The sun., 1893-06-11

low copss two or three Apache crests Apache
ioefs At that stsnse S they hey aassSse Ss Vt VIII
that hoy %s's Viii HS. fS vsS '"'
osSaisnt d to hs assrs tSstitap shS out .,
OF the clifH. In an instant, from hall dozen
points above, below. and on both sides. thero
come the flash and crack OF rides. The, dust
reaches unharmed the cleft IN which some
rude steps have been hacked aud ross halt
sliding. halt scraping. down into the cooler
o'ssr e e. MHss; h9 s5Gan nv. ou. NEIL
Then bounding lawn tho gorge he finds Nc
GuiIey knecling ut tho point.
hoy, all eager ami trsmuious with excite,
ment and nointps down between tho vertical
Gazing ahead to th" next bend Costigan can
see Moreno and his Yankee tOmpdfb'e crouch
Ing behind their shelter. their ca, bines lev
mont and susrense. lis evident that the en-
einy.iS in view.
the dozen their b, other Llackguards lei driv.
at me-" mutters Costigan. Come on. you:
it's Su, e., stsr And torSs.iaI for the
the Irlshman runs down the canon, leaps the
swirling brook iust rs he reaches the point.
and. ooedient to the warning hand held out by
thelS handlt ally, drops on his knees at tho
bend. Meuut1y close at hs heels on go their
dian eve even in that gloom.
How many axe there coming ?" he whispers
Moreno pu,. h!s flnGe-s on hi. lips; tnen
ons "niees @ fs% then. s he lapsrs ns7 Now. little
Mac, y9a'fe 70 take the second from the rig&tN
q, IN hTear syrv honn IN Vnn yanr soT miss h'
n Hist .,,,. ,,,,
ike shey 81 Ge ew tsn aethe rhSh ianan
Is n little ledge The eadi OH widens mellow: the
light Is stronger there. and. bending double.
frm"hs s IpicH eahsss n At one , sh"tner. men
eyes with their brown haRd- a: they peer to the
tTont; ,, exG;hansinI han; n9iseess srnals; creeping
is iRsin,eit e; sound q ths mS:sssiaaa ise. across
s3af e Gs TTS insss Just
cSyssHl cSyfs ,h# two LEADERS, Drop the first two
B5e9Shess silence thpSmrlng hearts 9Ie In
oud reports hs @ or GSns Ie0Ms Srs VAIN te
as one one ball 'naked wretch leans high ip
Ipotbar wSiiri .See o". ueaa as na1i:
noDr tb. Tr,s Srons and o1nms fbnn sT shrIs
Tho lHto Isl shallow low pooL where be lies wrtthng.
spneI T hac Gard thn nn~n tHe Sah2n fPSe
tbs .wes h,te nah nave roiieS nehinI
bulets w6iz1tpa oyrhsad s riv,
a Wild Irish yell OF triumph apd leIicht.
., AoW' then run t9r l.. boy We'll done; you
orsDa E% an " b are he eas 70
Eong t" IiScs the m mouth Of ths Ss csSs aSsf
nSxsd roc5 % h; have
thing; IL any.Lins an that can stop bullet; and the
he enIrahheg 90 tue cave is being stoutly uaTri.
hIa nc., ave ] Mao was shrety exposed at
a5ebRy ta6 bs sGFns into the hHek cave whittier
herded and hidden to hold their peace. There.
~ SSt Iny ranIhy anu nntn. silent. naiiiS pnrhaps.
,S,- Iut mnSing no moan: are now Sneeltng by
NICE ne mas MEG WIN wafer ana Little
teens MoEs ws ynck nan are ben 1@rp2n1 @ can an
nSarrleahae, tSrdnh convenient arsrtures being ieit
earar ~ maLina fe .s.rv 1alttn iexersny
MINUTE niint ,nifnY NAY os TIE last % with those
air air, rings with the he, shots Of the ene!r-
Tw;ca has cosfi,.n ns @ the n1nsn ioe
coma dnS as oosnghn rmpiofea .he ilentenant t9
condition dnd on prevents his Is firing g1u. but Drum;
over the edge to shout somstbipa TO tbs eysct
that he is .nS .on deck" until he has .een the
sss sss man pa SoIb,Gan use
walsh. psernx ermy arSTnd ast The Is top u
one shot and sh9ut ovef es .fH nsfs tos
to the SpaeHe ] naton to eone forth ssng ana shoW
irse prnmmTnd ,n d ttsSs up the glasses for
Vaiiav in sesrch ~ fri., Ire ,h anu aSroSs ths
te Coming. cautousy c places s" the S SSoenlar" "
IN fha in a.ty ~ tpy, - nts .L1 1I,,,,.
9ock then rasss his 9 heaI .1 ot niI sheiVinc
Er I.eh sh t ne II, t'e'd W ne ieVs.
high UNI irnpiores VAIN h,; %rn snr ss so 20
49, w oh nWh;, ""a'sn. iney re sure 20
49, q r,htuii ,.iia fia hna uoWm woes the
ddn ias.'t' h VI % 'e.i'w .he olopu Waihe from
aasp a. his a,one tno senIie no Hes sense
Eor III. ~ ant AZ e teer. iii.
ming missiles and shriI With yeI,s tran, IN
evarv siais In absir trimmi Win ,yn }eas rom on
savage foes have ieaped up Prom s bsSSd t6sir odr
panaitr yencsfnI eerSina ,rn,n .I.ns pays me me
canon stretches the 1.-the. sisndsr- dnskv ;orm
iifaIass amonS tha ronts wttn r. unsA5 nIt InIn
OF his bIe.eh cIout tIrpinu .rT sn w Wee ne
noonJay rIsre In from ~ cua n, ~ t,t the
Patserson and Little MAJ" cams % ciimh hiHa ke;
thc nnrrow trail Ratwaen Oh s'n SI',h p.ns
W.Ish't ssnseiss hnSx |o ~, .idiii nd 'nr5 tlae
somsbow hssnIts bissine me notteri anu men. men
tbev haar him sa.siy Lm:n nI .nrsv isau. S
within the cave. ""A '"''' "'hi
"Wnv c,i in No-aro o,J bor, his
hack shouts D,um rnn,d mi o. stoan IL 80 nn 10
at sneed 10 carrv ont ths nrtar mgt rostS @ goes
nj a. of intens" eycitemanp nd uns na Nv un .h
Moreno Is seen impins around the r point. 'Is BE-.
brieand friend lew more shs nspng n,n. sin their
In z overhead A moment more and the wnte6.
full Inc ians will come charging up the now
guarded cafion and crownins both banks ~"