The Opelousas courier., 1883-07-07

Ills confidence Ill tie ability OF Apa-
che George to find little Willy put
new life into the whole party.
Madison is right, father cried
Jack. Apache George can follow the
trail over hard rock us easily as we
can through a bog"
r. Run back to camp, son, as fast as
you cam" commanded MI. Daulton,
and Jack started.
Hold Oh one minute" continued
his father, and the im~peulous boy
stopped. Saddle the gray pony and
go to the ranger camp. Tell Captain
Nevlll what has occurred, and hurry
back"
All right" cried jack, and he again
started on a run.
The remainder Of the party went
more slowly. It was a hard matter to
comfort the grief-strickcn mother,
mourning for the loss Of her baby. All
had confidence il Apache Georges
ability to follow up the Indian trail
and recover the stolen child-all but
the mother. Her.grief was poignant
and unreasonable.
It seemed hours before Jack re-
turned, but it was hardly yet noon
when he rode into camp in company
with Apache George. The scout, from
long experience among just such
troubles as drove everybody in the
Daulton camp nearly crazy, was cool
and seemingly unmoved. He did not
dismount, but asked several questions
from the saddle. A great black dog,
the property of the scout, and his in
separable companion, ran about the
camp and Whined. Apache George
noticed the dogs agitation.
Buster misses him." he said. Il
reckon between him and me and
Cougar" and he patted his horses
neck, Eve can find him."
"You will not go alone?" asked Mr.
Daulton.
"Yes. Victories been seen out to-
ward the Gaudaloupes at the head
Of two hundred and fifty warriors.
He's headed this way. Our company
start on a scout this evening. The
captain could only spare me. Ireckon
this was part of Victories band. I'll
follow the trail and do the best can.
You had better round up and go
back to the post. Going to be hot
times here directly. If I discover any
thing, will send you word. Come BUS
ter, Adois!'
And before any one could ask any
more questions, or offer any sugges-
tons, Apache Georg, had dashed into
the ne-brake. They saw him again
as he mounted the cliff. He looked
back, waved his hand, and disappeared
on the top of the mountain.
Mr.. Daulton profted by the advice
of the scout and returned to Fort
Davis with his fiocks and family.
Two days after he left Victorio camped
at the water-hole in the canyon of
the Lone Cottonwood. Every one
knows the history of that daring
chiefs reckless and brilliant dash
along the frontier, his pursuits into
Mexico by the rangers, and the dis
persion Of his band by General Ter
rassas and a brigade of Mexican sol
diers. Those of his band who es-
capped returned to Texas. They were
under the leadership of Mana, Ju and
Black Wolf, three of Victories field
chiefs. The bands under the two
former chiefs got back to the reserva-
ton in safety. Black Wolf had a
small party, and the rangers pressed
him close. In a rugged canyon deer
in the Sierra Diablo he turned at bay
There was a sharp fight. Black Wolf.
five of his warriors, two squaws and
a papoose were killed, two squaws and
three papooses captured, several were
wounded and the rest put to flight
When the rangers, returning, reached
Fort Davis they were received witt
open arms. In the crowd collected
to welcome the brave scouts was MIR
James Daulton.
Where is Apache George?" hE
asked.
THAT'S what no fellow can fine
out" answered one of the rangers
"at least no fellow in the outfit. HI
was with us in the fight and captured
q squaw and papoose. We campee
that night about a mile from Wher'
we had the fight, and next mornin|
George and the squaw and papoos
were missing"
Several of the rangers c~orroboratet
this story, and Mr.. Daulton was foree'
to return to his sorrowing wife witt
the sad intelligence that nothing la,
I. been heard from their missing child
and that the only one who seeme'
able to give them information hat
mysteriously disappeared. The rang
ers talked o deal among themselVe
about the desertion of their conrad
and the escape of the prisoners.
!, aThere's something behind it all,
said n Of them, sagely, for it wa
nv guard; and when I reported to tn
Capfain he said nothing, asked n
questions, and didn't even send
. scout out after George .
Hell turn up again, never fear!
{ said another, and sure enough he d
turn up about two months after til
return of the rangers.
J In the meantime Mr.. James Dau
i .o4r~od To tho aanvo1 of til