Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-12-19

4 you even tHSn i was ready 10 preTeE
| him from putting his knife into you.
/ How did the affair happen ju:
now?"
You were just in the act of gettin
into your saddle, when he crept roun
the corral and had his knife ready t
strike yeu in the back, when | caugh
him by the throat and buried mine i
his heart. The sooner We are in Colo
MIA the better. You will have all tn
blame, Don Ricado. l know thes,
I people, and every one of his kinsmel
will be abroad early to avenge tn,
deed We must go straight on
You push right on, Sanchez:
must go to Welshiord's again for tn,
dispatches. | leitthem in his charge.
No, senior, | will stay with you.
said Sanchez; the body fell right il
the shade OF the corral. and NAV moi
be found until daylight. If that is
the case, we will have time"
Well. we must try it, my brave
fellow" said Stratford; with fresh
horses, ten leagues is not far"
Far? Carrigo should think not.
but We must not let them catch US at
Welshford's.
They arrived at Welshford's at about
four o'clock, and, without delay, in
formed the host of the tragedy. and
immediately got fresh horses, and were
on the road as daylight broke over the
plains.
The estancid was about thirty miles
from Colenia, and the rancho were the
tertalia had been the night before was
about the same distance; and, as the
reader knows, the rancho was three
leagues, or nine miles, from Welsh
ford's. Ashley rode, they looked anx-
iously at the eastern horizon for traces
of any pursuerS; nor had they longto
look, for the light revealed cloud of
horsemen pushing rapidly on fer where
they had just left.
-. Here they come" said Sanchez,
but they don't see us yet"
He had hardly spoken, when the
whole body, numbering eighteen or
twenty, turned their horses heads for
Colonia.
You spoke rather soon, Sanchez"
said Stratford they see US only too
we'll"
The pursuers were about two miles
to the right of the pursued, and not
more than three quarters OF a mile to
their rear, and both were heading for
the same point, so it become nothing
more than race.
At about halfthe journey the qau-
,h0s were about the same distance
lstern but they had lessened that be-
.ween them, SO that they were now al
most directly behind them.
Stratford had hopes that, when they
,ame in sight of Colonia, some of the
ancers would see them, aud come to
heir assistance and so they did, but
lot until very close to their pursuers,
n consequence of the horse of San
:hez having stumbled over an ant-hill;
,ut the nimble gaucho was quickly in
he saddle. and returned the yells of
lis foes with a wave of defiance as he
gain overlook Stratferd but, unfor-
his horse went dead lame,
md the situation was becoming very
as the foremost of the
lorsemen was nearly close enough to
lse his lass on poor Sanchez. When
Vithir about league of the town, for
squad of Uraguayan caval-
y, who we're exercising on the plains,
aw them, and ca me securing to their
ssistance 1t was now nip and tuck
whether Sanchez would be caught be-
ore the lancers got up; but that point
vas quickly set at rest, as howl from
hat individual told Stratford that he
Tas in the tolls. He Immediately turn
d to his assistance, and rode on the
'ducko who was hauling in on the las
o to knife the poor fellow.
A well-direeted shot from the Off
er's revolver went crashing through
lis brain. and two or three more COM
'letely checked the impetuosity of the
Oremost of the pursuers
Sanchez was soon free from the las
o, and, with the instincts of his class,
appropriated the horse of
he dead gGuchO, as the lancers dashed
p and attacked and dispersed the
The ride for life was over. and a
hort time saw Stratford and Sanchez
N board the English frigate, where
he thrilling adventure was told by the
fficer.
Sanchez was greatly elated at the
act of the other gaucho being killed.
$ he found that he was the brother of
he one who had received his quietus
he night before; and he philosophi-
ally remarked that cousins did not
ollow up feud but little while, but
he brother would have pursued him
o death.
Three weeks again saw them at
Nelshford's, but that time they attend
ID no tertulia-Edloard r. ID. Mayne.