Show JOURNEY a B U IN an MEXICO experience of american couple ale at hands of rebels M B S celsor and his Is bride relieved of automobile and horses are forced to travel miles through trackless country san antonio tex at D celsor and his bride are in the remote border town of Do quillas resting from a strenuous ett tenuous trip of miles through the mountainous portion of northern mexico which they made to escape death at the hands ot of outlaws mr air celsor was manager of a ranch on the plateau known as aa llano do too los Crist tanos lanos more than miles from tho the nearest railroad point lie he to la an american while on a visit to san antonio tex several weeks ago he be married miss dora rous the young lady was reared on a ranch in western texas and when her husband suggested that she remain with her parents in san antonio pending an improvement prove pro merit of conditions in mexico Alexic she told mr celsor that nothing would delight her mo more re than to be with him upon the remote mexican ranch among quiet surroundings our troubles began shortly after we crossed the rio grande at eagle pass on our way to the ranch said mr delsor on my way out of the country I 1 had left my motor car at eagle pass and my wife and I 1 started to the tanch ranch in it we were below the boundary line when we were held up by a ragged Alex mexican ican and a number of peonie beom who informed us they were constitutionalists the leader said he bo would have to commandeer my automobile lie he confiscated fisca ted it giving me a receipt for its ita value the sum to bo be paid when the constitutionalists got get control of the government I 1 made vigorous protest against the proceedings threatening to bring down the wrath of he united states govern government merit upon their heads they only laughed and shrugged dhru gge d their shoulders I 1 finally managed to enlist their sympathy enough to get them to provide us with two horses with which to continue our journey on the fifth day a troop of 20 armed men surrounded our hut 1 I know the desperate character of many of the border mexicans and what I 1 worst feared wits was an attempt on the part of the band to carry oft off my bride it looked like serious trouble when three of tho the mexicans dismo dismounted and stood in a group discussing we wa situation in low tones they had already taken possess possession forn of our two horses homes and saddles with their in their bands the three men walked to the door and peered inside when the intruders saw us they removed their hats and bowed in the courteous manner that is common to all mexicans they are polite even when about to commit murder in a quiet polite way the dexl mexicans told me the constitutionalists constitutional lets were in n need eed of horses borses and money would I 1 and my beautiful lady please deliver over to them what money we had and also turn over our horses for the good of the cause cauce the argument I 1 made was ue useless eless we were made to comply with the demands or of the rebels or outlaws whichever they were and were glad nothing worse had happened to us wo were ware left stranded in a desolate region without money or means of traveling except on toot foot I 1 asked tho haep herder it if there were any cattle ranches in the neighborhood to our delight he be informed us that the ranch of bill blocker bleaker an american was only 16 15 alles mlles away we wa set out next morning on foot to the blocker ranch it took us all day to get to the ranch where w we e were welcomed by one of the blocker boys we were given two horses hild and a mexican ulde and on the third day my wife an and I 1 resumed our journey to the ranch 75 5 miles distant it wasa masa terrible journey lasting many nights ana many days it was through an almost trackless trac klees country for days at a time our only austo i iipp wip ns the juice and roots of cae cac tua plants and wild berries we slept upon the ground without covering I 1 cannot tell you how happy we were when we struck a lexical jacal just the other side eldo of the rio grande and later wore brought to this side of the river and then to Bo quillas boquillas |