Feliciana sentinel., 1892-10-08
which ended /. the departure Of sew

which ended In the departure Of sev.
eral Of them on horseback. In the
course OF an hour they returned and
with them number of other neigh
bors, and all fully armed and accoutred
for the road. BY this time the moon
was shining brightly. and as its beams
rested on tho faces Of the men it re-
vealed on each an expression of fierce
determination that BODIED no good for
the Mexican were they to lay hands on
him.
Everything being in readiness u big
fellow from FL Monte. who assumed
the leadership. gave the word, and
dozen mounted men rode silently away
across the valley toward the noun
tainS
Upon the physicians arrival the good
friends and neiglrbors left matters in
his hands and were overjoyed q few
moments later when, after critical
examination of the wounded ones, he
| assured them that there were no seri-
Gus results to be feared and that with
close attention and careful treatment
| his patients would in a few days be
we'll on toward recovery from their
painful wounds.
The men who went in search of the
would-be murderer returned late in the
evening Of the following day. covered
! with dust and showing signs of having
done much hard riding. Their mus
tanps were worn-looking and the men
themselves presented the appearances
of extreme weariness, yet they seemed
to wear an air of triumph, as they
slowly rode up to the home OF " Cncle
Billy and dismountcd before the door.
One Of the neigh hbors in attendance
upon the wounded people came out as
they We're tying up their horses. and
eagerly inquired if they had captured
the Mexican, and was answered by one
of the horsemen with: did we get
him? Well, I kinder guess we got him.
CHI, pard?" turning to another OF the
riders. YES" replied the one ad-
dressed. Hes an awful still greaser
now. He amt likely to do any more
cuttin' er shootin' round these diggin's,
III camtle'' With these words they
entered the house, and while partak;np
of protfercd refreshment their leader,
the big fellow from Ell Monte. related
the particulars of their search anc
capture of the fugitive.
They had ridden all over San Gabrie
valley from La Puente to the Cajor
, Pass without obtaining any clew to the
whe rca bouts of the Mexican. Theil
search had been carried on quietly Sc
, as not to arouse the country and give
, the alarm to the fleeing villain, and i
was with intense disappointment tina
. thev were about to relinquish TIN
, search when one of them caught sigh
: Of boot tracks near Il pool of wate
that was fringed upon one side by SOM
. overhanging bushes. The whole ban'
l gathered about the tracks and followed
: them about among the bushes unit
they came to the edge of the wate
G where they disappeared. They wer
D Off the scent again, and their i'm
q patience found vent in ,lnprecation
J.. upon the head of the 'greaser" as the
circled about the pool in search of hi
y trail After an extended eXamina alto
g of the surroundings they were about
a abandon the spot when one of the
v mum Der noticed slight movement {
;. the bushes which hung down over tn
g water Watching the spot intcntly h
g noticed faint ripple upon the surfac
It of the water Immediately under then
e Turning to his departing comrades h
ID shouted: "Ifere we are. fellers, here
y our meat under the bushes here
"a With q wild rush they all rcturne
and surrounded the pool crying cage
there. sure enough. all but his face III
der water and that concealed by tt
tangled bushes which overhung tt
pool.
AS soon as he found he was disco
cred the Mexican rose up and made
dash for liberty through the bushe
but he might as we'll have attempted {
outstrip the wind itself. as the swift,
flying laSso which whizZed over Il
head brought him to earth with
jerk that turned him heels over hea
| In few moments the work of retrib
ton was finished and the band of grir
faced ranchers turned their horse
heads towards La Puente, leaving
ghastly perforated corpse dauglir
from Il limb iu the midst of the thicle
The victims of the nurHlerous Me
lean were soon nurscd back to life an
health. and through the kind assis
ancc of friends their business was ear
fully attended to. As a result of h
id efforts to save his throat from the Me
leans knife some of Uncle Billy
o1 fingers were so badly lacerated as
leave them stiff and useless for lif
lE But his wife fully recovered, and
e this day he relates with much feeliI
a the story of the tragedy and how /
y. bacon was saved by that "Arkansa
woman OF his Prank Is. Welch,
H. Banner of Gold.
70 a HUNGRY MANS DREAMS.