Part 64 (1/2)

”You'll be killed,” said Price Clark ”You can't never get through”

”Leave it to et ready an' open that back door when I give the word, an' then shut it again in a hurry when I've gone through”

He led a horse from the side room, andeverybody!”

Price Clark swung the door open Billy put spurs to his ainst the ani fusillade of shots proclaione unnoted by the foe

The little Mexican pony shot like a bolt fro of carbines only served to add speed to its frightened feet Billy sat erect in the saddle, guiding the horse with his left hand and working his revolver ht

At abehind hi stood breathless and spellbound until he had disappeared into the gloo darkness to the north, then she turned with a weary sigh and resue whose head she bathed with cool water, while he tossed in the deliriu the heavens, the Pesitistas were rallying for a decisive charge, the hopes of the little band of besieged were at low ebb when fro of many hoofs

”Villa,” moaned Westcott Clark, hopelessly ”We're done for now, sure enough He must be coht of dawn they saw a colu, thin line which galloped forward over the flat earth, coine of destruction

The Pesitistas atching too They had ceased firing and sat in their saddles forgetful of their conteathered at the ss floating over 'euidons of the United States cavalry regiood?”

There was a hoop fro cavalry volley, and athee which is now history

Daylight had coures of the coure of a arb which more closely resembled the apparel of the Pesitistas than it did the uniforht Barbara's eyes were the first to detect him

”There's Mr Byrne,” she cried ”It ht the troops”

”Why, he hasn't had time to reach the border yet,” reet back here with help”

”There he is though,” said Mr Harding ”It's certainly strange I can't understand what A across the border--especially under the present adround for but a moment then they wheeled and fled; but not before Pesita himself had forced his pony close to that of Billy Byrne

”Traitor!” screamed the bandit ”You shall die for this,” and fired point-blank at the A sensation in his already wounded left ar Mexico!” he cried, and put a bullet through Pesita's forehead

Under escort of the men of the Thirteenth Cavalry who had pursued Villa's raiders into Mexico and upon whoitives came safely to United States soil, where all but one breathed sighs of heartfelt relief

Bridge was given first aid by members of the hospital corps, who assured Billy that his friend would not die Mr Harding and Barbara were taken in by the wife of an officer, and it was at the quarters of the latter that Billy Byrne found her alone in the sitting-rooirl looked up as he entered, a sad smile upon her face She was about to ask hiave her no opportunity

”I've coht it was better for you to ain You're oin' to take you with oin' to Galveston as fast as we can, and fro before Bridge saw you He can't have you

nobody can have you but et killed”