that a teamster and a few stray cattle on
the road had held him down to the manana time of only a mile a minute.

Arrangements for the wedding brought Alfred's delighted approval. When
he had learned all Florence and Madeline would tell him he expressed
a desire to have the cowboys attend; and then he went on to talk about
California, where he was going take Florence on a short trip. He was
curiously interested to find out all about Madeline's guests and what
had happened to them. His keen glance at Madeline grew softer as she
talked.

"I breathe again," he said, and laughed. "I was afraid. Well, I must
have missed some sport. I can just fancy what Monty and Nels did to that
Englishman. So you went up to the crags. That's a wild place. I'm not
surprised at guerrillas falling in with you up there. The crags were
a famous rendezvous for Apaches--it's near the border--almost
inaccessible--good water and grass. I wonder what the U. S. cavalry
would think if they knew these guerrillas crossed the border right under
their noses. Well, it's practically impossible to patrol some of that
border-line. It's desert, mountain, and canyon, exceedingly wild and
broken. I'm sorry to say that there seems to be more trouble in sight
with these guerrillas than at any time heretofore. Orozco, the rebel
leader, has failed to withstand Madero's army. The Federals are
occupying Chihuahua now, and are driving the rebels north. Orozco has
broken up his army into guerrilla bands. They are moving north and west,
intending to carry on guerrilla warfare in Sonora. I can't say just how
this will affect us here. But we're too close to the border for comfort.
These guerrillas are night-riding hawks; they can cross the border, raid
us here, and get back the same night. Fighting, I imagine, will not
be restricted to northern Mexico. With the revolution a failure the
guerrillas will be more numerous, bolder, and hungrier. Unfortunately,
we happen to be favorably situated for them down here in this wilderness
corner of the state."

On the following day Alfred and Florence were married. Florence's
sister and several friends from El Cajon were present, besides Madeline,
Stillwell, and his men. It was Alfred's express wish that Stewart
attend the ceremony. Madeline was amused when she noticed the painfully
suppressed excitement of the cowboys. For them a wedding must have
been an unusual and impressive event. She began to have a better
understanding of th