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he Land of Broken Promises S a07 oRn coonG -- - - - -- --- - -- - --- - A Stirunag Stow U AM.w dBikaic a ..u, Fs.l. i s au H oDt. S.. s Jo...hJ sPNOP$I. Bud Hooker sad Phil De Lancey an -forced. ow to a revolution Ln Menloo, to give up t amimi claim and return to the UMlted Itates In the border town of Gasdea Bud meets HeL Kruger, a wealthy miaer, who makes him a prop attlao to return to Mexloo to acquire title to a very rich mine which Kruger had blown up when he found he had bhee chewed out ot the title by one Aragon. The Mexcama Su questny spent a lurge sum ln an uneaceYsful attemt to re Iooate the vein and then allowed the land to revert for taxes. Hooker and Le Lan cor arrive at Fortuna near where the mine. known as the Eate Tall, Is lo a~ted. They engage the services of Cruz MHendes who has been friendly to Kruger. to acquire the title for them and get a _ermit to do preliminary work. Araon protsts and acuses them of Jumping in clilm. Bud discoverm that matrlmonial entanglments make It Impossible for Mendes to secure a valid title to the land. Phil, who has become Interested In Aram on's daughter, Grada, decides to turn meacan and get the title in his own name. CHAPTER IX-Continued. Undubtedly, In his own way, he wasu In love-but he would ever ad mit t, that he knew, too. o he tsak I down oa the blanket and wore harh ly, wMilI Do Lnoeer stared at him In "Wdl. the" he went on, taklag I 'ud's amnwer or panted, "what're :y Imahing uch a row about? Cast i I go to a danse, with a girl without t Slml down myr st hetP" "W'~. aoe yeu epal" rambled Bd, sow het with a sew indal e.; "but t after seItlsg me to s into tlhs deal n asIt. my wll sad swearing m to I mn idr ameel ulh , the iast thins I yu do is to wase fr-enas witt AMagen ad thM ab lv to hi dalghtr. Is ..t7r Has f hmdrt things ulsg? i ye think thats the warv bais r eaut bto mt? M9 I telll ,, It Wt!" "Aw, .HMS" lguedl D Ineqa w 'lab*.l "whats the matter with a est Do renaLa eM amass; Isvere mss toert Yad eaits.!" hI m " B it wi g q a Dwe r l i : ..i. isb. .- i -.1 ide It .it ts way n lad, qboM M f uthsa solnto! I 1t ? 8 f aU Dud ireP Mty m .'f Iur the Meail- a ',and 4 Ba tand ha; ",,o ag en 1. . ah ieespr e aa RI .S Modem e o;taw I(tl p· rn *mE :,·r~`: ~ - ·:4I 4.' t~ cocks talking with their hands and eyebrows and everybody else backing . of, I stepped In close and looked at N the girl a "And she's some girl, too, believe mel The biggest brown eyes you ever saw in your life, a complexion like cream, and hair--well, there never was such hair! She was fanning her self real slow, and in the language of the fan that mesas: 'This don't inter est me a bit!' So, just to show her I was wise, I pulled out my handkerb Schief and dropped it on the foor, and I when she saw me she stopped and be d gan to count the ribs in her fan. That Swas my cue-It meant she wanted to r speak with me-eo I stepped up and said: i "'Excuse me, senorita, but while the gentlemen talk-and if the senora, your mother, will permit-perhaps we can enjoy a dance? "And say, Bud, you should have seen the way she rose to it. The girl is a sport, believe me, and the idea of those two novios chewing the rag while she sat out the dance didn't appeal to her at all. So she ave me her hand and away we went, with all the old ladles talking behind their fans and Manuel del Ray blowing up like a volcano in a buneh of carambas or worse. Gee, it was great, and she could dance like a peas. "But here's the interesting pprt of tt-what do you think she asked me, after we'd had er little laugh? Well, You don't need to get so grouchy about i-he asked bout yoel" "Awl" "Te she didl 8o you see what you get or throwing her down!" "What did she ask?" "Weil, she askub"--hes he stopped an laughed-"she asked if you were a " ret" cried knd, pleased In spite of hmalif; "what does she know about Oh, s k's wls!" deelatrd Phil; a "e m esto hbool twie ln Los Angels sd oes the wild west show. t tes, ir.W shesst ilie am Amer$ea n- an -o asel.si pOdeciay. She o m.a-thei wwe too stuhk as them. I p- se, d, whoa I tol he~r .~ *. r a o rs x 11 4e* as is gui T*8eas cwey,* sutdo ryou thmrkehseu r CHAPER to ` esA gw oamd i,,So~ho ther Is msa··· ·i-~i'·~ I· ~S~jo~ti m~ Ieiis 4s "Be -careful there!" warned Bad, suddenly dulg his eyes on one of the tour retainers. "It you touch that gun I'll kill you!" There was a puse, in which the Mexicans sat frozen to their saddles, and then Do Lancey broke the silence. "You must not think, Senor Amr gon," he began, speakinlg with a ce tain bitterness, "that you can carry your point like this. My frend here Is a Texan, and If your men stir he wil kill them. But there is a law in this country for every man-what is it that you want?" "I want this minlg claim," shouted Aragon, "that you have so unjustly to. ken from me through that scoundrel I Mendes! And I want you to step I aside, so that I can set up my mono meats and take possession of it." "The Senor Aragon has not been to the agente mineral today," suggested De Lancey suavely. "If he had taken the trouble he would not-" "Enough!" cried Aragon, still trylang to carry it off cavalierly; "I sent my servant to the mining agent yesterday and he reported that the permit had lapsed." "It he had taken the pains to In. quire for new permits, however," re turned De Lancey, "he would have found that one has been issued to me. I am now a Mexican citizen, like your* self." "You!" screamed Aragon, his eyes bulging with astonishment; and then, finding himself tricked, he turned sud* denly upon one of his retainers andl struck him with his whip. "Son of a goat!" he stormed. "Pig! Is this the way you obey my orders?" But though he raved and scolded, he had gone too far, and there was no putting the blame on his servant. In his desire to humiliate the hated grin. gasee he had thrown down all his guards, and even De Lancey saw all too elear. ly what his intentions in the matter had been. "Spare your cursing, Senor Arago," he said, "and after this." he added, "you can save your pretty words, too -for somebody else We shall re matan here-and hold our property." "Ha! You Americana!" exalalmed Aragon, as he wed bitterly e bhis defeat. "You will rob as of every. thing-even our govertment. o' ye ane a Mexican uitisun,-eh? You must value this barren mie very highly to give * the protlst of your gvernsm 'ment. But perhaps su eare a egulate with a man named Kruger?" he "He would s his homer n Ay t to defraud a Msteaaet af silgh and I doubat anet it was he wh aria you hare. T, I have baew It fte the t--bMet I will I"d !la ytal "So youel a Mseim abse, Do laemy? Dies, thea you dh:l, a the fullt piles of yew Idsehu that pear rpead , N as Tre ctb.. ,'olr sein- peW. . v..i appeal newt ou net a He shrugged his "egie -"Noy nretested ,i ihA iary "yen ase right,-l eanet 40 eldoh goveamerat Bout leta tll Mye naeds no govermeat tA rile heha his gwn...adthisaemeug "Ms,' added Dud, who tla the .draft t-te last, "nad he he frands, too; dent forgot that!" atrode over toward Aaguee aid aed him witht a tharotmis las ."If anthing arthneo ty,, he sse, y. Oukl e e " honewm e t e -nesg he m d in he" iaim ofthidek omamr M Aod-andra ot eas florte MI g" aLues ser he nd. his mn tNa w t ra , th f t "Oo_t" he . oti-ued., smiling whrt we want him-ast Sm th And I'll jset remember theme fur samno he had wit h m-t ~bad men, ate lav with got to de Is to tesit hIm hog "I # Urn ssf r hesen ~t thet a gae,"' h added iv eo p uempa~ eg " L Aragon Mann, Bud took down his rope e sad smiled In satltpation. a "You go on ahead," he said, shab ng out his loop, "and I'll try to put the e eatgut on Brindle." h, "Of like a Sash!" answered De . Lancey. and, puttlng the spurs to his . fiery bay, he went dashing down the r street, scattering chickens and hogs i all directions. Behind came Bud, " rolling Jovially in his saddle, and as II the dogs rushed out after his prdner s he twirled his loop once and laid it t skilfully aeros the big brindle's back. But roping dogs is a dilcult task at I best, and Bud was out of practise. The o sudden blow struck Brindle to the I ground and the loop came away un p filled. The. Texan laughed, shifting in his saddle. . "Come again!" commented Bud, Sleaning sidewise as he coiled his rope, I and as the womenfolk and idlers came rrshlas to so what had hapend be ttaed Comaer Bot in his tseeks ýal em bk 115 a oat t lg Iht sk esto yeo ugly manW Ilg!" he 091t2d, whirliug his reps as he reds; 8 d them, amid a shaeus of idismaat etesa ho be chsM tho yelpi Bg k Is a diwa the lame aom threuh 4aiem Ia - 0m,.The,, awlteara s n r ms M to up the .tmrt, mul Iahlya sad leadag pop more lags to In as Ltr n aasO n teo de * :Na. the deer the dre steed Ar. r u. gal with fury, hi ta appamed at to so him. His a wswe tertsd I Ore ,swi-t the hes whae,- eIas he of tie amada. pmr Amages S S_- eshi k., lrr is 'absig ofhI asl.. i awei ."le..l. weather -a it?" B wlAh ats tsgeio iss eek eead dI ui gal eae at Aages, who was A h7 r thiS laset ebatersu he tiullil g afreu b his arer lad' y :tee mues of rorous lrps. 51 atta wese str e lath e U meu yesk. "N m in lth t gets muemhiug eekat my sastem ti has kept me em sllgghl, . . dulae is that hew --st he? Set- s gst m eyea that * hla egLs I e tIhet h *ho a SwI a letha l kw the way 3me U btsawee S i mew." a mdp th 1 *. M ,in ' Say MFSuist ern saWls. is epe deer; san as Sly Isgge U gtlhe saelw the Chimge g. U Msf~ enblued iwishum' sa g~gbsyb sptedmmethug dws I p a Job lot of belts and peaksI , ab0u patiently past the Americans, they s flashed the whites of their eyes and he rumbled a choreu of "Adios!" "Adios, Amercanes!" they called. De gazing enviously at their he horses iis and Phil in his turn touched his bat be and wished them all Godspeed. p "Poor devils!" he murmured, as the d, last tottering camp-tollowers, laden as with their burdeas, brought up the or rear and a white.kinned Spanish o3. It cer saluted from his horse; "what do . those little plonme know about' lib at erty and justice, or the game that is te benlg played? Wearing the same un te forms that they had when they fought n. for Dias, and now they are fighting for In Madero. Next year they may be work. ing for Orosco or Huerta or Salasar." d. "Sure," muttered Bud; "but that e, ain't the question. If they's rebels In e the hills, where do we get of?" CHAPTER XI. The plaza at Fortuna, ordinarily so peaceful and sleepy, was alivy with hurrying men when Bud and Phil reached town. Over at the statimn a special engine was wheezing and blow ing after, its heavy run and, from the . train of commandeered ore ears be I hind, a swarm of soldiers were leaping to the ground. On the porch of the hotel Don Juan de Dios Brachamoate was making violent signals with his hands, and as they rode up he hurried out to meet them. "My graclous, boys," he cried, "it's a good thing you came into town! Ber nardo Bravo has come over the moura tains and he's marching to take Mec tezuma!" "Why, that doesn't make any differ ence to as!" answered Phil. "Mote suma is eighty miles from here-and losk at all the soldiers, How ma meo has sernardo got?' "Well, that I do not know," responeed ed Don Juan; "tome say more ud som leess but If you boys hadn't eeme In I would have seat a mas to filet you. Jut as soon as a reetls Ibe glas the ek suMary becomes nmase or Amerlsses or i a these low I aractes s renoty to .murder ye ' they think yes have any mosey." "Wen, we. havea't p, t lA a; "bat s we've get a msm--ad w re goieg ts u SitpIt, tea" "Aw, Dermme'rdoave hasn't at ay I s ment!" .ene.vla "I bet this is a - ls alarm. He git whilpod eut Shis beets ever In ChibuaIa last s t ud dhs b e a lI the wal Mae a wve slne. Pe halr sme down i a j seki a1 lte el. b S"Why, Dsa rea.. 'Aled ad I led a dp sesa-.s- to a tar an lst yer an a If werd IInlsed in emeea at dthe rellese stearis we heaE we weMa't 1have taos ent as .ese ua . 1'm Sgib g get nma dsneemneemsnt pagers Ltemesmw. md FIl hat yeo we work d that mim al snmmr as sei e n mew Uh b egmees Theseo rues et ist l , -ess m g "se ,ed . eese l. n " on es, Phil.; e go eve aid look at'th aslears-dl- I that baeh eat tYauis we sw uP at They tied their bhrse io sie esd, lenag the sellettues Jas ls stUer, hurries over Ius t sanr, item the nheavymtal er eua oasat. se d lug betweasb sl fthe aslaggst he satie Teguis wer helmg oat <bhebi wmes amt nut dags, while thett. di.sili e a l'si w met naLger et iso thu Ie By heemd; ht as -n who labeal at teilr eweel b-es anthn e n hawhi hesmse v deep 'line as pase s ass i o a, eUn i me we sod ath else uim had proed beha wet , Iser ,e 0 -e 8 .end pasp tha isot wee , I te es1e wenr~i qelte amn u es red mllamhu hese i an epsredis li nb Tal were md agesed is ta lbseses wetd heasa ee la as thet ed we - beso a o en e at aead amen ' s swhgeetssaumebee a As th We? awda. bems s asut v *s d nspeia sr seMtia . is m Ma , n~ , a Sss h a gem ereenm. ad *e15 d e I a5 sen5sieati5 it S--e--e--ans me aie hmvhsems . retir seiseaseL, . • .nno . isi be WV inS m e whip hsk the e Uadere hd amiseebesd Ctis Re, whim Dies had bIs under a hi eg. .e a s - the. p. .emm..et :trga headed amis is agui hi lds aife be MIl Taq;lb aet ibiashu hag 44ese be nt w age be isial imalse diefea s wa be eg* seh hies mi. pevel me, i BUSY IN ST. PETERSBURG ad d. at te d o the ntr M t. n B. b d COTTOH FOR 12 '." T S ,ARMERi AN 1 M1' NLt s a George S. Marye, American ambas SsadoNr to Russia, has his tads fun a taking care of stranded American tour. Slopts and of the I terests of nations whoLe diplomatic representatives have a left St. Petersburg. t GEORGIA WILL BOLD -COTTON FOR 12 CENTS'F M I - that lcoln o b oesld or stared foe' ARMERS AND USel ESSt p b wa adoptes therean t a eess eeo-s e s ad IrTATE'Sl CRO P.~i r Atlanta, tis e ovtdsa. nthat no satis be old or eeret p ee ale at less thoa 1 ets a pound was adopted hee at a meeting ot furmero d businem ae, r epres t .ag emd y atsa ofresoias. The af delegated mgaovmers bey led iUse states. whik will be medt n a Yrk thias msth, tp make p:ramest pleas hsr hpmarketing tSh fst' ms s. Smaelagtidoeas by easd rhasy as the k em cy dmg bil whick wit auberiswe the p det NdR qelpso bo m ilm~m ubmt o va so Mat s meri da b eolsl t. mw'sl the flsPresident Wrises signed Its of their siined no e " As finaltr agreed to the ilel. besides eme enlee ku-roeCti at as eo n providing for the pregstry of eretl. an his discretin to seeead provslaus ao the law reunlg atro wash eeUas trde to be Atliam at th UnIted states, requring suy ispeglss sad measuremeat of reassls adaltasi to tistr'by eet W the Umited Prasladt miless is aeMeag a war marloae o a permeapt ai.di . Hew War Wilt Help in. wasbingtsu.-elesrba~r lame be. war will he ad iorst bemelt eth Amlorsaa piplb as makngtlhem our letdres that t lhebe M Made la merla will become tloailler ti e Prbeing Se Nith Pubes. Ubahlaglern. a C.-Adenu op ol agaap or ofth Deautmet o sof lewere Sipa~thed to Cus,* vestigatlon of the price of begestu United Stated trs atmtres aRl over }he country hve begma url are hat te advances are uwapt rantes. uesa me.-."No musaslsg." we kenote wegith i). whiskC Ug.C Yr*s*ll Fopmed thesPr egrqelv. premium with reaetlsuariae In any CAmarper VIIhuas s .. a mthosiy ub s thfI*ute. u~f