, 1879-03-21
A DOUBLE ADVENTURE.
1eaet by Apaclics and In tho Tolls OF Rob-
hcrs-A Night of Horror, and Lucky


| fieset by Apacl,cs nnd In tim Tail. of r,o,,,
| bcr.-h Nfpht or Ys,rror, .n., 1.o,,,
Excane.
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Thcra .ro ti,nn. ,.,,s,, s,,.s.n ~, TT,
1 ale 1'.cs "neh s'lence VII! Iali upon Z
group ol trase3efa, quietly, steadily, calmly and
pease"hly' like anowtlakcs upon the ground,
shortly l,cfnrc ,,sro nryorod IN oor,,o., ,a,r.s.
t,n .,1 ,.,,a. esaEso >" s"lnesI ephse'sA-
"t s.i. "u "''oa0 .o"es "e,e PeFsuas"c or vehc-
meht az tue case might he, and whose heasty
,aoruus narration rsnr mt wtfh a frco ami
| mcrrv toro yiiy s,,,t;1n.,s n,s.,.. 49,.
..o.na, ss.' VI. sa peconu Fo'ce'ess Us
s.htues anu M s''eht as II Stricken VT dumbness
II was SO with o'lr little group Of three "Amcr-
cans " Atlsl one snyo indian. who m. nctIut, In
tho double cnn,c,tv nj 0uIdn AMI sor.,an. ~
rotf. ,,,.sr ,,,n ~ 49,, ,a o. 40 "
I""e o'es QUO OF 1hosc broad plains which arc 80
frequently found on the coasl line Of Ssunoa. We
had felt the influence of the increasing dark
ness, and rs the gloom OF evening fell ,,pon ua
1t lu,hcd us into silence wh,'.,, ,r., ,n,r. ,,s
,rr,'a., H., ~ .,'a Luz - s"enee Nlen was on's U.S.
tIrnea ,t y INC t1atp ol e4r mules. Tic voices
o. ,"e oiln. at Inc iiunl of tnscct.lite; onc by
ohro s .vns nIn ena upo Us, uhtl {e arch
nsous 10 r. Tnsra h5 3 "'In na 'sr yra, fcltl
nni n,,t tunt' ~ nua" M 9"ei!efa or our ROUTE mud
H.. .,.,,., i,t.a;I, ~ UT Lte company were
tns LILY 'neao1unts VI lhe region w were
''assIs,n5, srJ!,a,,53. NJ u.,
.,"hs r"aoen,y' @ as awe NC nasaea pr cluster of tow
t1. emfIns. oue mGiGs briekca np tlItlr ears, anil,
Gaaenliy .Iy trenoiift Will! lear, made MI nbsnpt
aNefEence iro'1l INC tFall intl broke Into qniek
rms = l.on t',e nusnes toward M 9neil Bnnre. The
noseinena ', was 50 ulespectel lint 1t nedslS uu-
ssatsu sSst, 1"Gt s ntt as struggled to regan my
p'si1ion, thoneht aaw III the dark shadows
o. o !he busnes nHo or two 1nen, n1t
,,,t.. ,,easn tse'r 'o".toheu 'oiees as t!Gy gave
u..eraHss VIZ I ~ so1ia EXPRESSION ~ language
s',al tla not co4hnscllenu. Utcmlnr It best to
nes Hs leauy !"s an ahy emergency, as soon as was
m'1sis n nea.eu lh IVY sa;lle aeafsl tsfcw one vi
nS sEfosGrs ivy ns eia 1t Il readiness Tor I'm,
.as mraa5e ase, IL necessary. Wc soon had placed
svsS,'a' 'a,, faIus VI u,siatno hetwcen US and tho
1usles; u vas isIe1' tllAt our Eu'dc placed his
iers m,,5 w, nua s ll1s as caution 10 be silent,
,% DC on our guar.t: II was mono too soon, Fur at
a Ky sn.ic anst"nt shafP, wlizz!slE sound passcd
tnf1uEA tle alF near rs. anu from tht noise
1ue tt W son.e oleca a,si5!.s illto tl'c gravel
1s n.a o. ,n.tas ". ts sark, hha ffsnek The earth
..sttat ~ !ls Iu,enael fletlti1. Unly one word
was spokel, nu timt wns lii M almost innudhls
", "n,swce tn ss, Nv ~ euae wi!o Uttered "pache
fuit' We followed us example, keeping
ont INTO tts ouen plain, atnl avoiding oil
c!"ssS cn1,rsa j.. @ .oass' k1oxalls haek utn our
S.pfs .n1nr ~ 50" ~ !, IVY @ or tmree sayages making
fl 'lat had sSen ', hun, ran aeross an open spaeo
na1, t.one one cluster 70 anotllrI oi hs mesuus!c
t"n,,'io, - oluM neau on o!it, mn nret'. te
nns su.'u1ea .'sa 9" fuaaey ti another Apacno who
w. mas eioso oeitu nun ie!l over hiu, al!d, as lic
r.a rn, ~ ~, seG a, ns 'eet sesot shot thls time
;a.o. a,'.n 'ne eue, df9ppcu hlm alsa ~ tue same
'Ts!a. " ta s9wof o. arrows PASSED near us. one
nL .ne,M hittinE cue OF my companions in ftle
1nrralr sran ahi t raeeeu e.; ,o'e ~ MS sea, n,d
~ ~ tv1nesnli'E sis Skill fortunately Tor
Ill.,. ss .no inaans @ere o., ioot mud although they
were eSlcr. runners, they dared not nuke frce
,, so .. rale1r spee, sest the aec tint iad beacn
's'r fs" .wo e co'nt.aes l! aeht " aisu M pc theirs
Alter M h9ur,S rab1u Iuv VIC rrHrliett tho
nuuoe t. 'louse ol Hal1'brecu Mexican. fellow
Win most vilininoua expression Of coun-
~, I'; seeus our mules IN strong cur
-! anu giving theEl some Iced. VIC placed our
tnecage I'll the hol'so mud prepared supptr.
ah'ca " ouF hust al''i hls wife q yoling nlld
Fearing ~ attack from the 1naians lie iire WIS
cxt1ngu1shed ns soon as the hasly meal was
eaten, !,!l'i wo al rat silent III ,le intense dark
ness: Not sound wns heard, either without Or
HtLillH IHG house, t4CEpt tic Crttnrhlur nf f}n