Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-11-16
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Eisuls nine. tcus nv eVahsst W
tone Of some bitterness. "w,ll. " We
mus, fight. we must. he went on. set
ting hi. teeth hard. and mechanically
loo.ening bis revolver.
"No hsh, here. senor." said the pson
earnestly. "No good here. Up dsre,"
poiniing {. be spoke to peak abou,
three mile. from them.
"All right. Pablo"
And once more the mules were urged
along by voice and spur Ba, II the
fugitive, had seen their pu.asr', they
had 10 turn been seen. and the race be.
gan between them. TIE road vas
fnghifal.
Az one side the rocks lowered above
them until /, scented a. though they
reached the ky; while, on the other
hand. hidiou,. yawnens brrrdRed. a.
they call those strange emviee' In The
Ande. aud their associate ranges. veni
down sheer some siH or seven hunlfed
feet
Mere and more fhsh,ful became the
pas. until the young girl was forced TO
cover her eye, With her hand. unable TO
look ou, any longer. Long before Pablo
h.d taken her bride rein. while Doa
Entique rode behind. Ths mules. with
the wonderful instinct which marks
them. stepped =. eivfally n cats. tying
every .,oae before resting their weight
upon il. Suddenly Pablo stopped.
"0s, dosn here. ,snoriis." he said.
a.. lif,irg her from the saddle, he placed
her cn hsr feet. You too, senor. No
one can ride here"
The ledge made sharp ,ufn to the
hight. Ani on the turn wAs 10, more
than two feet vide While Don Enri.
que held the girl IN hi' arms. her head
buried In hi. .holdsr. Patio cautiously
lsd the mule she bad been riding round
the turn. Thea be returned 10 the o,h-
,r. telling ,h. two 10 10 ahead. Hold
ins on the rough rocks. With one arm
around Mercedes. Don Enrque moved
inch by inch roand the poia,. and a.
they reached the other side 'ank dowa
on The vide platform where the mule
vas standing. fairly f.in, With tbs re.e'
ton from the nervoa, strain. While Mer-
cede, tainted outright.
In the meantime Pablo had begun TO
cautiously drive the second male roand
the turn. jus, N the animal was i-i'i.
ins itself roand. = diabolicl series OF
yell. began up the pass. and the Indians
came running in. The mule started.
one 10, slipped. and after moments
vain pasins 10 recover ii. footing. Il
launched oa, into the .ir. iufnins over
Aad over. until IL met Il. death IN the
gulf bslo.. smashed on, Of .h.P, on the
pointed rock, The momsni. hesitation
-hieh ,ar gave the lnii.n' en.bled
Pablo 10 Zip round the turn IN safety
Roughly shaking Don Eafiqae. he '.ii
Significantly:
"Now We fsh,. .snof
boa Eariqas .Prsng to hi. feet. snd
~nh Pablo advanced TO the edge nons
too sooa, however A bead eoPPery.
brown in color. where the hideoa. red
and black Of ih. w,r-p.ini did not hide
IL. va. ,hras; around the rock only IN
time 10 ss, cut from Ia bios ".aeAsi,.
or long knife. The net, aud the ne,i'
and the next. seemingly urged on BY
pressure from behind. Jared the Sans
way. Then came pause. A moment
.flsrw.rd. cload % little arrows. about
sish, inehe, long. each wrapped With
tai, Of cotton. a,w through tue air. ani
then again there wa' quiet.
Can they reach u, from above,
Pablo"
"No. .eaor di. oaly place"
Ag.in the Indian, ,risi to steal rolnd'
and again Pablo. naehsie fell. Bi'
,hi. time. -h.t looked like stick ,boat
three fse, long bad been TUNED towards
him by ~ lndi.n lyins on hi, ''om'eh'
ani ~ the peon was raising his arm 10
strike. he fsl, li,ile priek like pin IN
the lex. The sros fell 10 the groini.
ba, Pablo. slAneins do~n. saw the eni
Of a fns splinter 10 ,hs wound. Don
Rnriqas a, once attempted 10 dig this
out. ba, both be and the Peoa knsv u
vas no use The cHrdrc Poi'on had
touched the blood. all Ia less tins than
IL takes TO tell IL. Pablo began 10 feel
numb al over Anl sank to the ground,
the girl wlpins the cold psnPirs,ion
from hi. forehead.
Ba, while Don Eanqae bad been
busted with the peon. ,wc OF the Indians
had passed the poin, ani third vi.
following. Hi. revolver settled one OF
them, bu, be missed the second shot
Catching up the heavy mdeAsis from
where the pson bad dropped Il. he began
q h.nd.,o. hand fight. fein,ing at ons
over the head. he whiiled the heavy
weapon around and cAush, hi. foe IN.
der the arm, almo., cutting him in two
suidins over the dead body. be me, two
OF them A. once. The one 10 left hs
struck on the heal. laying the brain op,n;
but . glance showed him that the mach
,ie Of the one TO nigh, was coming down.
lie jus, managed TO spring out OF the
way, when a deafening report just by
bis ear. AMI the leap Of tue Indian ia'o
the air, told him that Mercedes bad
picked up the revolver where he let II
fall. To advance to the corner and
strike down the man coming round wS
the work Of moment. and thea, with q
.ish Of relief. he realized ,ha, he once
more held the pass. The res, was bat
for moment. though. Taking the revol.
YER from Mercedes. and leaning cautious
ly round the rock. he waited IN silence
Before long be saw . head raised. and
fred. killing the las, one OF the
party after him.
Daring this time Pablo bad been get
ting weaker and weaker. When Don
Euriqae knel, beside him the peon was
almo., gone. ba, be ootll murmur
"De children. senor ,
"Are mine alwsys!"
"Goi.bye. senior T. as the eyes. which
had been getting daller and duller. I'm
ally closed. and Pablo W. gone.