Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-04-28
@yslaHI. 1893 BY CHARLES KING !.

their horses and their wonnded and
then come creeping up the winding
gorge or crouching among the powders
from tho east to join in the attack ON
the hated paleface. Drummond can
nave no doubt Of that. New DISPOSE
tons are necessary.
stay where you are!' he shouts to
ms mon. You take charge up here,
Costigan; l want to post man or two
below Mt tho bend And down he
goes. sliding and scrambling until he
reaches the edge of the brook. Moreno,
ssquatted against rock, glances up ut
him appeaiingly.
Senior Teniente, pray you loose
me and let me help. The Apache is
our common enemy" he pleads.
An idea comes to Drummond. Wings
carbine can be utilized. He can post
Moreno down the gorge ut the second
bend 20 command that approach and
put little McGuffy, the recruit, at the
next bend to command Moreno and
send bullet through him if he shirli or
swerve.
Il declare ! believe l will, you old
scoundrel, he says. Here, McGuffy,
unite this fellow. I've got to look
around minute"
Into the depth of the fssure where
Moreno's women are praying and rock
ing he peers moment One of the
wounded bandits is now past praying
Tor. The other, painfully shot but
plucky, begs to be given a chance to
fight for his life.
You are too badly hurt now. We
couldn't get you up there" is the an
swer.
well, then. put me on with Moreno,
wherever you re going to assign him.
Surely II You can trust greaser you
can white man. I'm only fit to
hang perhaps, but d-n me if want to
lie here when there's an Indian fight
going on"
And so he, too. is locsed and lifted
TO his feet. Leaning ON McGuffy's
shoulder and supported by his arm, the
pale faced stranger. preceded by No
reno. who goes liniping and swearing
soto voce down tho rocky way, is led
100 yards along the canyon where it
makes second bend. Here they can
sec nearly $50 yards more ahead OF them,
and here some loose powders are hur-
riedly showed or rolled to form rifle
| pit, and these volunteer allies are placed
in position.
I'VE cover the approaches above so
| that they cant sneak up and heave
rocks down upon you. All you've got
to do now is to plug every Apache that
shows his ncse around that bend be-
low" says Drummond. "McGuffy,
| You take post ut the point behind
Watch the overhanging cliffs and sup
| port as best You can" And Little
Mack, " as the men call him, gets fur
Their instructions as he takes his posi-
ton. instructions which would give
small comfort to Moreno could he only
hear them. Then back goes the lieu
tenant to where Wing is lying, Hiss
Harvey bending anxiously over him,
her beautiful eyes filing with tears ut
sight of Drummond's brave but bag
gard young face. Ruth is croucliing
by her sisters side, but rises quickly as
Drummond enters, her fears lessening,
!. her hopes gaining.
ANY News: Anything in sight-of
ours" is Miss Harvey's eager query.
Not yet, but they're bound to be
along almost any minute ROW. Some
Apachcs whom i could see coming
across from the east have "a wounded
man with them. 1t makes me hope our
fellows have met and fought them and
are following close on their trail.
How's Wing?"
She can only shake her head.
! He seems delirious every now and
then, perhaps only because OF so much
mental excitement and suffering. He
is doing now"
Gallant fellow! What would we
have done without him? / only wish
we had more like him. Think how all
my detachment has become scattered.
IL we had them here now, could push
| out and drive the Indians to the rocks
and far beyond all possibility of annoy
ing YOU with their racket. OF course
Won are safe from their missiles down
here"
Yes, wo ARE, but you and your SOL
diers, Mr.. Drummond! Every shot
made me fear you were hit" cries
poor little Ruth, her eyes filling, her
lips quivering. Then, just as Durm-
mond is holding forth hand, perhaps
it is an arm, too. she points up to the
rock above where Walsh is evidently
exercised about something. He has
dropped his gun. picked up the glasses
and is gazing down the range to the
south. Z.
Perhaps no sees some Of our fellows
coming for good this time. Four of
them tried il awhile ago, hut were prob
ably attacked some miles below here
and fell back ON the main body. They'll
be along before great while, and
won't it be glorious if they bring back
the safe and all?" He says this by
way of keeping up their spirits, then,
once moro YEARLY, but full of pluck
and purpose. he climbs tho rugged path
and crecps to WaIsh's side.
i lis it any of our men you see?" he
whispers.
"Divil a wan, sir! It's more of thin
Internal Apaches."