Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, June 30, 1914, Page 6

e PAGE SIX GO0 0000000000000 USEFUL WAR RELIG —_—be—— By SELINA ELIZABETH HIGGINS. ————————————————— When Pietro Sanchez returned from putting down the insurrection in Mo- diva, he brought to his home town of Plasta but one trophy of the war— a large brass cannon. Pietro was an honest, sturdy black- smith. He had fought just as he set | tires on the wagon wheels or shod a horse—his whole soul in the task. He had been the leader of the company which drove the marauding gang of Rivolla, the bandit, out of the dis- trict. Who had a better right to adopt the great fleld plece as a sou- venir of those troublesome battle days? The blacksmith shop was located on the topmost bluff overlooking the ' broad Rio Brazos, commanding the valley for miles. Just at its edge Pletro had set the cannon. “It is a memento, a monument and a trade sign,” sald Pietro. “There it shall remain as a record, reminder and sign manual of the trade of the anvil.” “But, neighbor,” spoke a fear-mind- ed nervous old man, “these are days of peace. Why remind of war?” Pietro stubbornly. “Who can say what may come?” There came new disturbances as the year passed by, but these were centered in a distant province. Pie- tro looked grim and thoughtful as he heard of new depredations of the Ri- volla banditti. Airy, fairy Ninez, full of all the joyous hopefulness of youth, only smiled on. She was light-hearted and bhappy. Had she not Each Night Some One Had Watched. , Luis Guarez, the handsomest gallnnt: at Plasta? His stalwart arm, his loy- ' al heart would spring to action in re- sponse to any patriotic call. As to Rivolla, some day the gibbet. Yet she recalled the dark, perfidious face of the cruel outlaw with a shudder. For the family of Pietro had known Rivolla in the past. Two years be- fore he had lived at Piasta for a time. He had appeared as a suitor for Ninez. Sternly old Sanchez had or- dered him away from the threshold, learning of his cruel and cowardly past. And Ninez had felt relieved when the fierce visaged bandit had departed from the village. Then there had come a missive for the little Mexican maid. It was from the renegade Rivolla, now devastating | a peaceful district, driving off cattle, burning peaceful homes, blotting out the lives of worthy patriots in cold, murderous riot and hate. “Have a care!” the words of the message ran. “I have sworn to make | you mine, and Rivolla never fails in his purpose.” It was of this that Ninez and Luis were speaking one moonlit night. They had strolled along the bluff, ‘Where the clear cool air was like balm. The river flowed by, a spark- ling sheet of silvery sheen. The ail‘I was heavy with perfume of flowers. | The pair had seated themselves on a bench that ran beside the old field plece. “Another month, mio spoke the young man fervently, “and you will be mine. Then adios! to all your meedless fears of this terrible | Rivolla.” “You do not know his treacherous nature,” fluttered Ninez, shrinking closar to her manly escort as though from a sense of protection. “My fa- ther tells me he has broken loose again with his wicked horde. They have ravaged one province. They have sent a demand to the governor of Mitali demanding large bribe money, else they will visit his people | next. He has refused. When they march thither, my father says & slight detour from the trail would bring them near to Plasta. It is like Rivolla’'s evil nature to make a raid upon this peaceful town out of sheer revenge.” “Rivolla is a braggart and & cow- ard!” declared Luis. “It was in the last campaign that he %hreatened our little army so direfully, only to run and htde when we advanced upon his stronghold.” | Ninez smiled and forgot her f(\a.rll as they strolled homewards. Luils was so brave, so proud of his clear Ninez,” ; aroused Sanchez. 'agencies, a new set of ideals is being people have awakened to a new in- In Our New NI 20% family name and of herself! He did i not tell Ninez as he bade her good- night, but he knew there was some foundation for her words. Others as well were in the secret, but were not spreading it to alarm the quiet town. Thus, it was known to many of the old guard that Rivolla was once again on a rald. If his band was of any numerical strength he might invade Modiva. Otherwise, he would scarce- ly venture. Each night for a week some one of the old war company had watched the river and its opposite shore. It was from that direction Ri- . volla would come, if at all. “It shall not be moved,” persisted | After leaving Ninez, her lover re- turned to the bluffs. It was his night for patrol duty. For a long time he sat by the side of the can- non, his mind going over the blissful hour he had spent that evening with his fair inamorata. His cloak wrapped about him to guard himself from the usual mid- night chill sweeping down the valleys, Luis suddenly aroused, as chancing to glance across the broad stream he saw a faint blue glimmer of blue light. It changed to red, to amber, back . to blue, and then three miles nearer to the point, directly opposite the town, there were responding signals. Familiar with the tactics of the out- laws Luis in an instant understood , that peril hovered. Without disturbing or alarming any other member of the family, he A grim smile crossed the face of the smith as he . listened. His clear eye glowed with the coherent resolve of a resolute and intelligent man as he gave his direc- tions. Luis was to carry these out. “Mount your swift horse,” directed Pletro, “arouse the gunsmith and send him to me at once. Then make for the ford and reach Modiva. Tell the mayor there to rouse up the old guard and hurry to surround Rivolla and his crew.” “But if they cross the river before then?” submitted Luis quite anxiously. “They will not cross the river,” de- clared Pletro witha grim, determined flash of his lion eyes. At daylight over one hundred grim- visaged, determined men were gath- ered on the bluff where the historic fleld piece stood. The mists slowly lifting showed the camp of the out- laws on the opposite bank of the river. They had employed the night in scouring the shore up and down stream for every stray raft, yawl and rowboat they could find. A formida- ble flotilla, all centered in a group in a little cove, showed. Beside the cannon stood old San- chez, in his hand an unlighted fusee. His old companion gunner was sight- ing the fleld piece. “Aim low,” directed Pietro, and the fusee was lighted. “Grand old thunderer!” commented the patriarch of the village, as boom and flash and destruction haunted the face of the waters, There was confusion on the oppo- site shore, as almost to the last ves- tige the flotilla was destroyed. And then new excitement as Luis, with the Modiva contingent cut off the inland retreat of the baffled bandits. Routed, prisoners or destroyed, their evil career was summarily and per- ‘mnnently checked and the power of Rivolla broken forever. And in the white moonlight, hov- ering near the brave old fleld plece that had saved Piasta, Luls and Ninez renewed their plighted troth. 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