Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-30

pmmmpr's heart beat like hammer
ns he listened for the hail A moment
moro hc could hear hoof beats and the
voices of men In low tones; then low
toned, too, but sharp and stern Fceuy' 3
challenge rose upon the night
"Mhu comes thrrcf
Instantly the invisible party halted,
Surprised but with the prumptness born
of frontier experience, back came the
answer.
"FricudE'
"Who are you and where from q
George Harvey and party FROM Tue.
son, looking Tor Moreno's' Who are
your
United States cavalry on escort duty,
How many In your pnrtyf
"Ony two here We were delayed 10y
Apache signs in the Santa Maria. The
rest are some miles behind with relay
mules. Are we near the rMchf WHAT'S
thnt light out Go the westf
Fccny wanted 70 gain tune. His brain
WIS whifliug Here was partial con.
Grinatiou of the story told by the alleged
Ned Harvey In the morning Here was
the father coming with guard and relay
mules To meet his children Just ns their
morning visitor declared hc was expected
10 do Was 10 possible. after all, that
the tale was tuo-that Tie children were
there at ella. making wide detour around
Ccralyos and taking the northward
touta nrouud that Inflated rnnchf II 80,
what awful tidugs had hc 10 break
Stout soldier that he was, Fecny frlt
that no WINS trembling from head TO
foot. Up through the gloom strobe n
tall figure, fearless and confident
There's no lrishmn In nll the Mo
ralos gang laughed the coming man,
"nud i know a cayalrymau's challenge
when / hear H. aud 20 honor II at once
try
Here, this way, answered icehy,
sanding erect and pecring sharply through
the gloom I've never met you, Mr..
Harvey; but we all know You by reputa-
uon. Just tell me your business and how
YOU come 10 be- riding the desert az this
time Vt night, and then III tell you why
/ ask
81 ann expecting my son. and daughters
coming up from Yuma. We were 10 mcet
nt Alorcnos this evening; but scouting
party in the mountains wnred US 10 hide
until night. so we're late. Have they
reached MorenOs We must DO close
"You're close enough 10 Morenos; It's
not "A hundred yards back there; but
that light across the valley ls the warn.
ing beacon nc PicaChO. They would
hardly venture across knowing Whht
"Why. my God, man" exclaimed Har
yey "fhat saws the Apaches are out west
of tn Santa Maria Or the Chrisiuhul
Have you seen have you heard any
thing Of thrmF
"For The love of God, sir don't ask
mo now Come TO the ranch. Major
pmmmer's there the paymaster' lie u
tell YOU an we know
a moment more and with glaring eyes
with ng0nzed ashen face, the Arizona
merchant stood at the entrance OF the
ranch. clnging 10 The horse rail- for sup
port, listening with gasphg nrenth 20
Plummers fnltcring rectal OF the events
of the morning
ii never saw him before, Mr. Harvey;
but some of my men were sure, ana Old
Moreno here
ME wooden shutter behind them swung
omen From the inner darkness Moreno y
voice. tremul0us with sympathy aud dis
tress. fell upon their ears
"SenOr Harvey, my heafl bleels Tor
you. ] saw him but an Instant but u
t,ss senior Edward. your SON."
"God OF heaven. and yonr men have
gone; an Of thcmf
IAN but Feeny here 80.
Northeast toward the ChtimobalF'
''Ycs. but sl0J one moment now and
look az this note. Il Do you sons writ
ingY And pinmmer produced ihe crum-
plel page while Ferny htld the light
Feserismy Harvey examined the scrawl
rs hand trembling 70 hard be conld
not steady the paper
IN Is like enough he moaned. il WAS
written in such mad haste Aly horse,
he cried, "uud yOu cDme with me.
George Send ihe others ou our trail
az sOlu as they get ln, GIVE me an0iher
pistol III y0u can j have but one and in
Gods name. order along ihe FIRST troops
that reach yOu'
Then iu less than q minute even the
g0ilaus hoois had muiied their dun
thunder ln ihe darkness ana distance.
With Wild dread spurring hlh W, the