Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-05-21

nus iauitrs death, occurring Immediately 1
seiorr the memorable summer Of their Z
htst class camp. had thrown hun perforce !
into the society Of the so-called bachelor 4
club, and he was graduated In tho June {
OF the following year with q heart as
whole ~ his ply siqur was hue. But ihene I
Wen. some cares 20 cloud his young life I
IN the army sister whose needs wvre
many aud WHOSE means were few He I
found that rigid economy aud self-denial I
We're TO his portion from the start. and
was not sorry that his assignment took
him to the far-away land OF Arizona, I
where, as his new captain wrote him,
you can live like a prince on bacon
and frijoles, dress Ike a cowboy on next
to nothing. or like m Apache on next
TO nothing spend all your days and none
OF your money IN mountain scouting,
and come ONT Of II all In two or three
years rich in health and strength aud ex-
pcrlence. and infinitely better OF tnau.
cially than you could ever have been
anywhere else. Leave whisky and poker
alone and You are all right"
He had left whisky and poker alone.
severely alone He had sought every
opportunity for field service; had shown
lndonitnhle push. pluck and skill In pur-
suit Of Apaches and cOol courage In
action. He had heen able to send even
hiore than was needed. ar that he had
hoped, 10 his sisters guardian. and was
proud and Happy In the consciousness Of
a duty well done There were ne young
girls Ia the scattered garhsous Of those
days. no feminine attractions TO unset
tie his peace of mind. The few women
who accompanied their lords to such
exile AS Arizona were discreet matrOus,
u whom be was courtesy itself on the
lew occasions when they met but only
0hcr had he been brought under the In
luenc,' Of girlish eyes Or Of gi4i4h society,
and that was on the memorable trip TO
San francisco during the previous year,
when he had had the great good fortune
10 be summoned rs witness before a
general court martial convened OF tho
Preside, lie had been presented 10 the
Harvey sisters hy the captain Of the
Newborn, and would fain have shown
them -ome attention, but there had boon
much rough weather Ia the Gulf which
kept the girls below, and nnt until after
passing Cape San lucas and they were
steHming up the sunny Pacific did hr So"
either Of them again, Then one glorious
day the trolling lines were ont astern,
the elders were amidshp playing "hor'r
! billiards" aud tuck" the genial purstr
was devotng himself 20 paquita, WHEN
! prummonl heard scream ni excite
ment and delight and saw the younger
sister brHcilg her tiny, slender foo, and
| hanging on tn lime with all her strength.
/ In an Instant he was by her side aud to-
! gcther hnud over hand. they hnnllN uiC-
1 crrded IN pulling aboard "a beautiful
| dolphin, and lnuded him, lclping, unpping
| splushng madly about ut the midst Of
/ the merry pnrty % deck, II was the
I first time Ruth had seen the gorgeous
/ hucs of this celebrated lislt and her "a
/ titement aud pleasure over being hcrnlG-
! ed as It's cnptor We're most unturnl From
that time on She had pinned her glrish
/ fifth to the coat sleeve OF the tall, re-
served cnyalrymun To him she was
] child, even younger hy year than the
little sister be had left, and Of whom he
! soon began Ia tell her. To her he vas
Young knghl-crrant the hero Of a
| budding muilCu's shyest, sweetest, fond
I est fancy. and ere long the idol NJ the
dreams and thoughts she dared not wills
per even 10 herself Paquitn, with the
| wisdom If elder istcrhnod more than
half believed she read the youngers
heart. Int wisely held her peace M
wonder the little maid hnd so suddenly
4 hppu silpupnd hy the announcement ne
tn, pass TINT that very might abe mirht
again see the sRiler hoy to whom w the
absence Of al others. her heart bad been
So constant No wonder the ride for
ward To Mnrpuos was one Of tlrllling
excitement und shy DELIGHT nnd nnuGpn-
tiun; no WOudcr her reason, Her very
life. scrnirl wrecked IN the tragic fate
that there hrfcll them.
And now. as hr rode swiftly In pur-
suit, Dwwnpul WIS thinking over the
incident az TINT delightful voyage und
mHlyelng ~ the strange fate that had
brought the Harvey girls again Into his
life aud under circumstances so thrilling.
Never for ana Instant would he luuul
that before the slu enuld reach The uleri-
dian he should Dvcrtake aud rescue them
from thr hands of their cowtrNy cJpiort:
Never Wuuld he entertain the thought OF
sustained defence on part uf the ont
/ law band l'ull Of high contempt for such
cntte he argued that no sooner were
they assured that the cavalry were close
Mt their heels than most uf their number
would scatter for their iivcH, leaving Pas
chnl To his fate. and probably abandon
! the ,yngnus and their precious contents
ON the rmd A sudden dnsll q surprise,
would insure success. Tho only fear he
had was that In the excitement Of The
attack SOME harm might beinll those
precious lives. To avert this he gave
order, to be- passed back along the col.
upn to fire no shot until they had closed
with tho band aud then to be most care
mi tu aim wide Of the wagons l+leiy
nan In the little troop well knew how
much was ui stake aud ipcu' nll mercy
10 lhplr beasts az other tipcs, were now
plyiug HE cruel spur.
Five six o'clock had come aud gone.
The chase WINS stlll opt of sight ahead,
vet every mntnrut seemed 90 bring theni
closer upon their heels a. every bend
of tlr--rrrtuous trail the leaders, eyNs
were strained to see the dust-Hnud r'--
ing ahead lIil jliunr l9inl ana r9hHE
Shoulder ~ hlun or hillside ever inter
posed. Drummuud lao Just glanced az
his watch fut perhaps the twentieth tlhie
since dnybrcaE md was replacing y IA
his pocket when ui exclamation lrpln
Sergeant Meitcckc startled hinh
Look at Leo"
The head Of the column moving ~
, Tint momonl at a walk lI rest the PAM.
horses. had just tnfaed q rocky kiloil
, ana was following the trail INTO a broaurr
ranrh nf the canon, whirt nov seemed
oneaing OUT To ihe west. lnstead OF
I.,ping in the bottom. AZ hcretolor" me
wagon tracks now followed gentle
+ nsrent and disappeared OYER a rliii luiii
. hundred yards uhead. lee had SUI
dpnly iung himself from hlr hor'a'
! thruSn Tie nns to Patterson, wy,
, rr,Ieliins behind boulder, wns kHenik
eagerly 10 th, front, while Win MAJ ~
hapd he WAS signaling, SLOW he,p,
, Io,eu." IN went Drinmnouh $ EL9nils.s.
! In the well known ruvuiry signal ihl,.
Thsp bidding Msinffke diHuonnt, tpt
fnen and russet blankets and saddl"s;
. III. Young officer gave Chester ran, anu
+, ,S4- st.oa kaeeing by she SIDE OF ms
n. said no sori AZ all simply pointed
/ ahead. "a.
And here was a sight 10 MAI Z. = MI.