Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-05-20

erHI spare CLIPS OF smells WnlCn lie
had left in his trunk. On his return
to the lobby, Dolores saw what a
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
Their, 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 a great air Of
camaraderie, and declared they should
go forth to adyenture-but cautiously
Webster glanced at Don Juan. 1--WE
can go a half or three quarters av
mile out the Gale San Rosario, sor,"
the Irishman answered. after that
twill not be a pleasant sight for the
young leddy-an' there may be some
shootin'. Squads av the governmint
throOps took refuge in the houses an
took to snipin'. Twill be SHOW wurrk
roundin the last av thin up. Even
afther the fight is over, there'll he
scatterin' shoOtin' scrapes all av the
night long, I'm thinkin'."
"At the slightest danger We'll turn
back" Webster announced and with
Don Juan Cafetero scouting the way
a block in advance they progressed
slowly toward the center Of the dis
turbance.
Soon they passed a horse dead in
the middle of the street; little far
Their on one of the machine-gun
company, lank Texan sat on
the curb rolling a cigarette with his
left hand. He had a 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 fuently, like the ex-
mule-Skinner he was.
Farther on another white invader
lay face down in the gutter; for him
the fight had ended almost ere it 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 a more grisly
aspect the longer they followed it, Don
Juan led Webster and Dolores a cOu-
pie of blocks down a cross street and
turned out into the Gale de Herman
DEE, parallel to the Gale San Rosario
There had been no shooting in this
street. apparently; as they proceeded
not even a stray bullet whined down
the silent Gale.
Four blocks from the government
noIonn thnu fOI1nd hn Gid
walks of this quiet street lined with
wounded from both sides, with a doc
tor and half a 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 'em. Ere, lass. Old up the cad
o. this young cOckerel with the ole in
is neck. Ere, lad. Tyke brace now!
'Ere's some O. your own people, not q
lot O. blOomin' yeler bellies, come to
put something else in yer neck-sOme-
think thatII stimulate yer"
The "young cockerel," blond youth
of scarce 20 summers, twisted his head
and grinned up at Dolores as she knelt
beside him to lift him up. Here, here,
sister," he mumbled, you'll get that
white dress dirty Never mind me. It's
just a flesh wound, only my neck has
got stiff and I'm weak from loss of
blood"
Mother jerks wnked at Webster as
she set a glass of brandy to the strick-
en- adventurer's lips "Give me a bit
O the white meat, as my sainted En-
cry used to s'y," she murmured COM
ically.
Dolores looked up at Webster. "Pll
stay here" she said simply. 1--WE found
a Job helping Mother jerks. You and
Don Juan may run along If you wish.
| know you're as curious as children"
They were. 1t would have been i'm