The Lamar register., 1923-01-31
Continued from Page Two)

Thorne's answer was faint smile.
He seemed ready to drop from the
saddle. Gale helped Ladd hold Thorne
upon the horse until they reached the
house. Belding came out again. His
welcome was checked as he saw the
condition of the cavalryman. Thorne
reeled into Dicks arms But lie was
able to stand und walk.
'Fm not hurt. Only weak -
starved" he said. 'Is Mercedes
Take me to her
She'll be well the minute she sees
him." averred Bedding. as he and Gale
led the cavalryman 10 Mercedes
room. There they left him and Gale
at least. felt his ears ringing with rhe
girls broken cry of joy.
When Belding and Gale hurried
forth again the rangers were tending
the tired horses. Upon returning Ia
the house Jim Lash calmly lit his
pipe, and Ladd declared that. hungry
as he was, he had 20 tell his story.
shore. Beldin'," began Ladd. ''thrt
was funny about Diablo catchin'
Blanco Sol. Funny ain't the word
nearly laughed myself 10 death. Well.
rode IN Sol's tracks all the way to
Casita. Never seen rebel or
raider TIL | got To town. ! went
straight to the camp of the cavalry
men. an found them just coolin' of
an dressin' down their hoss'S after
What looked tu me like big rld"
Some soldier took me to an nf r'r'~
Ill s,sI,f
NJ in ste just said. Laird, "
Thorne was there. too. an he was
bein' worked over by the camp doc
ter. l didn't ask no questions, be-
cause l seen quiet was needed round
that tent. After satisfying myself
that Nell was all right, an Thorne
In no danger. l went cut.
shore there was 20 darn many fel-
lers who wanted to an tried to tell
me what'd come on. thought I'd
never nnd out. But l get the story
piece By piece. An here's what hap
pened:
-Neli rode Blanco Sol a-tear1n' int
camp, an had a crowd round her In
q Jiny. She told who she was. where
she'd come from. an what she wanted.
Well, It seemed a day or SO before
Nell got there the cavalrymen had
heard word of Thorne. You see.
Theme had left camp on leave Of alb
sence some time before. In q few more
days It turned out pretty sure that for
some reason Rojas was holdin' Thorne.
Now, It happened when this news
came Colonel Weede was In Nogales
with his staff, an the officer left In
charge didn't know how to proceed
Rotas' camp was across the line In
Mexico, an ridin' over there was seri-
Gus business. 1t meant whole lot
more than just scatterin' one Greaser
camp. Thorne's feller soldiers was
anxious to get him out of bad fix.
hut they had to walt for orders.
when Nell found out Thorne was
bein' starved an beat In a dobe shack
no more'n two mile across the line,
she shore stirred up that cavalry
camp Shorel She told them soldiers
Rojas was holdin' Thorne-torturin
him to make him tell where Mercedes
was. An she begged the csvalrymen
10 rescue Thorne.
From the way II was told to me
| reckon them cavalrymen went up
in the air. Fine fiery lot Of young
bloods, / thought, achin' for scrap.
But the officer In charge. bein' In a
tlcklish place. still held out for higher
orders
Then Nell broke loose. You-all
know Nell's tongue Is sometimes like
a choya thorn. I'd have give some
thin to see her work up that soldier
outfit. Can't you fellers see her on
Blanco Sol with her eyes turnin'
blackr'
Ladd mopped his sweaty face with
his dusty scarf. He was beaming. He
was growing excited. hurried In his
narrative.
Right out then Nell swere she'd
go after Thorne. II them cavalrymen
couldn't ride with a western girl to
save brother American-let them
hang back, One feller, under orders,
tried TO stop Blanco Sol. An that
Teller invited himself 10 the hospital.
Then the cavalrymen went nyin' FOR
their hosses. II didn't take long for
every man In that camp TO get wind
of what was comm of. Shore they
,,.,a h.ap y,IId They strung out