The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, May 19, 1916, Page 6, Image 6
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"iT-m! It's a good thing for us tha
the house is between us and barn
We will try to work our way dowi
that acequia to our left. Come ot
Nolan!"
So, belly down, as coyotes crawl 01
their game, the two Americans ver:
lowly began their advance 011 the b?
leaguered house.
One, two, three hundred yards the:
crept down the hillside. Presently
wueu mey rvacueu a ponu wnere in<
acequla opened out into the grass
land, Kynaston would go no further.
"We've got to stay here till we cai
attract their attention," he explained
"If we go any farther we'll be shot
at. While I don't particularly mind
being shot at by a greaser I don't covel
hay in' old Upton line his sights on me
Raise up a bit. Nolan, and stick youi
hat up on the end of your rifle so the?
can see it."
The hat. thus showing above th?
edge of the ditch, was presently seer
by the defenders. A shout from the
rear wall of the cottage brought old
Mr. Upton to the masftive door, which
he threw open. Kynaston and Nolan
saw him standing for a moment with
a pair of Held glasses at his eyes
scanning them curiously.
Presently, reassured, he w&vsd his
hand. Still belly down among the red
dust and the empty cans that for
years had been thrown there from the
house, the two soldiers crept painfully
down through the chicken yard, past
the pony corral, and so up into the
back yard of the house itself.
Mr. Upton shook hands warmly with
the youngster.
"Whore 're your men, Kynaston'.'
Where 're your men? Tou never
came here by yourself?"
"What's the trouble?" asked Ky
naston. "We heard the tiring and
QQ XXT t VlO flomaa ivliot n-aa U )''
"Hay corralH. Two hundred tons
of new hay that those devils burned
up for me. They sent word that if 1
didn't pay them ten thousand dollars
for what tbev call their 'war chest'
they'd burn the place."
"Who are they?"
"Rebels, of course. Some of Villa's
men. You never < an tell who they
are. They'd been down there sine*
before daylight. What re you going
to do? Where 're your men?"
"Five miles back. Left 'em on the
last ridge with orders not to come up
unless I signal for 'em. 1 dare not
start anything on this side of the line,
you know. You can pull out here by
the same way that we got here^and
refugee across the line, to my men.
And leave all I've got in the
world! No, thanks, but 1 should Ifka
to get my daughter and Mrs. Fane
out If we can. Can you get them
acros';"**
. "Sure thing. Come on."
* "Come into the house and I'll get
them started to pack up so ynu can
get right back."
Kynaston stood not upon the order
of his going, but went at once, for
the memory of the pretty Miss Upton
was more than enough to send the
blood flowing faster through his veins
Dorothy met him in the great hall.
It was filled with smoke from the
lower line of loopholes, where two of
.the employees of the mine were ftring
Japidly at the attacking party below
t&em. The smoke sucked back
through the hall aa Mr. Upton opened
the door. AiiMilslMln i i .?*??-? ? "I'm
more than glad to see you
again!" cried Dorothy, as she gave
K Ua. I *V. I ?- J1 J
i if i uci mini umiua now uiu you
get here and?why?"
"To get you out." he sutd, quickly
"But you must come at ohce. We
can't delay a moment. At any minute
they may work around to flank you
on the hillside, Upton, and if they do
there will be no chance of anyone
getting away from the house."
Mrs. Fane, who hud joined the
y group, waa listening white-faced.
"You girla, get your things at once,"
ordered Upton. "Kynaston la right.
He cannot crose the line to help us
in force, and the only thing he can
do la to take the two of you oft my
hands. Dorothy, Marion, go and get
your things. Go, I say! 1 shall stay
here until something turns up. I do
not moan to have this place looted
without taking It out of the hides of
the men who do it. Go, girlie."
As the two women ran hastily to
their rooms to get what few things
they could take with thoin Upton
quickly outlined bis movements and
Kynaa ton's.
"Take them to your camp, JCynaeton,
and keep them there till you heea
from me. Ill probably be with you
?by tomorrow or the next day 1 shall
net leave here till 1 have come ta some
sort of an understanding about thli
property. They dare not loot the plac?
openly. Here are the girls now."
Nolan, looking north under th<
:. Sharp of his hand through the partially
I ep?aod back door, waa volleying low
toaed careesL A _ .
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.VILLAS
i ^ George B.
^rJ"' IWnej r
"l beg pardon, sir. but?I couldn't
help it. Tliero go our horses, sir."
lie pointed to two little brown spots '
u that showed momentarily against the j
1 brown of the hillside. The two
^ Americans' horses were loose and had 1
taken the chailce to return to their (
1 own camp?Ave miles away.
^ "It's a good thing we saw it in time a
?look oui: low Dri'lge ror a'j turn i
skulls!"
r Whee-e-e! A bullet whined past
Upton and buried itself in the heavV 1 ^
door post. It came straight fr<fm the (
hill where Kynaston and Nolan had 1 g
secreted themselves an hour before,
away up in the rear of tbe house. j
Upton dragged them back into the J'
house and slammed the door, which he ^
barred.
"1 wonder what in the world that
means," said Mrs. Fane breathlessly, j ..
oblivious to the fact that Kynaston s
had taken and kept hold of her hand. u
"It means," said Upton, working
feverishly to close the shutters of the a
windows on tho north side, "that j,
they've got men on that side of us?
Now, Kynaston. you said that you r
eould signal your sergeant to come to f)
help us. \Vht.n was your signal?"
Kynaston shook his head. ^
"We %must use every other means j n
before we do that," he said slowly, j
"If our men cross the line as an armeu '
body it means intervention and?war " j
"We haven't got a whole lot of j
choice," commented Upton savagely. R
"Don't you see that they've got us r(
surrounded on all sides? There 1
comes their line, moving out sf the R(
cottonwoods to the attack now. Get
to your loopholes, men." j _
And Kynaston. peering through tho (|
narrow loophole that Upton bad cut |
In the shutter, saw a thin lins of men
moving forward across the open land c
in widely extended order. i
I The attack was on. e]
n
CHAPTER V. w
? El
Water!
Kynaston watched carefully tho Hna ti
of men which was working out of the
clump of cottonwood trees to the j
t mth. He noted that thev came for- ^
ri
ward very slowly, seeking cover carefully,
and that they were a good seven 4
hundred yards away. ,
At that range his own rifle and that
i of Nolan were the only two that could tj
be counted upon for elficiout service. t.,
j the ordinary hunting rifle rarely being
lighted for over three hundred yards. ^
He called Nolan to a port-hole on the
front face of the building
There were Ave other men in tha s
house?Mr I'pton, John Wilkes, an 0
old miner about sixty-flve yearB old; i
an American mine surveyor named
Wilson and two Moxican eervanta,
one of whom was the cook. In addi- ^
tlon to those there were himself and
Nolan. Mrs. Fane and Miss Upton, and ^
an old Mexican woman who had lived ^
at the place for twenty year*.
"First of all. Upton?it's a bit lata
ta ask about it now if arrangements
l have not already been made?but bow t]
I ia your water supply?" |
lJ>ton looked at hiia, frankly put- , ^
. clad for a momunt! "** - j
"Heaven knows! Miranda there" '
[ ?Indicating the old woman?"generally
gets the water that we drink ?
; from the spring in a bucket, but we
1 pump water to the bathroom from the
windmill, yonder." He pointed down ^
the slope to a windmill faintly dis- t
corned against the line of the groen v
alfalfa patch. g
"That'll be the fisst point of attack (
then," growled Kynaston. "Nolan,
set your sights for six hundred and i /
fty jnpis and cut loose at the first I
person you see going for the windmill.
They'll be trying to disconnect
\
"Too late, sir,'" said Nolan, peering a
out. "They've got it already,"
"Worse luck!" snapped Kynaston.! (
He turned again to Upton.
"How much water in the house?"
Upton ran quickly back into the (
kitchen, whence he came back with a
bucket in his hand, a look of chagrin (|
upon his face.
"There is only this one bucket and t]
it isn't full by a long shot. What'U (1
we do, Kynaston?" r
"Do like Br'er Terrapin did when b
the cornfield was set on fire. He 'set {,
and tuk it," if you remember your d
Uncle Remus," said Kynaston grimly.
"Put that bucket somewhere where f
it can't be upset, Upton. It's all we've
got, and the Lord knows when we'll j(
i get any more.
"Make the ladies sit down on the fl
floor, Upton, below the line of the ^
loopholes, so that no stray shot can ,
hit them. 1
"There they come! And by Jove,
( It looks as if they mean business at ^
last! Pending a flag of truce for- f
^ ward. The nerve of the beasts!
"Will you see the flag, of truce, Up- t
( ton? I can't go. You see, I'm in a
f uniform and it must not get out that
a United States officer is over hers on
Mexican *oti T*k? tout revolver with
rilK LAM CASTER NEWS
rou'and don't let them chine witlii..
en yards of you. I'll cover you from
be house."
So l"pton, laying aside his rifle,
vent down the hill to meet the pseudo>fficer,
who. with an orderly behind
tint, was signaling for an interview.
A'hen they met, Upton left no doubt
n the officer's mind that the miner
vas angry.
"Well, what is it you pirates
vant?" he asked truculently. "Are
rou tryin" to make a livin' by your
>wn unaided efforts?"
"We have come to collect from the
lolders of Mexican property a part
>f their ill-gotten gains in order, senor,
hat the brave and patriotic defenders
>f the republic shall not be hungry."'
"Well, you've undertaken a grown
nan's Job, then," snarled Upton.
I've never yet seen a Mexican who
vasn't hungry all the time. What
pecillcally do you ask?"
"We demand the payment by the
>auta Cruz mine of five tho'. "~.ul dolars
in eash and the surreni' ?f all
ho arms, ammunition and powder, inluding
dynamite, that you ha e, as
iell as the permanent loan of all your
bte-bodied horses."
M-m: Ana wuat ao I get out or
I?"
"You will have our protection and
iur aisurauces that you will not be
iothered or annoyed by any further
ompulsorj loans made to the proviional
republic."
I'pton fumbled for a moment in his
octet, from which he finally produced
wo papers. These he handed to his
uterviewer.
"There are two other 'protections'
iven me last month," he said tersely.
\ ou will see that one is for two thouand
and the other for fifteen hunred
"
"We will guarantee you against
nv further contributions," said the
ther ingratiatingly.
"If your own force isn't strong
rough to take my place ik. certainly
bat strong enough to protect me
gainst anything. No, senor, 1 won't
ay you a single cent?not a sou
mrkee. I've stoot* all I'm going to
land from you fellows. Now I'll apeal
to the American consul."
The other spat derisively.
"Hetter trust to me!" he said vainloriously.
"Hut if you do not sureuder
immediately, but compel me to
ike the place, I tell you frankly,
eror, 1 shall show no quarter?"
"Well, I can't help that, can I? 1
rill give you, sir, exactly what you
an take?an' It won't strain your back
a carry It. either," snappod Upton
"Very well, senor," said the Mexian.
"I give you half an hour to conuit
with your companions. If at tho
ud of that time you decide to accept
ly terms you have only to wave a
rhite flag from your front doQr. 1
ball ktiow what it means.
"If there is no flag?then all that
allows is your own fault. Adios.
enor. May the saints teach you wisom!"
The Mexican strode off to
is tnrui while Upton picked the best
<0? the slope to the house.
The long half hour came to an end
t last. Suddenly down by the corals
a ritle cracked. A bullet wheeped
trough the window where Kynaslon
lood. Lodged in the heavy window
ost. At the smack of the impact the
oungster sprang back.
Raising his rille, he tired at a bead
lat showed above a stone. The flat,
mucking report and the heavy recoil
f the piece Bteadicd him.
"Did you hit him?" asked a soft
ua steady voice behing him. He
jrned to see Dorothy standing near
im.
"Don't think so. Please get back,
ilss Upton. You might be hit, you
now, and then?"
His eyes told the rest of it. Doron>
laughed a little.
"What do you think the upshot of
liis matter will be?" she asked. "If
ou're in this fix on my account"?
lushing, she added hastily?"and?
r? Mrs. Fane's, I'm more than scrF!=aC
"I'm not," he answered curtly
Stop that? Excuse me, please."
"That," was the sneaking aproach.
belly-down in the dust, of two
f the attackers who. in attempting
o gain the shelter of a huge cotton
ycod tree, recklessly exposed them
elves. The two army rifles instantly
ook toll. One man rolled over and
ay still, while the other was sent limp
ng to cover.
Dovo*!,y covered her face with her
lands for a moment, then turned away
vith a little shudder. It was war, cbo
new, but It was hard to accustom her
ujr to tne taea 01 ueatn ana suiTeriug
lfiicted under her very eyes.
An oath from Upton made Kynas n
turn. He saw John Wilkes, the
Id engineer, step to the table and,
icking up the dipper help himself
a a drink of water.
The dipper was still immersed In
he water when there came another
at, smacking report, followed by a
rash as of a stone on a hoard. Tho
ucket broke into fragments and fell
rotn tho table, tho water dripping
own upon the floor.
Mr. Wllkea stood gazing upon the
uin.
"What the?" he ejaculated helpessly.
"Bullet through the east loophole,"
aid Kynaston shortly. "The bucket
raa In the line of Are. Now, you've
tne it, Mr. Oreaaer! That's all the
rater we had."
Hour after hour the defenders sat
>e*1de their loopholes watching the
low advance of their besiegers. The
dexlcans did not dare advance across
he open under the fire of ths rifles
TO BE CONTINUED TUESDAY
3 MAY 19, 191(>.
MEXICAN BANDITS
MAKE ANOTHER RAID
SEVENTY FORD RIO GRANDE AND
8HOOT DOWN THREE TROOPERS
AND BOY.
I
LOOT THREE SMALL TOWNS
^
I
Carry Off Two America.* Citizens and
Cut Their Thoats.?Fiie Shacks?
Ranchmen to Rescue.
Alpine, Texas.?Villa bandits, some
70 in number, l'orded the ltio Grande
and 'sweeping 15 miles inland 011 American
soil, raided the little settlement
, of Glenn Springs and attacked a detachment
of American cavalry consisting
of nine men of Troop A, the Four!
Leenth Cavalry.
Three troopers and a little 1C yearold
boy were killed, tvfro cavalrymen
were wouuded and another is missing.
He is believed to be a prisonei
of the bandits who are now fleeing
southward into Coahuila. Mexico.
Two American citizens. J. Deetuer,
and a man named Compton, accord
J ing to reports received here, were
carried across the Rio Grande and reports
have it that their throats were
j cut. A posse of 50 citizens of Mara
, thon are in pursuit of the Viilistas.
The bandits' foray, ca? rying them
| through the southern limits of Brew
stern county in the Big Bend district
of Texas, and taking in three little
MtClemeuts near the border?Glenn
Springs, Boquillas and Deemerz?took
; place 011 Friday night and' Saturday
morning, but news of it did not reach
here for several days.
Within an hour preparations had
begun for adequate action. Majoi
General Kunston ordered four troops
of cavalry to the raidod section to
reinforce smuil detachments already
on their way to the scene from Presi
dio, Alpine and other points. It is
said thai if the exgiencies of the case
demand such action ihey will cross the
border in order to run down and dia
perae the bandits. The forces consist
' of two troops of the Eighth Cavalry
from Fort Bliss, Ei Paso, undar Major
Ganglionic .and two troofis tinFourteenth
Cavalry from Fort Clark
under Colonel Sibley, otuBwdtr of
the Fourteenth.
General Scott and Kunston met
General Obregon and Juan Amador.
Mexican Sub-Secretary of Foreign Ad
fairs, in the immigration station at
the American end ol' the International
bridge for what had, been sxpoctod to
be their final conference, it develop
ed later, however, that practically the
only matter discussed wa sthe bandit
raid at Glcen Springs.
QMMAN RAIDERS FIRE ON
AND CHASE BIG LINER
Forty American Citizens Aboard.
News Alarms Shipping Circles.
New York.?The steamship Venizia,
arriving here from Bordeaux, Franco,
with 40 American citizens abroad, was
only matter discussed was the bandit
by two commerce raiders, while off the
Azores, according to a story related
when the vessel docked.
Reports had been in circulation for
mere than a week that at leaet one
sea raider was again operating in the
western Atlantic, and todays news
has alarmed shipping circles.
Captain Boniface and members of
the crew were reticent but the Ameridhas
on board, who were employed in
caring for horses transported on the
Venizia's last voyage eastward,
vouched for the story.
According to theea men, the Venisla
encountered the commerce raiders
April 28, three days out from Bor
deaux. The hostile craft, they said,
loomed up without any flags showing
and bore down upon the Venizia. Captain
Boniface at once became suspicious
and prepared for a sudden dash
The raiders signalled to the Venizia
to 61ow down, but Captain Boniface's
answer was an order for full speed
ahead.
As the Venizia started away, according
to the story, a shot passed
over her, this was followed by an
other which dropped close to the VenIzia.
but the efforts of the redder* to
overhaul her proved unsuccessful.
BRITI8H SUBMARINE SUNK
BY GERMAN GUNFIRE.
Berlin, via wireless.?The British
submarine E-.71 was sunk by the guntre
of a Oerraan warship to the west
of Horns Reefs, off the west coast of
Denmark, on the morning of May 5, it
was announced by the German ad
miral. The admiralty report also announces
the destruction of a hostile
aeroplane by German airmen with the
help of a torpedo boat off the Flanders
coast and the capture of another
aeroplane by torpedo boats.
Only a Few.
A few people take their pleasure so
seriously that they have to opea offices
and get Into business for relaxation.?Washington
Star.
Claim* Oldest Orchestra.
Bath, in England, claims to hare
, the oldest permanent orchestra in ex|
Istence. it was founded by Bean Nash
about 1706.
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WEEKLY BULL
BUREAl
News to Publish "Wa
Benefit of Man
(Address all communications re
latlve to this department to Hon. el
;J. Watson, State Agricultural Com
jmlssioner, Columbia, S. C.)
| The work of the State Bureuu o
I Marketing goes merrily and success
I fully forward. A glance at the Want
this week will show calls for (juan
tities of farm products. Through
out the state fanners and merchant
and consumers themsel es are nov
using the service wttth results s<
satisfactory t?> them that they ai
most invariably write the 13 ureal
expressing their appreciation of th
| ?9|f |JUI I II II I 1 I'M UlllHI Mil I IVI MIIU '
[change thai the state villi the eo
[operation of t|i?? press is afTordini
j them.
Tills week a farmer in Spartanbur
jeoiMitv writes: "I am writing to ex
press my appreciation oi th? servii
of tlie* Marketing Bureau. it ha:
served me well since its establish
in en l. and I hope the work y mi ar
trying to do will have the co-opera
tion of our farmers all over tin
state." A farmer In Chester writes
"1 am very much pleased with tli
business that I have done througl
your column in both buying and sell
i*ig." A farmer in Lexington, ii
making a number of offerings and ;r.
sorting a number of wants write?
"Sometime ago I advertised soni
peas through your Bureau ??r .Mar
k' ting. and 1 am so well pleased
am here again." A farmer in Chesto
in liis letter presenting offering!
makes this significant statement
"I am having line results from you
bulletin. I get long distance calls
telegranfs and checks by first mail
Many thanks to you for the nev
plan.'' A farmer in Spartanburi
shows that the exchange feature o
the Bureau is effective as well a
the buying and selling feature. II
writes: "I have just completed ai
exchange through your column fo
an automobile. I think you arc do
ing a wonderful work for us farmer
and wish to thank you for what vol
have done for me.'?
Recently a dairy uian in the u]
country wanted a competent man t.<
take charge of his dairy. The Bureai
took the matter up with a man wh?
wanted just such a position. Th
in.in who wamen me jon writes
"I sincerely thank you for the troubl
you went to on my behalf. Dr.
and I have come to an agreement
I start on the 6th.*' This man wh<
wanted the place lives far out on i
rural route.
The following is a summary o
tit,, weeks Wants and Offerings tha
I FARMERS'
Don't they fit in nice Jus
of the best old-line companies 1
Aren't Lancaster and York coui
have to organize?
i ,
D. E. BO
YORK S<
I -J
llhisCof^'
In youi( search for th
cal cofl ee, you take r
Luziar ne. Each ca
guarartee: "After uj
this cspi according tc
satisfy d in every res
fund t te money you |
a monfcy-back guarar
use one-half as tnuc
coffee. Writ# for pri
U Reily -Taylc
11 - .. ii ii ii
" " ???
ETIN
J OF MARKETING
nts" and "Offersfor
y Farmer Friends
-t could not be bandied from the list
on file.
Wonts
20 bushels Burr Clover seed in the
burr. 6 to 10 bushels Crimson Clover
seed either shelled or in the hull.
Several cars good Peavine hay.
Several ears Corn in shuck.
Brabham and Irorn peas.
About six Peafowl tiggs for hatching.
"Will pay $4.00 or $5.00 for
t hem."
)
one registered Guernsey hull.
500 pounds Wheat Screenings for
chick feed.
500 pounds Rough Rice for chick
feed. '
A good second hand 25 II. P. Boiljer
and 20 II. P. Engine. One No. 2
- Saw Mill. Will exchange for same
-Jo II. P. Gasoline Wood Saw.
l>i A setting of Purple Guinea Eggs.
* 2 pecks of pure yellow seed Corn
- on cob.
p One second hand Steel Tower and
- Tank for country watei works. Give
1 kind and best cash price.
: Young man eighteen years old,
p with some knowledge of poultry
h raising, desires position on poultry
- or dairy farm. Willing to start on
a reasonable salary.
Offerings
50 bushels Cowpeas of the following
varieties: lllack. Clay. Whippoorwill.
Small White. Market price.
' 1,000 bushels Mixed Field seed
I peas, $1.15 per bushel, f. o. b. Dun*
barton. Sacked in 2 1-2 bushel bur*
laps.
I
500 bushels Brabham and Whip'
poorwill peas, $1.40 per bushel, f.
o. b. Dunbareon. Sacked in 2 1-2
bushel burlaps .
K
f 40 bushels 90 per cent sound Iron
9 peas, $1.25 per bushel, f. o. b. Pelion.
20 bushels Crowder peas, very
x prolific, sound, $1.25 per bushel, f.
o. b. Pelion.
15 bushels very One Speckled peas,
. $1.30 per bushel, f.o. b. Pelion.
( Clover seed, 50 pounds for $3.75.
90 Day Selected Velvet beans, 50
pounds delivered $2.00.
0 200 bushels Selected Cotton seed,
3 wilt resistant, staple 1 3-16, $2.00
II per bushel.
3 10 bushels wilt resistant Sea Island
p Cotton seed, $2.00 per bushel.
Creech's Improved Prolific Red Cob
c | seed Torn, 75c per pock.
~| Mexican Jnno Corn, r>0 pounds for
I $2.00.
1 j Norton Yam Potato Plants, $1.25
l|per 1,000.
Lookout Mountain Irish Potatoes,
f i 50 bushels for $1.85.
t (Continued on page 7)
MUTUALS
t at this time when nearly all
lave withdrawn from the State?
atles fortunate that they don't
NEY, Agent
KTH CAROLINA
It
ic best and most economiK>
chances when you buy
n carries this unqualified
sing the entire contents of
directions, if you are not
ipect, your grocer will repaid
for it." We also give
itee that you only have to
:h Luzianne as a cheaper
emium catalog.
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