The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-08

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off down the valley, l reckon. sup
posed you knew it, sir. and him. too,
but he didn't. Those Morales fellows
got away with il on burro back while
we were chasing the white wagon.
For moment Drummond stood as
founded. .eglF ~*
MAN aliver'Je at last exclaimed.
"why was not told OF this? Get mo
n horse at once, Walsh" he ordered.
"I'll take Patterson's. You two re-
main here and see that that old scoun-
drel don Get loose Moreno there-and
that no harm befalls the ladies. Ill
ride down after Wing.
"Oh, Mr.. Drummond, you must not
think of going exclaimed Miss Har-
vey. You're far too seriously hurt,
far too weak, to attempt such thing.
Please lie down again. Surely Mr..
Wing will do all that any man could
do 10 recover the safe. All the others
are in pursuit. They must have over
taken them by this time. Come; am
doctor now that he is away. Obey me
and lie still"
Drummond's one available hand
found itself clasped by warm, slender
fingers. He would have drawn 1T away
and striven TO carry out his design, but
glance at his two troopers told him
that they plainly and earnestly advo-
Gated Miss Harvey's view Of the case.
He was in no condition to make the at
tempt. And at the moment, too, even
as he strove to release his hand, another
voice was beard, almost imploring:
ooh. don't let him go, Fan. Don't
let him try to rider
And turning suddenly at the sound
Mr.. Drummond found Ruth Harvey
standing close behind her sister, her
eyes sufused, her cheeks blushing red.
1t was the first time he had seen her TO
speak 20 since they landed at the old
wharf at San Francisco year gonc by,
and for the moment he forgot the safe,
the funds, the crippled arm, the band
aged head and every other item that
shonld have occupied his thoughts.
"Why, Ruthie, is this your How
you have grown!'
And then the imprisoned hand was
released only to be transferred.t to the
| clasp and keeping Of another. In her
| fear that her knight. her soldier, would
| leave them, and wounded though he
was insist on attempting to follow his
men in their pursuit, the shyneS OF
| maidenhood was forgotten. Ruth had
seized and clasped the long, brown fin
gers. and Drummond forgot for the mo-
ment all thought Of quitting her pres
ence for the field.
! And then having-as she supposed
won her point, and having caught tho
new light in his admiring eyes. 1t be-
came necessary to struggle for the re-
lease of the hand she had SO unhesitat-
ingly used to detain- -him--This might
have proved difficult matter, judging
from the expression in Drummond' y
face, but for sudden hail from Patter-
con:
"Can the lieutenant come up here a
moment? There's something going on
down there cant understand.
n; Old Moreno, whose bonds could not
RESTRAIN his shifting, glittering eyes.
glanced quickly upward. Then. as he
5aught a menacing look in the sunburn-
cd face of the Irish trooper Walsh. be
became as suddenly oblivious to all
earthly matters beyond the pale OF his
bwn physical woes. And now it was
Ruth's hand that would retain its
clasp ard Drummond's that was again
struggling for release. In a moment
Tho lieutenant stood under Patterson
perch.
"What did you seer What was i
likep How far away2"
"Six or seven miles, sir. The valley
is broad and open, and three Of our fel
lows were riding slowly back on ths
west side, while Wing was gallopinl
! az though to meet them, and when they
weren I more than mile apart Wing.
horse went down---looks no bigger thar
q black speck-and the other thre,
sheered off away from the rocks OF
this side and seemed to be scattering
al lrt."
The words were low spoken so as Il
reach only his ear. Now it was M
easy scramble for man in Drummond'
condition to make, but it took him onl.
a little time to Chamber to Patterson I
side
There's something back of all this
and you know it, Patterson. Wha
APACHE sign have you seen3"
Smoke, sir, on both sides. But w
agreed, the sergeant and /, that tn
young ladies mustn't be alarmed no
You aroused. Then he rode away t
hurry in any of our fellows who wer
in sight and warn them TO keep on
from the rocks. What I'm afraid OF !
that they've been ambushed, or at leas
that the Indians have ambushed him
His horse is down, and those others yo'
SEQ are away ont on the plain now
They're working around toward tn
horse as though he were lying behin
it, and they appear to be firing mount
ed"
What was Drummond to doa T
leave his charges here, unprotected, wa
out Of the question. Fail TO 60 o
| send 10 Wings relief he could not