San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-01-21

his behavior, and no Withdrew 10 his tent,
already determined Il must SUPPOSE upon af-
fronting the incredible hazard Of his last ex-
pedient with the same easy, assured, genteel
expression and demeanor he might have
left a theatre withal to join a supper of the
wits But doubtless within, II we could see
there, his soul trembled.
Early in the night, word went about the
camp that he was sick; and the first thing the
next morning ne called HASTE TO his side, and
inquired most anxiously if he had any skill in
medicine As a matter of fact this was u
vanity Of that fallen divinity students, to
which he had cunningly addressed himself.
HASTE examined him; and being battered,
ignorant, and highly suspicious, knew not in
the least whether the man was sick or
malingeriug In this state, he went forth again
TO his companions; and las the thing which
would give himself most consequence either
way announced that the patient was in a
fair way TO die.
For all that" he added with an oath,
and if he bursts by the wayside he must
bring US this morning to the treasure"
But there were several in the camp Mount
ain among the numberl whom this brutality
revoted They would have seen the master
pistoled, or pistoled him themselves, without
the smallest sentiment OF pity; but they seen,
TO have been touched by his gallant fight and
uneouivocal defeat the YIcbt before. perhaps.
too thew were even oIreadv beoinninp tn an
nose themselves IN their new header. at least
they now declared thar If the man was sicID
he snouId have q davis rest in SIira of Hastie's
teeth.
Thoucxt morning he was manifestly worse
and HASTE himself BEGAN 10 dispIav some
thin- of humane concern. so easily does even
ii,. pr,.tep,,. of Joctoriur awaken svmuathv
The third. the, master called Mountain and
II9sti,. to the tenn. announced himself tn he
dyIng gave Them full particulars as to the
posltion of the cache and BEGGED Them to set
ont incoutiucutIv on the uurst. 50 that rbey
might s.r If u, deceived them. and Gf they
were at first unsuccessful he should be able
To correct 1Irl, error
But hero urn,, a diHirIIIrv ON which he
doubtless counted None of these men wonId
trust anotuc", none would consent to stav be-
hind On the other hand. nlih0u,rh the mas
ter seemed extremely Iuw. spoke scarce above
a whisper, and lay much of the time insensi-
Die, it was still possible il was a fraIrlulent
sickness: nnl if all went trnas,lre-hr,ntinc il
might prove they had zone upOn q wild-goose
chase, and return to find their prisoner flown.
TheI concluded, therefore, TO hang idiing
round the ,.IrID i,Iln.rinV Sympathy 10 their
rras Du: and certainly, so mingled are our
dispositions, several were sincerely Gf not
very ds~pI.H affected by the natural peril of
the man whom they callouslv designed to
murder In the afternoon, HASTE was called
to the bedside 10 pray: the which incredible
as il must aDpaur1 hedId with JUNCTION: about
eight at night the waing of Secundra an
nouucrd that all WIS over. and before ten the
Indian, with link stuck in the ground. was
toiling at the grave
Sunrise of next dav beheld the l.. ..ber's
burial, all hands attending with great. .pney
of demeanOr; and the body was lalu tha
earth wrapped i'm a fur robe, with tho
face uncovered, which last was of a ,,axy
whitenes>, and had the nostrils plugged ac-
cOrding 10 some oriental habit of Secundra's
No sooner was the grave filled than the
lamentations OF the Indian once more struck
concern to every heart; and it appears this
gang of nlurierers, 50 far from reSenting his
outcrics, although boCh distressful and lin
such countryJ Derilous to their own safety.
roughly but kindly endeavored to console
him
But if human nature is even in the worst of
men occasionally kind, it is still, and before
all things, greedy; and they soon turned from
the mOurner to their own concerns The
cache of the treasure being hard by, although
vet unidentified, it was concluded not to
break camp; and the day passed, on the part
of the vOyagers, in unavailing exploration of
the woods Secundra the while living on his
masters grave That night they placed no
sentinel but Law all together about the
fire, III the customary woodman fashion, the
heads out ward, like the spokes of u wheel.
Morning found them in the same disposi-