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"You ride on ahead," he said to Mr Harding and Barbara "Bridge and I'll bring up the rear"

Then he stopped his pony and turning took deliberate aim at the knot of horsemen to their left A bandit tuht was on

Fortunately for the Americans Rozales had but a handful of ht in the open

AllAe to the other, and during the afternoon Billy noticed that Rozalesdispatched one of his men back in the direction from which they had come

"After reinforce with any roving bands of soldiers or bandits, and the explanation was all too sinister to the Ae that Villa was to attack an Aht

"I e could reach the border in time to warn 'em," said Billy; "but they ain't no chance If we cross before sunup to we'll be doin' well"

He had scarcely spoken to Barbara Harding all day, for his duties as rear guard had kept hih he had often eyed the latter whose gaze wandered irl ahead of theht before It seemed to him a cruel fate that had so shaped their destinies that his best friend loved the girl Billy loved That Bridge was ignorant of Billy's infatuation for her the latter well knew He could not blae, nor could he, upon the other hand, quite reconcile himself to the more than apparent adoration which ht waned the fugitives realized fro heads and dull eyes that rest was ied, too, and when a ranchhouse loomed in front of them they decided to halt for much-needed recuperation

Here they found three Americans ere totally unaware of Villa's contemplated raid across the border, and hen they were inforlad to welcome six extra carbines, for Barbara not only was armed but was e it

Rozales and his sry while their quarry fed themselves and their tired mounts