On the way back to the town th*
young officer ascertained the facts oi
the raid from a prisoner. He was im
menslv relieved to find that the re
port brought l?y the patrol was correct
In every detail, l'ancho had doubled
back from the frontier, only to turn
again under cover of the night and
cross the river at a P9int well above
the line for which B Troop was re
sponsible. Then, well served by spies
and traitors among the half-breeds
claiming American citizenship, he se
creted his force in a canyon until the
hour seemfed ripe for the assault on
b'an Jose.
The plan was boldly laid. It mis
carried only at the last moment, and
then merely because of Mexican cu
pidity and the sheer lust of murder
ing unarmed people. Save for Its dead
and its dying, the little town recov
ered its sang-froid with singular
rapidity. It was not San Jose but the
I remainder of the United States which
seethed with indignation next day.
Markham, fully exonerated from the
' slightest shadow of blame when his
commanding officer had investigated
the affair, not only confessed that he
and his men had enjoyed the time of
their lives, but was openly envied by
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