The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-06


laws there had bcon abundant ti,no "a.
1t to evaporate, therefore the command
could not thus far hayo gained ver'
rapidly on tho pursued. But Druus
mond felt no discouragement. I'm Al
this point tho way had been smooth and
sufficiently hard to mako wheeling ~
easy matter. The wagons had bcr<,
lugged along at brisk trot, tho attcnS \
ing cavaliers riding at lively lo-,c.|
Now, however. there would DO no li.:f@ y
iihood OF their making such time. n /,
ambulance could only go at slow we |.
the rest OF the way, and the guards mr. Il
remain alongside to protect the stolf 4
funds, not so much from envious o,, j
siders as from one another. Pasou n
Morales showed his accustomed shrcvC- y
ness when he forbade that any ora.
should try to burst into the safe and
extract the money, for well no knew
that If divided among tho men thcrol
would be no longer loadstone to hold
them together, TO call for their ficrccst.
hghting powers If assailed. The instant
the money was scattered the gang would
follow suit and he be left to meet tho
cavalry single handed.
The horses of tho little detachment
were not long in shaking their thirst.
The noiseless signal to mount was
given, and following in the lead Of
their young lieutenant the troopers rode
silently down the winding canyon.
Drummond and Sergeant Lee bending
low over their chargers necks to sec
that they did not miss the hoof prints.
Little by little the light of dawn began
to penetrate the dark depths in which
they We're scouting, and trailing became
an easier matter. Presently the ser.
geant pointed to the face of tho oppo-'
site slope, now visible from base to sum.
NIT where an abrupt bend threw IL
against the eastern light.
Yonder's where the ambulance came /
down, SIR"
II see, and wo can't be far from
where it crossed. Trot ahead and take
look. Let Patterson go with you. Iff
you find chance for short cuts, sig. Z.
nal."
Another half hour passed away, and I
still the trail led along this strangel /
rock ribbed groove in the desert, the
dry bed of some long lost stream. \
When first met, it seemed to be cutting \
directly across their line of march, now y
1t had turned southwark, and for sew. !
eral miles ahead south or west Of south |,
was its general course. The light was I
now broad and clear, though the sun /:
had not yet peeped across the nouns
tain range to their left. The pace waBs
rapid, Drummond frequently urging
his men to the trot or canter. Out to Z
the front 400 or 500 yards, often lost 10 s
view in the windings Of the way, Ser
geant Lee with single trooper rode In
the advance, but not once had he sig>
nailed discovery WORTH recording.
Both wagon and hoof tracks here pure
sued common road. 1t was eyident
that some horsemen had found It neces>
sary to ride alongside. 1t was evident, IA
too that the outlaws We're travelling at
full speed. as though anxious to reach
gome familiar lair before turning to face
their expected pursuers. Every one IA
the gang, from Pasqual down to their
humblest packer, well knew that it y
could not DO long before cavalry in
strong force would come trotting In
chase. The squadron at Stoneman
would surely be on the march by the
coming sunset. As for 9 troop, they
had little to fear. Pasqual laughed
with savage glee as he thought how
he had lured them in scattered detach-
ments far up to the Gila or over to tho
Christobal. Noneed to fear tho coming
of the late escort of the paymaster. BY
this time those not dead, drugged or
drunk were worn out with fatigue.
Over the body Of his bandit brother, the
swarthy Ramon, he had fercely rejoiced
that seven to one he had avenged his
death, and Pasqual counted ON the fin
gers of his brown and bloody hand the ~
number of the victims of the night
Donovan and his fellow trooper killed
on the open plain; tho paymaster and
his clerk, Mullan and the other soldier. "
dead in their tracks and burned to 4
ashes by this time, and, best of all,
that pig Of a sergeant" as Moreno y
called him, that hound and murderer.
Feeny-he who had slain Ramon. As
ppNhNs HoSktV anu 1tlt W UliStEADI0 .||
death by torture. Indeed, as he was
jolted along in tho ambulance, groan-
Ing and cursing by turns, Pasqual won~
dered why he had not insisted that Har.
vey. too, should be given the coup de
grace before their start. It was an un-
omission. Never mind!
There in the brand new Concord that
came Gathering along was booty that
all. There was wealth
far exceeding tho stacks of treasury
notes-old Harvey's daughters-o
Harvey's daughters. It was with mad,
feverish JOY that when 40 last the sun
camo pouring in flood Of light over
tho desert of the Cababi no listened 20
tho report Of trusted subordinate.
II could sec every milo of tho rocl .
with my glasses, captain, from tho clisf
top yonder-every milo from Moreno
10 whero we struck the canyon. Thor3
sn't n sign Of dust-thero isn't o sign