Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-05-28

Aud none Of ihcm have returned vel ~
he asked. lcannot understand that.
No, please do not strive to detaiu me
here Tn perfectly able TO be- ~ and
Apout' and " Wing i gone rs my busi'
ness TO look after things"
Over among thc rocks acruss the mar.
row canon the hrst nhirct to meet his
kaxe AZ he arose was Moreno. reclining
there bound and helpless. while near at
hapd a soldier had thrown himself on his
ssaddle hiaakct aud was sound asleep
/ NE plasL Of the Mater IN the brook
dancing and tumhlhg down the chasm,
inedc sweet. browsing music for his ears.
u milling, soothing sound that explained
friend
~ hearl Mr. Wing tell that man TO lie
down and sleep" said Miss Harvey. Ak
the young oilirer's eyes sern,l 10 darken
with menace at the sight Of q sentry
sleeping ON guard, "Morcno is securely
tied, and boil Patterson up there and /
here are now his keepers The sonora
and her daughter are IN the other cave,
Forbidden To 20 near him"
ElancinR M At the stuntcl cedar where
Patterson stood faithful to his trnst.
brummond saw that he was peering
Held glasses.
What DO YOU see. Patterson" he
hailed. Whew y Wing Any of the
Wing has gone down the valley. sir.
Some OF our fellows, two or three only.
were coming back, but they didn't come
fasi enough to suit him The anhulanec
WI be- here IN minute or two rs Just
below MS down the clnon now"
Indeed. almost at the moment tle
click ot iron-shod hoofs was heard. and
the detected mule team cane into view
around iuliiug point, the dlnry yellow
9hihulanee lolting after them, one sol.
diri IN the drivers seat handling the
,yihs' rue other riding hehind and leading
lh 'rtdn's horse.
Tome M here 10 the month Of the cave,
Merrill, called the lieutenant. You
,ln nhhiich aud unharness Just beyond,
put ! want that safe unloadcl and put
The safes gone, air."
''rhe safes gone, sir. We never got
II. "Fhnt's what took Sergeant Wing
Oh down the valley ! reckon, ! supposed
you knew H., air. and him, too. Int he
didn't; Those Morales fellows g0t away
WI II on hnrro.hack while We were
chasing the white wagon"
founded
Man anyew he at last exclaimed,
why was | not told Of this? Oct me a
horse ~ once, Walsh" he ordered. 'g'n
w." hnilcrson's. You two remain here
and see that that old sconndrcl dnn', gct
louscr Moreno thcrc-aud that no harm
Wing" NV" "''''
"Qh, MIR, Drummond. you must not
mink OF going" exclaimed Miss Harvey
ou e. inr too seriously hurt. far too
weak 10 attempt such q thing lllrhs,
lie down ngain Surely Mr. Wing viii
DO all that any man could do to re recover
%" safe All 49, ihors nrn In nnrs,,It
l'hoy must have overtaken them hy ms
tine. Tome, | am doctor now thar he il
away Obey ~ md liz slll"
blllnilnond's one available baud f0und
itsri rlnspod by warm, slender fingers,
re would have drawn Il away and
slriyen TO carry ont hin design. bui a
glHnce ~ his two troopers told hlui thai
they plainly aud earnestly n,INocnfrJ
MISS hnrNoys view Of the case. lilo
was IN no condition to make the nttcu,pi.
Anu ~ the mdmrnt. too even as he
H.roNr 70 fHrase his hand, another voice
was heard, almost inpurng.
ON. don't lel him no Fan: don't let
him try to idpN
And turning suddenly at the sound
Mr.. DrumnOnd found Ruth Uurynv
standing clOse behind her sister. nor
eyes suiiuscd, her checks blnshing rcd,
II was the first time he had seen nor "a
speak since they landed al the old wharf
IN san Francisco a year gone by, and fnr
u moment he forgot the safe, the funds
the crippled arm the bnndnged hrnd,
and every Oilrr Hem that should have
orcprd his thoughts
Why tlthiv, Is this you? How you
haVN grownr'
Aud then the imprisoned hand was
released only 70 be transferred to the
clasp and keeping Of nnuther In her
fear that hcf knight, her soldier. would
lchle them, aud, wounded though he was
insist upon attempting to follow his men
IN their pursuit, the shyncss Of nnidrn-
hood was forgotten. Rnth had seized
and clasped the long. brown fingers. and
nrummond forgot for the moment an
Thought ~ quitting her presence for the
field
And then hnying ~ she supposed
won her point and having caught the
new light In his edmiring eyes. IL be-
cnnic necessary 10 struggle for the 10.
lease Of HE hand she Ind 40 unhositat.
lugly used TO lrtnin him. This might
have proved a difficult matter Judging
from the expression IN DrunmOnd's face,
but for o sudden hail from Patterson.
"Can the lieutenant come up here
moment There's something going OH |
down there ! cant understand"
Old Moreno, whose bonds could not re-
strain his shifting, glitiering eyes. glanced |
quickly upward. Then, ~ he caught a |
menaciug ltOk IN tie sunbufned lace Of |
the Irish trooper. Walsh. h. becaine M |
Huhdrnly obvious 10 MI earthly mntirrH |
beyond the pale OF his own physical |
woes. And nav Il was liuih's hand |
that would retain lt- clasp md Drum,
mond's that was again STRUGGLING for
release, Ia . moment HE lieutenant
stood under Patipr-on's porch.
"Whnl dii yOu ~'ff What wak II
likei How far nwayf'
six or seven nlles. sir. The valley
Is broad nnh open, mud three Of our
f,ilows were riding slowly back on the
wrst side, while Wing was gallOping ~
thoEgh 10 meet them. aud when they
weren't more than mile apart Wings
horse went down loOks no bigger than
d black speck the other three
slieerrd of away from The rocks on this
side and a.emod to be scattering apart"
The words were low spoken ~ "a 10
reach only his ear. Now Il WIS M
easy scramble for man In Drumnonj's
condition 90 make. biit II took him only
! little time TO Chamber 20 Pnttrrson's
tide
There's something back Of all this
md you know H. Patterson. What
ApIrlic sign have you secnf"
''Snole sir. on bath rides. But we
agreed. the sergeant and !. that fhe
fnung Ladder mistn't be- alarmed nor
ron aroused Then be rode away 10
Jury IN any Of onr fellows who were III
light nnd warn thea 10 keep uni frum