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MONDAY, JUNE 29.
FIRM. BAY IN
THE INCOME TAX
Payments of Income Tax As
sesments Must Be Made by
Tcmoirow Night.
Washington.—'Tomorrow is the Ti
ns 1 day or payment of income tax
assessments and interna! revenue '•ol
leetors throughout the United States
are working day and night handling
the payments of the corporations who
have deferred meeting requirements
of the law almost until the last mo
ment.
A penalty of 5 per cent will attach
to delinquent assessments paid by
July 10th and for every additional
month of delay the penalty will he
one per cent. This penalty cannot
be waived excepting upon estates of
insane, deceased or insolvent persons.
For the present the commissioner
of •internal revenue is giving no at
tention to fradulent returns although
much information is reaching the de
p.rtment every day concerning per
sons who are trying to dodge the tax.
As soon as the receipts from honest
returns have been disposed of the
commissioner and his assistants will
begin their investigation of the dodg
ers, Beginning about August Ist in
every community an investigation
will be made of the incomes of all
persons who are supposed to fall
within the provisions of the law .
THE GOLD AND SILVER
1913 GEORGIA OUTPUT
Washington—The mine production
o' gold in Georgia in 1913 was 730.85
fine ounces, valued at $15,108, and
the output of silver was 75 fine oun
ces. valued at $45, according to H. D.
McCaskey, of the United States
Geological Survey. The production of
gold in 1912 was valued at $14,360.
The yield of placer gold was 414.57
fine ounces in 1913, against 331.18
ounces in 1912, and the output from
quartz or deep mines was 316.28 fine
ounces, against 263.49 ounces in 1912.
The production of silver from placers
and deep mines was 22 and 53 fine
ounces, respectively, against 23 and
54 ounces in 1912. The precious mat
als were produced by 27 placers and
12 deep mines in Gerogia in 1913.
A total of 2,614 short, tons of sili
cious gold ores, which an average
gold and silver recovery of $2.51 a
ton, wag treated in Georgia in 1913,
against 1,359 short tons, with an av
erage recoverery of $5.53, n 1912.
‘JUDASES In""|TS OWN
RANKS’ IS ONLY DANGER
TO CONSTITUTIONALISTS
(Continued from page one.
ammunition, which they say is still in
Monterey.
Villa's return north is regarded here
gs ominous by both factions.
r
Asks More Time.
Washington.—Carranza’s request for
more time to consult his military
chiefs over the proposal for a confer
ence with Huerta’s delegates at Nia
gara Falls served today as another
cause for delay in efforts to restore
order in Mexico. It was believed the
mediators would be able to reply to
the revolutionary leader's request
within the next day or two.
The mediators were informed by
Carranza that acceptance of any sug
gestion for a new provisional govern
ment which would be discussed at the
proposed conference might require
s .me change in the plan of Guada
lupe. the revolutionary declaration
declaration of principles.
Consent of Chiefs.
To do that. Carranza stated, would
require the consent of his military
chiefs. He was said to have given as
surances that the council of generals
would be hastened.
Some of the revolutionary represen
tatives here declared Carranza had
come to look with favor toward the
conference but others were not cer
tain of the outcome. The latter as
serted that whatever course was taken
along the lines of diplomacy the mili
tary campaign would not be halted.
“Judases in Our Ranks.”
A perplexing element was injected
into the situation here today by the
apparent disagreement among Car
ranza's Washington agents over the
recent internal disputes that threat
ened to upset relations between the
two constitutionalist leaders. Reports
from the border quoted Carranza as
having declared that the constitution
ist party has nothing to fear except
from “the Judases in its own ranks.”
The representatives called attention to
the recent statement attacking Gen.
Angles which was authorized by Al
fredo Breceda, Carranza’s personal
aide, now in Washington. There was
some disagreement among members of
the junta over the question of giving
out that statement.
By American Money.
Publication of alleged correspond
ence between Carranza and Sherburne
G. Hopkins, a Washington lawyer, re
lating to plans for conserving Nation
al Railway properties, stirred the con
stitutionalist leaders. Alleged com
munications between Mr. Hopkins and
11 Clay Pierce, oil magnate and one
of the principal owners of National
Railways stock, were Included. State
uvents published In this connection In
timated the revolution was hacked by
American financial interests. Hop
kins denied that, and Raefael Zubar
an and Luis Cabrera ssserted the con
stitutionalists had received no finan
cial aid from American interests and
particularly denied any relationship
with Pierce.
There were Intimations today that
the Mcldent might be aired in con-,
gress.
CAMPAIGN On’tHE BUBONIC
PLAGUE. SHARP
(Continued from Pag* 1.)
catching and fumigation are being
sent to New Orleans and a corps of
experts in plague eradication. Includ
ing Surgeon Creel of the public health
service, will carry out the surgeon gen
eral'* plans.
Warnings Bent.
As a precautionary measure to pre
tent spread of the infection by ship
ping. Surgeon General Blue today sent
warnings to health authorities of the
Atlantic coast states and to those of
the Mississippi river states as far
er.nh as lowa, suggesting-that they
take t.p the work of.rodent eradication
actively.
Municipal health officials who have
asked for aid arc being furnished with
advices. The mots improved methods
to prevent the spread of the infection
will be put in force immediately at
New Orleans.
“Rat Guards” on Hawser*.
Mobile, Ala. —Dr. Charles A. Mohr,
city health officer of Mobile, today
was delegated by the Alabama state
health officer Dr. W. H. Sanders, to
visit New Orleans and assist in pre
venting the spread of bubonic plague
on the gulf coast. Vessels from New
Orleans will not be allowed to dock
here without "rat guards” on all haw -
sers.
ASSASSINATION OF HEIR
OF THE HAPSBURGS AND
WIFE CAREFULLY DONE
(Continued from page one).
day's tragic event. All of them dwelt
on the devotion to duty of the late
archduke and to the Important services
he rendered to the army and navy
General expression was given to the
conviction that the people of the dual
monarchy would rally round the ven
erable emperor.
Carefully Planned.
London. —Every dispatch today from
Sarayevo a,.d Vienna brought addi
tional evidence that the assassination
of Archduke Francis Ferdinand and
the Duchess of Hohenburg was one
of the most carefully planned crimes
ever carried out against royal person
ages. Indications show that it was
engineered by persons possessing more
mature organizing ability than that
of the youthful assassin. It gene
rally is thought in Austria and Hun
gary that the plotters had thetr head
quarters in Belgrade, the Servian capi
tal.
Serb Hatred.
Servian hatred of Austrians, which
always has been violent, has been fo
mented by newspapers in Belgrade
and agitators throughout Servia and
Bosnia, who (have helped to inflame
the minds of'the students and to in
duce them to sacrifice thetr lives in
the Lelief that they will go down to
histo y as patriots.
Yesterday’s crime seems likely to
have a contrary effect to that desired
by its authors. Even before the bodies
of the murdered couple have been in
terred the Austrian authorities are
contemplate .g severe measures
against the Serbs among the Inhabi
tants of Austria and Bosnia. These
measures are likely further to em
bitter relations between the two coun
tries, as w'ell as those between Aus
tria and Russia, the protector of all
the Serbs.
Knew of Danger. .
Archduke Francis Ferdinand, it is
asserted today, was well aware of the
danger he was running during his tour
of Bosnia, which he undertook as in
spector general of the forces of the
empire. The Servian minister at Vi
enna told the archduke of the peril
o” hi„ visit to Sarayevo at the pres
ent time and implored him even if he
insisted on going there himself ai
least to leave the duchess at home.
The duchess, however, insisted that
her place was at her husband's side
When the archduke and the duchess
arrived at Sarayevo on Saturday some
signs of hostility were shown. Just
before the couple passed through the
city, authorities succeeded in getting
rid of a great display of Servian flags
which the people had hoisted instead
of the Austrian colors. At a session
of the Bosnian diet, called to express
sorrow at the death of the archduke,
four Servian deputies appeared in
light suifs in contrast to the somber
black of their fellow deputies.
Bombs Found.
The plans of the assassins contem
plated, it is said, the blowing up of
the royal train when the archduke
end his wife were leaving Sarayevo,
in the -ase the attempt by Gavrio
Prinzip failed. It wrns learned today
that several bombs w’ere found along
the Sarajevo railway.
Prinzip’S own plans were carefully
laid. He secreted himselr behind a
building at a spot where it was neces
sary for the archduke’s car to slacken
speed. Some accounts of the crime
say that Prinzip actually stood on
the step of the ducal car as he fired
the shots.
Large Sum of Money.
l.i Prinzip's rooms police today
found a large sum of money which
they say is further proof that he was
a paid assassin of some Servian or
ganization. The sympathy not only
of the rulers but of the people, of Eu
rope has been expressed today' to the
aged emperor, Francis Joseph, whose
much needed rest at his ummer resi
dence at Ischl has been broken by the
crime.
Its Effect.
Vienna. —The assassination of Arch
duke Francis Ferdinand at Sarayevo is
bound to have a momentous political
effect on the dual monarchy of Aus
tria-Hungary.
Archduke Karl, who now becomes
heir presumptive, is comparatively
unknown. Emperor Francis Joseph has
not many years to reign and in the
nature of things, the empire must in a
comparatively short time be governed
by an inexperienced prince instead ol
a ruler with twenty years’ close ac
quaintance with state affairs and sec
ond only in effect to the emperor him
self.
Renounced Title.
Archduke Francis Ferdinand, on be
riming heir to the throne, formally
renounced all title to the throne on
behalf of his children. This was neces
sary because Austrian laws debar the
offspring of morganatic marriages be
coming rulers of the country.
The death of Francis Ferdinand will
throw all burdens of government upon
the aged emperor and at the moment
It Is next to irnposihle to predict what
political results will follow.
Strong Personality.
The late archduke had a strong per
sonality and wielded enormous Influ
ence In every department of political,
military and naval affairs. He pos
sessed a temperament of fiery energy
and had strong clerical sympathies.
He was bitterly opposed to Hungary
and all separatist movements. He
was in favor of the restoration of tem
poral power of the pope, which made
him unpopular with Italy, endangered
Italian alliance and Is believed to have
looked to an alliance with southern
Slav races to counteract Hungarian
Influence. Whether this was true or
not he certainly was anxious to In
crease Influence In the Balkans arid
worked energetically with that aim In
view, which is held as explaining Ser
vian antagonism toward him.
IJttle is known of Archduke Karl
Francis Joseph’s political leanings,
but it is supposed that with the dis
appearance of such a strong person
ality Austria may soon enter upon a
period of greater quietude than she
would have Experienced under Arch
duke Francis Ferdinand.
N EW ORLEANS 00TT0N
Nsw Orlssns.*— I The price of cotton was
ftve to ten points up on the first rail
today and in the early trading buying
was heavy enough o widen ths rise to
twelve to fourteen points.
fHE AUGUSTA HERALD. AUGUSTA, Ga.
Markets
Middling closed today at
14Hc.
Tone Steady.
Middling last year 1214 c.
Good ordinary ...11 7-8
Strict good ordinary 12 3-8
Low middling 13 1-4
Strict low middling 13 7-8
Middling 14 1-8
Strict middling 14 3-8
Good middling -
Tinges, first 14
T;nges, second 13
Previous Day's Figures
Good ordinary H 7-8
Good ordinary * ...11 7-1
Strict good ordinary .....12 3-1
Low middling 13 1-4
Strict low middling 14
Middling 14 1-4
Strict middling 14 1-"
Good middling ———•
Tinges, first 14
Tinges, second 13 3-8
NEW YORK COTTON
Mew York.—-The cotton market show
ed considerable firmness at the opening
today. Cables were better than due, a
Memphis authority :ss ed a crop report
indicating a condition of 78. H per cent
comparing with 78 per cent last month
and weather advices indicated little
change over the week-end. First pVices
were three to eight points higher and
the market soon sold up ten to sixteen
on covering and bull support. July was
relatively firm on reports that over 20,-
000 bales of the cotton delivered on jtlie
fivst notices were being taken up by spot
interests.
Cotton futures closed steady.
High. Low. Close.
July 12.90 12.83 12.85
August 12.98 12. S 12.86
October 12.7 S 12.68 12.68
December '12.82 12.72 12.72
January 12.70 12.60 12.60
March T 2.71 12.65 12.61
LIVERPOOL COTTON
Liverpool.—Cotton spot steady; good
middling 8.15: middling 7.63; low mid
dling 7.15. Sales 4,000; speculation and
export 300. Receipts 9,000. Futures
steady.
June 7.4914
June and July 7.32
July and August 7.32
August and September ... 6.1514
October and November 6.83%
December and January 6.74%
January and February 6.74%
March and April v 6.76%
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET
Chicago, lll*.—Higher cables tendeAto
keep traders away from the selling side
of the wheat market today. Opening
prices which were unchanged to 1-4
higher were followed by a slight reac
tion, then by a sharp advance ana later
by a material sag.
Rain breaking the drought southwest
had a weakening effect on corn but
wheat strength helped the market. After
starting unchanged to 3-8 lower. Prices
declined moderately and afterward ral
lied briskly.
Oats swayed with other grains.
Provisions were steadied by lighter
hog prices.
Open. High Low Close
WHEAT —
July .... 7814 79% 77% 77*4
Sept .... 78% 78% 77% 77*4
CORN—
July .... 88% 68*4 67% 63
Sept .... 68% 67% 66*4 66(4
OATS—
July .... 37% 38% 37*4 37%
Sept .... 36% 36% 38% 36
PORK-
July . . . ,212 ft 213 a 212 ft 2136
Sept . . . .2005 2015 2095 2010
LARD—
Julv . . . .1000 1007 1000 1007
Sept . . . .1017 1022 1017 1022
RIBS—
Julv . . . .1150 1160 1150 1160
Sept . . . .1152 1157 1152 1157
LIVE STOCK MARKET
CHICAGO HOG AND CATTLE MARKET
Chicago, Ills. —Hogs: Receipts 35,000;
strong; hulk 830a845: light 815a845; mix
ed 805a850; heavy 795a845; rough 705a
a810; pigs 825a835.
Cattle: Receipt 17,000; steady; beeves
750a945; cows and ..eifers 370a890; steers
600a825; Stockers and feeders 610aS10;
calvss 65a0965.
Sheep: Receipts 22.000; i l ow; sheep
550a625; yearlings 630a730; lambs 610a
-825; springs 675a925.
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Mrs. Rachel Grlbley, Beaver Dam,
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them. A few days’ treatment con
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I needed. I continued to use them
for several weeks and they cured
me.” For sale by all dealers.
GREATEST KANSAS CROP
Topeka, Kas. The Kansas wheat crop
will make 134,000,000 bushels, according
to r report today by F. I*. Coburn, sec
retary of the state hoard of agriculture
showing the condition of winter wheat
to be .08 of a full crop. The crop Is
00,000,000 bushels greater than any pre
vious Kansas crop.
The condition of com Is given at 93.8
or 8.3 belter than a year ago.
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MR. WALTER A. CLA^K
IS AT PINE HEIGHTS
County Treasurer Walter A. Clark,
who has been In feeble health for
some time, is now at Pine Heights
sanitarium, where he will stay about
two weeks resting up. Mr, Clark is
said to be getting better and his
friends hope by the time he Is out
again Yip will have regained hla health
completely.
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When relief from rheumatic pains
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✓
The Land of Broken Promises
===================== By DANE COOLIDGE
A Stirring Story of the -THE FIGHTING FOOL,” "HIDDEN WATERS,"
"THE TEXICAN,” Etc.
RLeXlCdfl ReVoltltiotl Illustrations by DON J. LAVIN
A story of border Mexico, vivid,
Intense, such as has never before
been written, Is this one of Ameri
can adventurers Into the land of
manana. Texan, mining engineer,
Spanish senor and senorlta, peon,
Indian, crowd its chapters with
clear-cut word pictures of busi
ness, adventure and love, against
a somber background of wretched
armies marching and counter
marching across a land racked by
revolution and without a savior.
(Continued from Yesterday.)
He had hoard ft said that fn the
Yaqul country no white man. no mat
ter how well he was mounted, could
outdistance the Indians on foot, and
now he knew it was true. But why
this killing haste on the part of Ami
go? He had neither friends nor kin
In town; why, then, should he run so
fast to warn them of the enemy?
They racked on, up one hill and
down another, while the Insurrectos
followed the canyon that swung to the
south, and finally, in a last soramble,
they mounted a rocky ridge, and
looked down upon old Fortuna.
Already the hard-driven peons were
out in the fields at work and smoke
was rising from the mescal still. Ara
gon was busy, but his labors would be
worse than wasted If the red-flaggers
took him prisoner. As Bud breathed
his horse he hesitated whether to ride
back and warn him or press on and
notify Fortuna; hut even for that
brief spell the Yaqul could not wait.
“Adlos,” he said, coming close and
holding out his black hand; "I go this
we.y!” And he pointed along the ridge.
“But why?” said Bud, still at a loss
to account for hie haste. Then, seeing
the reticence In the Indian's eyes, he
thrust out his hand In return.
“Adlos, Amigo mio!” he replied, and
with a quick grip the Yaqul was gono.
With that same deceptive speed he
shambled through the buches. still lug
ging the heavy rifle and making for
higher ground. Bud knew he had
some purpose—he even had a sneak
ing idea that It was to take pot-shots
at Captain del Rey—but six months in
Mexico had made him carelese, and he
half hoped the Yaqul would win.
The captain had It coming to him
for his brutality, but with Aragon It
was different—Aragon bad a wife and
Speed Was What Was Needed.
daughter—and, with the memory of
Gracia In his mind, Hud sent his horse
plunging down the ridge to warn them
before it was too late.
There were some brush fences to be
Jumped, but Copper Bottom took them
flying, and as they cut into the river
trail he made the mud-puddles splash.
Across the fields to the south Bud
could see the peons running for cover
—the Insurrectos must be in sight be
yond the hills.
He was going south, they were mov
ing west, but It was five miles north
again to the town. Hpeed was what
was needed and Copper Bottom gave
his best. They dashed Into Fortuna
like a whirlwind, und Hooker raised
his voice In a high yell.
"Insurrectos!” he shouted. "Ladro
nes 1 Pr-onto a Fortuna!"
There was a rush, a moment's si
lence, and then heads appeared from
every window and women ran scream
ing with the news. Aragon came rush
ing from the store and confronted him
angrily; then, reading conviction In
his tones, he called for horses and ran
frantically Into the house.
A shrill screech came from the hill
side, where a serving-woman had
scampered to view the valley, and, as
she pointed her finger and screamed,
mothers laid bold of thetr little ones
and started up the valley on foot.
Btill the men ran about. In the horse
pen and Aragon adjured his women
folk in. tfcs house. Burning with I®-
patience. Bud spurred his way to the
corral where they were fumbling with
roata and rigging and dropped a rope
on the first horse he saw. Then he
snatched a slde-saddlo from a trem
bling peon and slapped It on the
brute’s back. Grabbing up the bridle,
he led the horse back to the house and
bridled it while he shouted for haste.
Still the women tarried, and the
sound of galloping came from the
south. Then, as all seemed lost, the
Mexicans came bumping out from the
stable with the family coach, Aragon
and hie wife leaped In, and Gracia,
neatly attired in a riding-skirt, caino
tripping down the steps.
Even In such times as these she
seemed to realize her first duty to
herself, and Hooker had to gaze for a
moment before ho helped her up. She
offered her foot and vaulted lightly
into the saddle; the coaoh went pound
ing on ahead; and as the servants
scattered before her she galloped oft
at the side of Bud.
Behind them the rumble of distant
hoofs rose up like the roaring of wa
ters, and the shrieks of fleeing women
echoed from the roadside, but once
safely In the canyon their lead was
never lessened and, with coaoh-horses
galloping and postllloiiß lashing from
both sides, the whole cavalcnde swept
Into the plaza while the town of For
tuna went mad.
Already the great whistle was blow
ing hoarsely, Its deep reverberations
making the air tremble as If with fear,
Americans were running back and
forth, distributing arms and rushing
their women to cover; Don Juan, his
chin quivering with excitement, was
Imploring all comers to be calm; an
the Aragons, coming flying up to the
door, added the last touch to the panic.
They with their eyes had seen the
rebels; they were riding In from the
south! Other men, equally excited,
swore they were coming from the
north, and a disorderly body of So
nora miners, armed as If by maglo
with guns which had long lain hidden,
banked themselves about the store and
office and clamored for more and more
cartridges. Then a rip of gun-flre
echoed from across the canyon, and
the miners made a rush to the attack.
The whistle, which had obscured all
sound as a cloud obscures tbs light,
stopped suddenly In Its roar, and the
crowd at the hotel became calm. The
superintendent, a wiry, gray-halred
little man, with decision In every
movement, came running from his
fort-like house on the hill and ordered
all the women to take shelter there
and take their children with them.
So, while the rifles rattled gnd etray
bullets began to knock mud from the
walls, they went straggling up the hill,
rich and poor, patrician and peon,
while the air was rent by the wails
of the half-Indian Mexican women,
who held themselves as good as cap
tured by the revoltosos, concerning
whose scruples they entertained no
Illusions.
The women of the aristocracy bore
themselves with more reserve, as be
fitting their birth and station, and the
Americans whp gathered about them
with their protecting rifles pretended
that all would be well; but in the
minds of every one was that same
terror which found expression In the
peon wall and, while scattered rebels
and newly armed miners exchanged
volleys on both sides of the town, the
non-combatant Americans sought out
every woman and rushed her up to the
big house. There, If worst came to
worst, they could make a last stand,
or save them by a ransom.
So, from the old woman who kegt
the candy stand In the plaza to the
wives of the miners and the Cherished
womenfolk of the landowners, tljey
were all crowded Inside the broad halls
of the big house; and seventy odd
Americans, armed with company rifles,
paced nervously ulong the broad veran
das or punched loopholes In the adobe
walls that inclosed the summer garden
behind.
Along with the rest wont Hooker
and Gracia, and, though her mother
beckoned and her father frowned
sternly, the wilful daughter of the Ara
gons did not offer to leave him as they
scampered up the bill. In fact, sh«
rode close beside him, spurring when
he spurred and, finally, when the
shower of stray bullets had passed,
she led on around the house.
"Won’t you help me take my horse
Inside the walls?” shs asked. Hud
followed after her, circling the fortress
whose blank adobe walls gave shelter
to the screaming women, and she
smiled upon him with the most en
gaging confidence.
"I know you will have to go soon,”
she said, “and I suppose I've got to be
shut In with those creatures, but we
must be sure to save our horses. Some
bullets might, hit them, you know, and
then we could not run away!
“You remember your promise!" she
reminded, as Hud gazed at her In as
tonishment. "Ah, yes, I knew you did
—otherwise you would not have picked
such a good horse for me. This roan
is my father's best riding horse. You
must put yours Inside the wall with
him, and when the time Is right we
will CH tJOem and jjde for the line.”
ICopyright. 1914. by Frank A. Munsey.)
"What?’’ cried Hooker Incredulous
ly, "with the country full of rebels?
TheyYe liable to take the town in half
an hour!”
"No. lndoed they will not!” respond
ed Gracia with spirit "You do not
understand the spirit of us Sonorans I
-'^l
i ,
it ’
Women and Children Took Bhelter
There.
Can’t yon see how the firing hao slack
ened? The miners have driven your
rebels back already, and they will do
more—they will follow them up and
kill them! Then, when the rebels are
In flight and Del Key and his rurales
are away, that will be a good time for
us to slip off and make our dash for
the line!”
“Nothing doing!” announced Hooker,
as he dismounted at the corral. “You
don’t know what you're talking about!
But I will leave my horse here,” he
added; "I sure don’t want him to get
hurt.”
“But you promised!” protested Gra
cia weakly.
“Promised nothing!” retorted Bud
ungraciously. “I promised to tako care
of you, didn’t I? Well, what's the uae
of talking, then? You better stay right
here, where you’re safe. Come on,
let’s go to the house!”
“No!” cried Gracia, her dark eyes
turning misty with Imminent tears.
“Oh, Mr. Hooker!" she burst out,
“didn’t I keep them all waiting while I
put on this rldlng-sklrt? 1 thought you
had come to take me away I What do
I care to be safe? I want to be free!
I want to run away—and go aorosa the
line to dear Phil I” she faltered. Thao
she looked up at him sharply and her
voice took on an accusing tone.
"Aha!" she said, as If making some
expected discovery, “so that Is It! I
thought perhaps you were afraid!”
“What?” demanded Bud, put sud
denly upon the defensive.
“I might have known It,’’ soliloquized
Gracia with conviction. “You ore
jealous of dear Phil!"
“Who? Me?” cried Hooker, smiling
down at her grimly. "Well, let It go
at that,” ho said, as she regarded him
with an arch smile. “I’d certainly be
a fool to take all those chances for
nothing. Let him steal his own girl—
that’s what I say!”
"Now that, Mr. Hooker,"'burst out
Gracia In a passion, “Is very unkind —
and rude! Am I a woman of the town,
to be stolen by one man or another?
Am I—” •
“That’s what you would be,” put In
Bud, with brutal directness, “If these
rebels got hold of you. No, ma’am, I
wouldn't take you out of this town for
a hundred thousand dollars. You don’t
know what you're talking about, that’s
all! Walt till the fighting Is over—
gee! Did you hear that? Come, on,
let’s get Into the house!”
He ducked suddenly a* a bullet went
spang against the corrugated iron roof
above them and, seizing her by the
hand, he half dragged her through a
side door and Into the summer garden.
Here a sudden outcry of women’s
voices assailed their ears like a rush
of wind and they beheld peon mothers
running to and fro with their scream
ing children clasped to their breasts or
dragging at tlpbr skirts. A few help
less men wero trying to keep them
quiet, but as the bullets begun to thud
against the adobe walls the garden be
came a bedlam.
Gracl.. stood and surveyed the scene
for a moment, Ignoring the hulking
Hud with disdainful eyes. Then she
snatched her hand Indignantly away
and ran to pick up a child. That was
all, but Hooker knew what she thought
of ,ilm.
He passed through the house, ho
ping to discover where she had gone,
but all he heard was her commanding
voire as she silenced the walling wom
en, nd, feeling somehow very much
out oi place, he stepped forth Into the
open.
After all. for a rnan of his build, the
Open was best. Let the white-handed
hoys stay with the ladles—they under
stood their ways.
SEVEN
CHAPTER XXII.
The superintendent’s house stood efi
a low bench above the town, looking
out over all the valley, but protected
by a high hill behiP'’ upon the summit
of which was placed a mammoth black
water tank.
In its architecture the case grande
was an exact replica of a hot-country
hacienda, a flat-roofed, one-storie**
square of adobe bricks, whitewashed
to keep off the sun and presenting on
three sides nothtng but dense tree*
planted near for shade. Along the
front was a long arcade, the corredor,
graced by a series of massive arches
which let In the light and air. Inside
were low chambers and long passages ;
and, behind, the patio and garden of
orange and flg trees.
Built for a sumptuous dwelling, it
became in a moment a fort and, *lth
men on the high hill by the tank it
wae practically Impregnable to direct
assault.
As Hooker stepped out on to the cov
ered porch with his saddle-gun in his
hand he became simply one more of a
band of excited Americans, all armed
and ready to defend the house to the
laat. Some were pacing back and forth
in the corredor. others were hurrying
up from the Mexican quarters with a
last belated handful of women, but tha
major portion were out on the open
bench, either gazing north and south
at the scenes of the distant firing or
engaging in a curio-mad scramble for
any spent bullet that struck.
The fighting, euch as there was, was
mostly up the canyon, where a large
party of Sonoran miners had rushed In
pursuit of the rebels. The firing down
the canyon In the direction of Old For
tuna had died away to nothing, and tor
the moment tt seemed as if the futile
charge and retreat was the beginning;
and the end of the battle.
A party of rebels had penetrated
clear Into the town, but it was appar
ently more by accident than intention,
and they had been quick to beat a re
treat. As for the main command of
the Insurrectos, they were reported at
Cbular, six miles up the railroad,
where they had surrounded and taken
a small mining camp and captured a
train at the summit.
(To Be Cj.itinued Tomorrow.)
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