The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1921-04-07
CHAPTER XIV.

Throughout the forenoon Webster
and Dolores, from the deck of the
steamer, watched the city. BY ten
O'clock the sounds of battle had swell
ed to a deeper, steadier roar, and
refugees arriving brought various and
fragmentary stories of the fighting.
From this hodge-podge of misinforma-
ton, however, Webster decided that
Ricardo's troops were forcing the is
sue with vim and determine ton, and
since the most furious fighting was
city, 1t seemed reasonable to presume
the struggle was for possession Of the
arsenal and palace.
AT noon the deep diapason of con-
fiict began to slacken; by one O'Clock
1t had dwlndled considerably. and at
two o'clock Webster. gazing anxiously
cityward. observed Lebers launch
coming rapidly ont from shore. AT
the wheel stood Don Juan Cafetero;
as the launch shot In under the YES
sells side he looked up, searching for
Webster's face among the curious
throng that lined the rail.
"Who has won?' voice called. and
another. evidently a humorlst and
shrewd judge of human nature. re-
piled: "Why ask foolish questions2
The rebels of course. That fellows
Irish and the Irish are born rebels.
Look at the scoundrel. He's black
with gun grease and burned powder
where he isn't red with blood The
butcher"
'Faugh-a-ba llagh" he shrieked.
We've got the divils cornered now.
Twill he over two hours HINGE"
Don Juan tied up the launch at
the gangway and leaped up the lad
der. three steps at time. GLORY be
TO God" he panied and hurled him
self into Webster's arms. 81 was in
i'll was. | got back in time to catch
up wit the lads Mt the warehouse an
gamble you. Och. twas n grand bit
av a fight--whilst II lasted They put
me in the motor thruck. loadin' the
belts wit cartridges as fast as the
gunners emptied thin, but faith they
couldn't keep me there. | got into the
heart av the scrimmage. in the yard
av the arsenal ans faith twas well for
that little Docthor Pacheco ! did.
Twas wurrk to me likin I'd a ma
chete-"
''You bloodthlrsty scoundreli" Web
ster shook the war-mad son of Erin.
FOL IN rsafv I'm hff 10
hang around on the fringe of the fight,
and, bring us early news. Suppose
you'd been killed? Who would have
come for us then? Didn't I tell you
we had dinner engagement In the
palace?"
me on the fringes av a fghtF'
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 well
We know It,"
I'm amazed that you even remem-
bered your Instructions" Webster
rasped at him.
"Sure. our division had cl'aned up
nicely an I had nothln' else to do,
God bless We. They were hesiegin'
the palace whin left, an small
chance av takin' II for a couple av
hours: what fightin' there was on the
outside was street shootin'-an' not
to me likin'."
as 1t quite safe to bring Miss Ruey
ashore. John?"
"Tis safe enough at the Hotel Ma
teo. We have the city for half
mile beyant, in the rear av them-an'
they're not fightin' to get to the bay.
The guards an some av the Fifteenth
infantry reglmint are In the palace
an the Quartet close by, an thin
that we failed to get In the arsenal
have fined thin. But the bulk av the
Sarros army Is thryin' to break
trough TO the south an west. to get
- .::.ts. I've mind the SPUR