The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-06-04
CHAPTER X.

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= Another day had dawned and another n,
Z tient was II Ided TO Miss hnryey's hospital III
=, ut Inc caves. The original plan OF starting q
y the return soon aitcr dayb break. Ind now to |
abandoned. rs Drunimond explained. uecaus
: here was a man who cound not stand the Iou
/ ney. surely thero wouiI not 10 many hour
y ing their trail would come Speeding to Il,
D rescue. bringing to the wounded the neede
MrIsS girls their I A Ievotod in TEn hs on nj
; question in the young Lieutsnanl's mind n
| the sun rose. u burning. dazzling d.sk over tn
, distant mountains, To me east. WAS. which VII
. he ilrst to rea,n US. friends or iucst
Mr.ried mud shntteted Though he wa., an
: req lete as the night had heen with anNict
, and vigil. Drummond climbed tho goat trac
that led 10 the scntry's perch. feeling fun u
hone and pluck and ilgnt he and MS mel
had div idtd the might in,o watches. one benz
awake and astir. not even permitting hinsei
fact that he was ablo to send back to the caves
have an ambulance hitchou in and driver
down to where Wing lay wounded. and to bca
nm SLOWLY chreluly. hack to shelter. reuch nl
the caves without further moiestdtiOn before
darkness set in. had served to convince tn,
Is4s%Dahl.. security for tho night Ynles,
they know their prey to he puny and well Nigh
darkness. nnd so with the coming OF the
dawn he nad about him fl for service squad
snfsm 'GS sh m2st OF them seas1ne
was Tor Wing whose wound was severe.
tho bultet having gone clear through.
fact tnnt Fanny Harvey early III the Eht had
| every now and tlcn crept nolseie-s y in to cool
mentally. seemed unnatuially mighty amt
wandeing seemed oprtessed or excited al;
elastts ~ o n way tha6 lame wo
| Two Or tnrse times during the niGnt he had
| boen heart moaning. and yet the inuMent
vcy fastened to his side. he declared it was
nothing. must have been do%ing and i'm.
Awake and conscious. SO stout q soldier as he
would be tho last to give way to childish ex-
be awake ,uespi,. his protest ation OF doing.
and he did not ut all like it that wing should
bury his lace IN his arms. hiding it from all.
What could have occurred TO change this
buoyant. Joyous. high spirited trooper al! OF
asudden into signing moaning. womanish
fellow: Surely not II wound ol which. however
painful. any soldier might be proud.
somewhere along toward 1 O'clock when it
was again latterson's watch. and Drumniund
arose from his blanke, u ter /. refreshing slr.i,
OF near y two hours. and he and his faithful
sentry were standing lust outside the mouth
moan OF distress.
rs there nothing we can 60 to ease the SER
makes the second time nave heard him
grooming. and It b so unlike hi M
he would use We hai lie dstal e. tne re
We'll. Irst on sir. l thought he was dream-
ing. but he Was wide awake. and Miss Harvey
came in only moment alter got to him.
Could those devils poison n bullet rs they do
Their arrows. and could that make him 20 into
A.. II hardly, think SO. But why did you say
Because once it was mother he called.
and again-'ust now-I thought he said
The Lieutenant turned. looking straight at
MS solqlerly subordinate.
by Jove! Patterson. SO did l."
There was little stir across the caflon. No.
reno was edgiEg about uneasily and begin
ming to MI utter blasphemy ut his bonds.
down le Hoy SeGEea Ee.y harh to Gs moved
Mexican women are. Llsutenant. with those
Two Two b ,! bandits to take care OF. Nice
able to move. The boys'd make short work OF |
them now. the way they're feeling | went in |
both Of EN-. Neither one has a word to say"
r nsaas To 5hf w Tssssd
earthly consequence what name We put over |
their grayes; tnS right pet Of fellows would De
-, The, girl WAS asleep. l should Judge. Sir.
to herself until one Of the two-the live one. |
should call him ,hur led curse ut her in |
All olun. Tor he can't move peg"
II, watch them well. Patterson. ail the same.
Again from within the deep shelter OF the
ROCKY cave came the low moan OF anguish
:. Mother g. mother II you knew"
ing In to him" Aud. picking up the dim Ian
tern tern which he had taken from the Harvey
again beside his wounded comrade
Wing! sergoantI Look up. man. Speak
tome to me; Iou must be in distress. mental or
Doeily. DO let me help you in some way"
lace was hidden. Then he looked gently un.
30 much oIte Pesse 70 % and nc e I Se y@n
again q, sir: you're worse hurt than ameoniy
5, No. 1t isn't that. sergeant. Ther.'s some.
yesterday morning. Who're is your motherY"
n MS arms.
hi! L st s1sgssnt we hope to get you out
each us by that time, and while we may have
= - Keen e up 2 held hospital here day or two.
mother how bravely you have have served iI us
'pt not in snch a way us to alarm her"
out came restraining hand:
:. Mi;le,ntenani. she Just not know at ALL"
y 2il. she cant so tar As I'm concered. as
on know know and know. Hold on. H Waltz
ma 10 Ut. Dfummond rose and tiptoed to cleft in
vas the entrance to the remote inn ,s' csy w
ufsd that MS words could reach no list ISL
ng again by the sereeant's siIe. J Just tbnk
nan; any moment after da break the Ana c6es
y last hight. y course bSIisvo that oa2 fe 90
'ws can stand them OF untiI rescue comss
hen whn is t6eas to aGa me any momsn and
,r sh iSi. be nt. in coming and set
ITe9ngth Is there , 5a9thing that ought to be-
Again only silence, At last Wing spoke.
Il understand. appreciate ali You saw =
ut I've got to thin k 1t over. Lleutenant' Siyaa
=. an hour Don't ask mo e tell You now.SS
N. Its almost day. The crags o are I beainyy
ing to light up back OF us here already Sas u
i'd the sentrys calling me now III be- bact | i
and by. What is It, Patterson u he Wits.
cred. going to the mouth OF the cave .
:" I've Just come down from the tree lin tbsra
r. You can see quite ways down the range
Nv. though the light 10 dim. ana what 1 tats q
be signal fire leaped up not three miias | %
'low, US, certainly this side OF whore Wing d
rs shot" e VI
80 soon2 All right. then get back to the g
an who has slept longest All must be astir n
half an hour. but you keep watch Their" :,
And half an hour later 1t Is that. field glass ii
hand. the young officer 10 there BY Patter- | h
MS side. peering eastward almost into the Il
o OF tho sun. searching with anxiety inex. a
essible for any sign OF dust-cloud rising | a.
opg the trail on which they came. for the &
zht he has seen down the range, now bril-. z
mt "a tho morning light, has filled his heart | v,
tn the hrstr real dread 1t has yet known, In | II
rec PLACES. not more than four or five miles | a.
art down alonRthe sunlit side Of this wild IA
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