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

Hau seen the gorgeous hueS of this cele
r prated fish, and her excitement and plea
, sure over being heralded as its capto
Were most natural. From that time OF
, sho mad pinned her girlish faith TO th
, coat sleeve OF the tall, reserved youu,
cavalryman. To him she was child
even younger by year than the littl,
sister he had left, Gnd of whom he soor
began to tell her. To her he was ,
young knight errant, the hero of @ bud
ding maiden's shyest, sweetest, fondes
fancy and ere long the idol of the dream,
and thoughts she dared not whisper even
TO herself. Paquita, with the wisdom
OF elder sisterhood, more than half be.
heved she read the youngers heart. but
wisely held her peace. No wonder the
little maid had so suddenly been ST.
fenced by the announcement at the pass
that that very night she might again
see the soldier boy TO whom. in the abb
sence OF all others, her heart had been
so constant. No wonder the ride for
ward to Moreno's was one of thrilling
excitement and shy delight and antici-
patton. No wonder her reason. her
very life, seemed wrecked in the tragic
fate that there befell them.
And now as he rode swiftly in pursuit
Drummond was thinking over the in.
cldents OF that delightful voyage, and
marvelling at the strange fate that had
brought the Harvey girls again into his
ire and under circumstances so thrill
ing. Never for an instant would he
doubt that before the sun could reach
meridian he should overtake and rescuo
them from the hands OF their cowardly
captors Never would he entertain tho
thought OF sustained defense on the part
OF the outlaw band. Full of high con-
tempt for such cattle, he argued that
no sooner were they assured that the
cavalry We're close at their heels than
most OF their number would scatter for
their lives, leaving Pasqual to his fate.
and probably abandoning the wagons
and their precious contents on the road.
A sudden dash, a surprise, would in
sure success The only fear he had was
that In the excitement Of attack some
harm might befall those precious lives.
To avert this he gave orders To be pass.
ed back along the column 10 fire no shot
until they had closed with the band.
and then to be pac.t careful to aim wide
OF the wagons. Every man in the little
troop well knew how much was at
stake, and men, all mercy to their
beasts at other times, were now plying
the cruel spur.
Five, u O'Clock had come and gone.
ihe chase was still out Of sight ahead !
yet every moment seemed to bring them
closer upon their heels. At every bend
OF the tortuous trail the leaders eve
was strained TO see the dust cloud ris-
ing ahead But jutting point and roll
ing shoulder of sluf or hillside ever in
ferposed. Drummond had just glanced
nc his watch for perhaps the twentieth
time since daybreak and was replacing
lt In his pocket when an exclamation
from Sergeant Meinecke startled him.
Look at Lee.
The head of the column, moving at the
moment at walk to rest tho painting
horses, had just turned a rocky knoll
md was following tho trail into q
broader reach of the canyon, which now
seemed opening out to the west. In
tead OF keeping in the bottom as here
'fore, the wagon track now followed a
,entle ascent and disappeared over a
pur 400 yards ahead. Hero Lee had
uddenly flung himself from his horse
brown the reins TO Patterson, and
rouching behind bowlder. was gazing
aBerly to the front, while with hat i'm
and he was signalling. SLOW: keep
own. Up went Drummond's gaunt-
et In the well known cavalry signal ,
Halt. Then, bidding Moinecke dis. /,
iount the men and reset blankets and .
adde's, the Young officer gave Ches- ,
n rein and was soon lneeling by the /,
de of his trusty subordinate. /,
Lee said no word at all, simply point !;
ahead
AND here was sight TO make n sol.
er's pulses bound. Not a quarter >
lilo away tho rocky, desolate gorge !.
hich they had been following since =
AVN opened out into n wide valley. :.
'unded at the west by range of rug. g
ID heights whose sides were beard. :,
with dark growth Of stunted pine
cedar. On each side of their path =.
II, precipitous rock stood sentry over -
@ entrance and framed the view of -
o valley beyond For full mile :.
cad the trail swept straight away. -
scending gently TO the valley level. =
d there, just pushing forth upon the A A
de expanse, with dots of horseinen ..
flank and front and rear, dimly q. a.
m through the hot dust cloud rising a.,
their wake, were the three wagons. '"
% foremost, with its white canvas top. -.
IS undoubtedly the new Concord; tho a.
'ond, dingy mustard yellow, the y;
TERED old ambulance of the paymas. -.
1; tho third and last, with no cover ~ ~
all, Moreno's blackboard. IL was y,
at was left of tho notorious Morales -, -,
lg, speeding with it's plumber 10 some ~ ~
nge in the rocky range across the -. ma
ther valley. sN
in the few evenings ga
lmmond had spent in the garrisons "''
Lowell, Bowie or Stoneman he had
ri mention of ,.,...t..s....- A. g.