Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1874-12-10

"Then beware !" growled he between
his teesn, as Stratford strode towsia the
dancers, and the next i4ie ant 10 saw the
lieutenapS, with his arm, around Pam
chita's waist, and whirling her in the
dance. 75 - i q "a
AJ Sanchez Ind been witness OF this
scene, and had overheard everything
that had been said By the young gaucko,
who Sfeoeived 1his partioular attention
during the rest of the night, hut she
never told Stratford that he was ac-
quainted with the fact.
at length is became time for them Ito
take their depaftuge ,Sand Stratford and
Sanchez went to the corral to get their
!!ssorssess, That that wefe aireaddy hitched wait
ing for them.
Sanchez had been, ,as we have said,
closely watching the young gduoto af-
ter his threat; andwag not Biow Ia s6b-
serving him, as they left the company,
also leave, and steal round to the other
sideaof the Corral, and, in the shade of
Ishs,y!a the wall approach the officer and him
stretford vas just in si1e si1e act of get
ting into the sadd lie, mot knowing Of the
danger, when he heard Immediately he.
hind him o souMe, baodtll; thhd, and
then groan, as the form of o man fell
within the shadow of theiwRll sof the
corral. He then heard Sanchez say,
Into the saddle, senior, quick for
your lie p'and He dashed away across
the plains, Stratford mechanically fol-
lowing him. As they rode at gaTfop,
Stratford said:
For GODS sake, Sanchez, what was
the matterP"
"Never mind asking. questions now.
senor," said he. IT / had waited just
now to ask questions, T should be riding
home alone. SIsdid itto save Iyo4H
"Who was it ?" q SS's.plNA
"That iaokanapes who threatened You
for dancingkwithy Pandhiths Ha won't
threaten you any mere"
!" How did you know he threatened
me p
"Ihesrd every word be said. I fol-
low ed you when 1 saw the villain cali
you; even then I was ready, to, prevent
him from putting his knife into YOU"
How did the affair happen just now?"
You were just in the act of getting
into oyoursaddle, when he .nrept the
corral and had his knife ready to strike
yon in the back, when I caught him by
the throat and buried mine in his heart.
Thessooner we are in Gelopia the better.
Youswill have all She b,ama Don Riea-
do. know these people. and every one
of his kinsmen will be absbad early to
avenge the deed. We must go atraight
on" 1I
"You push right on, Sanchez 1 mnst
go to Welshford's again for the dis!
patches. left them in his Charge"
"No, senior, will stay with you, =
said Sanchez ), "theS body fell right in
the shade of the corral, and may not be
found until daylight. If that is the
case, we will have time 4ni s}T
"Well, we must try it, my brave fell
low, said Stratford; "with fresh horses,
ten leagues is not far"
Far? Carrao! shonld 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 inn
,mediately, got fresh horses, and were on
the road as daylight broke over ths
plains. iE 5gziE
The estancia was about thirty miles
from Colonia, and the rancho where the
tertulia had been the night before was
about the same distance; md, as the
reader knows, the rancho was three
leagues, or nine miles, from Welsh
ford's. AS they rode, they ylooked anx-
iously at the eastern horizon for traces
of any pursuers; nor had they long to
look, for the light revealed aclond of
horsemen pushing rapidly on for where
they had just left.
: Here they come Il seia Sanchez,
F" but they don't SEQ us yet ID nj az.
He had hardly spoken; when the whole
body, numbering eighteen or, twenty,
turned their horses heads for -Colonia.
"You spoke rather soon, Sanchez" Z"
said Stratford "they see us only too
WE'LL" - : y ''-'a>' ~ 'laes's
Thepursuers were about two miles to
the right of the pursued, and not more
than three. quarters of mile to their
rear, and both were heading for the
same point, 80 it became nothing more
than n race. - y
Atabout half the journey the ga,tchos
were about thcSs distance astern
but they had lessened that between
them, so that they were now almost di-
rectly behind them. a G "a
Stratford had hopes that, when they
came in sight of Colonia, sonae of the
lancers would see them, and comeztb
their assistance and so they did 0bat
not until very close to their purshers,
in consequences ofsthe horse OF Sanchez
having stumbled over an ant-hill shut
the ninable gaueho was quickly in the
saddle, and returned the yells of, his
foes with "a wave of defiance as he again
overlook Stratford; but, unfortunately,
his horse went dead lame, and the sitI
alton was becoming very preearipns, as
tho foremost Of the horsemefi was. nearly
close enough to use his lasso on poor