The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-21

0uJ dHiOng them was wounded.
There were only three, possibly four,
lett. Let his compancros make COM
Dlned attack, two or three through his
! (Moreno's) rooms, two or three rush in
from the corral. and the same number
| from tho south front at once, and be-
F, You'd doubt the cursed Yankees would
succumb. Then no quarter, no quarter
for tho men. His connection with the
| outlaw band was now known, and these
witnesses must he put to death. Then
then tho payInastcr' s safe could read
lily bo battered open, then there was the
mint of money to he divided among tho
victors, then away to Sonora with their
spoil and with old Harvey's beautiful
daughters. What ransom would he not
be willing to pay-that proud, disdain-
full father! Was ever luck SO great?
But haste! haste--nOt Il moment could
| be lost. They must act mt once.
And SO Morales hurried to station
and instruct his men. Prcwling like
coyotes through the darkness and at re-
spectful distance from the guarded end
of the corral ranch, half dozen of the
number crcpt into the corral. Others
were distributed over the southern
front. Three of the lighter and more
slender of tho band were boosted"
through the high west window into Mo
reno's domain. Then through the mid
die room they made their way. where
sat the sonora, rocking, weeping and
moaning over the body of the outlaw
leader, where, hiding under the bed,
shlvering and praying, crouchcd the
senorita, her daughter, and then, bare
footed, they crept into the room adioin-
ing the bar and listened, breathless, to
the low toned instructions of the veter-
all sergeant. From without no gliln-
mer of light could guide the assailants
or help them in their aim. The black
aperturcs OF the doorways were poor
marks for night shooting, and the more
enterprising and adventurous, crawling
like snakes to reconnoiter, were soon
able to report that most scientifically
had the defense thrown up their breast
works
From group to group fitted Pasqual.
At his shrill battlecry all hands were
to rush simultaneously to tho attack,
firing no Shot for fear of hitting one
another, but with pistol in one hand
and the long, deadly knife in the other
close ut once upon the defenders. lean
over their barriers and ovcrwhelm them
III the dark interior. In three minutes
the signal would be given He himself
would lead the dash of the party within
the corral. Pasqual was shrcwd enough
to know that where there was only one
doorway instead of two there would he
better chance of lodging the bullets.
But keen eyes and ears and wits were
there alert. Fccny and Harvey we'll
knew that this was but the lull before
the storm.
Lay low, boys, and be ready. Shoot
the first man that shows" was the last
caution old Plummcr heard before the
bursting of the tempest.
All on Il sudden Il wild cry went mn
i'll the corral. All on Il sudden from
north and south the assailants dashed
forward with answering yell. In an
instant the dark apcrturcs flashed their
lightning, and rifle and revolver shots
rang on thc still night air. Harvcy's
Henry parked like a Iiatling. Fecny's
old Springfield hanged like six pound
or. Two of the ass;ilants on The south
side went down in the dust. face fore
most, the others swerved, broke ANA
scurried for shelter Pasonal Morales.
leading his men close under the north
wall, made Il panthcrlike spring for the
crest OF the barley parapet and was
saved from instant death when he fell
by being dragged feet foremost with "A
Colts Al tearing through his thigh
In vain Moreno S squad sired shot aft
er shot through the wooden door Their
bullets buried themselves deep in the
improyiscd traverse, but lct no drop of
blood, while two return shots scattered
the attack with the splmtcrs from the
heavy panels. Pleading, raging, ,u;:d-
dcncd, Morales learned that The dash had
failed and that two of his most darin.
men, the TWO Amcriranos who had rid
den forward To pcrsonate prospectors
and who had led the rush in the south
cln front, were Knocked ont of the fight.
And then it was that the inhuman
brute gave the order to resort TO Indian
methods, and even old Moreno begged
and prayed and blasphcmcd, all TO no
purpose Furious mt their rcpulsc. the
band were ready to obey their lenders
maddest wish The word was, Burn
them ont. - Ned Harvey, crouchin.
behind his barley bags felt his blood
tuin to ice wafer in his veins when,
with cxultant yells and ta,nts. the cor
raj suddenly lighted up with broad
red glare. The match had con npnlIcd
to the big haystacll close TO the brush
covered shed. close to the lcanto. " nm
der which so much iniammablc rub
Dish was stored. 1t could be question
of only few moments; then they. too.
would be mass OF flames, spreading .
rapidly westward. The stout adobe
wall sc,nrrt i,,,r fI,n roncb ,,rn,>o,. r,o,,,