The Comanche Reflex (Comanche, Okla.), Vol. 17, No. 27, Ed. 1 Friday, September 28, 1917 Page: 2 of 8
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rra about her and pressed Ma 11 pa to
bar forehead
At that moment rancho who had
left tha room when Liberty entered
returned and amlled with contentment
aa ho glanced at them both lie knew
ho had won and aa Liberty turned
from the Major and atarted to leave
her prospective father-in-law atarted
toward her with outatretched hands
"I am sure yon are going to be hap-
py" be aald
But she dashed by him and ran to
her room
"You see" continued rancho aa he
rubbed hla hands and grinned at his
partner "I knew It would come out
all right Major This has been a good
day's work"
The Major was lighting a cigar
When he had finished he walked up to
rancho and glurlng Into the cunning
eyes of the Mexican said:
"I don't know whether ahe loves him
or not but let me tell you something
If that scamp doesn’t treat her right
Liberty Horton American hutrees and he’ll have to answer to me personally
owner of a larae Mexican eUte la cep- — do you hear? To me I"
tured and belli for ransom by rancho I '
Lopes a noted Mexican Inaurrecto While Rent UP°Q finding If there Was any-
-In hla camp ahe overhears a plan to at- thing wrong with his ward the Major
tack an American oily and army camp I '
eh escapes a ith the aid of Pedro a hurriedly left the room and went at
faithful servant and while a rescuing
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the Texas
once to Liberty’s bedroom He paused
a moment outside and listened Some-
body was sobbing within Without
waiting to knock he opened the door
and stepped Inside
It was Liberty As soon as he ea
tered she raised herself and brushed
the tears from her eyes
“What makes you so sad my little
pet?" Inquired the Major as he went
over to her
I’m not crying because I'm sad”
she replied brokenly “It’s because
I’m so happy”
It was anything but a merry wed-
Llberty then stepped Into the room ding party that later In the evening
She found Pancho stretched across I made Its way to St Stephen’s chapel
the table while the Major was bend-1 not far from the Horton estate There
ing over him with hla fingers clutched was only Liberty Manuel Major Wln-
about the Mexican's throat As she I ston and Pancho ' Leon and they
stood Just Inside the door her gaze I walked in silence
fixed on the two men a shot was heard I When they reached the chapel the
outside The Major hearing It re- padre was lighting the candles on the
taxed his grip and turning discovered altar To Liberty he seemed almost
Liberty Immediately he released
Pancho who managed to get to his
feet still clutching the Major’s notes
A deathly silence followed as the girl
looked from one to the other
The shot which was heard by the
trio Inside undoubtedly saved the life
of Manuel and the man who saved
him was none other than his arch
enemy Rutledge Bob had been stand-
ing In the shadows near the entrance
to the courtyard after leaving Liber-
ty when he saw Therese approach
Manuel A heated conversation fol-
lowed He saw Manuel shove her
away from him several times but each
time she returned
As Rutledge watched he saw the
hatred in the eyes of the Mexican for
the girl who accepted his cruel treat-
ment with alncere affection In every
line of her countenance He could not
hear their words but he knew the Mex-
ican was In a rage for he paced nerv-
ously back and forth clenching his
fists as Therese hurled threats at him
Then he saw the girl creep up to Man-
uel and whisper something In his ear
Instantly the fellow turned about and
raising bis fist was Just about to
strike her when Pedro who had been
lurking behind one of the bushes ran
up end snatching his knife from his
belt raised It above the Mexican’s
back As it started to descend Rut-
ledge raised his gun and fired It was
an excellent shot and sent Pedro’s
weapon to the ground The three
turned and saw the ranger who
walked up to Manuel
like an executioner who stood ready
to take her life
The Major noticed her nervousness
troopers with Joy as soon aa It was
repeated around the camp
What had become of the leader of
the insurrectoa? waa a question which
puzzled Lo(ei who had not seen him
since he rode out of IMacovery The
majordomo had taken refuge In aa
adobe shack not far frm tbs town
and there with hla men was waiting
for the early boors of dawn Then
when all was quiet he Intended to
make a break acroas the border to
find the chief of the Insurrectoa ne
bad atatloned pickets for a considera-
ble distance along the road to warn
him of any approaching troopa for ha
knew that when Washington learned
of the happenings of the night before
the government would take some dras-
tic action All day and during tha
evening he had kept messengers close
to the camp of Colonel Dalton watch-
ing every movement and waiting for
the signal thnt would Inform him the
troops were preparing to cross the bor-
der Late that night aa Lopes paced
back and forth impatiently he heard
the beating of horse’a hoofs outside
which came nearer and nearer until
they came to a halt at hla door He
pulled hla gun aa a means of precau-
tion and waited to learn the Identity
of the rider The door waa thrown
open and Lopez dropped hla hand as
he recognized one of hla messengers
“A fresh horse " aald the man ex-
citedly “then see that this word gets
to my compatriots: The gringos are
P”‘Pared t0 “trike for a I 1— American aoiaters In France making a mad rush for the motortruck that Is bringing them a supply of ciga-
xifik vK I rettes 2 — Princess Barbie great granddaughter of Cen U 8 Grant and duughter of Prince Cantacuzene of Russia
Although the Major had urged Man-1 who with her sister and brother baa been brought to America because of unsettled conditions In Russia 8 — Sentry
uel to Join the rangers when they left on guard In one of the cantonment camps of the National army
the latter refused All he was think-
lng of waa Liberty He had won
tremendous victory It waa more sat-
isfying to him than If he bad killed
Rutledge that day In the canyon She
waa now hla wife and nobody could
take her from him
These were some of the thoughts
that ran through the mind of Manuel
aa he sat in hla room some hours
after the ceremony Then he sudden-
ly recalled that he had not seen his
bride since the wedding
Accordingly he made hla way
through the house until he reached the
She Found the Major Bending Over Him With Hla
Around the Man’s Throat
and stepped to her side “Are you
Fingers Clutched
The sight of Old Glory carried before a contingent of our fighting men roused usually phlegmatic London to-
the wildest enthusiasm The photograph shows the troops marching through the city and Inset the king and queem
saluting the colors which are dipped to them
still of the same mind?” he asked her
She nodded her head
Then the padre opened his book and
I always thought you were a cur requested Liberty and Manuel to kneel
and now I know it" said Bob as he before the shrine
Therese who had heard of the In-
tended marriage rushed out of the
house and learned that the wedding
party were on their way to the chapel
Wrapping her shawl closely about her
head she hurried after them But
Pedro who of late had spent most of
shoved his gun back In Its holster
But Manuel only sneered at hla ri-
val and then snapping his fingers at
the ranger walked into the house
“What does this mean Pedro?"
asked Rutledge
For answer Pedro looked down Into
the eyes of the frightened girl who his time guarding the Jilted girl dis-
had rushed Into his arms for safety covered her absence and followed
and then led her away I her
In the meantime the Major and Upon her arrival at the chapel
Pancho were trying to explain their Therese saw the lights on the altar
actions to Liberty Finally when she and In the dim reflection the kneeling
saw what a poor mess they were mak-1 couple Then she threw open the gate
lng of the whole affair she crossed
over to the Major
“Major I overheard what you were
talking about and ” She paused
for a moment “I — I have decided to
marry Manuel”
The Major took her In his arms “I
can’t believe this my dear child” he
said In amazement
“It Is true” she said softly “But
Manuel and I were afraid so we
that is we wanted to be mar-
ried before you left”
“Well I’ll be blowedl” shout-
ed the Major as he looked down Into
the big eyes that were upturned to
him “You explain this to me” he
continued' “I don’t think you are
telling me the truth”
“Some other time Major not now”
answered Liberty
“I cannot let you marry this man”
said the Major thoughtfully “If I did
the spirit of your father would return
to censure me You will never know
a moment’s peace with this man He
will not treat you right Liberty I
have never liked the sneaking look he
carries around with him”
“Major I cannot explain everything
to you” said Liberty as she raised her
head and raised her handkerchief to
her eyes “All I can say Is that I’m
going to marry ManueL It la my wish
and knowing that you have always
tried to please me I rely upon you not
to stand In my way now”
“Liberty” he said with a tone of
sadness in his voice “if this la your
wish I reluctantly give my consent
but I want you to know that this Is
the hardest thing you have fer asked
of me” Then be tenderly placed hla
and was about to rush Into the chapel
when two strong arms closed around
her She fought madly to free herself
but the grip tightened Turning she
looked Into the- face of Pedro i
The ceremony completed the padre
started to put out the candles as Man-
uel took Liberty by the arm and
walked slowly' out As they reached
the chapel yard Therese whom Pedro
was trying to urge away took one look
at the couple and then fainted
After Manuel and Ltbertyjiad de-
parted from the chapel Pancho took
the Major’s notes from his pocket and
offered them to the Major who made
no move but stood staring at the man
who had brought about this unhappy
affair Then when the Major refused
to take them he tore them up and
threw them on the floor
Then they silently left the place
The Major went at once to Join Rut-
ledge and the rangers who had been
ordered to meet Colonel Dalton’s
troops which had started out to cross
the border and capture the Mexicans
responsible for the attack on Discov-
ery Earlier In the day the coloneL who
was encamped with his troops near
the Horton estate ' had received the
following message from Washington:
Colonel Dalton
Commanding Troopa DAK Calvary
Discovery New Mexico
Tou are hereby ordered to move troops
as per instructions Cross tbe lino and
bring back parties responsible for attack
on Discovery dead or alive This order
la effective Immediately upon Its receipt
(Signed) GENERAL CRANSTON
Commanding Second Division United
State Army
The receipt of this order filled the
hall outside her door He listened
There was no sound within Then he
rapped
“Who is It?” Inquired Liberty
“It is me dear” replied Manuel “I
would like to apeak to you a mo-
ment" “I’m awfully sorry but I’m too
tired to see anyone tonight” returned
Liberty
“But I must see you 1” shouted Man-
ueL “You can’t see me” persisted Lib-
erty “Unless you open Pll break the door
down” he threatened angrily
“I refuse to open it" she answered
“Very well” he said and with this
he began pounding his weight against
the door
As Liberty heard him she ran to
her dresser and opening one of the
drawers took from It a long sharp-
pointed knife and placed It In her
bodice Then she waited
It was an old-fashioned door made
of wood and dry with age with the
result that It didn’t require much la-
bor on Manuel's part to force it open
Her obstinacy aroused his quick Mex-
ican temper and as the door flew oppn
he rushed in trembling with rage
“What do you Ynean by playing such
trick on me?” he shouted as he
glared at her
“It was no trick” replied Liberty
calmly “I wish you to understand
that although I bear your name I am
your wife in name only I only mar-
ried you to protect the honor of a man
I love as I did my own father”
“What’s that?” cried ManueL “You
dare to tell me you are not mine?"
I will never be yours ’’ answered
Liberty as she stepped away from him
“Your father threatened the Major I
heard it and in order to defeat hla
plans I decided to marry- you In the
eyes of the law I belong to you but
there is a higher law which has de-
creed that I shall never be yours”
“No matter what you married me
for you are mine I" exclaimed Man-
ueL “What belongs to me I take!"
And with that he moved toward her as
though he would clasp her In hla
arms
With that she drew the knife from
her bodice and pressing the point
against her breast cried:
“You lay one hand on me and you’ll
have a corpse Instead of a bride 1”
(END OF FIFTH EPISODE)
CAUSES OF “STRATEGIC RETREAT”
“ACE” RAOUL LUFBERY
QUALITY THAT WINS SUCCESS
One Need Consider Himself
Faiure Who Has the Merit of
Self-Reliance
- We would like to see every boy take
up the spirit of Henley’s lines:
Not In any rash or boastful way but
out of a respect for himself A boy
must develop his own personality and
put it to work on his destiny He
must not stand back depending on
Pap or Uncle Jobe to give him a boost
and be there to help him If he falls
He must assist himself Whenever he
doesn’t be Is a failure It makes no
difference how much knowledge or
money he has or how'hlgh up society
he Is If he hasn’t within him the Im-
pelling force of his Individuality he
won’t amount to much “Go at some
thing now” Is the only advice that
will materialize Into success Don’t
ask dad Don’t wait forever on op-
portunity Pitch in and fall a dozen
times If necessary so It Is done with
a brave heart a clean mind and the
spirit to work The boy who relies
on some one else If half a failure
already — Ohio State JournaL
Talking Shop
A butcher of some eminence was
lately In company with several ladles
at a game of whUL where having lost
two or three rubbers one of the ladles
addressing him asked :
“Pray sir what is the stake now?”
To which ever mindful of his occu-
pation he Immediately replied : -“Madam
the best rump I cannot
sell lower than one and nlnepence a
pound”
Lieut Raoul Lufbery premier “ace”
of the Lafayette escadrllle who has
brought down more than a dozen Ger-
man airplanes Recently he made seven
flights In two days and engaged in five
aerial battles In a single day
Ostrich Eats Anything
The old saw about “A stomach like
an ostrich" Is not altogether beside the
mark for the ostrich will eat literally
anything including nnils and glass
They deinnnd large quantities of gravel
or other gritty substances and are
given a regular ration of broken bone
and sliell every noon
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