The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-07

devoted attention. "Shall we my,
aheadG The others will join us late
on."
:. But when few minutes later stront
arms lifted the tall lieutenant from Oh,
wagon and bore him to a blanket Gov
cred shelter in deep rocky reces,
where the SUMS rays seemed rarely Il
penetrate, and cup of clear, COO
water was held 10 lis lips, Drummond !,
one available hand was uplifted IN
hopes of capturing the minister;ng fin.
gers. There was neither difficulty moi
resistance. II was Sergeant Wings
gauntlet, and Wings cordial voice
! agein accosted him.
"Glac 10 sec you so chippsr, lieuten.
ant. Now, havo come little knowl.
edgo Of surgery. Your right arm Is
broken below the elbow. and You re
badly shocked and bruised. have no
doubt the surgeon will DO with us by
this time tomorrow. but I can set that
arm Just as soon as have locked the
ground over and disposed Of ourselves
and our prisoners to the best advan.
tage."
How many prisoners have we7"
asked Drummond.
"Well. as yet only Moreno and his
interesting family and two Of their
gang, who are very badly wounded.
Some of the others were neither prompt
nor explicit about surrendering, and
the men seem to have been trifie i'm.
patient in one or two cases. You should
hear the old woman protesting to Miss
Harvey her innocence and her husbands
spotless character. You understand
Spanish, do you noti"
mo. only the smattering we pick up
at the Point and what broncho' Span
ish / have added to it out here. Where
did You learn it, sergeant2 They tell
me you speak 1t like native"
Wings sunburned face--a fine, clear
cut and manly one it was-seemed to
grow shader or two redder.
"Oh. l have spoken it many years.
My boyhood was spent on the Pacific
slope. Pardon me. sir, want to look
more carefully after your injuries
now.'
But the ladies-where are they ?'
asked Drummond uneasily.
Occupying the sanctum sanctorum.
the innermost shrine among the rocks.
This is wonderful spot, sir. Wemight
eventually have starved these people out
II once they got here, but o determined
soldiers could hold it against 1000.
I've as yet had only glance, but the
Morenos have been here before, IL is
most evident, for the senorita herself
showed Miss Harvey into the cave re-
served for the women. There they
have cool water, cool and fresh air and
shelter"
And Hew, as with experienced hands
The sergeant stripped off Drummond's
lunting shirt and carefully exposed the
bruised and lacerated arm and shoul.
ler, he piled his patient with questions
As to whether he felt any internal pain
n soreness. How man could be |
iattened out and rolled over by such
weight and not he mashed into n jelly
s what l can't understand. You're
lbout as elastic as ivory, lieutenant,
md you have no spare flesh about you
ither. That and the good luck Of the
avalryman saved you from worse fate.
fon've got battered head, broken
rm and had the breath knocked out of
ou, and that's about all. But we'll
ave you on your feet by the time the
elbows come from Stoneman.'
But how about the young ladies?"
gain asked Drummond wearily and
nxiously, for his head was still heavy
nd painful and his anxiety great.
le was weak, too, from the shock.
Won't they suffer meantime?'
Well, they might-at least Miss
nth, the younger, might in the reac-
on after their fearful experience. but
m something of doctor, as ! said,
nd shall be able to prevent all that"
"How?"
well, by giving her something to
,. just as soon as they've had
nance to rest, both young ladies will be
ut on duty. Miss Ruth is to nurse
,u"
Suppose she doesn't want tor"
The case isn't supposable, lieuten-
1t. She would have gone into hys- ,
rics this morning, think, had she
It been detailed, as a preventive, to
I'D your head. At all events, she ,
lieted down the instant she was told ,
her sister to climb into the wagon
ain and sit still as mouse and see
at your face was kept cool and moist
d shaded from tho glare" And now !
rgeant Wings lips were twitching :
tn merriment, and Drummond. hard
knowing how to account for his EN-. :
rrassment, asked no more. His anna. o
ir surgeon chatted blithely on. q
There's an abundant store of provi- )
ns here-dried meat, frijoles, chile, i
ocolatc. You shall have cup in .
'ment There's ammunition in plen- :
There's even keg of mescal,
ich, saving your presence, sir, as I ..
temporary commander, shall be .,
Iden before the men begin coming in ,,
~ their prisoners. There's barley .,
abundance for horses and nlulcs, :,
ter to drink and water 20 batho In. .,
could hardly be better off any
cro