Show ll 11 BE A OF 0 HUMAN LOPI A 14 NOVELIZED FROM THE PI PHO 10 SERIAL OF THE SAME NAME RELEASED BY THE UNIVERSAL FILM MAN COMPANY SYNOPSIS liberty norton american heiress and owner of a largo large estate in mexico li Is captured and held for ransom by juan lo 10 axx Z B noted mexican while if in ih hla I 1 a camp she alie overhears overhear a plan to attack an Am african rican town and a array n y curio g h with the old of pedro a f faithful ul servant and while the rescuing reou ln party leaded goaded by major winston U B S A acif captain imi ledie of the texas rangers hamera ham era who la a in love with her and manuel leon leon son on f her other guardian stop atop pursel 1 aha h rid aldea to warn the americans american she however 0 w eve r la Is too late and the mexicans no attack they are repulsed by american tol act erm that night pancho leon threatens thre atena major ajor with exposure ex of r of funds left in his hie care un f lesa 11 he major winston Wl naton forces forc liberty to ma hla ton son manuel the he major re refuges fumes virry earry anuel uel la in upbraided upbraid up braided od by therese There ae hla his dexl c tan san n sweetheart pedro and rutledge are witnesses ll lertY who hu has overheard rd the argument between ganeb 0 and the llado major steps into the room to to save ma jor wanton batons honor liberty agrees to marry bl manucl anuel rutledge nut ledge prevents nr pedro from killing manuel the marriage taken alace the major with rutledge te leaves leave to 0 join the troops troop who have in the meantime received ordera to crois crom the line and bring back dead dad or live alive the parties re tor for the discovery Dla covery outrage the laicans continue to maltreat americans american ibe manuel nual goes goe to Li bertys room if that I 1 at night liberty A berty tells him she I 1 is hr his wife in name only mid and threatens thre atena suicide SIXTH EPISODE the desert of lost SOUIL 1 I mean what I 1 cayll nay I 1 exclaimed liberty as she gradually brought broucht the knife nearer tier her breast and stared at manuel in grim del defiance lance lie he moved away from her and seeing that his attempt to force lier her had failed ailed lie he grew calm calin and submissive it Is truo true I 1 do bear your name she said but I 1 could never love IOTO and respect a man of your nature you are deceitful dishonest and could treat no woman even your wife fairly you do me an injustice ho he said an aa lie he dropped before her 1 I love lova you with all my heart and it if you give TOO a chance ill prove that I 1 am worthy of your affection please ilease I 1 do not speak of it again ano e pleaded as she raised it protesting liand ile ho arose and walked slowly to the loor door Rc reaching aching there he turned end and with tho the aid of his old spirit which had bad now returned shouted you may love that fellow rutledge and he be may love you dut but he will never get you honorably for I 1 will never permit penult you to leave me mol I 1 then he be went out ut and slammed the tae door therese There ae who had seen manuel when he be started for Li bertys room had bad followed him and with her ear at the door she had heard every word that bad passed between I 1 ji and liberty As he ha left the house and stepped in to the courtyard she confronted him so you yon have c A t me aside an aa you said bald you would or her one said as she pointed to Uber ubertus tys room but phe he want you sho she loyes lovea kut but ledge what business la is that of yours r tie ho exclaimed as he stared la in anger at the mexican woman you tou will find out when I 1 teu tell her that you dare he challenged her you common P with that she whipped out her revolver she was about to level it at him when he snatched it out of her hand and shoved it in his pock pocket e L cant you see im crazy about you yoa she ehe humbly pleaded as aa sho stretched out her arms la in an ing in appeal dut but ho he sneered at her and then turned and walked across too the courtyard therese then went to Li bertys room where she sha found her mistress resa nervously pacing back and forth in latent on telling her the whole truth tho the girl confronted liberty you have taken him from me she aho aid falteringly in iho cr cy q of the law you are his bis wife but bu la in tho the eyes of god he Is mine what do you meant baked asked liberty in surprise then the poor girl as liberty listened attentively unfolded the whole astory of her intrigue with manuel and of hla his deception redro had bad followed therese whelk ahei she ho left her room liberty knew she would get the truth from him and going over to where he be stood the ahe laid ono one hand band on lats bis shoulder did you hear bear her staryl she asked pedro nodded la im it true she sha continued she speak truth answered the slave then be turned and ordered therese Sli erese to leave the room then the full realization of her po dawned upon liberty she was the iho wife of a man who had used her errant arant for a ml rtresa thi thought Ina increased eased the hatred she aho had bid for him ud and sho she loathed him now moro maro than eyer he was waa so BO unworthy to live who adiv wis oa wha know knew ind nd teemed seemed to understand was waa dear old pedro who now stood like a faithful old animal wilting waiting to obey her suddenly she aho turned pedro she phe sold ardille aa dille tho the horses we leave for the border bolder tonight now lopez having failed once before to secure Li bertys money determined to make another attempt before leaving his shack he called his bis ruen men about him and began making preparations to steal her again once before wo we tried to obtain the am american girls money to finance our cause ho he said to the irlen men mi as they gathered about him this time we will be successful in order to make certain ce ertain wo we will capture the whole bunch to in tho the hacienda and make them nil all our prisoners and above ve all things we roust must get that black dog pedro I 1 have a personal debt I 1 want to pay him As tho the leader and him bla men left tho the hut they saw a dark figure turn tum the corner comer and make for the bushes two of hla his men made after him and a me moment later they appeared dragg dragging along pedro who fought madly to free himself from the peons geons then they started for tho the they broke into the house and made rancho pancho and manuel prisoners and hustled them outside where they were placed under guard liberty wits was fully dressed when two of tho the bond band entered her room and ordered her to follow them she refused then they grabbed tier her and though she wits was able to put up considerable resistance now that she had recovered tho the use of her injured arm she was no match tor for them and they soon overpowered her and led her away to the hut As they passed through the courtyard lopez who was directing hla his men saw her and grinned in satisfaction you see senorita norita Bc I 1 cannot live without you this time I 1 do not think you escape so go easily your captain will not find you so quickly as aa he be did before arriving at the hut of lopez lopes she was surprised to find that therese theresa had already been captured and as an they threw her in and locked the door she found the poor mexican girl sitting moodily in ono one corner presently tho the entire band returned to tho the hut but lopez then sent bent two ot his men to bring pedro from the barn in the meantime manuel and bla father were being guarded by ba averal daveral desperate looking outlook outlaw ni As AB they were waiting for pedro the leader walked over to ul anuel we need money ho he said also men cien with military training I 1 give you yon your choice au officer with me or deatle for a moment manuel was wag undecided iio he stood looking lopez squarely in the eye wondering whether he was waa really serious B but ut lopez met his bis gaze with a piercing glance which convinced him the outlaw meant every word at school said ald manuel 1 I was waa shunned gunned by ray my classmates because they said I 1 was a greaser my wife hates mo me because she thinks I 1 am one now im going to make tho the action lit fit the name henceforth im going to be a greaser I 1 accept the proposal ali ah I 1 thought you would come coma with us ua grinned lopez untie luci after they had bad cut the ropes that bound his hands manuel lopez to release tits his father too following a consultation with tome ome of hla his men lopez ordered that be allowed to go when the men arrived with pedro who fought every inch of the tha way lopez walked up to him and with a sneer struck him in the face 1 I always pay my debts he ha said to you now I 1 will pay what I 1 owe then ho be sent two of lits bu men to the barn for a wild horse which had iwen been purchased a few days before by Pan pancho clio when they arrived hn hf ordered them to tie pedro to the bade back of the flery creature this they did ond bound his bis arms and legs a sturdy aurely to the animal as it danced about ra pager ger to break away after he was securely bound they let the horse hone go and ho he dashed away madly with the lorra lona of the poor slave lashed to its back and soon disappeared down the road while lopez and hu his gang were tn in complete control of the tha hacienda rutledge and lits ills men were mour many miles away patrolling tho the border for roving bands of mexican raiders As the tha captian captain was riding at the head of the rogera gere he h was suddenly attracted by smoke moke which arose from a clearing cle arloff not far from the main road they had just left a thick wood and d ea they approached rutledge pulled up his horse and raised rali eil his field glasses glades it was a camp ot of mexican bandits they were cooking some food while their horses hersca were grazing some dis tance away some of them were gambling others were busy looking lookin over their loot while several were asleep under the trees they had brought some borne of their victims with them for as ho he studied the field hut ledge discovered a number of while women huddled together on tile the ground their hands and feet tied and their faces wrapped in terror they far outnumber us said rutledge for they have three to our one but weve got to attack them and save those women then ho he ordered hla his men to dismount and hiding their horses in the bushes beside the road the ranger took their guns and crept cautiously down the hillside until they were within a few feet of the camp then they opened fire several mexicans drop ped while the others picked up tip their guns and returned the fire of the rangers A hot fight followed the rangers fought under cover of tho the hugi hug rocks toward which the mexican rushed in tho the face of volley after volley which soon thinned out thelt their numbers but rutledge had lost several men too and it looked as though ho he stood in danger of being defeated lie ile and the major tried to creep up on tho the mexicans by dodging dodding from one on rock to another but t the he furious fir drove them back each time finally during a brief lull in thi fighting rutledge Rut ledga heard a bugle cell call on the road behind him and as he h looked around he saw naw a troop of caa alry airy dashing toward them it was colonel dalton on his big way across the border to break up the bunds that hod had been sacking backing american towns A few seconds later they reached the spot and sent their horses charging right into the mexicans scattering them to all directions and killing a largo number of them they finally drove them off and after making mailing several of them prisoners they released tho the women and colonel dalton sent them to discovery under escort after it was all over and the troop r not escape re easily this time said lop ers ere had formed again on the maln road rutledge rushed up to colonel dalton and grasped his hand band you arrived jut just la in time colonel he said bald 1 I had bad only one cartridge cartr idt left A follow fellow needs a carload of ammunition to fight those greasers 1 to re plied piled the colonel laughingly lire so BO damn fast its if strange that you overtook U us said rutledge we were on our wai to join your troops we would have been away beyond here replied the officer but we haa tm an ar with another band aboul a mile or two back there there wert only about two dozen of thum thi m and wt w quieted every one of them before wo w left weve got orders to bring en ea back dead or alive but it looks to mt DM as though well leave most moat of then stretched etched out jhc where re we find em then the colonel rode to the head of his column while rutledge and tha lh major followed by the rangers fell fa la in behind the troopers and they started again on the march but had the th brave ranger known of the danger liberty was in at that moment he h probably would have influenced dalton to turn his troops about and his orders ordera from washington go with him to her rescue and this in spite of the fact that she had turned mi him aside for his bis greget gre tet enemy but at that moment it looked as a though liberty would be b able to effect her own escape for when ahn she heard lopez and his men move away from the huts hut she bho peeked through a crack in the door and discovered he be had bad left but one man on guard outside then thea she pounded on the door ina as soon boon as it was opened by the guard ab grabbed him and tried to throw aim to the floor the door wils was now wide open and Rs therese Th cree who had bad been sitting silently in one corner up until now saw that she had a chance to escape she lot lost no ume time lu in taking advantage of lt it so while liberty was battling with tho the sentry thereal rushid out WO and loft left her alone with him dut but tha mexican girl did not list R far END EM OF SIXTH EPISODE |