The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-05-14
' don't know what to think. sir. but I
haven't forgotten what Feeny said OF him."

learned TO talk q different lingo since he was
S s'ii,'sns1 before s1 snf eh s"S %nr. T snG the thS G 4S s wisfe$
he'd been there mt Lowell when the adiutnnt
accented those letters from former officers, OF
Eli, e hIs home IL TSxas' That was What made
by heaven and now to think that one OF
our troop,'C' troop should have been en-
men, men, said fn brn NntassSi. n irais Istl Gst ,ns' to
his full height and raising his gaun,leted band
w wagons ss5i s nssy q sa niss sG fat q. th Hr 'n Fh VIII s thG'e
Hen 'f tRs"ii h Ss,S to go tn Sow. EEGs?'iii catch aSn Them 9hsn
III sitting, him to tie bishesttftee we can ind"
I'm" F ssasied more " r than d hlm tt thssar be ;. st5I ing
desirtoIn ."E!!fTd The e sr'1a's tSs H'n ma ,rGSeef Pat "a az bo no.
van Will rlnd sG9nt mercy in thjs "
yonder." For Mt the Instant one Of tho pack.
ers came loading. Into the corral a resisting
the horses started in fear. 1t was the ~iifelcss
BODY OF Donoyan's companion. the soldier
Patsy" fell. only to be overtaken and cut
down hall way to. Moreno,s.,
paymaster, and Mr.. Harvey about as, good as
dead; old Feeny dying. most like. the clerk
cort burned to ashes in that terrible hole there.
ant Donovan and this last one some q our
and there'Il be no use trying to restrain our
FELLOWS Sua wssn o we aS catch baa the Ist sinck .sy'pS ho,, q
dozen soldiers under IN experienced ser
Gsans IN, t9 ~. guard .o the s,tl rncks :, The the wo%,a.
seo,e Ct seasoned tToopsrs at his back;
toward tho southern desert toward tho dis:
tnnt line 81 Jagged mountains that spanned
the F FL n95lzG had a nas 1s's G%is ann area H ana al ii
was darkness at the west. Tho red q ow OF
the smouldering embers behind was 70 longer
southwark ledt he wheel:tracks. nrst separate
and distinct, but soon blending. as though
the .t M%f0 OF the the !s,iSe 0H feadSr an" IN the, IS,'I irst.
Straight. away after them went the ruck
q Of time noof-t TT is.,t telling Hin e SIn!ni Sas that msss ieI
sStop to divide i was evident they dareI net,
and threatening had failed to extract from tho
what he had done with tho key. Stick to.
Ecther. therefore, they undoubtedly. would.
1easHnG be e to reach rasah,0 soms s secure a' haunt ."snt in ri the
ransom. Twenty-dye thousand dollars in
ali the dread history; o. tie MS5ales gang Mad
secure the safe. tho richer booty was theirs In
having seized the girls. Few people in Ari;
n maEs as r Asiaon sti !nsn to Tas o Senssi1p''a w ssns
Hnsle s SaPoav and I'd so his , uJS'5 iail to hire re:
gard Thorn with ~envious eyes: hut in the deed
Of rapine that made them the %csrtors and
man hal put a price upon his head, u halter
E E%Si his neS N ,"T "Gri nIfX 1 aad dG spr1ss 10
As the rearmost OF the little party of pursu-
ers disnppeared in the darkness and the
alter. urged on ny tho goud Of their half Mex
lean driver. the sergeant LETT in charge OF the
O'Clock. the lawn would be on at four.
!"sm ID and ' th.s~instrsctions ' ieft him III n Us
sheafa P have eSnsts msd s, It nsSsssA Il t Mss t sors
trouble for him to look at the old ,paymaster.
whose iits seemed ebtiIG away: lying there SO
Feeny lay torpid. breathing. yet seeming to
suiror not at ali. Both wero in desperate need
geon DO foundi The nearest was ut Stone
man. the little canton mont across the Christo-
gallant fellow had volunteered to make tho
End nnd, fs5Ty 1 1ss diIsIs5RH ,Ssrt tina. Mns D D9 nnsa;SiIIt had .,
doctors reaching them before the coming
n miHnt b nHS i, the suf 1squs sa4ous 2, tS all o t@sy
White heat Of The intervening day
was one that gave tho sergeant deep concern.
trooper would succeed in running the gauntlet
and making his way through He was a res
olute old frontiersman. skilled in Indian war
70 the dark. but speed as he might the, brotd
light OF day would DO on him long before ho
stage from tho west would probably come
along, ABOUT sunset. but nothing could, be
the Colorado in Tint direction except the little
signal post ut the Picncho., Corporal Fox and
two men had been sent thither to inquire what
time Tor them to como riding in with
their, Tsport. How hs wished Wing was
He was an expert veterinarian. something Of
q doctor. knew more Of mineralogy than all
Spanish better than any man in the regiment.
When 1t became necessary TO have q signal
station at the peak. and it was found that no
one Of the old red manuals. studied the
and inside OF a week was signalling
The interior OF the, ranch was still IL smoul-
derinc furnace as 4 o'clock drew nigh. Woods.
sasy s naI H The treopor r. JetaiIed to Y" Watch ah over Ver
old Plummer and Feeny and bathe their faces
With cool water was no nodhinG over his charge.
men, We're doing Or In low: awe s"o
and deeently covered with tho only
.1h IaSHstt to la be t hsd; s tn nswer reS S 4 the Of s" SSo9
and his comrade, Iurking about
tho westward end OF tho enclosure. thor beady
- - cNolh INV anu thVih u NV nv
light. the Mexicans. mon and boy. were smok-
their everlasting ,pdpaut,os, apparently in.
and occupation. One Of the troopers
lie cook fire. and was, boiling some coffee in. a
tin quart mug. Overhead and far down to the
on every side the stars, shone and
sparkled through the vaporIess skies. East;
beginning to pale when a faint voice was
heard pleading for water, Sergeant Butler
sprang from his seat and hastened to where
he had loft Mr.. Harvey but u few minutes be-
lore; still in deep and obstinate swoon;,
Water " 1t. sirI Here YOU are! I'm glad
@ see YOU picking UP 2 littlc. MI Drnmmo1d
maybe need it, And the Sergeant raised tho
diMzy head and held q flask to Harvey's lips,
Where Is he y mt last the sufferer gasped.
Originating the outlaws hand over fist by
This time. sir. He has twenty good mon At his
and Wen have the ladies' safe tonight
oh. heayens!" Groaned the stricken brother.
burying, his. face In his arms as the r~ecollec-
Ion q the fearful events OF the night came
Rowling upon him.. For u moment he seemed
to Gpiyer AM tremble in every limb. then with
again. the blood trickling anew from q cash in