The morning call., 1893-04-09

nothing had happened to him of ami
injurious nature. BE told how he saw
the herd grazing on a grassy ridge that
reached across the bottom of a beautiful
valley. 1t was not at all like any other
valley he had seen in the Territory, but was
waiered by a dozen streams and trees and
grass grew luXuTiantly. The deer were
grazing calmly and he thought he saw a
chance TO get one, so he found a place to
rest his rifle and took a dead aim at a big
buck. Tho instant his rifle cracked the
entire herd vanished like magic, leaving
behind them nothing but thin veil of white
mist Il was plain that he had missed his
shot, but what bothered him was the mys-
ferrous disappearance. The thing seemed
very uncanny and the hunter had no desiTe
10 investigate the cause Of the phenomenon,
hui, on The contrary, felt a sudden impulse
10 get away as quickly as possible. He
jumped on his horse and started for camp,
never stopping until he reached is.
His story was so remarkable that two Of
the other boys, Joe Franklin and Henry
Roberts. wanted him to go with them to the
place and make an investigation. But the
man who saw the deer had seen all he
wanted. He urged them not to 90 but was
Wliiing to tell them the way If they Insisted.
franklin and Roberts got particular di-
IectionS, but did not start until the next
morning, but were up very early and by
sunrise had gone over the range that di-
f44fs tue ocuii-ClNiilZatl0QI from Inc bowling
wilderness OF wild beasts and murderOus
Apaches. II took them day and half to
get 70 the locality. They Travelled through
country where death seemed to be lurking
behind every stone and clump of bushes.
by day they passed several bleaching
skeletons and deserted huts, that told the
tale OF some adventurous mans effort to
make home in this desOlate spot. He died,
but by whose hand Will never be known.
Livery few miles they would pass pile of
stones IN the shape of a cross, intended to
tell the waytarer that q murder had been
committed there, and asking all to pray for
lie dead mans soul.
BY night the bowls of wild beasts could
he Eeard near by, and it was easily under
stood that the hoWler5 were ready and will
Ing TO add to the harvest Of death. Both
men could not sleep at the same time, but
me had to stay awake 70 keep the fire burn
ing ana put an occasional rife-ball between
the pairs Of glarinG eyes that every few
minutes appeared In the surrounding dark
ness. The horses aid not sleep, but stayed
awake the whole long night, trembling like
leaves shaken by the wind. All through
The hours Of darkness the wild beasts kept
mp lAelr bowling, and the panthers' growl
mingled with the Snarls of the LYNX and
wildcat, and above all the others could be
heard the roar OF the mountain lion. In
the distance could be heard the bark of the
coyotes and close to the fire the wicked hiss
OF q ratilesnake
a. q A4ElL CaiCuldAtQ 10 sharpen q
man S senses, but all must expect such
who put in night on the desert hills of
arizona. IL takes years OF cultivation TO
make a man able 10 bear the terrible sus-
bense. The nerves are kept at the highest
tension and there is not moments rest
because some terrible monster Is liable at
any moment 10 emerge from some Innocent
looking cactus that can barely be seen
through tile darkness.
p, BY taking Turns all through the night
both
when morning came and the ghosily forms
siealthliy gliding through the darkness
mad given place 10 cactus. sand and rocks,
both men were as fresh S if they had slept
IN a bed IN San Francisco. When the sun
came up the horses slept while the men
were getting breakfast. A start was soon
made, and by noon the men knew that the
valley could not be far away. although they
saw no signs Of H. The country was wild
ana rugged and vegetation was very lin
lled. There was no sign OF water, nor did
they see any place where water could come
from they knew by certain things
they were told to look for that
they had followed the directions closely.
but whcTe was the valley? 1t could not be
aheal OF them, and must be TO one side. as
the sand gradually SloDed that way, Before
starting down franklin proposed that he
climb to the top Of a ridge few hundred
ieet 10 the right and see if he could see the
tops OF the green trees II was lone hard
cilGlh, and as he assembled he saw no 10, ~
the refreshing green He felt sure that
they must have made some mistake or that
the other man lied. but concluded he would
90 20 the top just 10 see what there was.
When he reached the summit there was no
patch Of green-nOthlng but desert hills
and far OF in. the distance an Apache viii
lage.
He was about TO go back when he con-
Guided 10 cross over the ridge and see what
WAS on the other side. Making his way
lITGuuh tie sPTfIh IuasplIftp and
lie soon came 10 an open space and there
before him was the valley he had been look
ing for. 1t was carpeied with green grass,
and on the other side range of mountains
rose, the tops Of which were covered with
snow that was constantly melting and form
ing silver streams that tumbied into the
valley below.
10 one accustomed to the glare and dust
Of Arizona deserts the sn0t was like u
glimpse Of paradise, and Franklin rubbed