The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1922-03-17

They followed Don Juan down the
gangway to the launch and sped back
to the city. The door of Leber's ware
house stood wide open; within was q
litter of greasy rags and broken
packing cases, with Leber, quite mys-
titled. sitting on a keg Of nails and
staring curiously at 1t all.
Guided by Don Juan CafeterO, Web
ster and Dolores. passed on up the
Gale San Rosario. Occasionally
bullet, fired two or three miles to the
west, droned lazily overhead or
dropped with sharp metallic sound
on the corrugated-iron roofs Of
building. At the hotel the proprietor
alone was in evidence, seated behind
the desk smoking in profound indif-
ference.
In response to Webster's eager in
quiries for the latest news from the
front. the placid fellow shrugged and
murmured: "Quien sabe?' Evidently
for him such stirring scenes had long
since lost their novelty; the bloom
was off the peach, as it were.
w SbSttI "tHl upstairs anu Htipcu
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 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 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."
II 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
camaraderie. and declared they should
go forth to adventure-but cautiously.
Webster glanced at Don Juan. 1--WE
can go half or three quarters av a
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 shlow wurrk
roundup the last av thin up. Even
afther the fight is over, there'll be
scatterin' shootin' scrapes all av the
night long, I'm thinkin'.''
"At the slightest danger We'll turn
back" Webster announced. and witt
Don Juan CafeterO scouting the wa!
a block in advance they progressed
slowly toward the center of the dis
turbance
Soon they passed horse dead IL
the middle of the street; little far
ther on one of the machinegur
company, lank Texan. sat OF
the curb rolling a cigarette with hi!
left hand. He had bullet through
his right shoulder and another through
the calf of his leg and had received n,
first aid attention; the flies were both
ering him considerably and he wa
cursing softly and fluently, like the ex
mule-skinner he was.
Farther on another white invade
lay face down in the gutter; for hin
the fight had ended almost ere it ha,
| begun In the next block half a dOz
en- sandalfooted Sobranteans, in tn
blue and red-trimmed uniform of tn
Guardia Civil. lay sprawled in uncoutl
! attitudes. where the first blast of