Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-01-28

| since lOSt tneir novelty, the Dlooih
was Off the peach, as 1t were.
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
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 eliclting 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 little far
ther Caliph. Many OF the side streets
will be as safe and peaceful as one
could desire and IL 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
camaraderle, and declared they should
90 forth to adventure-but cautiously.
Webster glanced ar Don Juan. I'VE
can 90 half or three quarters av
mile out the Gale San Rosario, sol"
the Irishman answered. after that
twill not be q pleasant sight for the
young leddy-an' there may be some
shootin. Squads av the governmnt
TROOPS took refuge in the houses an
took to snipln'. Twill be SHOW wurrk
roundln the last av thin up. Even
afther the fight is over therell be
scatterIn' shootln scrares all av the
night long I'm thinkln',"
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 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 fiuently, 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 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 Il
machine gun had caught them as they
rushed ont of the police station to re-
pei the advancing mercenaries
Seeing that the main street OF the
city would assume even more grlsly
aspect the longer they followed 1t, Don
Juan led Webster and Dolores a cou-
| pie OF blocks down a cross street and
turned out into the Gale de Herman
deg. parallel to the Gale San Rosario.
] There had been no shooting in this
street, apparently; as they proceeded
not even stray bullet whlned down
the silent Gale.
Four blocks from the government
palace they found the narrow side
walks of this quiet street lined with
wounded from both sides, with doc
tor and half dozen Of Rlcardo'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. bloomln' yeller bellies, come to
put something else in yer 1eck-some-
think thatll 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. Its
Just flesh wound, only my neck has
got stiff and I'm weak from loss OF
blood"
Mother jerks winked at Webster as
she set glass OF brandy to the strick
en- adventurer's lips. "Glve me n BIZ
o. the white meat as my salnted En-
cry used to sy," she murmured com
ically.
Dolores looked up at Webster. I'll
stay here" she said simply. 1--WE fount
Job helping Mother jerks. You ant
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
: cles In his blood to harken to the shoot
ing and shouts only three city block
| distant without yearning to see tn
: fight itself.
| "rn return in is minutes, at tn
: latest" he promised her, and with Do
Juan Cafetero, who had helped hlmsel
: to rife and bayonet from one Of tn
. wounded, he turned the corner Into tn
next street which they followed wes
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