The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-06-04

into ne Tpcty Fortress and ssfl mat Vi g
Know it cannot be- FOR Tor did not their keen eye
count nearly twenty chasing th pose d nsIs
, that number how many have, returned oPI
three Did they not see the furry and enc,t 70
w how hGs ssssHn e time fns' IO
now. while the main bodyfs far away , Wh,at
there nay be ibs ~ an
SO from north to south the puff balls OF blue
white smoke 90 sailing upward through I'M
At o'clock inc little com n,,and has had cot
fee and hearty breakfast. No lack oil p roy
ender here In this hitherto undiscovered TOD
bers roost Drummond. cool. confident; hat
had his men about him where none Others
Sns w sSi S hear ar e' to ss e
alarm. and has given them their .nstrnctions
MaSh It Is wh2 s now On p 20 and nj
some comrade calls UP to him in low tono;
under his hat brim. the Irish trooper merely
ANY more stnokes?"
.Sorra u smoke have seen ut ALL"
Vel then what ARE , yo rs s;'arlnG e. he nj.
bcrnsn feply and II his i il enongh to send the
corporal on u limb. Drummond at the moment
is again kneclng by Wing who has but ,pst
ing tho first to hcar him stir and sigh. Ruth
| and hor sister. too. seem about to Withdraw.
but Wing. whose voice iswoak now. beRs them
Has anything been seen yet-baek on the
Of the 4eps "rbB me
the trail after that IT is lost in TINT tortuons
| ravne down which We rode on tho chase.
| Walsh is IN there on lookout, and I'll ask III he
SEQ Anytnng sn bm ina fp one
| eagerly await tho reply.
At last II comes:
that looks iik" il far to lie south. We think It
may be some Of our fellows coming back but
it 4 too faint and far to make it ont yet"
vote" contrasting strongly with tho feeble nc;
cents Of HIS Immediate superior. tho wounded
Then | have something That must be told
you Satenan, s;Hn,etnnS Mis- H"rysy al
known my dear niotnor RI this pain continue
to increase and fever set in, may tie unable to
tell It Inter Sonic Of the men thought , . had
father was. chief officer Of the old Flying
ships beat the world. The gold fever seized
him; though, and he quit aling and went to
eisc": and Il there when was y little 10y Of ten
hs died. leaving mother with not many thou
eR R dIilars to tax care OF herse v ana me,
even then noted how little comior, mother
months after fathers death that Uncle FreI.
from being an occasional visitor. came TO lir-
though seldom within doors night or day. He
was several years younger than mother. Ho
was the youngest. 1t seems. OF the family.
from earliest Infancy. [ soon found Why he
cnme. Mother was often in tears. Uncle Fred
boys at school twitteI me about my gambler
uncir, though I've no doubt their fathers
let as o much o as me- tb %s ust be-
sprang IN in I'll. and that We boys out on the
Pacific coast only vaguely understood. Some
times Uncle Fred came, home drunk. and |
Gouli hear him threatening poor mother. and |
things went from bad to worse. and one night |
when was Just thirteen I was awAk sneI
BY her scream. In an instant | few to her |
room catching up asi ran fathers old bowie |
ke tHt "wSy1 hung by my ny tb door In the
man bending over and choking her. With ali
my strength | slashe at him Just as HI.
him. He sprang tn his feet with an onth and |
CRY and rusned to the wushstand l had laid
III was I'ns "oi@re notner .oMlI check heel; the
flow Of the hi"nd. 1t sobcrel him. OF course
,nL mad him pi,e",usy weak; Tor days after
my entern. tn" room. Men ca n 9 to soc him.
ms strd on seeing him. and She would sund
md hid them go. At last he was abs to walk
SUI with that awful slash on his Thin. white
lid not mind: / Ind acted only to save mother
How could sunpos. that her nssailant was
Ter own brother Then. finally. with s"bs and
ears she toll me the story. how he had been
heir mothers darling. how Wild and -e"kl-ss
vas his youth. how her mothers last thought
|
he. my own mother. PROMISED to take care OF
;1or Freade , and shield him from every
bidding ME help her Keep it and to conceal as
ew mont this things went u little better. Unce
aent toward the close Of the war and was was
ent down to Arizona. Then came more tears
hem but do now. Uncle Fred was s," gam bline
gain. Drawing on her for means to meet his
THAR |
.ther had once invested and had left little
roperty., And then came the news that Uncle
lnds. Miss Harvey knows all about this.
on to- And next came forgery and we were
tranded. We heard that he had gone after that ,
ntn a wagon train to Texas gotemployment
.arried man who had long .befrIended us. (
nd who could give her a Comfortable home.
SEQ: and Mr.. Bland offered to take mo into
is store, but l loved the open air and indie.
US iness relations, and when Uncle Fred WIS
ext heard from he was starving to death
yuma Mother Wired m MFt to- go GO TO b
once. and did. He was considerably out g
elbows; but IN no desperate need yet. Just
Ike charge Of mis- freight train. We ali knew
3 3t that must y haze been Thought about, and
hen he would rob his new employer He q
d: was DISCHARGED; but Mr.. Bland made the
y ount Roou, aul me matter was hushed UP. | =
hen hs drove stage while and then I
sappeareG. Mother has written me time u
I'd again to find him or find out what has be-. a
me Of him: and promised would lsaye no q
ord. Tell her ! found him. But tell her for !.
IDS sake to think no more OF him. Tell her
It to strive to find him or to ask what he is. .
sonora" u
= Lieutena said Patterson. appearing o
the opening. could you step here a mo y
Drummond springs UP. p
One moment. Mr.. Drummond." whispers u
Ing: Il must say one word to you--alone."
~, return IN minute, sergeant Let mo a
Q what Patterson wants" 9
sr is very pale. and evidently tremblin j.
der some strong emotion. Once moro sho IL
Drink this. Mr.. Wing. and now talk no o
ere than You absolutely have to-"
Then, renewing tho bandAge on his forehead. p
r hands seem to linger-.surely her eyes do .,
y she rises once more to her feet. y
leantime the Lieutenant has stepped out 6
2 the CANON. 3
What is 1t. Patterson-Iuickp ?"
That was some Of our fellows. sir. squad OF
TOUR: but they turned all Of n sudden and 81
Hoped back out of siRht. IL looku IN M | "