Volume 2 - ElectricCanadian.com

302 HISTORY OP THE BANKhouse. Two or three shot had entered their bedroom throughthe window and lodged in the wall above the bed. Thismight be deemed fairly exciting, but the climax was to come.While sitting at luncheon in the dining-room next day, abullet from a shell which had exploded near by entered throughthe dining-room window, and passed so close to Mr. Hogg'sneck that he felt his hair moved by the current of air causedto make its exitby its flight. The bullet had force enoughthrough the door of the room, which was about an inch thick,After this experience they decided to seek other quarters,rather than to risk the chance of a shell entering the houseand exploding in the room where they were. Fortunately thevery next day a truce was declared to permit non-combatantsin the danger zone to depart, and Mr. Hogg and his friendgladly accepted the invitation of another friend to stay at hishome in the suburbs.On the second day of the shooting, Mr. D. Muirhead,another member of the staff, later to become manager of thebranch, while returning home in the evening, was challengedby one of the outposts of the Felicistas (the Diaz party).One of them happened to be a former employee of theConfederation Life Association of Canada and knew mostof the Canadians in Mexico, so Muirhead was soon allowedto proceed. The streets were extremely dark, the streetlights having been put out of commission, and he hadgone only about two blocks when he heard a cry of "Atio."Before he realized that "Halt" was meant, he felt the muzzleof a rifle pressed against his stomach. This partizan was lesscomplaisant, and replied to the statement that the pedestrianwas a peaceful foreigner with the cheerful announcement thathe had orders to kill all foreigners. Three or four companionscarefully looked to then* rifles and then marched him to a wall,with the apparent intention of unceremoniously executing him.Muirhead's protests were emphatic, and he asked for anaudience with their captain before the happy despatch.During the conversation that ensued, he was able to glean