Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-06-11

probable lurking place Of M Apache.
thithcr hiss the seaF.hing bullets warn
lux him 10 keep down Then Custignu
conlps climbing to the lockout,
"L"t rs help you. lirutHnt; nUw's
your time, sir, while thcy'rc firing"
Hut Drnnmuud shnkCs his head. He
wants 10 Ice the last man down.
Don't hang ON here, sr Come now,
Sure the others cnn gcl down from where
they are easy enough. but you can't
except when they'r firing. Please coulr
sir aud Custignn In his rnpCrncss scrum-
blrs tp the liruteunhts side aud lays
broad, red hand ON MS shoulder The
men have fired more than tho designated
number Of shots. and are now looking
nnViOusly toward their commander Thy
do not wish 90 move Until he does.
give 'em another whuck MI around.
trllrt=,' ihuuts C6stiruu, while help
the luOt'n't DOWN aud 50. with laugh,
Drummond gives 1t up, aud after one
lpN wistlul glance out oyer the dofrrt,
turns to pick up the hiudculnr. when II
u alruck, smashed aud srnt Gathering
down into the cnnn by shot fired not
twenty yurds away.
Fur Gods sake come quick, sit
gnsps tusiigun. Then, desperate NJ his
loved young lenders delay. the Irish
man throws brHwny arm about him
and fairy drags him TO the eud OF the
steep. Thou down they 20, COstiguu
leading and holding up one hand to sis-
tain pumunnd Va ease Of accident
Down baud, utldpr hand, TO the nrrom.
pnnlmept Of cracking rifles aud answer
ihg cnrhups, while every other second
the bullets come "spnt' upon the rocky
sdrs, rIhscf aud closer, until painting.
almost hrpathlpss. Costignu reaches the
solid huttOm Of the gorge and swings
nuumond 20 his feet beside him See
Ing Their Louder safely down. the men,
with one defiant shot aud cheer scurry
" ne edge OF the Gallon, aud come slip.
ping aud sidng To join their comrades.
A. the mouth of the cave COsligan
Strives 10 lush Drnmmond In through
ihe marrow aperture left for their adj
mission, but miscaleulntes his command
trs idea Of the uruprictips Like gallant
Craven at Mobile Nny. Drummnud will
/ 'nr after YOU, pilot the chiynlro
I sailors last word Ut tie green waters EN-
guided his sinking ship find It's cavalry
echo IN Drummond's after yon. cor
pnrHl Ia this iArnwny canon In desert
Arizona. Tho men have scrambled
through the gar then Costigm, with re-
luctnnt backward glance u hurried In
usl ns flash Of fame and sniul,e leaps
downward from thr crest aud ~, fore.
must Apache sends hurried ill-aimed
Shot at ihr las iunu left Before nn-
3 @her, 'ho' ran follow. pfummonds arm
n r HfNHNNN NA NNNlNillNN MINUS NNW ne -
/ dragged Within the zap Two or three
| huge stones are rolled Into place. and In
I ~ Instant through the rngred loop holes.
| The black mugzlcs 0f half dozen ear.
/ blues Ar, thriistng, and COstirnn shnnts.
| cNultlngly. Now you hlnck.leggod hlarl,
! guards come on II We dare"
I hut no Apache Il fool enough TO at
| tick strong position. Keeping well
! urder cover the Indians snon line tho
! crest and begin sending down a min NJ
better aimed bullets at the lnnIphoies.
! aud every minute The nntiene1 lead
COMES ElppinR through One Of thee,
I ieaiia missiles tears It's way through
] totlignu's sleeve. aud, striking POOR eid
B Moreno M the rrnln. stretches him eronn.
W. mon the floor 4 glance shows that
] the wound IL mortal. and desuife M
gfiuies, he men who bear him. moan.
I ini mo the further cave. are moved ID
sudden sympathy az his henlesl vlfa
and child PROSTATE thpmselvea besid. III
iWky bier. Dfunmund can afford io
ln'e No more. and orders the lower half
N each hole 70 he sipppcd with hlHulei4.
Mnrses shirts. nntihing thar Will block
q shot, sud then fur nu hpnr The fire ~
thN Msirrers j. harness, and no lonpar
ceh tho hesiegrd catch even an Octh lion.
~ glimpse 81 fhpin AZ noon Their hre
TVS reasel entirely. md. oven wbcn
hipAihing . sigh nf reliof tho men lnal
lin enc snOther'a fares uneaiionaii.
How long eau this lhsff How hDi, ho,y
close the air II the cnvc n cFowinr,
pruufuund HIS zone fir d inetu.n,
ipio the inaer vhatnbef. whefe Moron