Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-05-07

chance. Just as sure as We lot that firt.
reach this .anch aud harm those young
leddies Old liarvey's daughters that
never did ye harm In the wnrld-cvery
dollar In the safe goes whack into tue
ire. aud .orra shlnplaslcr win you
have for all yonr pains Amt that SO,
paymastherf Shun the government
ought to be mighty glad Of the chance Of
saving all those prosiiscS TO pay"
Bravo, FeenyN shouted Young llnr-
Ncy from the adjoining room "We'rc
not smoked ont yet by u good DEAL he
added. In lower tone, but II the
worst comes 10 the worst, we can make
rush for the harleystack In the corral
Lie still, Ruth, little sister; il won't
be amy time now before the soldiers viii
come galloping TO us" And, hiding her
t.rror-slrieken face In her sisters breast,
the girl oheyed.
Ont at uhc corral gate mcantime u ve-
hemeut council was being held, Feeny's
! bold defiance aud threat had produced
their effect His voice bad rung ont
above the rom of the iiames, and what
Morales could not hear was promptly
reported by those who had crawlcd NJ
nearer to the bar aud could understand
every word Even hampertl by the care
OF their helpless women. the defence was
nudismayed, the little harrison was
fighting with magnificent hope ma
courage. Beyond the wuunding Of one
of their number. no impression. apnRr-
emily. had been made, whereas the ban
| dts had sorry lass TO contemplate.
Ramon shot dead, rasqual crippled,
and the two "Gringos," the daring aud
! cntcrprising leaders of the attack, pain.
| fully wounded, one probably mortnlly
SO, Aud now with the hamps lighting
up the whole valley between the Flea.
! cho and the Chrstohal. with cavalry
known To lee out IN several squads with
| In uIuIsth az fla ma
already weakening They had had
| enough Of Il aud were quite ready TO
| stink away; but 'Pasqual was a raging
| lion, Revenge for the death Of his
brother, wrath over his own crippled
condition, fury at the failure Of tho as.
sault, and hatred on general principles
| OF all honest means and honest men.
all prompted him to order and eufurc'
renewal of the attack, all served To
madden lin TO such a degree that oven
| burning his ndyprsaries 10 death seemed
simply a case Of serving them right.
What cared he that two Of the be.
scgrd were fair young girls, non-cnmha,
tantsg They were George llarvey's
daughters, and that itself was enough
To bring hnlm To his soul aud wel.nigh
cNuse him to forget his physical Ills
| one or two Of the band strove to point
ont thar the faintest lndiguity offered
10 the sisters would array not only oil
| AIlkunu, hut an meNltu Against lntWt
| Like dogs they would hc hunted 10
their holes, aud no quarter be gloon,
Returning hither with their spells, chi.
huahuA or Sonora had Welcomed them
with open arms; but what outlaw could
lnd refuge on Mexican soil who bad
dared 20 wrong the children OF George
Harvey and lnez Romcroy II was
even AS they were pointing this out 10
pusuual aud urging that he consent to
he lifted into the ambulance aud driven
away southwark before the return NJ the
| cavalry. that Moreno himself appeared,
Slipping out Of his western window,
dropping to the ground aud making
a complete circuit Of the corral. he sud
denly joined in the excited conference.
What he said was In Spanish. or that
| pnn-Arizona pNtois that there passes
| current for such, and was q wild fer
| yid appeal They had ruined hhn HIM
aud bis lie was numaskrd. betrayed.
for now his connection with the band
was established beyond oil question; nov
| he was known and would soon be
branded Ms an outlaw, His home was
| being destroyed before his eyes not
| that that Amounted to much now thnt
| he could no longer occupy II his wit1
| and child must iiee az once for Sonora
| aud he 10 with them, hut recomprnse
| for his loss he must hive; never again
! could he venture into AriEnrn, he womb
| he known far and Wide MS he hctrnycr
Of his hcncfnctor's children, though he
called God and all the saints IN the
| Spanish calendar 10 witness he never
| dreamed Of their being involved IN MS
| plot The paymastcr's funds. not the
| lives Of any Of the plyuhstcrN men,
were what he had sought to TAKE AMI
now there lay the dollar, almost within
their grasp. hut unless captured NJ onre
woulh be- zone forever,
II know thai pig Of q Hsrg"ant lnnh ""
flames of hell rnvnlop nm ioI NY 'lNrmN
he cried ''llc VIII not scrple TO 20 M Pc
SAYS. lie will cast cv'Iy pnckng' inio tie
grotbing furnace Mlrnl Ionki the shed "
now al ahlale 2n" minute d unr '' Tho Ss
Is not an instant to lose. ndlnfr you ~
the daughters VI Harvey The son, Tue
men coino out nj once; swear 10 them safely
honor, protection. Let lhem ~ thclt WAY
uow now. Then you VIII have 10 deal win
only two or three, aud the treasure i onts
thnt shed next the rnncli hurt H., drag 4
down 40 that It's flre cnnnnt reach the brush
hey0nd, then we can pnflry, we cnh WIN
their ear. THEY VIII be- but toe glad 70 he
snnr,d 10 70 oh their way unhnrned Non.
1Dr are their mules across the onfralt liiith
them In nt once. save tue others ioI w
ninhulnuco aud the blackboard here nnh inf
Gnr Noble chief Ia It not so captnnf An
1 not righif
Approving murmufs followed his iey
words 50 long M the Yankees held togeih
er there was nttic likelihood Of the outlaws
gaining the ground except by burning M,
and that now meant thf urHlFutllnh W
lie very money they were after, the utter
loss ~ The foriupc That divided even among
20 many woDld' enable them 10 i've IKE
nrlners In teruosillo or beyond Thoy
,youid be- heroes. cOnpuefnrr, Hut n TINT
were l0si after all their plotting, planning,
inhnr aud crime. there was absolutely 10
recomprnse. Even through tho hrhin.clnnl'
inr fury or his revenge Pasqunl Morales
saw thn sound sense Of Mnrrnp'H plrn lie
ninde 10 erart TO cheek the men who ran
10 Ia Ills bidding. and whore even now Win
iariate and siaiwnrt arms dragging tue
mons from under the shed and lctiing us |
western end come patterlnR down. within
The eastern r,rin the dense smoke WINS az
ready Hndiug liz way, The sound OF failing
beama aud timber only conveyed 10 The ne
,rtnonfs the iden that already the shed was
In embera aud that any Instant the rpof
nysr their heads would burst lniu y tmrept |
~ Are Ned Hnryey'a brave spirit WAS
faxed 10 tho utmost. Unless relief rOnld |
rDme aud GENE NJ once, nothing renhlnrl |
for lin but DEATH nothing for those fair |
sisters but fate far worse
Al one Instant he was on the point df |
ursinr the payinartcr 70 comply With The |
outlaws demand pleiging himself aud his /
father's fortune ~ make good 10 The govern |
fnent every cent 40 sacrificed. His father 4
rouid nay II four Times aver. and w0nid |
rather sitit his last cent than that The faint
sst hnrm Hhunld come 10 those beloved cilil. |
,irnu; hui the nett moment ferny'H splendid |
defiance had 20 thrilled him that hr could /
moi frame the woria he Thought To speak. /
AMI wi here was awful peril close hnnd. |
Vsbnt rlfht had he 10 further jroplfd the /