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Updated: June 22, 2025
Just how large the party of Yaquis was could not be told, but Captain Marshall believed he had more men than were rallied to the support of Paz, the notorious leader of the Mexicans. "But I haven't seen Rosemary or Floyd," remarked Nort, as he wormed himself into a hollow place behind a rock, not far from Dick and Bud. "Well, they are probably back in the rear.
"Mike" grinned, though doubtless he understood nothing of what was said. "He does look Irish," agreed Rosemary. "But I don't see how." The explanation probably was that some wandering, adventuring Irishman had married an Indian woman. The Yaquis, like many other Indian or native tribes often intermarried. In fact it was this that in a measure led to their downfall.
"Yaquis come 'long here go up to mountain, then come back 'gin, same way like, then go like so," and Buck Tooth held out his arm stiffly, extending two fingers of his hand wide apart like a fork. "I see what he means!" exclaimed Snake Purdee. "They doubled on their track for part of the way back, and then branched off from the trail, thinking to fool us. But they didn't."
The other end, the one opening from the palace, I had finished after I became governor." "But surely the men who built it know of its existence." Again Megales smiled. "I thought you knew me better, Carlo. The Yaquis who built this were condemned raiders. I postponed their execution a few months while they were working on this. It was a convenience both to them and to me."
Turn back!" he shouted. "Don't go down there!" He was attired as a cowboy and spoke good United States. "What's the matter?" demanded Floyd, as he let the car roll to one side to give the horseman room to pass. "Yaquis!" was the answer. "Them onery Mexican Indians have broke loose and are raiding the country. They've started in here at La Nogalique! I'm riding for the troops. Better turn back!"
The prisoners secured, the dead on both sides buried and the story of the capture and rescue briefly told, arrangements were made for returning to civilization. The raid of the Yaquis was over, and so severe was the lesson taught them that it was many years before another trick like that was tried.
A moment later Mike, his face showing unmistakable signs of fear, came rushing in, and by signs, and talk in his own tongue, of which Rosemary and Floyd could understand a few words, he indicated that they were to follow him. Meanwhile the confusion and alarm in the main body of the Yaquis increased. What had happened?
However they had started, and were making as good time as possible. Messages had passed between Mr. Merkel and those in authority at La Nogalique, and the probable route of the kidnapping Yaquis was indicated as well as could be. This saved a long trip to the border in order to get on the trail of the Indians from the time they had taken Rosemary and Floyd.
The Indians didn't keep to their bows and arrows, or lances, once they could get guns and powder. I don't know much about the Yaquis, but I fancy they did the same discarded their lances, if they ever used any, and their bows, for guns." "Another thing," added Lieutenant Snow, who was next in command to his captain, "scalps were too precious a trophy to dangle from the point of a lance.
"Sure, senor Purdee!" Del Pinzo spoke fairly good English, and he could be polite when it suited him. "We saw that some one was encamped in the rocks, and I took them for the Yaquis. So we opened fire it is with sadness that I know now it was your friends whom I shot at." "Um! Maybe so maybe not," grimly retorted the cowboy. "Anyhow it's us, and it seems to be you.
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