The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-06-04
WIVES AND WIDOWS


It was q June day IN Arizona 81
Roberts's Ranch on the ola there was
q feeling OF perfect paae8 and security Is
the sun climbed high IL the hea eCDs
Roberts ives planting "a field half q
mile frUD the stDut log cabin, while hts
wife was busy With household CursA
There were horses and cattle IN an en-
closure a quarter of a mile from the house,
and pony, which was permitted 70 ram
Die sJ wiz, cropped the grass around tLe
cabin
such was the situation when the wife
heard two OF three rifle shots and the WaE
VyhCOps OF Indians She sprGua TO the
5OoT to see that heT husband was making
6or the house at his best speed, while three
Indians followed him up and GEed as
they ran.
GeFonimo's Apache devils had broEen
loose and taBen the war path
The rauCLuau'5 wife understood az O
glance what was occurring Her heart
gave one great throb, q terrible woAkness
0vercarne her for an instant snd then she
seized the Winchester rii5 trom rs
hooks grabbed the lCuE-baIreuod Navy
from its holster and ran with all speed 60
meet her husband. He fell before they
met shot IL the bacE; his len arm had
been previously broken by q bullet
'.NoMie, the red devils are lcos5-@ he
said, a. she came Up and kneelod beside
him
iii there are only three we can beat
them or she replied as she made ready
10 open fire,
The Indians had halted within rlle shCs
to counsel HcT FIRST shot bored one Of
them through and through and the otheT
two retreated to broken ground half q
mile away.
"UU carry You 70 the house and watch
tor them sh. sa.d as they disappeared
EI1iood Wis pouring from his E9uF1s RO9
oozlmg from his mouth, and it wac plain
that he had been moTtauy hit
'.It's no usen ne Eroaued 'I've got 70
die right here In half 81 hour there'u %
fifty OF 'UZL- and they are sure 70 capture
YOU"
? -Tu stay with you."
.,Not another moment B-u % the
house, get all tbe cartridges, and thlu
mount the pony and ride 70 Giip-n's Ihe
upper trails clear.
..gh- George, ] can't leave y0L"
The revolver was under his hand Hl5
. fingers CJeuched over the butt and he
whispered. "1foiig, kiss me-
She bent over him with O. sob II her
throat and bis hand worked the TevClFgF
around until the UUEZle touched his side
There was O Fugtlgrgi report and she
sulauE up 20 --- his limbs E-it.eL -n death
she ElL ELIE L-flftL N.-f .l-.t -'.--at
and faint she imprinted a kiss OF The
. dead taCe- and as she rose up her teeth
were set hard ard heV eyes had the glare
. OF q wounded VOLTS. she ran 90 the house
taking nile aud revolver with her ana III
I've minutes was Eall1piug toward
NcGiplu's, having neither saddle mol
bliLIe- and holding fast to weapons and
Cal-rlH-es As she lcft the Taucl
bullets wListled about her head and
shouts Of vengeance came TO her ears
n was Just such q june day 8
afcGupiu's i've miles ggoyC. The Ful
beat down with u warmth which called tl
criciets from their nests iG the grass, an.
kept the Wild bees humullZ tLel
satisfaction. The rauchrlau was fashion
ing new helye for his axe I'm the shade
and his wife had the MONDAY meal read
for the table suddenly the old ma
looked up. and the next instant be was %
his feet aud shading has eyes with b
. hand
.'Jebos8pNati C'utek- un'hgr-rasten =
back door. down with che windows ar
pull the shutters TO R,b,rt-'- wife
coming up the tIal with dozen iuju
after her They've broke loose sgiu-'
He seized his Winel.st.r ard ran a1w
tie trau TO cover the approach Of @
woman Her pony seemed Goo urde---. .it
tina. 3D. was Iifg uI death. and was s,ld.
f iug every NERVE The Indians AaN u