The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-07

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they're doing. TN send tho gless nm ~
you presently. What I'm Gs-Aid ~.
lieutenant Is thst IN their rage ever
Donosan's death. and Mullan's. and alf
shs dsv!ls work dono there AZ Moreno I.
anc your uiishap. zoo. the men have
become uncontrollabls aud viii: never
let up on the pursuit uuti: they have
Killed the last ono Of that earg. These
TWO who are coming IN with the bodies
OF the Morales brothers probably nave
wornout horses. or perhaps Leo orlerod
them TO stay and guard tho safe. Tho
last saw of any of the gang they were
disappearing over tho desert TO the
'outh, striking for Sonora pass.
wonder they didn't all come in
here, said Drummond.
Well, hardly thar, lieutenant. They
knew they would be followed here, pen
ned up where their capture would only
DC question OF time. A hundred cav
airymen would be around them in
very few hours, and we could send tn
Lowell for those old mountain howitzers
and just leisurely shell them out.
linen, when they surrendered -as they'd
nave to-the civil authorities would
Immediately step In and claim jurisdic-
tion-claim the prisoners too. We'd
simply have to turn them over to ius-
uce as matter OF course, and YOU
know, and they know, that the only
Judge apt TO SIT on their case would ia
that OF our eminent frontiersman and
fellow citizen--Lynch. They are scat
tering like Apaches through the moun-
tains and will reassemble and count
noses later ON. Thanks to you and g
troop, they have lost all they had gained 4
and their leaders besides. No. sir. thev
won't stop this side of the Mexican
line" 74'
There's one, Wing, hope to heav-
en- they'll never lose sight Of till they
run him down."
Who's that, sir?''
"The fellow who was enlisted in q
troop last winter at Tucson and desert
ed last night to join this gang. He
drove for the stage company last year
and was discharged. He gave his name
as Bland"
"Bland Henry Bland!" exclaimed
Sergeant Wing. leaping to his feet in
uncomfortable excitement. "Do you
mean 1t, sir? Had he enlisted? De
You mean that he was the man Miss
Harvey spoke of-the disguised soldier.
she called him?'
: And Drummond, amazed at Wings
emotion, gazed up to SEQ the sergeant's
features working almost convulsively.
his face paling. his eyes full of intense
anxiety.
Why, cannot doubt it, sergeant.
he ran away from us ON the discovery
of Donovan's body and rode straight
for Moreno's, beating us there proba-
bly, by an hour or so, for no cne hap4
pened to miss him."
Wings hands were raised on high in q
q gesture almost tragic, then dropped
helplessly by his side. With a stified
groan the tall soldier turned abruptly
away and went striding toward the
opening OF the canyon, leaving Drum
mond wondering and perplexed.
When, quarter of an hour later, the
sergeant returned, bringing with him
some improvised splints and bandages.
and Drummond believed it his duty N
70 make inquiry as to whether he knew
Bland and what was the cause of his
Wing turned his grave.
troubled face and looked his young su-
'erior straight in the eye.
Mr.. Drummond, have known that
nan for good and for i'll many long
rear. If our fellows have killed him.
ct his crimes die with him. If he Is
'rought in alive-brought to trial.
nay have to speak. but not now, sir.
3ear with me, lieutenant--not now. =
Was Drummond dreaming? He could
ave declared that tears were starting
n the sergeant's eyes as he turned has
lily away, unable for the moment to
ontinue the setting and bandaging OF
he broken arm.
Take your own time. Wing" said
he young officer gently. Speak or
eep silent as you will. You have "
armed the right" And the sergeant
lutely thanked him.
The primitive surgery of the frontier
,ok little time, and with his arm COM
,rtably and closely slung Druinmond
len, impatient perhaps to hear softer
oice, to feel again the light touch OF
ender fingers, yet in his weakness and
Shaustion dropping slowly Off to sleep.
II efforts to keep awake proved vain.
is heavy eyelids closed, and presently
, was in dreamland.
Meantime Sergeant Wing had busted
mself in many way. First ho had
mo to loosen old Morcno's bonds
loagh, at least, to relieve his pain, vet
ID him securely. The soldier sitting
owEily on the rock beside the prisoner
adly accepted permission to put aside N
carbine and so to sleep.
"I'll watch him, Mat. said Wing.
You lie down ,here, Moreno, aud sec
IT that yoa snakc 10 effort To slip n
iot while I'm at wc-if here. How
r away ~ that ambulance rory, Pat
rsonT' he called 10 tho nan en- look
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