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HECTOR ELIAS APPROACHED THE BORDER TOWN OF SASABE. HIS HORSE WAS JADED, HE WAS THIRTSTY AS WELL. AS THEY CLEARED A THICKET THERE BEFORE HI WAAS A ARMY ENCAMPMENT. ONE ON EACH SIDE OF THE BORDER. HE SAT THERE STUNNED.the encampment on the mexican side flew a revolutionist flag. a scant hundred yards to the north on the american side of the border the encampment flew a american flag. armed sentrys paced back and forth along the border. elias turned his horse back into the brush. when he left the hacienda he hadnt thought of food to take along. the vaqueros and his mozo always took care of it. he turned back to the west along the border. after bit he heard horses comming. he stopped in the dense brush where he was out of sight but could still see the border. a four man patrol of mexicans passed in front of him headed back to the encampment. when they had gone from sight he started to ride out of the brush but then heard americans talking. waitting a moment a american patrol passed along going west. if he could get across the line he had family and friends in tucson. maybe when he told the americans who he was they would escort him there. as the american patrol passed from sight he hustled from the brush and started to the border.just as he got there a voice called out" halt!" he stoped and a american soldier came up from along the border on foot. his rifle at the ready. "just where you think your going? my orders are to turn back everyone trying to leave mexico. now tur around and go back the way you came."the soldier stated. " you have no idea as to who you address. ime hector elias. ime going to my family in tucson stand aside."the old man demanded. " i dont care if your the king of spain, your not crossing this border until my orders change. now GIT!" the soldier waved his rifle at eleias. " i, i can pay, let me cross!"elias stammered. from behind then was the sound of a patrolss horses comming fear took control of elias, he sunk his spurs into the tired horse and jumped the horse into the sentry knocking him down. in two jumps hector was across the line and raiseing dust to the north east. the mexican patrol heaved into sight. the corpral leading it looked after the dust trail. good ridence as far as he was concerned no matter who it was.