The Lamar register., 1923-01-24

Bedding. "Laddy, from the looks of
thar trail the Grensers are having
trouble with the horses"
TON, shore hoy could see that"
replied l.addy. Ask Yaqui tu tell us
where the raiders are headin' an II
there's water"
II WAS wonderful to see the Yauui
point. With stick he traced II line in
the sand. and then at the end of that
another line al right angles. He-Innde
crosses and marks and holes, and AS
he drew the rude map he talked in
Yaqui, In spanish; with q word here
and there In English. Bedding trans
lated as best he could. The raiders
were heading southeast toward the
railroad that ran from Nogalss down
Into Sonora. II was four days travel.
bad trail. good sure waterhole one
day out; then water not sure for two
days. Raiders, not looking for pur-
suit. could be headed and ambushed
that night at the first waterhole, q
natural trap in q valley.
The men returned to the ranch.
The rangers ate and drank while max
ing hurried preparations for travel.
Blanco Sol and the cowboys horses
were fed, watered, and saddled. Ladd
refused to ride one of Belongs
whites. He was quick and cold.
Get me long-range rife an lots
of shells. Rustic. now" he said. "T
want a gun thatll outshoot the dinky
little carbines an muskets used by
the rebels. Trot one out an be quick"
I've got .4O5. long g-barrsled
heavy rife thatll shoot a mile / use
It for mountain sheep. But Lsddy.
it1l break that bronch's back"
"His back won't break SO easy.
Dick take plenty OF shells for your
Remington. An don't forget your
field glass"
In less than an hour after the time
Of the raid the three rangers. heavily
armed and superbly mounted on fresh
horses, rode out on the trail. As Gale
turned TO look back from the far bank
Of Forlorn river. he saw Nell waving
white scarf. He stood high In his
stirrups and waved his sombrero.
Then the mesquite hid the girls slight
figure. and Gale wheeled grim-faced
10 follow the rangers
They rode In single file with Ladd
In the lead. lie took a bee-line course
for the white escarpment pointed out
by the Yaqui; and nothing save deep
washes and impossible patches OF
cactus or rocks made him swerve
from It,
At noon the rangers got out OF the
thick cactus The desert floor inclined
perceptibly upward When Gale got
an unObstructed view of the slope OF
the escarpment he located the raiders
and horses In another hours travel
the rangers could see with naked eyes
n long. faint moving streak Of black
and-white dots.
They're headin' for that yellow
pass" said Ladd. pointing to a break
| In the eastern end of the escarpment
when they get out Of sight we'll
rustic I'm thinkin' that waterhols
the Yaqui spoke Of lays in the pass"
The rangers Travelled swiftly over
| the remaining miles Of level desert
leading to the ascent of the escarp-
ment When they achieved the gate
way OF the pass the sun was low In
the west Ladd gave the word to
| tie up horses and go forward on foot.
The narrow neck of the pass opened
and descended into a valley half mile
wide. perhaps twice that In length
1t had apparently unscalable slopes OF
weathered rock leading up TO beetllng
walls.
Keep down. boys" said Ladd.
There's the waterhole. an hosses
have sharp eyes. Shore the Yaqui
figgered this place. | never seen It's
! like for trap"
Both white and black horses showed
against the green, and a thin curling
column OF blue smoke rose lszlly from
amid the mesqultes.
81 reckon we'd better wait TIL dark.
or mebhy daylight" said Jim Lash.
LET me tigger some. Dick. what
do you make OF the outlet to this
holei Looks rough TO me-
With his glass Gale studied the mar.
row construction of walls and rough
ened rising floor
"Laddy, IFS harder TO get out at
that end than here" he replied
"Shore that's hard enough, Let me
have look. Well. boys. II don't
take no figgerin' for this job Jim,
I'll want you at the other end blOcklu