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Updated: May 22, 2025
"Well, it seemed so at the time, and yet I want to laugh when I think how I fooled those Indians just by screaming." "It isn't the first time you've brought help by screaming!" laughed Bud. "I remember once when I tried to kiss you " "Tut! Tut!" laughed Rosemary. "That's past history." And so, in time, was the raid of the Yaquis.
And of course it's easy enough to tell in which direction a horse is going." "Unless they put the shoes on backwards," said Nort. "There isn't much of that done," said Bud. "And, as a matter of fact, as you know, they don't shoe many horses out here. They let 'em run barefoot. Anyhow, it looks as though we really were on the trail of the Yaquis at last." "I hope so!" agreed Nort and Dick.
I'm glad!" exclaimed Rosemary, and tears of relief came to sooth her ragged nerves. They went as close as they dared to the mouth of the cave to look at the backs of the Yaquis who were lined up along the wall firing down on the soldiers and cowboys. No guard was stationed at the entrance to the cavern none was needed.
"The only thing about it is that they held us up," remarked Nort. "We're several hours behind our schedule now." "It can't be helped," spoke Bud, looking at a deep scratch on his hand a scratch caused by a glancing bullet. "We can't really do anything toward rescuing Rosemary and Floyd until we strike the trail of the Yaquis, and it's mostly guess work until then."
Merkel was a bit suspicious, but it happened that one of the cowboys had heard of Rolling Stone, and knew him to be what he laid claim to. "I reckon he's all right," assented the ranchman. "Take him with you, Bud. You'll need help, and if he knows anything about the Yaquis he'll be of value." "All right," remarked Bud. "He's on. What horse can I take for him?" One was selected.
In fact the first glimpse of the onrushing band of Yaquis would give one the impression that they were a lot of colored cowboys, in most ragged garments. But each one carried a gun or a revolver and the weapons were for use, and had been used, some with fatal effect.
And it did not relieve his anxiety to note that Rosemary did the same. Brother and sister were of the west. They were brave and bold and not afraid of danger when they had half a chance to meet it face to face. But they had heard much of the treacherous and mean nature of the Yaquis Indians.
"Pity you wouldn't," snapped out the cowboy leader. "You got to have a little consideration for the young fellers!" Rolling Stone nodded, and then, as if to make amends for what he had said, he added: "Course I'm not saying all Yaquis are alike. There may be some half way, or maybe a quarter way decent. And maybe they've captured this young lady and gentleman just for ransom.
"Did you happen to hear what town it was in Arizona that the Yaquis raided?" "It was La La wait a minute now. It was one of those crazy Spanish names. I'll tell you La La La Nogalique that's it!" "La Nogalique!" cried Mr. Merkel, and he looked at the letter from Rosemary. "That's her!" affirmed the cowboy. "Why why!" exclaimed the ranchman, "that's the way they were coming in their auto!
Li Yow had a philosophy, old when the Christian philosophy was born, which amply sufficed to relieve his mind of any superstitious terrors. Mexicans on the rampage, and Yaquis on the warpath, did not, however, come under the category of superstitious fears, and he heartily hoped he might accomplish his journey without meeting either of them.
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