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The Pesitistas held their ground 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"

He took a step nearer that brought him close to her She did not shrink--only looked up into his face ide eyes filled onder He seized her roughly in his arirl!" he cried hoarsely "Kiss me!"

"Wait!" she said "First tell e couldn't have e wanted e O Billy! Why didn't you do this long ago? Months ago in New York I wanted you to take ht you had ceased to care, Billy, and since we have been together here--since that night in the roo to you Take o I love you and I'll slave for you--anything just to be with you"