The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, May 26, 1921, Image 3

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(.Continued from last week) CHAPTER XV. Throughout the forenoon Webster and Dolores, from the deck of the steamer, watched the city. By ten o'clock the sounds of battle had swelled to a deeper, steadier roar, and refugees arriving brought various and fragmentary stories of the fighting. From this hodge-podge of inlslnfortua,, . tlon, however, Webster decided that Rlcgrdo's troops were forcing the Issue with vim and determination, and Since the most furious fighting was now well In toward the heart of the city. It seemed reasonable to presume the struggle was for possession of the arsenal and palace. At noon the deep diapason of conflict began to slacken; by one o'clock It had dwindled considerably, and at two o'clock Webster, gazing anxiously .' Cityward, observed Leber's launch coming rapidly out from shore. At the wheel stood Don Junn Cafctero; as the launch shot In under the vessel's, side he looked up, searching for Webster's face among the curious throng that lined the rail. "Who has won?" n voice called, and another, evidently a humorist and a - shrewd judge of human nature, replied: "Why ask foolish questions? The rebels, of course. That fellow's Irish and the Irish are horn rebels. Look at the scoundrel. He's black wdth gun grease and burned powder where he Isn't red .with blood. The butcher 1" "Faugh-a-ballagh!" he shrieked. "We've got the dlvlls cornered now. ^ 'Twill be over two hours hlnce." Don .Tuan tied up the launch at the gangway and leaped up the ladder, three steps at a time. "Glory be to God." he panted and hurled himself Into Webster's arms "I was In It! I was. I got buck In time to catch up wit* the lads at the warehouse an* they were the fine, fightln' devils. I'll Ramble you. Och, 'twas a grrand bit 6v a fight?whilst It lasted. They put me In the motor-thruck, loadln' the belts wit' cn'trldges as fast as the gunners emptied thlm, hut faith they couldn't keep me there. I got Into the heart av the scrimmage In the yard av the arsenal an' faith 'twas well for that little Doethor Pacheco I did. Twas wurrk to me llkln'. I'd a machete?" "You bloodthirsty scoundrel!" Webster shook the war-mad son of Erin. "I told* you not to mix In It, but to hung uiuujid on the fringe of the fight, and bring ns early news. Suppose , you'd been killed? Wljo would have come for us then? Didn't I tell you we had a dinner engagement In the palace?" "Me on the fringes av a fight?" sputtered Don Juan, amazed and outPfl ffA<1 "Tolro ...ncu, Aunc nuniiir 1UI JCI.iril, BUI. There was nlver the likes av me hung round the fringes av a fight, an' well ye know It," "I'm amazed that you even remembered your Instructions," Webster rasped at him. "Sure, our division had cl'aned up nicely an' I had nothln' else to do, God bless ye. They were beslegln' ! the palace whin I left, an' small chance av takln' It for a couple av hours; what flghtln' there was on the outside was street shootln'?an' not to me llkln'." "Is It quite safe to bring Miss Ruey ashore, John?" '"Tls safe enough at the Hotel Mateo. We have the city for half a mile heyant, in the rear av them?an' they're not flghtln' to get to the bay. The guards an' some av the Fifteenth lnfanthry reglmlnt are In the palace an' the cuartel close by, an' thlm that we failed to get in the arsenal have J'lned thlm. Ilut the hulk av the | Snrros army Is thryln' 1 t9 break t'rough to the south an' west, to get to the hills. D'ye mind the spur tbrnck that runs In a semi-circle around the city? Well, thin, the reb els are behlnt the embankmint, takln' It alsy. Have no worry, sor. Whin we've took the palace we'll move on an' <liirive the vagahones front hehint up to that railroad enihnnkmlnt, where Htnernl Ituey can hid them the time it v day." Webster turned to Dolores. "Do yon wish to go ashore?" She nodded, her flashing eyes bent In admiration upon the gory, grimy Don Juan Cafetero, for'she was half Irish, and In that amazing meeting she knew the outcast for one of her blood. "I think my brother will sleep in his father's old room tonight." she murmured softly. "And I would sleep In mine." j They * flowed Don Juan down the yr.n'twa v to the launch nud sport hues - '?>o f tiy. The door of Leber's ws rehouse stood wtrtr within was a litter of greasy nigs and broken " pncklnK cnsis. with l.eber, quite mystified. sitting on n key of nnlls and staring curiously at It all. Guided by Don .luan Cafetero, Webster and Dolores imssed on up the Cnlle Snn Rosarlo. Occasionally n bullet, Jlred two or three miles to the west, droned Inzllv AvpphpnH np dropped with a sharp metallic Round on the corrugated-Iron roofa of a bulldlm;. At the hotel the proprietor lone was In ^-Idenee, seated behind the desk smoking In profound Indifference. In rmroonse to Webster's eager Inquiries rKr the latest news from the front, the placid fellow shrugged and murmured: "Qulen saber* Evidently for htm such stirring scenes had long gl?c? lost their novelty; the bloom VM off the pee eh, as N were. j -EBSTER I AN'S MAN rtcr B. Kyne Author of "Cappy fUcks," "The Valley :>f the Giants," Etc. c bmsqbmbi I himself to another automatic and hw- ! ecnl spare clips of shells which ha J had > left In his trunk. On tils return to the lobby, Dolores saw what a very nearsighted person. Indeed, would have seen?to wit: that he was not I | plensed to remain In the hotel and j with the spirit of adventure strong within him was desirous of progressing still further 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 remnln with her In the hotel; so she said gayly: "Suppose we walk out a little far! ther, Caliph. Many of the side streets i will be as safe and peaceful as'one , could desire, and If warfare should ! develop In our vicinity we can step Into some house." ! . "I do not like to have you run the ' slightest risk?" he began, but she i>ui/,i-|nniiii'ii mni uuo silence, took him by the arm with a great sir of eamnraderle, and declared they should pro forth to adventure?but cautiously. Webster glanced at Don Juan. "We can go a half or three quarters nv a mile out the Calle San Rosnrlo, sor," the Irishman answered. "After that 'twill not be a pleasant sight for the young leddv?an' there may be sotm* ahootln'. Squnds av the govemmlnt throojls took refuge In the houses an' took to snlpln'. 'Twill be shlow wurrk roundln' the last av thini up. Even afther the fight Is over, there'll be scatterin' shootln' scrai>es all av the night long, I'm thlnkln'." | "At the slightest danger we'll turn back," Webster announced, and with Don Juan Cafetero scouting the way ! a block In advance they progressed slowly toward the center of the disturbance. j Soon they passed a horse dead In the middle of the street; a little farther on one of the machine-gun company, a lank Texan, sat on the curb rolling a cigarette w'th his left hand. He had a bullet through his right shoulder and another through the calf of his lbg^aud had received no first aid attention; the flies were bothering him considerably and he was cursing softly and fluently, like the ex.mule-skinner he was. I Farther on another white Invader lay face down In the gutter; for him the fight had ended almost ere It had \ begun. In the next block half a doz- I 1 en sandal-footed Sobrunteans, In the 1 blue and red-trimmed uniform of the ' Guitrdla Civil, lay sprawled la uncouth attitudes, where the first blast of a machine gun had caught them as they rushed out of the police station to repel the advancing mercenaries, i Seeing that the main street of the city would assume even a more grisly aspect the longer they followed It, Don Juan led Webster and Dolores a couple of blocks down a cross street and turned out Into the Calle de Hernnnde*, parallel to the Calle San Hosarlo. j There had been no shooting In this street, apparently; as they proceeded not even a stray bullet whined down * the silent calle. | Four blocks from the government ' palace they found the narrow side- j walks of this quiet street lined with ! wounded from both shies, with a doej tor and half a dozen of Rlcardo's hired i fighters ministering to them; as they | threaded their way between the recumbent figures they came upon Mother | [ Jenks, brandy bottle and glass In hand. . I "doing her hit." "Hah! So here you are, my lamb," > she greeted Dolores. '4tlght-o. Just where yer ought to be, Gor* bless yer sweet face. I.et nnnr | tunate Inds see that the sister o' the/^ new president ain't too proud to care for 'em. 'Ere, lass. 'Old up the 'ead o' this young cockerel with tlie 'ole In Ms neck. 'Ere, lad. Tyke a brace now ! I 'Ere's some o' your own people, not a I lot o' bloomin' yeller bellies, come to 1 put something else In yer neck?gomeI think thntMl stimulate yer." The "young cockerel," a blond youth ' of scarce 20 summers, twisted his head and grinned up at Dolores as she knelt beside him to lift hint up. "Ilere, here, sister." he mumbled, "you'll get that \\hlte dress dirty. Never mind me. It's Just a flesh wound, only my neck has got stiff and I'm weak from loss of blood." Mother Jenks winked at Webster as she set a glass of brandy to the stricken adventurer's lips, "(live me a hit o' the white meat, as my sainted 'En- ; erv HS<wl to s'v " Mlif iniiriiiiifMrt ni\in. Ically. Dolores looked up nt Webster. "I'll stay here." she said simply. "I've found a Job helping Mother Jenks. You and Don Juan may run along If you wish. I know you're as curious as children." They were. It would have been Impossible for any man with red corpuscles In his blood to barken to the shootI lag and shouts only three city blocks distant without yearning to see the tight Itself. "I'll return In 15 minutes, ut the ! latest," he promised her, and with Don | .man Cnfetero, who had helped himself to a rifle ami bayonet from one 01 ..... wounded, lie tumid (lie corner Into the next street which they followed west through a block plentifully sprinkled with the dead of both factions. n?.. r. i_. .? ' ? - I I uuu .milii it-ti iim; wny uirmign an aiI ley In the rear of the Catedral de la Hants Cruz to the door of the saeris! ty; as he placed his hand on the latch I three rifle bullets struck around them, showering them with fragments of fall: Ing adobe. ' * "There's a house party in the neigh. borhood," yelled Don Juan and darted.. ! Into the chord), with Webeter at hfa heals, Just In time to eacape another I LMiT- ' ..r-nr? jy cv bk genuine" mDiii " DULL DURHAM tobacco makes 50 flood cigarettes for ^ 10c "I'll Stay Here." fusillade. They walked through the sacristy ami passed through a door Into the great cathedral, with its high, carved, gothlc-arched iccillng. Through the thick-closed doors of tl?" ?.???in halace. Men all nrnumlt It we haf, mlt a machine gun commanding each gate; most of <lor poys have ehust moved out west In dor rear of dor government troops." "Then." Hon Juan declared with conviction. "there'll he no fighting here to speak av. until later." "Dor Is hlenty of choy minting snipers, meln freund. Dor houses hereabouts vos filled mlt deni." "I'll have no cat fights In mlpe." Don Juan retorted. "Pome wit' me, so. an' we'll he in at the death out heyant at the railroad embankment." "Too late." Webster answered, for on the Instant to the west the crackle of rljle and machine gun fire Interluded with the staccato harks of a Maxim Vlckors broke nut. swelling almost Immediately to a steady outpouring of sound. "We'll stay here where we're safe for the flnnis. When Tlenernl Kuey has denned up out there he'll come here to take command." For half an hour the sounds of a brisk engagement to the west did not slacken; then with disconcerting suddenness the uproar died away fully 50 per cent. * "Tho.v'rr golne In with tho havnnet and maoliotcs." snmohndy who know remarked laconically. "Walt and you'll hoar tho cheering." Tho.v wnltod fully ton mlnutea. but preaently, ns tho firing gradually died away, tiwy hoard It, faint and Indistinguishable at flrat, hut gradually coming nearer. And presently tho trapped tron In tho palace hoard It, tna. Itney ! Viva I Viva Tlnoyr . WAU over but the ahoming." Doe Joan remarked duguatedly. "Tha lada ' trance, lost In the dimness of space out in front, the sounds of the battle hulf u block uway seemed very distant, Indeed. They passed the altar and Don Juan g?iuflected and crossed himself reverently. "I'll be nfther tonkin' me confession," be whispered to Webster. "Walt for me, sor." He leaned Ms rifle against the altar railing, crossed the church and touched lightly on the shoulder a monk kneeling In prayer before the altar of the Virgin; the latter bent bis head while Don Juan whispered : then be rose and both went Into the confessional, while Webster found a bench along the wall and waited. Presently Don Juan came forth, knelt on the red-tiled floor and prayed ?something, Webster suspected, he had not done for quite a while. And when he bad finished his supplication and procured his rifle, Webster Joined him, the monk unbolted the door and from the quiet of the house of Clod they passed ont Into the street and the tumult of hell. "I've been clost to death this day," Don Juan explained, "an) the day Is not done. He the same token, 'tis long since I'd made ine last' confession; sure, until you picked me out av the mire, sor. 'tis little thought I had for the hereafter." From their place they could see a ! dor.en or more of Rlcardo's hired tight- j era crouched under the shelter of the palace walls across the street. "I think we'll be safer there," Webster cried, j?s a couple of bullets struck the stone steps at their feet and ricocheted against the cnthedral door. "That rifle of yours Is making you a marked man. Don Juan." They ran across the street and Joined the men tinder the pnlace wall. "What's this?" Don Juan demanded briskly. "Have ye not shntoked thlm out yet?" "Noddlngs doing," a .voting Herman ! answered. "Dor chief has sent word rlnf U'o chtill nnf ??? 11 !** ??? 1 - I \ ? Tire Mile SIZE mkI TYPE 0ld p " 30*3 Clincher $17.55 30 x 34 Clincher 20.80 32 x 34 S. S. 26.30 32 x 4 S. S. 34.95 34 x 44 S. S. 49.85 35 x 5 S. S. 61.15 These \ m Price unsuppc fA lrA A muz ^ m ? v cs 1JU11 A reputable, u all and more A New Lo? wmmmmammmmmmm?m In the pnlaer will snriindlier now. Sure fJInorul Uuey wur rlghl afther all. For why should lu> shoot holes In the house he's golu' to live In. an' where, he the J Rome token, he gives a dinner party ' this night?" Tin glad the end fa In sight," Wehster replied. "We hate no Interest In his revolution, John, and It Isn't up to us to horn in on the play; yet if it went nun Inst the Ruey fnetlon, I fear we'd he forced Into active service In spite of ourselves. There Is such a thing as fighting to save one's skin, you ( know." i?i?n j unn laughed pleasurnbly. "What n shame we missed the row out heynnt nt (ho railroad embnnkmint," ho declared. "I wish you'd kept out of It, Don .Tunn. What business hnd you In the fight nt tho cunrtef? Suppose you'd been killed?" "Smnll loss!" Don Junn retorted. "I should hnve mourned you nevertheless, John." "Would you that same?" Don Juan's buttermilk eyes lighted with affection and pleasure. "Would It put a pang In the heart of you, sor, to see me stretched ?" "Yes. It would. John. You're a wild. Impulsive, lunatic, worthless Irishman, but there's a broad ve|n of nay ore in you. and I want you to live until I can develop It. When Mr. Henry returns to operate the mine, he'll need a foreman he can trust." "And do you trust me, sr.r?" "I do indeed, John. By the way, you never gave me your word of honor to cut out red liquor for, keeps. Up till j today I've had to watch you?and I , don't want to do that. It isn't dlgnl- j fled for either of us, and from today , on you must be a man or a mouse. If you prove yourself a man, I want you In my business; If you prove yourself a mouse, somebody e'se may hnve you. > How about you John? Tlie^cantlnns j will he open tonight, and fire water , will he free to the soldiers of the new 1 republic. Must I watch you tonight?" , Don Juan shook his reckless rod \ head. "I'll never let a drop of liquor . cross my lips without your permission, I sor," he promised simply. "I am the man and you are the master." "We'll shake hands on that 1" After the western habit of validating all verbal agreements with a hand shnke, I Webster thrust his hard hand out to his man, who took It In both of his and held It for half a minute. He want* ( ed to si?eak. but couldn't; he could only bow his head as his eyes clouded with the tears of his appreciation. "Ah, ; sor." he blurted presently, "I'd die for ye an' welcome the chanst." A wild yell of alarm broke out In the i next block, at the north gate of the ! palace; there was a sudden flurry of rifle lire and cries of "Here they come! Stop them! Stop them! They're breaking out!" Without awaiting orders the hired | fighters along the wall?some 15 of them?leaped out Into the street, forming a skirmish line. Just as a troop of cavalry, with drawn sabers, swept around the corner and aharired unon the devoted little line. "Sarros must he thryln* to make his (tet-ayny," Don Juan Oafetero remnrked eoolly, and emptied n saddle. "They threw >open the hi? palace gate, 'an the guards are clearln' a way for him to the bay." , He emptied another saddle. In the meantime Rlcardo'a Are eaters had not been Idle. The Instant the guards turned Into the street a deadly . magazine fire had been onened on I them. They had already suffered heavily winning through the gate and past the besiegers In front of It. hut once they turned the corner Into the next street they had the fire of hut a handful of men to contend with. Nevertheless It was sufficiently deadly. Many of the horses In the front rank went , dawn with their riders, forcing the i maddened animals behind ta clear their I carcasses hy leaping over them, which some did. Many, however, tripped and stumbled In their wild gallop, spilling their riders. "Stay by the walj, joj madman," ~~~ : ? rr age at the L< N-SKID RED-TOP i ee New Prices Old Prices New Prices Oli $12.*5 $21.05 $17.00 I 15.00 27.75 22.00 & i 21.00 31.60 26.00 J 26.90 42.00 34.40 4 38.35 ? ? J 47.05 ? ? Plus war tax. Other it jet i Prices Apply to Our R ^ _ i jnea oy value never is an t 2k "clean-up" and quit. nexcelled mileage tire made than you pay for is the onlj Sold only b v Price on a Kn Webster ordered. "There'll be enough left to ride down those men In the street nnd saber them!" And there were! They died to s innn. nnd the sadly depleted troop of guards gnlloped on, leaving Don Juan and Webster unscathed on the sidewalk, the only two living men unhurt in that shamble?. Not for long, however, did they have the street to themselves. Around the corner of the nnlaee wall a limousine, with the curtutns drawn, swung on two wheels, skidded, struck the carcass of a horse nnd turned over, catapulting the chauffeur Into the middle of the street. "Snrrns!" shrieked Don Juan and rnn to the overturned vehicle. It was quite empty. "Rully liny, Senor Snrros," Webster laughed. "He's turned a pretty trirk. hasn't he? Sent his guards out to hack a pathway for an empty limousine! That means he's hoping to draw the watchers from the other gr.te!" Rut Hon Juan Cafetero was not lis- ; tenlng; he wa? running nt top sp,w1 , for the south gate of the palace grounds?and Webster followed. As they swung into the street upon which ttyls south gate opened. Webster saw that It wns deserted of all save the dead, for Snrros' clever ruse had j worked well and had had the effect of arousing the curiosity of his enemies as to the cause of the uproar nt the north gate. In consequence of which they had all scurried aroiiffd the block to see what they could see, thus according Sarros the thing he desired most?a fighting chance and a half minute to get through the gate and headed for the steamship landing without interference. Webster and Don Juan came abreast fhe high, barred gate In the thick. 20 'oot masonry wall as the harrier swung hack and a man, In civilian Hothes, thr ndered through on a magnificent ! hay thoroughbred. "That's hlni. Shtop the dlvll !" j acreamed Don Juan. "They'll do the ( decent thing: be me If I take him alive." To Webster, who had acquired the art of snap shooting while killing tune In many a lonely camp, the bay charger offered an easy mark. "Hate to down that beautiful animal," he remarked?and pulled away. The horse leaped into the air and came down stiff-legged; Sarros spurred It cruelly, and the gallant beast strove to gather Itself Into its stride, staggered and sank to Its knees, as with a wild Irish yell Don Juan Cafetero reached the dictator's side. Sarros drew a revolver, hut before he could use It Don .Tnnn tunned him smartly over the hen<l with his rifle barrel, and the man toppled inertly to the ground beside his dying horse. "More power to ye sor," Don Juan called cheerily and turned to receive Webster's approval. What he saw paralyzed hiin for an instant. Webster was standing beside the gate, firing into a dozen of Sarros* soldiery who were pouring out of a house Just across the street, where for an hour they had crouched unseen and unheard by the Kuey men at the gate. They were practically out of ammunition and hud merely been awaiting a favorable opportunity to escape before the rebels should enter the city In force and the house-to-house senrch for snipers shopfd begin. They had been about to emerge and beat a hasty retreat, when Sarros rode out at the gate, and with a rush they followed, irninlnar the shtptvniu ir> tint,. ,? hn ma. nesses to the dictator's downfall. For a moment they hod paused, huddled on the sidewalk behind their officer, who, turning to scout the street up and down, beheld John Stuart Webster standing by the gate with an automatic In his hand. At the same Instant Webster's attention had been attracted to the little band on the sidewalk ; In their leader he recognized no less a personage than his late acquaintance, the fire eating Papt. Jose Benavldes. Colncldentally Benavldes recognised Webster. Jfl waa fn y*j^srardjl tnatlon. Web )west Cost in tIBBED CORD NON-SKID COR] i Prices New Prices Old Prices New Prlc? 52.60 $25.00 $34.25 $27.50 59.20 32.90 41.15 36.40 19.80 41.85 52.30 46.30 59.10 49.65 62.05 54.90 73.65 61.90 77.35 68.45 reducod im proportion egular and Complete L ldvantage to any but the mt by a company that can and r one you can afford to buy. y Dealers own and Hones ster realized the issue was about to be decided, that If he would i have it In his favor, he should waste not one split-second before killing the mercurial Benavides as the lntter stood staring at him. It was not a question, now. of who should bent the ', other to the draw, for each had already filled his hand. It was a ques- 11 tion, rather, as to who should recover i first from his astonishment. If Bonn- . vldes decided to let bygones be bygones and retreat without tiring u | shot, then Webster was quite willing j to permit him to pass unmolested; In- i deed, such was his aversion to shoot- i Ing any man, so earnestly did he hope J the Sobrantean would consider that discretion was the better part of valor, that he resolved to Inculcate that Idea in the Hotspur. "Captain Benavides," he said suavely, "your cause is lost. If you care to escape aboard the steamer, I will see ' to It that you are not removed from her before she snil^ if you care 10 surrender to me now. I give you my word of honor you will not be executed." Benavides might have had, and doubtless did have, his faults, but cowardice was not one of them. And he j did have the Kliost of a sense of humor. An evil smile tlitted over his j olive features. "Without tnklnp Into consideration the bayonets at my hack," he replied, "It strikes ine the odds are even now. And yet you patronize me." 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