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

vs. VI NNlANlkN ANlNNN the ANNlnuH.
had conspired to rouse the paymaster 90
unlooked-for assertion of himself and his
authority. In vain had Fecny begged
ian 10 think Of his money. 20 remember
mat outlaws would resort to any trick
70 rob him Of his guard. and might
nave even Oyerpowered Wing and his
party and then lighted the beacon. The
chain OF evidence, the straight story
told by his morning visitor. the awful
news IL contained In the pencil note
brought IN hy Mullan. were conddera-
tons too potent to be sliFhtcd In vain
did teeny point out to him that IL
Amchcs were really I'm the ncghhor-
hood Wing would not be content with
starting the fire, but would surely six.
nal whittier TO go in search of Thorn,
AMI that NO vestirn of signal torch had
appeared. Old pmmmcr vowed he could
never again know q moment Of peace II
he neglected 30 do anything or every
thing I'm his power 90 save the girls.
Most reluctantly he agreed that Fceny
should remain Ia charge of the safe and
the two drunged aud helpless men.
Murphy and an the others were ordered
out forthwith TO march rapidly north
eastward until they struck the trail Of
the pursuit and then follow that Ia
htieeu minutes, with four pack mules
amblinr behind. away they went into
the darkness. and all that was left TO
man The ranch and defend the govern
mcnt treasury against corners was the
phlegmatic. but determined paymaHcr
his physically wrecked but dove ed clerk
Sergeant Fceny, raging at heart hut fun
of fight, and "a half-brecd packer named
Pedro. the two senscless aud drunken
troopers were Of COURSE of no use Go
anybody.
Oven as the detachment mounted.
Latham with 10, old Moreno appeared at
the doorway shroudcd loo his serpe.
Approaching Murphy by the side fur
thcst FROM Plummcr aud the sergeant
hc slipped q fat cantecu from under his
cloak and thrust it into the corporals
ready hand.
"iush.h-no words" he whispered. "An
iS well. | keep my promise And 80
saying he skunk away: but Fccuy was
on the off side quick as "a shot, quicker
than the corporal could stow the bulky
vessel iu his saddlchags Wrestling it
from the nprvcless hand Of his junior.
Fccny hurled it with an his force after
the NcXic1n's rctronting form IL struck
Moreno square in the back of the neck
aud sent him pitching heavily forward.
! Only boy catching at "A horse post did he
save himself from fan, but, as b.
Strengthened up, his face was one not TO-
Zoe looked nc without % shuddcr. grinding
teeth suUppiug flashing eyes. Ncugriul
cuutoriions of brow and jaw, hate, fury
ANA revenge. all were uuiyCriur with the
ilU muscles under that sWuuhy skin,
and ilip cleaning knife was clnspcd iu
DTS appraised hand us, driving into the
ranch and out of sight of the hated
"GHncos.' hc burst into the room WHORE
sat BIS wife and daughter and raging
| aloud. through that hc loupcl Ike "a
! panther % another door, fastened ON
| thp farther side. whore one instant hc
/ stood before admission could bp gained,
and through "a panel in which There war
| ily poprpd bearded face, swarthy us MS
| own. And then Sonora Moreno hurried
| ly banged the shutter and took mp her
| guitar Something had tO be- done 90
| hush the roar of blusphcmy aud imprc-
cation. mingled with the shout Of c1ulta.
| ton that Instantly followed her lords
| admission 10 the den.
Nine o'clock came. Murphy and his
party were gone. The beacon sill blozcd
ut the westward pass. The twang of
/ the guitar had ceased. Silence rcmed
| about the ranch. Old Plummcr, with
| anxious face. ploldel slowly mp aud
| down the open space ii front of the dc.
| serted bar Fcpny with three loaded
| carbincs close az hand and his belt brst-
| ling with rcyolYCrs, was dividing his az
tentiOn between the safe and the still
/ sleeping troopers. Every once in while
| he would station the major ut the safe,
| which had been hauled into the eastern
most of the rooms thut opened to the
| front instcld of Cn tho corral, and re-
| yolycr Boz hand, would patrol the premises
never falling to stop nc certain win DO
dow behind which he believed Moreno 10
| hp lurking. % warn that impulsiye tire0s'
/ or not 30 show his head outside his room
| n he didn't want it blown of his should.
rs; never failing Ola his rrturu 20 stir
up both rccWnbent forms with angry
d. d O. .N. IHH UI.H
! lions cold winter and hot imprccluons
upon them To Pedro he had intrustcd
| the duty OF caring for the horses Of his
/ prostutcd comrades, Every faculty hc
/ possessed was ON the alert, watching for
/ the faintcst signs of trcachery or hos
tiity from within, listening with dread
| hut stern determination for the FIRST
sound OF hOof beats from without II
must have been about 10 o'clock WHOM
lenving Mr. Dawes, the clerk, seated In
| the dark interior beside the safe, Fccny
stepped forth TO make another round,
1 stopped To look nj Mullnn and his part
ner. now beginning IN twitch unensily
and moan aud toss In their drunken
| sleep, aud then turned 70 seek the pay.
master. Whatsoever lghts Moreno hAu
| beeu accustomed 60 burn by way of lure
on encourng cement 30 boated travellers,
nm Uas Gloom tonight The bar was
! ijlopre aud darkness. The bare east
r,om adjoining the corral was tenantcd
/ now only by the clerk and the precious
| iron box of "greenhacks. No gllmmer
nj lanp showed there. The westward
aportmepts. opening only one into an-
other and thence into the corral were
sim as night, aud even when q shutter
WIS slowly pushed from within, as
though the occupants craNed more arr
/ mo- CLEAN of light came through.
Don't show your ugly mug out mere
| Moreno" cautioned Feeny Tor the fourth
r Gfth time. "nnd warn amy damned
| ruttbroat with you 90 keep IN hiding
| The man who attempts 10 come out gets
/ "a bullet through HIM
There had been shrill protestaton no
| Mexican spanish and Sonora Moreno ;
| sfrident tones when first he conveyed
| bis orders 10 the master Of the ranch,
| I'M Moreno himself had made no audible
/ reply. and, as was cOnlectufed' mao en-
| Joined silence on his wife, for after that
| ontbreak she spoke no more.
"Tyc got this approach covered any
/ how muttercd the veteran Now II
! 1 only had men 10 watch those doors
| into the corral. / could pen Moreno ana
| ,ybntevcr be- has here 40 MS back II =
! tbat gang of hclhounds we passci an
! Ceralvos that win pay us a eau before
morning or I'm Il dulier.
/ once agair no found the payma stef
| vrearily. anXiOusly patrolliug hls seli-as.
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