Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, November 20, 1922, Page 2

e i { T | | 1 | | PAGE TWO f S THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER MONDAY EVENING, NOV. 20, 1922 'DESERT GOLD ZANE GREY N _g8e came Colonel Weede was in Nogales with his staff, an’ the officer left in charge didn't know how to proceed. Rojas’ camp was across the line:in Mexico, an’ ridin’ over there was serl- ous business. It meant a whole lot more than just scatterin’ one Greaser camp. .Thorne's feller soldiers was anxious to get him out of a bad fix, but they had to wait for orders. “When Nell found out Thorne was beln’ starved an’ beat in a dobe shack no more'n two mile across the line, she shore stirred up that cavalry camp. Shore! She told them soldiers Rojas was holdin’ Thorne—torturin’ him to make him tell where Mercedes was. An’ she begged the cavalrymen to rescue Thorne. “From the way it was told to me 1 reckon them cavalrymen went up in the air. Fine fiery lot of -young bloods, I thought, achin’ for a scrap. But the officer In charge, bein’ in a tickIish place, still held out for higher orders. ¥ “Then Nell broke loose. You-all know Nell's tongue Is sometimes like a choya thorn. TI'd have give some- thin’ to see her work up that soldler outfit. Can’t you fellers see her on Blanco Sol with™ her eyes turnin’ black?” Ladd mopped his sweaty face with his dusty scarf. He was beaming. He was growing excited, hurried in his narrative. “Right out then Nell swore she'd go after Thorne. If them cavalrymen “ couldn’t ride with a western girl to save a brother American—let them hang back! One feller, under orders, tried to &top Blanco Sol. An’ that feller invited himself to the hospital. Then the cavalrymen went flyin' for thelr hosses. It didn't take long for every man in that camp to get wind of what was comin® off. Shore they musta been wild. They strung out after Nell in a thunderin’ troop. “Rojas and his men vamoosed with- out a shot. That ain’t surprisin’. There wasn’t & shot fired by anybody. The cavalrymen soon found Thorne an' hurried with him back on Uncle Sam’s land. Thorne was half naked, black an’ blue all over, thin as a rail. He was given food an' drink. Shore he seemed a starved man. But he picked up wonderful, an’ by the time Jim came along he was wantin’ to start for Forlorn River. So was Nell. By main strength as much as per suasion we kept the two men quiet till next evenin’ at dark. “Well, we made as sneaky a start in the dark as Jim an’ me could man- age, an’ never hit the trail till we was miles from town. Thorne's nerve held him up for a while. Then all at once he tumbled out of his saddle. We got him back, an’ Lash held him on. Nell didn't give out till daybreak.” As Ladd paused in his story Belding began to stutter, wad finally he ex- ploded. His mighty utterances were incoherent. But plainly the wrath 'he had felt toward the willful girl was forgotten. Gale remained gripped by sllence. “Laddy, what knocks me is Rojas holding Thorne prisoner, trying to make him tell where Mercedes had been hidden,” sald Belding. “Shore. It'd knock anybody.” “The bandit’s crazy over her. That's the Spanish of It,” replled Belding, his volce rolling. “Rojas loves Mer- cedes as he hates her. He wants this girl only to have her, then Kill her. It's d—n strange, boys, and even with Thorne here our troubles have just begun.” “Tom, you spoke correct,” sald Jim Ladd, in his cool drawl. “Shore I'm not sayin' what I think,” added Ladd. But the look of him was not indicative of a tranquil optimism. Thorne was put to bed in Gale's room. He was very weak, yet he would keep Mercedes’ hand and gaze at her with unbelieving eyes. Then, fighting sleep with what little strength he had Ieft, at last he succumbed. For all Dick could: ascertain his friend never stirred an eyelash nor a finger for twenty-seven hours. When he awoke he was pale, weak, but the old Thorne: “Hello, Dick; I dldn't dream It, then,” he sald. “There you are, ana my darling with the proud, dark eyes—she's here? Mercedes is well— safe! Oh! But say, I haven't a dollar to my name. I had a lot of money, Dick, and those robbers stole it, my watch—everything. D—n that little black Greaser!” “Cheer up. Belding will make you a proposition presently. The future smiles, old friend. If this rebel busi- ness was only ended!” “Dick, you're going to be my savior twice over. Well, now, listen to me.” ‘His gay excitement changed to earnest gravity. “I want to marry Wildfire, Etc, He Was Very Weak, Yet He Would Keep Mercedes’ Hand and Gaze at Her With Unbelieving Eyes. Mercedes at once. Is there @ padre here?” “Yes. But are you wise In letting any Mexican, even a priest, know Mer- cedes s hidden in Forlorn River?” “It couldn’t be hidden long.” Gale was compelled to acknowledge the truth of this statement. “I'll marry her . first, then I'll face my problem. Fetch the padre, Dick. And ask our kind friends to be wit- nesses at the ceremony.” Much to Gale’s surprise, neither Belding nor Ladd objected to the idea of bringing a padre into the house- hold, and thereby making known to at least one Mexican the whereabouts.of, Mercedes Castaneda. Belding’s cau-: tion was wearing out in wrath at the || persistent unsettled conditlon of the border, and Ladd grew only the cooler and more silent as possibilities of trouble multiplied. Gale fetched the padre, a little, weazened, timid man who was old and without interest or penetration. Ap- parently he married Mercedes and Thorne as he told his beads or mum- bled a prayer. It was Mrs. Belding who kept the occasion from being a merry one, and she insisted on not exciting Thorne. Gale marked her unusual pallor and the singular depth and sweetness of her volce. Thorne could not be kept in bed, and all in a day, it seemed, he grew so well and so hungry that his friends were delighted, and Mercedes was radiant. In a few days hls weakness disappeared and he was going the round of the fields and looking over the ground marked out In Gale's plan of water development. Thorne was highly enthuslastic, and at once staked out his claim for one hundred and sixty acres of land adjoining that of Belding and the rangers. These five tracts took in all the ground necessary for their operations, but in case of the success of the Irrigation project the idea was to increase their squatter holding by purchase of more land down the valley. A hundred familles had lately moved to Forlorn River; more were coming all the time; and Belding vowed he could see a vision of the whole Altar valley green with farms. Meanwhile everybody in Belding’s household, except the qulet Ladd and the watchful Yaqui, in the absence of disturbance of any kind along the bor- der, grew freer and more unrestrained, as if anxiety was slowly fading in the peace of the present. Jim Lash made a trip to the Sonoyta oasis, and Ladd patrolled fifty miles of the line east- ward without incident or sight of rald- ers. Evidently all the border hawks were in at the picking of Casita. The February nights were cold, with a dry, lcy, penetrating coldness that| “WITHOUT FEAR” AT THE GRAND THEATRE TUESDAY Is America truly democratic? How many generations must have passed before the family of a newly-made miflionaire can get inside the bar- riers society arbitrarily erects? . Is money any open sesame to ‘“select” circles?. Is a man who becomes wealthy over night entitled to enter the ‘best clubs? What is the sociak standing of man who becomes wealthy suddenly compared to that of a man who works not but lives on an inheritance handed down for generations? These are some of the many ques- tions brought to mind by the new William Fox picture “Without Fear” staring Pearl White, which will open at the Grand iheatre Tuesday. What is the standing of a girl \ It happened to others—it may happen to you made a warm fire most comfortable. Belding's household congregzated "in' the sitting room, where burning mes-| quite logs crackled In the open fire- place. T There came.a low knock at thé door. It may have been an ordinary knock, for it did not ‘disturb;the women; bhut to Beldlng and his rangers it had a subtle meaning. . “Who's that?" asked Belding, asghe slowly pushed back his chair and looked at Ladd. “Yaqul,” replied the ranger. i “Come in,” called Belding. l The door opened, and the short, square, powerfully built Indian en- tered. He carried a rifle and strode with impressive dignity. “Yaqui, what do you want?" asked' Belding, and repeated his question In Spanish. (Continuea In Next 1ssue) FOR LOSS OF — - Life ‘. .i.. ¢ Both Hands Both Feet Either Hand Either Foot ......... Sight of Either Eye \ against such misfortune. i loved ones is indeed worth when or private con Sight of Both Eyes....... * One Hand and One Foot. .- . . One Hand and Sight of One Eye; One Foot and Sight of One E; who defies the “rules” of society and goes over to a wealthy but democrai- ic suitor not in the ‘“‘best society?” This is another question in “Without | Fear”. *IMPOSSIBLE ‘MRS. 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