Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-02-21

We were ascending now M the timo
into the subalpine regions. We crossed
great sloping savaunas. deep In dry,
rustling grass. where nation Of cattle
might pasture. We plunged through
broad wastes Of hot sand. We flung
ourselves down and up the red sides Of
water worn gullies. We took breakneck
leaps across dry quebradas In the clay.
We clattered across stony arroyos, long.
ing thirstily for the gush Of water that
had flowed there not many months be-
fore.
The trail was everywhere plain. No
prairie Graf was needed to trace 1t.
Here the chase had gone, but few hours
ago; here, across grassy slopes, trampling
the grass a. II mower had passed that
way; here, plowing wearily through the
sand; here, treading the red, crumbling
clay; here, breaking down the side OF .
bank; here, leaving the sharp hoof track
In the dry mud Of a Aed torrent. Every.
where o straight path. pointing for that
deepening gap In the Sierra, Luggernel
alley, the only gate Of escape.
Brent's unerring judgment had di.
yined the course Alright. On he led,
charging along the trail as II he were
trampling already on the carcasses OF
the pursued. On he led. and We fol.
lowed, drawing nearer. nearer to our
goal.
Our horses suffered bitterly for water.
Some five hours we had ridden without
q pause. Not one drop or sign OF water
In all that arid waste. The torrents had
poured along the dry watercourses too
hastily to let the scanty alders and viii.
lows along their line treasure mp any
sap Of growth. The wild sage bushes
had plainly never tasted fuid more
plenteous than seldom dewdrops doled
out ON certain rare fsstal days, enough
to keep their meager foliage . dusty
gray. Nopleasant streamlet lurked any.
where under the long dry grass OF the
sayannas. The arroyos were parched
and hot as riffs In lava.
1t became agonising to listen to the
painting and gasping Of our horses
Their eyes grew staring and bloodshot
We suffered ourselves hardly less than
they. It was cruel to press on. But We
must hinder q crueller cruelty. Love
against Time-vengeance against Time!
We must not finch for any weak hu.
manity to the noble allies that struggled
on with us without one token OF resist
ance.
Fulano suffered least. He turned his
brave eye back. and beckoned me with
his ear to listen. while he seemed to say:
"See, this 10 my endurancei hold my
power ready still to show"
And he curved his proud neck, shook
bis name like u banner. and galloped the
grandest Of all.
We came to broad strip Of sand, the
dry bed Of q mountain torrent The
trail followed up this disappointing
path. Heavy plowing for the tired
horses! How would they bear the rough
work down the ravine yet to Gomez
Suddenly our leader pulled up and
sprang from the saddle.
"Lookr' he cried, show those fellows
spent their time and saved ours. Thank
heaven 'or .n''' W. '"" '
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