The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-02-08


IN pursuit oi some uuc, ou running
from their houses this girl Was found
Wounded m the shoulder, but she would
reveal nothing, uar would she permit
any one rlsc "a touch her except the
surgeon who dressed her aouuds. 1t
WAS pronounced trivial The surgeon. u
Soni man. took her a. has house, bat
She remained sullcn and rrncrnt all that
day. and IN the afternoon fled, ami m the
evening WAS discovered standing where
she u uuw. But nature could NOT bear
the strain, and at about th.s very hour.
ami he looked al the declining sun, she
icll with moan. her wound broke ont
airJSA, and she was Saxon covered with
h,uy>i The people IN wonder house,
Amtr.cauos, and he pointed 10 the stone
house, took her and she has been
with them ever since. Her mind Is not
iwpeurvd, and the people with whom she
resides SAY that she X gentle uulcss
aroused, and then she Is like tigrrss
But her herceuess never displays itself
only to strangers, or Il those who she
thinks are DOING "a wrung.
Strange. strange. | said, and mused
over what | had heard Is there no
link bv which she can bc traced ?"
None: II haS been tried. The men
who rolc through the town never re-
turned. and shortly after that occurrence
three men we're found murdered on the
banks II the NueceS river. They were
buried Iha, Is the only clew, and WAS
never followed, as uo one cared.
As he ceased speaking. SIX armed men
rode up 20 the mission Five dIsmouut-
el; the sAth, tall, muscular, brown
haired. blue eyed man, WAS LETT upuu
his horse. bouad. his arms being tied
behind him.
Help him 10 dismouut. Rucker.
spoke the leader Of the party. Tie
must be thirsty.
From the bound captive | casually
glanced al the glrl. She had changed
her position, and WAS looking al the
prisoner, and her gray eyes apparently
dllA.cd rs she caught "a gleam from those
Of the tall, bound mSn, and | thought
tear glsteued in them. Their ewes
fully met. and something Ike flash oi
recognition, As an electric spark, passed
between them. and again her face wore
look Of cold Uuconceru-
Grey" spoke the header. a low set,
some water - rs the captive dis
mounted
Yes, Haskell You know have
drank hut once to-day.
when We reach Ssn Patricio. where
YOU killed your victims one year ago,
Won vii urel uu water.
They pursued me one hundred miles
and fought me all the way. twas a fair
tight. and # / were only loose and arm
ei yuu would not follow me, and the
biue eyes turned To au almost harsh
gray.
Curse yuu yuu shall have no wa
ter. ." sid Haskell. rs be turned away.
With a bound as swift as cats leap,
the girl sprung upon him and wrruched
the gouri, full uf sparkling water, from
his hand, and her metallic voice shrieked
ont
He shall have water :"
Haskell was startled, and a wild shout
Of laughter broke from the throu;s of
his companions. The laugh WAS loud
and long. and the girl stood before as
one INSPIRED with the ferocIty offs tigTcss.
The prisoner remained uumoyed, hi,
arms sull pinioncd
Curse the little catamourt - mutteE-
ed Haskell. =" Give IL ~ him, and give
plenty-enOugh to lust him 10 San Pa
turio. We VIII hang him AS soon rs We
reach that place He Is Mustang Grey r.
Mustang Grey = WAS re-echoed 10y
those gathered around, as he was known
As the most desperate man that ranged
from the Rio Grauje To the Gaudaluupe.
had heard Of him as | passed through
Texas, and often heard oi his daring yx-
ploits among Mexlcans and in the town
Of Victoria, where | had resided "A month.
he had been resident long before he
commenced his Wild and lawleSs career.
Mustang Grey stepped upon the broad
stone whore the strange child stood
previously IN her statuesque pose, sank
upon one knee and bowed his head To
receive a cooling drauEht from the round
gourd in tie hs nds OF the brave girl.
She stopped forward. gnd her curls
fell down to his lips. / thought
heard au au Lhle whisper f; but. when he
arUse 10 his feet. his face was calm and
hers Wore the same look Of passionless
quietude
Now, my little viper, are You salts
fed? II you thoroughly knew the man
you would have given him poison IN
stead Of water, growlei Haskell, as he
took the gourd.
There was only a spasmoiic twitch Of
the girls face, and a flush of her gray
eyes, and she was again in that i'm
penetrable repose from which she could
not easily bc started.
The sun had entirely disappeared from
Z 1.
was enameled with mellow tints. and in
the east shadows were gathering. max
ing somber and phantom-ike shapes
heralds Of approaching night.
Mount, Grey, We must to camp, g"
said Haskell, as he roughly assisted the
bound man into saddle. "Stranger. 4"
speaking to me, "will you camp with
Us? The more the merrier."
j gave my assent, as / was glad Of
their company. and rode along with the
J Texans and their prisoner. One mile
from the old mission, on the route to
Mexico, we camped in basin-hke re-
treat, IN the center Of which was a small
T lake Of clear water.
DismOunting, our horses were stripped
OF their saddles, brides and saddle
blankets, watered and securely stakcd on
the margin Of the lake, where the grass
was nutritious and plentiful then our
arrangements were made for an evening S
repast. That through with, we spread
our blankets and prepared for repose.
Mustang Grey's arms and legs were
securely bound, he submitting without a
murmur. His blanket was spread and
his saddle arranged so as to give him a
rude resting place for his head then he
was left to himself and his gloomy
thoughts until morning should call his
captors to the saddle.
As we gathered around the camp fire
many were the stories told of the daring
, and outrageous acts of Mustang Grey
and his numerous escapes from even I'M
der the rope. Soon one by one fell
asleep, until the Texans we're deep in re-
pose, and the camp fire had sunk into
white embers and served as a sentinel to
! our quiet camp.
The events Of the day had impressed
| me strangely, and l pictured to myself
the kneeling figure of the strong, tall
! desperate, and the 1.-THE, graceful form
OF the strange girl, as she gave him a
) cooling draught to wet his parched lips
and tongue.
The canopy Of heaven was studded
, with stars. No light from the moon
paled their liquid gleamings, and the
milky way, wherein clustered myriads OF
these unseen celestial torches, belted the
} torrld and frigid zones in its magical