The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-02-10
0,rn,-s the uproar died away fully so

deunesa the uproar die6 away fulIy on
"rhey're going in with the bayonet
and machetes," somebody who knew
remarked laconically. walt and youh
hear the cheering"
They waited fully ten minutes out
presently. as the firing gradually died
away, they heard It. faint and lndis-
tlnqulshable at first, but gradually
coming nearer. And presently the
trained men in the palace heard II,
too. "Viya Rueyi vlval Viva Ruey J.
"All over but the shouting" Don
.Iuan remarked disgustedly. "The lads
in the palace will surrindher now. Sure
General Ruey was right afther all. For
why should he shoot holes In the house
he's goin' 10 live in, an where, be the
same token, he gives a dinner party
this nightT
arm glad the end is in sight" Web
ster replied. 1--WE have no interest In
this revolution, John, and 1t isn't up to
us TO horn In on the play; yet II 1t
went against the Ruey faction, fear
we'd be forced into active service In
spite of ourselves, There is such a
thing as fighting to save ones skin, you
,, know"
Don Juan laughed pleasurably.
"What n shame we missed the row out
beyant at the railroad embankmlnt,'
he declared.
81 wish you'd kept out of II, Don
Juan. What business had you In the
fight at the cuartell Suppose you'd
been killed.
"Small loss r. Don Juan retorted.
"I should have mourned you never
theless John"
"would you that same7" Don Juan's
buttermilk eyes lighted with affection
and pleasure. "would II put pang In
the heart of you. sor. to see me
stretched2"
Eyes, II would, John. You're a wild
impulsive, lunatlc, worthless Irishman
but there's n broad vein Of pay ore In
you, and want you to live until car
develop II. When Mr.. Geary returns
to operate the mine, he'll need fore
man he can trust"
sand do you trust me, sorf"
81 do indeed, John. BY the way, yot
never gave me your word Of honor Il
cut out red liquor for keeps. Up til
today I've had to watch you-and
don't want to do that. It isn't dignl
fed for either of us, and from toda!
on you must be a man or a mouse. i
you prove yourself man, ] want yol
In my business; II you prove yourself
a mouse, somebody else may have you
How about you John? The cantlna
will be open tonight, and fire waite
will be free to the soldiers OF the new
republic. Must / watch you tonight?
Don Juan shook his reckless REL
head. "Tll never let drop OF liquo
cross my lips without your permission
sor." he promised simply. II am tn
man and you are the master"
Wen shake hands on thatw Afte
the western habit of validating all vel
bal agreements with hand shak'
Webster thrust his hard hand out I
his man, who took II in both Of hi
and held II for half a minute. He wan
ed to speak, but couldn't; he cOul
only bow his head as his eyes cloude
with the tears Of his appreciation. "Al
sor," he blurted presently, "rd die 70
ye an welcome the chanst."
A Wild yell Of alarm broke out in tn
next block, at the north gate OF tn
palace; there was n sudden furry Q
rifle fire and cries OF "Here they come
Stop them Stop theml They'r
breaking outw
Without awaiting orders the hire
fighters along the wall--some IS {
them-leaped out into the street, form
ing a skirmish line, Just as a troop
cavalry, with drawn sabers. swel
around the corner and charged upC
the devoted little line. "Sarros mu
be thryln' to make his getaway" Dc
Juan Cafetero remarked coolly. al
eshptied saddle. "They threw op,
the big palace gate, AN the guards a
clearin' way for him to the bay
He emptied another saddle.
In the meantime Ricardo's fire ca
ers had not been idle. The instant II
guards turned into the street n dead
magazine fire Rad been opened o
them. They had already suffered hea,
fly winning through the gate and pas
the beslegers in front Of II. but ono
they turned the corner into the mex
street they had the FIRE of bur n hand
full Of men to contend with. Nevev
theless II was sufficiently deadly. Man
Of the horses In the front rank wen
down with their riders. forcing tn
maddened animals behind to clear thel
carcasses by leaping over them. whlc
some did. Many, however, trlpped an,
stumbled in their wild gallop, splllin
their riders.
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