The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-06-04
FoEs4IN AMBUSH.
.By CAPTAIN. CHARLES KING, U. S. A.
Anshsr Of The cosnsrs Daughter" "Marions Faith"
-Eittys Conquest" "a soldiers Secret" Ao
ospytsM 1899. bv Charles Eirp.
CHAPTER IX.--CoNT1NuED.


mont. whom. aftor its years OF battling In tn
Army ofthe Potomac. II was sent into exile o
she far Pacific coast and speedily lost to siRl
IN tho deserts OF Arizona. The typo OF non
commissioned officer tn ost familiar to the ran
and 1le. as we'll as to their superiors. was tn
cld-fashIoned plains-rsised." ''discippli
furst and rayson afterwards" class. OF whic
Iesny was 40 prominent an exponent Brnv
70 rashnsss and faithful to tho very ,.sath. the
had renson 10 look for respect ana apprecia
zion. They we're mon whose only education
was that pIcksd up In the camps and cam
SpaiCns Of the famous old regiments to which
when moro rscrrids. they had Dosn assigned
They woro iava'unie in tho srmy. and woul,
have boon uttorly misiudged and out Of thei
sioment anywhere elsr. That book learning
and soldering could ovsr - hand IL hand NJ
man In tho old Dragons would over hav,
believed for an instant. Such schola ~ as hnt
drfted into the ranks were. as a rule. IRE
claimable drunknrds. lost to any chance %
redemption at homo, and only tolerated in tn,
service in tho rough Old days because Of thei,
mock and uncompainin performance Of lonG
hours Of extra huty in the troop or regimenta
oh1ces. WHOM. their whiskcy and their money
alike exhausted. they humLly went back to
their desks. asking only to 1.-Two IN tho hopo o
smother drunk. Hundreds of tho old Dragons
could barely sign thoir namos many could
only touch tho pen whom called upon to max Q
his tNl mark Another busted clerk" was
the general expression when tho young Cali
forniun came forward to enlist. Yet he was
the picture OF clear-eyol. athletic man.
hood. was accepted with much hesitnncy
By the officers and undoubted suspicion
By tho men. yot speedily rrhvel u sper-
did horsoman. scout. shot. anil. as WAS
the final admission. 'nll-round TROOPER"
despite the fact that he was vol educated and
Spoke Spanish Ike n native. still such Was
the prevailing faith AS It over is anon. vote
ran soldiers. that the old stylo was tho best. it
was long before he won promotion. No one
who has not known both. can begin to imn gine
the difference between the army OF IL quarter
century ago and tho army Of to.day. Just as
Feeny was reSoiute specimen Of tho old. 40
was Wing a pioneer Ut his class in tho new.
AT the moment whom tho latter struck spurs
70 the weariel TANKS oi poor Dick and called
on him for one more effort. the stalwart aud
handsome sergeant sped away on tho path Of
duty. confident Of the fa6t that by this time
every man In his own troop and every soldier
who knew him ut all would stake his last dol
lar on Bob" Wings tacklng the problem be-
fore him as fearlessly and inteliGently as any
veteran In the regiment.
Having ordered tho ambulance up the
gorge. he himself spurred away to gathor in
OIL stragglers within reach. rs to 70 'nforce
the little garrison at the caves in tho event OF
On attack from the Apaches. To his practised
ere no vestige OF doubt remained as to tho
character anu purpose Of the signal SIN okes.
NOT o moment was to be lost. Within that
very hour. perhaps. unseen Indians would
como skuking. spying. shaking upon their
refuge. would be able. infallibly. to determine
the number and character OF its occupants. |
and. II their own force were considerable and |
tnh nj rI
Aslp those innocent women.
When last noted the westward signal was
Dunlng slowly up into the cloudless sky from
. point Ia tho range perhaps six miles below
PattSrten's station In the rocks. The three
weasisd troopers dragging slowly back from
TIE chase could be seen coming up tho valley
probAbly four miles away. sons distance.
enersfore. ahead OF the supposed position OF
We foA Wing we'll knew with what goat-like
agility the mountain indians could speed along
from rock to rock and still keep under cover.
and every man who had served q month in Ari-
soma could have predicted that II Indians in any
Force wers within days march OF those three
etraeglers. am bush and death would be their
tate. peEhaps even when within view OF their
Sgn. that they were ignorant Of tho pessible
2feSSssnee o. the Apaches In the range. was
Ilo1g under the foothills. Often nov over e' the
Souadir . ysn ;Gatsktsts Of the ialda
lloae; signalling with hly left hand as though
90 eioas 20 cut e. Keep to your right
Of Els own s az seeee o anS
2sllee.iaPg to- that no Apache could yet have
Sns strs T1y SO taf fb up the me- Wing was
c.ss al The %oatS Of fhe ss IfG tovt shs
EN- aoSa laTESTds to the south HIS
b Al,
s.,a snd he was in the SHADOW bff Has
'eme upon the low crest OF a moundliIe UP.
bead a broad bay Of sunlight ''o str yeshs
gg. In from the glHring sea to the
Ss there Was % aeprs s right noted ted
ssss; ;omethinE Lke Jrcsd Cleft in t tns
dsssp oa sIe o,bs. sds to the
{ 90 away now came his fellow troopers. two
Ind: riding sleeplossly tow ard him and dan. I
srncasiy close To- number Of aheltering
attract their attention. he swung his broad. .
q hat. waving It OF to the left. hut /
they sound asesp Could tGsy never sesR e.
,a d f. seq Poor Dick was ahls, now only y
s6s asd esse w inntG Wn 50 utterly was
nrs Iant tie snuI and lot his poor I
ring shade full upon the tawny. Runlit sand. | 1
hen. while the sergeants eyes Were -tompo- | n
srtly blinded by the glare. there camo from | II
70 ROCKS to his right sudden fash and re- u
ort. He felt at the same instant stlnginR | b
snEin the leg. He had rust lime to GRASP His
Nm carbine and to attempt to swing of when
10 second shot echoed loudly from tho rocks
= felt poor Dick start and swerve; lie felt d
m going hendionG. and the next thing he y
lew he was vainly strivi ing to peer into tile A
CO OF the evening sun from over the CULVER Il
g body OF HIS faithful friend. unable for the | "
onsnt to see tho faintes sign 81 an enemy, "
~ then the blood came yelling through the | s
tie hole in his worn cavalry trousers mid o
W oetween the hp-bone AMI the knee. and | IL
.sperAte wound ! md
FOR the moment therefore. he could do | N
timing more but look for succor. glance 10
,wn the desert told him his fellows were at | b
trudsly awakened. True to the practice OF | II
9 L craft the instant fire was opened rom the 81
~. etch, man nad put spurs to his horse to
ID dashed away to n safer distance with sic6 al
ego ~ was possible with their faded mounts ct
on trooper warily scanning tho dark line OF | sa
soo 10Th In search q tho foe, ana striving
rhine, In the fashion Of the day. athwart ths 81
mmel OF his sadd To-: and now. circlinC m
ha nj MI xuid |