Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-04-22

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him to fall back in the rear Of the party
and TO keep that position during the re-
mainder Of the way. He obeyed with evil
deut reluctance and 1t could be easily seen
that he was bent upon mischief of some
kind. Presently he gave q loud Sioux
war-whoop which could have been heard o
mile away, aud. putting spurs to his horse.
dashed past Billy, and as he did 80 dig
charged his carbine almost full at his breast.
| Billy knocked the muzzle of the weapon
upjust in time to save himself, and, riding
close in on the half-breed, slapped re-
volver to his head and forced him to drop
his revolver and dismoun. The whole
party was so exssperated ut the half
breeds conduct that IL was with difficulty
that Billy could save him from being
snmmarily disposed of. He was, how
ever deprived Of his arms, aud forced to
travel on foot until so thoroughly tired
out that he became submissive.
In the summer Of 1885 Billy had TO
mantle and thrilling experience down in
| the district of Sausripi, some three hun
dred miles south of the border line. Ac-
companied by another scout, he had been
sent to gather up soma government stock
which had been left behind. Their route
was sonth TO the town Of Saueripi, capital
of the district, and from there to Bacanora,
little town in the mountains about forty
miles further to the west. It was their In
tention to locate all the stray stock on their
way down and to pick them up as they re-
turned by the same trail. Arriving at
Saueripi, they put up at the house Of an
old American physician who had lived in
the place many years. The old gentleman
had been asurgeon in the Confederate ar
my during the civil war, and, in common
with many others who fought on that side,
had emigraied to Mexico after Lees sur
render. He was full of life and vigor, and
he insisted that all Americans who visited
the town should enjoy the hospitality Of
his home. a.
Billy and his partner were handsomely
entertained, and in the evening the doctor
called in few of his neighbors to have a
frolic in an inner courtyard Of his place.
A number of Mexican girls came to enjoy
moonlight dance with the two gringos,
who spoke very little Spanish, but who
knew all about Mexican dance. Billy
looked his best in o suit of buckskin, and
his graceful bearing was enough to capti-
vate any woman's heart. He impressed all
present, but there was one in particular
who showed very plainly by her actions
that she had seriously fallen in love. This
was Seuorita Carolina, a tai, graceful girl not
more than Is years Of age. She had an
abundance of glossy black hair and great
big lustrous ey Is; but low, receding fore
head and very large mouth gave her face q
peculiar expression.
She danced several times with Billy,
and appeared perfectly happy as long as
he remained by her side; but the moment
he left her to dance with anyone else she
seemed to give way to fit Of melancholy.
The old doctor, who was watching with
evident interest all that was going on, no.
tieed the girls actions and twitted Billy
about his monkey faced" sweetheart
When the crowd dispersed Billy was still
ioked by his companions, and poor Caro-
lima was invariably spoken OF as monkey
face"
Early next morning the two scouts set
out for Bacanora, and arrived there late in
the afternoon. The trail between the two
towns lesds through an exceedingly rug
ged range, which has always been favor
lite hiding place for rowing bands Of
Apachss. As they passed over the trail
Billey and his partner counted eight new
wooden crosses which had been erected on
spots where travellers had lately been killed
by Indians. They were not on the lookout
for Iotiians, as Geronimo's band had been
seen only few days before on the Barispi
river, nearly two hundred miles to the
north.
Accomplishing their mission at Bsca-
nora, the two men started on their return
trip, driving three or four horses before
them. They had covered about half the
distance to Slueripi and were jogging
leisurely along through the mountains
when they reared up short on hearing ths
report of guns not very far ahead. Imme-
diately afterward they saw a woman
mounted on horseback dashing up the trail
toward them.
"What in the h do you reckon that
is?" exclaimed Billy in establishment, as
he and his companion hastily dismounted
and got their Winchesters ready.
ats soma greaser tryin' to kill his wife,
| guess" was the nonchalant response,
bat moment later, as the woman came
uear enough for her features to be distin-
guished, Billy cried ont:
1T it ant my monkey-face you can
have my hat"
'Yes, and here comes the whole cussed
Apache tribe right behind her." chimed in
his companion.
The woman was now only few yards
away, and it could be plainly seen that
the bosom of her plain calico dress was sat
urated with blood. Billy sprapg forward
to catch the frightened horse, which she
was evidently too weak to manage, and as
he did so heard her murmur family:
"Csidddo! Los IadiOsl Los Apachesm
and the next instant she fell heavily for
| ward into his arms. Billy essed the girl
gently to the ground, and tearing open her
dress tried to stanch the blood which
flowed from two gaping wounds In her
breast, but be soon saw that she was dead,
and he turned to assist his companion,
whose Winchester had already begun to
talk. The two scouts pumped lead"
lively for few minutes, and the Apsches,
who were completely taken by surpris',
could not take to the rocks before three of
their number had been killed outright and
| several others wounded. Once under
cover il was next to impossible to get a
glimpse Of an Apache again, and, after
waiting ia vain for several minutes for
something to shoot at Billy's partner ex-
claimed:
'Look here, Billy, we'll have to git
out'n this mighty quick. The cusses are
clipping up on US all around"
"And leave that girls body here to be
torn to pieces by the breech-clouted dew
ils?" remarked Billy; mot much. Pm
going to take her with rs or die trying"
He meant just what he said, and, re-
CARELESS of the heavy fire which was
opened on him whenever he was exposed
to view, he succeeded in lifting the girls
body to the back of the horse she had rode
and securing it to the saddle with his
lariat. When this was done the two men,
with their animals, commenced 10 retreat
rapidly toward Bscanora, stopping only to
return the fire of the Apaches, SO as to
keep them at respectful distance.
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