The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-06
There In TIC fierce light Of the flames stood

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There In the fierce light of the flames stood
the Concord tcag0n.
lowing the freshest hoof tracks. he
found the young officer riding about
through the thick smoke within the
corral.
Amy sign of Moreno or his people,
sir?" he hailed.
mot yet. Just see what's beyond
that doorway. My horse is frightened
at something there and can't see for
the smoke"
Obedient, the sergeant pushed ahead,
bending low TO avoid the sitting fumes.
Between the tumbledown heap of bar
ley sacks and the crumbling wall lay
some writhing objects in the sand, and
his stout heart almost failed him at the
moan of agony that met his ear.
Help! water! Oh, for Christ S sake,
water!p
One bound carried him out of sight
of his superior. The next instant,
dragging by the foot a PROSTATE form,
he emerged from the bank into the
fresher air of the center Of the corral.
Off came his canteen and was held to
The parched lips Of a stranger in scorch-
ed civilian dress, his beard and hair
singed by the flames, his legs and arms
securely bound.
WHO are you and what's happened?
Whose work is this?' demanded the
lieutenant, leaping from saddle to his
cisl rla ,oI
but the sergeant dashed water in his
face
"Quick!--the others!-or thoy'l
burn to DEATH"
"What others? Where, mani" OK
claimed the soldiers, epringing to their
feet.
"Oh! somewhere in there-the far
end of the corral--or Moreno's west
room," was tho gasping reply.
Another rush into the whirling, eddy
ing smoke, another search along under
the wall, and presently in the Pickering
light the rescuing pair came upon a
barrier of barley sacks, burning in
places from huge flakes of fire falling
from the blazing rafters of tho over
hanging shed, and behind this, senseless.
suffocated, helplessly bound, two other
forms. Thrrsting the sacks aside, the
troopers seized and dragged forth their
hapless fellow creatures. Jared by
sudden pressure, burning upright
snapped. There was cracking, crash
ing sound and down came tho rafters.
sending another column of flamo to light
mp the features of men rescued not an
instant too soon from the death that
awaited them.
my God!" cried Sergeant Lee" this
is old Feeny-and yet alive"
Together the two raised the senseless
form, borc IL out into the open space,
laid it gently beside their first discovery
and ran back for the next, big.
heavy, bulky shape in loose and blood |
stained garments. 1t took all their
strength TO lug itforth. Then the lieu
tenant bent by tho side of tho slowly
recovering civilian.
"Aro there any more we can reach?"
he questioned eagerly, his heart beating
madly.
"No-too late!-others wero inside
when the ROOF fell in. More water
moro waterl"
Sergeant Leo sprang to the ollas
thero In tho freight and
brought back a brimming dipper. hold
ing it to the poor fellows parched lips
until he could drink no more, then
away tho thongs with which
ne was bound.
This is greaser work" no cried.
How could they have left you alive?
Where nre Moreno's people2 Who's
lone this anyhow"
"Pasqual Morales. Moreno was in IL
90. Twas the paymaster they were
aging for, but they killed Ned Har-
'ey and got his sisters-old Harvey's
Tucson"
What ?" cried the officer, leaping TO
us feet. "Harvcy's daughters here?
-heref Man, are you mads"
ITS Gods TRUTH On, if had n
rop of the whisky that's being burned
n theroi I'm nigh dead"
Run to my saddlebags. Lee; fetch
hat flask, quick; then call in the men
nd send ono back TO hurry mp the rest.
Where have they gomez What have
hey done with their captivos."
God knowsi ! could hear them
creaming and praying--those poor
irlsi Mullan and the pay clerk picked
p Feeny after he was stunned, and
hey rushed him back through here.
here tho paymaster had draO0od |