had a dinner engagement in the
palace?"
me on the fringes av fight?'
sputtered Don Juan, amazed and out
ragged. take shame for yerself, sor.
There was niver the likes av me hung
around the fringes av fight, an we'll
We know it,"
TIN amazed that you even remem-
bered your Instructions" Webster
raSped at him.
"Sure, our division had cl'aned up
nicely an l had nothin' else to do,
God bless We. They We're hesiegin'
the palace whin l left, an small
chance nv takin' it for couple nv
hours; what tightin' there was on the
outside was street shootin'-an' not
to me likin'."
as it que safe to bring Miss Ruey
ashore. ! Imp"
"Tis safe enough at the Hotel Ma
teo. We have the city for half a
mile heyant, in the rear nv thcm-an'
they're not 1ightin' to get To the bay.
The guards an some av the Fifteenth
infantry rcgimint are in the palace
an the Quartet close by, an thin
that we failed to get In the arsenal
have tined thin. But the bulk av TIE
Sarros army is thryin' to break
trough to the south an west. to get
to- the hills. Dye mind the spur
thrack that runs in scmi-circle
around the city? Well. thin. the reb
els are hchint the emhankmint tal>in'
it aisy. Have no worry, sor. Whin
we've took the palace We'll move on
an dhrive the vagabones from hchint
M to that railroad emhankmint where
Gneral Ruey can bid them the time
av day"
Webster turned to Dolores. "Do you
| wish to go ashore?"
She nodded, her flashing eyes bent
| in admiration upon the CORY grimy
| Don Juan Cafetero. for she was half
| Irish. and in that amazing meeting
! she knew the outcast for one of her
| blood. II think my brother will sleep
| in his fathers old room tonight" she
| murmured softly. Sand l would sleep
| in mine"
They followed Don Juan down the
| gangYay to the launch and sped back
to the city. The door of Leber's ware
house stood wide open; within was
litter of greasy rags and broken
packing cases. with Leber, quite mys-
titled, sitting on a keg of nails and
staring curiously at it all.
Guided by Don Juan Cafetero, Web
ster and Dolores passed on up the
Gale San Rosario. Occasionally a
bullet, fired two or three miles to the
west, droned lazily overhead or
dropped with sharp metallic sound
on the cOrrugated-iron roofs of a
building. At the hotel the proprietor
alone was in evidence, seated behind
the desk smoking in profound indif-
| ference.
In response to Webster's eager in
quiries for the latest news from the
front, the placid fellow shrugged and
murmured: "Quien Sahe?' Evidently
for him such stirring scenes had long
since lost their novelty; the bloom
was off the peach, as it We're.
Webster went upstairs and helped
himself to another automatic and sew
eral spare clips of shells which he
had left in his trunk. On his return
to the lobby Dolores saw what n
very nearsighted person, indeed, would
have seen--to wit: that he was not
pleased to remain in the hotel and
with the spirit of adventure strong
within him was DESTROYS 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"
81 do not like to have you run the
slightest risk" he began, but she
pooh-poohed him into silence, took
him by the arm with great air of
camaraderie, and declared they should
go forth to adventure-but cautiously.
Webster glanced at Don Juan. eve
can go a half or three quarters av a
mile out the Gale San Rosario, sor,"
the Irishman answered. "After that
twill not he n pleasant sight for the
young leddy-on' there may be some
shootin'. Squads av the goyernmint
TROOPS took refuge in the houses an
took TO snipin'. Twill be SHOW wurril
roundin' the last av thin up. Even
afther the fight is over, there'l be
scatterin' shootin' scrapes all av the
night long, Tn thinkin'."
Eat the slightest danger We'll turn
back" Webster announced, and with
Don Juan Cafetero scouting the way
Il block in advance they progressed
slowly toward the center of the dis
turbance.
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