Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-01-21

SIuue uHtIl ~ uiSuppcdiNu III the ioN
lands.
A half hour passed; then to tn
south Of the city rocket flared sky
ward; almost instantly another flare,
from the west, followed presently b,
murmur scarcely audible, as OF
muffled snare drum, punctuated pres
emily by louder, sharper, lnslsten
puck-puck-puck that, had Webster bu
known II, was the bark of a Maxim
Vickers rapld-tlre gun throwing {
stream OF shells into the cantonment'
Of the government troops on the Fringe
Of the city.
Websters pulse quickened. "Thert
goes the 'tlllery to the south. sor,
Don Juan called, and even as h,
spoke, a shell burst gloriously over
the government palace, the white
walls of which were already looming
over the remainder of the city, now
family visible in the approaching
dawn.
THAT was TO awaken our friend
Sarros," Webster cried. "ll bet a
buffalo nickel that woke the old horse
thief up. There's another-and nm.
other"
The upronr Swelled. the noise grad.
ually drifting around the city from
west to south. forming, seemingly, Il
semlclrCe Of sound. "The govern
ment troops are up and doing now"
Webster observed, and speeded up his
motor 81 think 1t high time we played
the part Of frightened refugees. Maui
ser bullets kill at three miles. Some
Strays may drop out here in the bay"
He speeded the launch toward La
Estrelita, and as the craft scraped
in alongside the great steamers com
panion landing. her skipper ran down
the ladder 10 greet them and inquire
eagerly Of the trend Of events ashore.
I'VE LEFT in hurry the instant it
started" Webster explained. AS
Americans, we didn't figure we had
any interest In that scrap, either
way" He handed Dolores ont on the
stage, tossed their baggage
after her and followed; Don Juan
took the wheel, and the launch slid
out and left them there.
At the head Of the companion ladder
paused and turned for another
look at Buenayentura. To the west
three great fires now threw lurid
light skyward, knocking an equally
urd light to the east, that marked the
approach of daylight. He smiled.
Those are the cantonment barracks
he whispered to Dolores.
Ricardo is keeping his word. He's
Irving the rats back into their own
roles"
The weeks Of clean living. of alb
,tentlon from his wonted daily alco-
lolic ration, had inspired In Don Juan
'afeterO a revival OF his all but de-
unct interest in life; conversely. in
hese stirring times, he was sensible
# an equally acute interest in So
,rantean politics. for he was Irish
nd flabby indeed is that son of the
ireen Little Isle who, wherever he
nay be, declines to take hand In
ny public argument. For the love of
,olitics, like the love OF home, is new
r dead in the Irish.
II Is instinct with them--the
eritage, perhaps, Of centuries Of OPP
ressiOn and suppression, which nur-
ures rather than STILES the yearnlng
or place and power Now as Don
uan turned Leber's launch shoreward
nd kicked the motor wide open. he,
co. deserted against the dawn the
lare of the burning environments west
4 the city, and at the sight his pulse
,eat high with the lust of battle, the
onging to be In nj the death in this
where the hopes and aspi
atoms of those he loved were at stake.
Two months previously revolution
would have been a matter of extreme
to Don Juan; he would
AVE reflected that 1t was merely the
uts trying TO get in, and that II they
the sole benefit to the gen
raj public would be the privilege Of
aging the bill. Today, however, in the
that he had an opportuni.
V to fight beside white men and per
nance even up some old scores with
he Guardia Civil. it occurred sudden
v to Don Juan that ii would be
rave and yirtuous act to east his
ct with the Ruey forces. He was
icing reorgan2ed and rebuilt, and II
,ehooved him to do something TO dem
,nstrate his manhood.
Don Juan knew, of course, that
IlOuIu iDt ItUtlS lpNN anu llt Dt zap
ured. he would be executed yet this
contingency seemed far-fetched one,
n view of the fact that he had John
Stuart Webster at his back. ready TO
finance his escape from the city, Also
Don Juan had had an opportunity. In
he hills above San Miguel de Padua,
or critical study of Ricardo Ruey
md had come to the conclusion that
1t last real man had come to lib
crate Sobrante; further Don Juan
had had ocular evidence that John
Stuart Webster was connected with
the revolution for had he not snug
yled Ruey into the country? 1t was
to be the right-hand man
Of the president of rich little coun-
try like Sobrante; It was also some
thing to be as close to that rlght-hand
man as Don Juan was to his master.
hat is cool toned In daylight shows
YARN red tones at night. Red will
ppear more yellow under artificial