The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1890-04-03

GAuch we gook no arms, blfs even tuo1o
Of u who had pistols Of our own An
WO asked Was fair eight. man against
man They wouldn't come out Of their
hole-they dasnt do Il, Gir-and then
they fired on uA We'd have burned the
roof over their heads, but that Lieut.
Perry galloped In and stopped u. !
came away then, sir, and % did most Of
uA We knew twas all up when we Gav
tho lieutenant; but there was moro fiT.
Ing after left This way. captain Out
across the prairie here. We cut down
the fence on this side" And 90 saying,
Donovan led the little troop to broad
gap In the wide barrier, and thence
straight across the lields 10 wherO hghta
were seen fitting about In the dark
shadows Of the buildings Of the ranch
Another moment. and StTykeE had dis.
mounted and vas kneeling beside the
PROSTATE and unconscious form Of bis
lieutenant Some misguided Fanchman,
installing for q new assailant the tall
young soldier who galloped into the
midst Of the swarm Of haunting Irish.
men, had fired the cruel shot There
lay Nolan dead upon the sward, and
here. close at hand. his grief stricken
master had finally swooned from loss
Of blood, the bullet having pierced his
leg below the knee Beside him knelt
the doctor: he had cut away the natty
riding boot. and was rapidly binding up
the wound. Close at hand stood Gwynne,
o world Of anxiety and trouble In his
bruised and still discolored face.
Grouped around were some Of the a.
sailing party, crestfallen and dismayed
at the unlocked for result Of their toray.
but ashamed to attempt to ride away.
now that their favorite young officer
was sore stricken - q result Of their mad
folly. Mr.. Even. too, had como out.
and was bustling about, giving direc.
tons to the one or two Of his hands who
had Ventured forth from the Office build.
ing. The big frame house under whose
walls the group was gathered was evil
IDENTIFY used a. q dormitory for Q number
Of men, and this had been the objective
point Of the attack, but not Q soul had
issued from it, portals; the occupants
were the men who made the assault on
Perry the night Of his arst visit, and
now they deemed Il best to keep within.
Everything indicated that Perry had got
TO the scene Just In time 10 prevent .
bloody and desperate fracas, for the few
ranch people who appeared were still
quivering with excitement and dread
Even was almost too much agitated to
speak;
Go to Mr.. Maitland a. soon Is you
can, doctor; this has given him q fearful
shaking up. Mrs. Cowan Il having q
room made ready for Mr.. Perry. Ali
here's young Cowan now. Readyr he
asked.
IAN ready. Mother says carry the
gentleman right In. She wants you to
come too" he added, In lower tone, to
Sergt Gwynne, but the hitter made no
reply.
And 90. borne IN the arms Of several
Of his men, Lieut. Perry was carried
across the intervening space and into the
main building. When he recovered con-
Sciousness, a. the morning light came
through tho eastern windows, he found
himself lying in white curtained bed In
4 strange room, with strange yet kind
and motherly face bending over him.
and his captain smiling down into his
wondering eyea
you are coming round all right, old
fellow, he heard Stryker say. "TIl call
the doctor now; he wanted to see you Is
soon as you walked"
And then Quin came In and said few
CHEEKY words, and babe him lie still and
worry about nothing. The row was over
thanks to him, and h0 and poor Nolan
were the only victims; but Il had been
great shock 10 Mr. Maitland and rem.
dered his condition critical
Perry listened In silence, asking no
question: For the time being he could
think Of nothing but Nolans loss. Twas
such cruel fate 10 DO killed by those he
came to save.
All that day ho lay there, dozing and
thinking alternately. he wondered at
the tenderness and devotion with which
the kind old Englishwoman nursed him
and seemed 10 anticipate his every want.
Quin came In towards evening and
dressed his wound, which now began TO
b feveriSh and painful He heard his
colonel'S voice In the hallway. too, and
heard him say 10 the doctor that some
body a Roasiter was eager to come down
and take care Of him. "Boshr said the
blunt surgeon; eve . far better nurse
here-and 0 reserve 10 fall back upon
that win b worth Q new life 10 him.
And, weak and f0verish though he was.
PsFEy's heart thrilled within him; he
wondered Il Il could mean Gladys. Two
days more he lay there, the fever skill.
fully controlled BY the doctors miniStFa-
tons, and the pain Of his wound sub.
dued BY Mrs. Cowan'S cooling bandages
and applications. But there was Q burn.
ing fever In his heart that utterly 70
fused TO 60 down. He strained his ears
listening for the sound Of her voice or
the pit-a-pat Of her foot faI In tho CORR.
dor. A. last he mustered courage and
asked for her, and MrA O0Wan smiledi
Mis- Maitland has been here three
times 10 inquire how you were; but h
was while you were sleeping, Mr.. Perry.
and she rarely leaves her fathers bed.
Sida, He 10 very III, and seems 10 be
growing weaker every day. I don't.
know what We would have done n we
had not found DF. Quin here; he has
pulled him through two or three bad
seizures during the past year"
"Where had you known the doctor be-
foreE asked Perry, with an eager light
In his eyes
Nowhere; but II was - though one
Of his own kith and kin had suddenly
made his appearances hero 10 welcome
Mr.. Maitland. The doctor b afut cousin