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A ROMANCE OF
OLD MEXICO
IIHVAN LOAN
NOVELIZED FROM THE PHO
TOPLAY SERIAL OF THE'
SAME NAME. RELEASED' BY
THE UNIVERSAL FILM MAN
UFACTURING COMPANY
TENTH EPISODE
The Human Target.
Pedro found that his position was
anteriable. Sheltered though he was
behind the body of Liberty's horse, bul
lets flecked the sand on all sides of
him. He decided at last to make for
the foothills. It was taking a desper
ate chance, but Pedro knew that It
would be impossible for him to make
his way back to the 'dobe where Bob
and his cavalrymen were making their
splendid fight.
Stealthily he crept away from the
dead horse and across the sand. . When
he had put perhaps thirty feet between
him and the beast, he made a startling
1 but pleasing discovery. 'While bullets
still thudded into the carcass of the
horse, none were falling about him.
The explanation at once occurred to
him :
Whereas the black horse against the
white sand had made an excellent tar
get for the Mexicans on the opposite
side of the valley, Pedro's khaki uni
form was indistinguishable against the
sand. The Mexicans continued to fire
at the horse, believing that Pedro was
still sheltered behind it.
It was not until Pedro rose to his
feet and made a last dash for the
scrub on the outskirts of the desert
that he was discovered. And then he
was so far away that the fusillade
which followed him fell harmlessly
dozens of yards away.
"Get that man," ordered Lopez, who
was directing the fire of his machine
guns from the opposite side of the val
ley. "Manuel, take two of my best
scouts and ride down that renegade
and his white sweetheart. Bring them
back to me; dead or alive, it doesn't
matter."
I'edro picked up Liberty's trail sev
eral hundred feet after striking the
, wooded foothills. , He followed it up
precipitous cliffsides and down gullies
where only a nimble pony could tread.
Liberty evidently intended to cross the
mountains and thus come more quick
ly into contact with Major Winston's
column.
Pedro realized that she must be mak
ing but slow progress on horseback
through the tangled jungle growth and
accelerated his pace hoping to catch up
with her.
He came to a steep declivity. Far
down a tiny stream trickled along.
The apparently tiny stream was in
reality the San Mateos river. Just how
Liberty had made her way down the
canyon side puzzled even the old scout.
Even as he pondered he saw, clear
ly outlined against the side of the
opposite canyon wall, Liberty's figure
on horseback, slowly, very slowly, pick
ing "her way up the apparently sheer
side of the canyon. Pedro watched
her Intently.
Suddenly he gasped in horror. He
saw her horse slipping. In another mo
ment the horse had plunged to the
depths of the canyon while Liberty
hung suspended, it seemed, in mid
air. Almost at the same moment Pedro
heard the bushes crackling behind him.
Quickly he dodged behind a sheltering
v rock. A Mexican horseman emerged
on the canyon ledge and carefully
looked up and down the valley with a
pair of field glasses.
Pedro was on the point of bringing
him down with his revolver when the
Mexican shouted to a companion.
A few moments later Pedro saw
Manuel join the Mexican who pointed
out Liberty as she lay on a ledge of
rock a thousand feet above the can
yon bed into which her horse had fallen
to his death.
Still another Mexican on horseback
Joined the group. ' There followed an
excited conversation. Pedro crept
closer and heard them discussing Lib
erty's capture.
"We'll take the trail around the
mountain," said Manuel. "It's longer
but safer. Then we can throw a rope
- 'down to her and she'll be so glad to
escape from her perilous position that
Imprisonment will mean nothing to
her. Perhaps who knows " laughed
MauueL "I can even become a hero in
the eyes of my own vcife."
Manw-1 ordered one of the Mexicans
to watch Liberty while he and a com
' panion took the long trail around.
Hardly iad they disappeared from
REAL NAPOLEON OF FINANCE
Private Secretary of Capitalist Hit
Upon a Way to Raise His Salary
While Cutting It.
The capitalist knew that the new
company was spending too much
money ; also he knew that ' in some
way they had got to put a stop to It.
So anxious was he to reduce expenses
that he offered his private secretary
$25 a .month extra if .he could find a
way to cut down current expenses.
sight before Pedro rrept up behind the
Mexican " as he peered at Liberty"
through his glasses." Then, with an
agile bound, Pedro leaped to the back
of the horse and strangled the Mexican
Into submission. With lengths of
rope cnt out from the Mexican's lariat,
Pedro bound him tightly.
Then,, carefully guidrhg the horse
down the mountain trail, Pedro at
tempted the feat which nearly resulted
in- Liberty's death. Swiftly his wiry
pony scrambled down the mountain
side. Instead of taking the same1
route which resulted in Liberty's fall,
however, Pedro followed1 an old and
unused trail up the bed of a mountain
stream which soon brought him to the
crest of the canyon. . 4
Leaning over the edge of the cliff,
he shouted down to Liberty, who
waved feebly up at him. Then Pedro
quickly lowered a rope to her.
Liberty grasped the end of the rope,
knotted it about her body and,, with
Pedro pulling from above, was soon
half-way up the canyon side. As he
pulled on the rope, Pedro saw Manuel
and his bandit riding like mad along
the trail toward them.
Desperately he pulled on the rope.
One of the strands, scraping against
the sharp' ledge of rock, parted. -
Drops of perspiration stood out on
Pedro's brow as he realized that if the
rope didn't hold Liberty would plunge
to her death.
He took a firm grasp on the rope be
low the parted strands, however, and
a minute later pulled Liberty, panting
and limp, to the canyon ledge.
Liberty threw her arms around the
faithful Pedro.
"Quick," whispered Pedro. "Manuel
and one of Lopez's bandits have seen
us."
Pedro slapped his horse briskly on
the Hanks and it ran off among the
trees. Liberty and' Pedro then made
their way down the mountain side to a
little cave which Pedro had noticed
while coming up the canyon.
They heard Manuel and his compan
ion shouting up above for a few mo
ments and then, many minutes later;
Pedro, peering forth, saw them rejoin
the Mexican he had tied on the oppo
site side of the canyon. When all three
rode off Pedro and Liberty emerged
from their hiding place and made their
way again to the canyon edge and
then down the valley toward the des
ert. From the other side, Manuel and his
men, hidden behind a ledge of rock,
observed Liberty and Pedro climbing
from their place of refuge. Quickly
ordering the Mexican whom Pedro had
bound to take word back to Lopez that
Pedro and Liberty were on their way
to rejoin the main American column,
Manuel and his companion again took
up the pursuit.
An hour later the Mexican rode Back
to Lopez's band, which was still pep
pering away at the hut in which Rut
ledge and the three cavalrymen were
fighting for their lives.
When Lopez learned that Liberty
and Pedro had made good their escape
and would soon be in touch with the
main American column, he decided to
drop his 1 siege of Rutledge and - his
companions.
"Saddle up," he ordered. "We will
catch the Americans at Diabolo pass
and with four machine guns we can
wipe them oft the map once and for
all. I want a dozen of you fellows to
stay behind and keep these Americans
busy while we go ahead."
Meanwhile Pedro and Liberty scram
bled down through the brush. Soon
their clothing was in shreds from the
thorns, and man-high cactus which
barred their path. At the edge of the
desert they came upon a Mexican's
hut. Pedro burst in the door and cov
ered the inmate, an aged Mexican,
with his revolver. Quickly he ordered
the old fellow to hide them and to deny
that he had seen them If questioned.
A half hour passed. From their re
treat Pedro and Liberty heard horses
picking their way through the under
growth around the cabin. A moment
later the butt of a gun banged at the
door. . v '
Manuel and his companion burst in
the door a moment later.
"Have you seen an American girl
around here?" demanded Manuel, peer
ing suspiciously into the cabin.
"No, no, senor," replied the old Mex
ican, keenly aware that Pedro had him
covered. "I see no one."
"You're a liar!" shouted Manuel.
"Tell me quick, before I shoot you ;
what have you seen?" -
"I have seen nothing, no one, senor,"
replied the old Mexican with his head
bowed in fear,
"Search the hut." ordered Manuel.
The greaser's orderly made a perfunc
tory search.
"They are not here, sir," he report
ed. Manuel, anticipating his reply, had
already mounted. - ,
"I think the greasy old skunk is
lying,", said Manuel, pulling out his re
volver. "I am positive that through
my glasses I saw Pedro and Liberty
go in - that door. However, I'm not
going to risk my life digging them out.
Lock that door and fire the cabin while
I put a few bullets inside."
Manuel's orderly built a bonfire at
all foo.c corners of the cabin and
The young man overhauled his ac
counts, but he failed to find a single
expense that could be judiciously cut
down. Just as he was about to give
up the promised increase in salary it
occurred to him that he was already
getting SSO a month. Brimming over
with enthusiasm, he sought the cap
italist. '
"I have found a way," he said. "Ton
can save $10 a month on me. I have
taken that amount off my salary.'
It took the capitalist just about a
tenth of a second to see that . the
when the blaze , had begmr- to ' eat
through the 7 flimsy "strucTur? .both
Manuel and :his man stood. 'off and
emptied their revolvers through . the
walls.
Pedro and Liberty, crouched on the
floor, heard the bullets boring through
the wood above their heads. A few
feet away the old Mexican lay haddled
in a pool of his own blood. A stray
bullet had pierced his brow as he sat,
rocking back and forth in his misery,
in an old American armchair.
"Well have to get out of this," whis
pered Pedro to Liberty. "Let's make
for the cellar and dig our way out
through the brush. '....
Pedro lifted a trap door and helped
Liberty down. With a shovel'' he
quickly scooped out a bole beneath
the foundations of the beams and
looked out. Manuel and his compan
ion on the other side of the house
were not In. sight. Pedro .quickly
crawled through and pulled Liberty
after him. . On their hands and knees
both made their way to the brush near
at hand. Then, rising, t their feet,
they scurried along until the brush
grew higher and merged into the Jun
gle. Manuel watched the blazing cab
in until its. rafters fell into the In
terior, sending up a shower of sparks.
Then he rode off to rejoin Lopez and
his band.
Suddenly Manuel clapped his field
glasses to his eyes. Away oft on the
horizon, skimming the desert below,
he spied an aeroplane. Droning on the
breeze, now louder, now fainter, he
could hear its humming motor. Far
ther in the distance he saw a cloud
of dust. i
"The American cavalry," he shouted
excitedly, pointing in the direction of
the dust. We must get back to Lo
pez. If we put a few. machine guns
at Diablo pass we tan annihilate
them."
Pedro and Liberty made their way
through the jungle until they reached
the edge of the desert. Pedro, with his
sharper eyes, was the first to descry
the aeroplane.
"Look !" he cried in his excitement.
"There's one of good old Uncle Sam's
aeroplanes. Can we attract their at
tention?" Liberty didn't wait to answer. She
disappeared into the brush and a mo
ment later came out with her white
pklrt in her hand. Vigorously she
waved It back and forth. The aero
plane circled about, apparently not
seeing the signal, went back over the
cloud of dust which marked the posi
tion of the cavalry and then, like a
great buzzard, droning and moaning,
came back again toward them.
The 'plane settled on the sands a
hundred yards from Pedro and Liber
ty. The operator swung his machine
gun around into position, ready for a
tight. When he saw a woman running
toward him, however, he hesitated.
"Don't fire!" shouted Liberty. "It's
Pedro and I Liberty."
, The operator wiped his brow In re
lief. "' " ;
"We thought we would have to clean
out the brush there with a little fusil
lade," he remarked as Liberty and
Pedro approached. "Pedro looks very
much like a Mexican, and I thought at
first that you. Liberty, were merely
one of their camp followers--pardon
the thought. , Jump In ; we'll soon have
you back to Major Winston and the
boys."
Pedro and Liberty stepped Into the
pit of the car, built to accommodate
four passengers, and ' a minute later
the machine skimmed along the sand.
"See that pass ahead?" shouted the
operator, shutting off his engiae and
volplaning so they could hear distinct
ly. "That's Diablo pass. We expect
trouble there if Lopez gets word that
we are on the way Hello !"
A rattling fusillade greeted ' the
aeroplane.
Lopez and his men had arrived at
the pass and the first of his machine
guns already was in position.
"Let em have it, boys!" he shouted.
"If that aeroplane gets back to Win
ston's command there will be no sur
prise attack and we'll have to' make a
run for it."
Manuel, who had come upon Lopez
and his insurrectos, took charge of the
machine gun and directed its fire.
Through his glasses he saw Liberty,
the woman he had forced to marry
him, clinging desperately to Pedro in
the touneau of the 'plane.
Flying low over the pass, the aero
plane presented an easy target. Man
uel watched grimly as the operator
strove desperately to start his engine.
The latter sputtered fretfully threat
ened to go dead. Then the quick ex
plosions indicated that the engine had
"caught on." The 'plane slowly began
to ascend. " :
"Quick ! Get that gun going," ordered
Lopez. "Vhy do you hesitate?"
Manuel sprang to the machine gun
and pulled the trigger. -
With a roar like ten thousand ex
ploding crackers, the machine gun
emptied its belt of bullets.
"You've missed It !" , shouted Lopes
to Manuel. "Quick, da ma yoc give
me another belt. Ill run it myself,
and this time they'll come down in a
blazing heap."
IESX OF TENTH EPISODE.)
young man was still $15 a month
ahead ; but the bargain stood. New
York Globe.
Preferential.
Then, again, wouldn't you rather
write the history of your country
sometimes than be the president of
It? Pittsburgh Disatch.
A man worries for himself. . A wom
an worries for her husband, for her
children for her relatives and- the
oeoDle of her neighborhood. -
Vx)h3v.i'a?3i1 Dress
Women" Will
In the Play of
Organdie Is the gay and spirited sou
brette In the play of summer styles.
It bobs up everywhere, with all sorts
of summer frocks, as a part of their
make-up or In accessories worn with
them. In the weave called swlss or
gandie It is more sheer than ever and
disports itself in all the new and love
ly shades of colors that grace' the joys
of midsummer. . It is used In bands
and borders on frocks made of other
sheer fabrics. In petticoats and in col
lars and cuffs. In frills and In vestees.
It is of much service in separate col
lars, like those illustrated here. Along
with jabots, collars of this kind am
plify the summer wardrobe, saving the
day, with their crisp daintiness, for
the overworked wool or silk frock that
serves many purposes. Pretty acces
sories of this kind help out the tourist
immensely and are the easiest ofail
belongings to carry along on a Journey.
Auxiliaries of
The American Red Cross Is engaged
In so many humanitarian and philan
thropic activities that Its work must of
necessity be departmentized and each
department thoroughly organized for
the sake of efliciency. A chapter of
the Red Cross, in any locality, repre
sents all of the Red Cross activities.
Under Its supervision different commit
tees are organized for the different
kinds of work to be done, each commit
tee devoted to one particular object or
class of work. In communities where
no chapter exists Red Cross commit
tees may be formed, by special author
ity of the director general of civilian
relief, for special Red Cross activities.
.These committees are called auxiliar
ies. Several auxiliaries may be formed in
the same community, to take care of
the several different classes of work
to be done. Where a chapter exists
auxiliaries must be formed with the
consent of the chapter, and they will
be a part of the chapter and subordi
nate to It.
The Red Cross is the only society
authorized by the government of the
United States to render aid to its land
and naval forces in time of war. There
fore women who wish to help should
first loin the American Bed Cross and
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Summer Styles.
The collars shown in the picture are
selections from a display of epaulet
collars made of voile or organdie. We
cannot forget the war and don't try
to, and therefore, even the most fragile
of our belongings reflect the martial
thoughts that are in the air. These
are the last presented .styles and are
lengthened at the shoulder so that they
fall over the top of the arm like the
fringe on an officer's epaulet. Two of
the models are edged with filet lace
and ornamented with set-in medallions
of lace. The third collar Is embroid
ered with eyelet work and sprays of
foliage. None of them presents any
difficulties to the average needlewom
an, and ' lace, voile and organdie are
scattered abroad In all dry goods
stores. When made by hand they bring
stiff prices in the shops, but few of
them are made in this way. Machine
made collars are plentiful, effective
and Inexpensive.
the Red Cross.
next enroll with the auxiliary that Is
doing the sort of work they wish to do.
In the present emergency the Ameri
can Red Cross faces a . gigantic task
for thebeneflt of our own soldiers and
sailors, in addition to the tremendous
work it has already done, and is do
ing, for the countries at war in- Eu
rope. It must provide a system of hos
pitals, equipped with medical and hos
pital supplies, surgeons, trained
nurses, and nurses' assistants for both
field and base hospitals. It must make
some provision for dependents of sol
diers and sailors, and for the injured
after they are dismissed from hospit
als. It must gather and systematize
volunteer work throughout the coun
try, and is doing so at this moment, so
as to be thoroughly prepared for the
demands of war.
Thousands of women are looking
for some practical way by which they
may express their loyalty to their
country and their wish to help In the
work of the war. The avenue open to
them will be found through Red Cross
activities and will be discussed in fu
ture articles. '
SUHifSfflCOL
aJlAkJUll
(By E. O. SELLERS. Acting Director ot
the Sunday School Course in the Moody
Bible Institute of Chicago.) ,
Copyright. 'HIT. WwIctii Wtwiww TTnln. j
LESSON FOR JULY 8
AHAZ, THE FAITHLESS KINO.
LESSON TEXT It Chreo, 28:1-6. 20:27.
impossible to please him.Heb. 11 A
LESSON TEXT II Cnron. 90:1-13.
Ahaz reigned sixteen years from
about 739 to 723 B. C, over the king
dom of Judah, its capital being in Jeru-
salem. The kingdom was . nearing Its
end, and was destroyed within a few
years after the death of Ahaz. His
character, presents many Interesting
questions for discussion ; the characters
of his reign, the wealth and prosperity
of his father and grandfather, the de-
Vclupulcul Ul lua V.UU1 ut-Lai x&vru
home wherein he originated, why a na
tion can be successful and not be right
eous or virtuous, that is, outwardly
successful, and the application of these
questions to our present-day political
and commercial lives. '
!. Ahaz, the Ruler, (w. 1-5). The
character of Ahaz is not to be admired.
He played a prominent and evil part
in the history of the Kingdom of Judah.
We find his name recorded among the
Syrian inscriptions of the year 732 B.
C the Hebrew historian having
dropped the prefix "Jeho" from his
name. The full name indicates that
he had "grasped Jehovah," yet he was
untrue to his name. The historian says
"he did not that which was righ't In the
sight of the Lord." This puts it mildly,
but indeed few- of the kings 'of Judah
did otherwise, and he patterned his
conduct not after the good model of his
father, but the thoroughly bad conduct
of the kings of the northern nation,
Israel. He was but twenty years of
age when he took the throne, but had
already entered upon a course of action
opposed to that of his father. '
II. Ahaz Ruined. The choice lay
before him .of following In the steps of
his grandfather Uzziah and his father
Jotham (II Chron. 1:10). He chose to
defy God, openly disobeyed him and
was disloyal to his God and his coun
try, walking in the ways of the kings
of Israel, (v. 2), burnt his children In
the fire, after the abominations of the
heathen, (v. 3), made molten images
of Baal, (v. 2), and spread that wor
ship Into the high places on the hills
and under every green tree (v. 4),
made sacrilegious use of the1 temple's
treasury, and was dishonest -as well as
profane. He trusted Baalim more than
III. Ahaz Rebuked. .. God did not al-'
low him to pursue his course of action
without protest. When the children of
good men go wrong, there is no meas
uring the extent of depravity to which
they will sink. Nevertheless, God was -opposed
and tried to save the young
man and the nation. God used the
king of Syria as one agency for rebuk
ing this mnd young man. He carried
away great" multitudes captive, one
hundred and twenty thousand in one
day (v. 6), and "two hundred thou
sand women, sons and daughters"
(v. 8) at another date. Ahaz himself
was filled with terror, at the great ca
lamity that overtook him. (Isa. 7:2.)
While he received temporary help (II
Kings 16: 9, 10). he received ultimately
ruin from the king of Assyria, for he
became a vassal and iwas summoned
to Damascus to pay homage to that
king, as appeaVs from the account II
Kings 16:7-9, and also from the Assy-;
rlan inscription, above referred to.
Other enemies also attacKett mm
Edomites from the southeast carried
away captives, and the Philistines
from the southwest Invaded the cities
of the low plains, south of Judah, and
took possession of them (vv. 17-19) and
the, army of the Assyrian, which Ahaz
led to rob and profane the temple and
Its treasures in order to buy them off
(v. 22-24), completed the ruin of his
nation. Ahaz was forced to pay a
heavy tribute to the Assyrian king
(v. 21) , and got no help for his out
lay. He put his trust in an arm of
flesh instead of in the mighty arm of
God, which brought upon 'him the
curse that always comes to those who
trust in man (Jer. 17:5, 6). There Is
a blessing which always awaits those
who trust in Jehovah (Jer. 17:7, 8).
The wise man turns to God not in the
time of his distress but at all times.
Instead of sacrificing to the God who
saved his father and who would save
him, Ahaz sacrificed to the god "which,
smote him." His defiance knew no
bounds (v. 24). He seemed to have
dabbled in every known form of false
worship, thereby "provoking to anger
the Lord God of his fathers" TTI Kings
23:11, 12). God Is long-suffering to
those who wander from him, but there
comes an end to his patience (II Peter
3:9. 10). ...
IV. The Reverse Picture, ; There
are several problems to be solved as
we view this picture, for it Is a story
of real life, not only of the early times
but is being repeated even today and
In this country. (1) Men will reap
that which they sow. One cannot sow
wild oats and reap the fruits of right
eousness. (2) Jehovah places right
eousness above security or prosperity.
(3) God's purposes are for the uplift
and the making of the nation and the '
Individual better. God never -does evil
.that good may come out of it. A lov
ing father must exercise discipline, and
let us not e mistaken,