The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1894-04-12
CHAPTER TX.


warpath. y said his captain, vetera,
who had won his spurs twice over il
the war of the rebellion and declared
hlmsef quite ready to take his east
now and let the youngsters see fol
themselves the hollowness of military
glory. WEAKNESS and physical exhatts.
tlon had lent their claims. and despite
bruises and many pang. despite the
realization of the presence of the fair
girls whom his dash and energy had
rescued from robber hands, the younp
fellow had dozed eyay into dreamland.
Why not? The object of his mission
was accomplished. Fanny and Ruth
Harvey were safe. All that was left
for the party to do now was rest in
quiet until another morn. then it would
De quite possible 10 start on the return
without waiting for the coming of their
friends. Before sunset his men would
be reassembled. They could have a
long night sleep, and with the rising
OF the morrow sun, conveying their
three wagons and their captured trea
sures, the little detachment would take
the back track for the Tucson road.
conhdent OF meeting "old Harvey
ana probably doctor on the wav.
lie himself, though most in need of
surgical attention when they reached
the caves, had such confidence in the
skill of Sergeant Wing as to feel that
MS arm was set as perfectly as could
be done by almost any other practition-
er, and before dropping off to sleep had
quite determined that he would make
the morning march III saddle.
Still. he could not sleep for any great
length of time. The instinct of yigi
lance and the sense of responsibility
would not leave him. In his half
dreaming, half waking state. he once
thought he heard light football. and
presently as he dozed with eyelids shut
there came soft touch upon his tenn
pie. Lifting his hand he seized that of
his visitor-Fanny Harvey.
why are you not resting" he asked.
And where is Ruth?''
Ruth is sleeping, as we hoped you
might be Tired natures sweet re-
storer' is all You need, Mr.. Drummond.
yet you do not seem to have had more
than a cat nap. Twice have stolen
In here to see you, and them though I
was fearful of waking you, you slept
peacefully through it all
We'll, l must have slept couple of
hours anyway, and l slept soundly until
within the last few minutes. Has
none of the men got back yet, Miss
Harvey? Do you know what time it
is? l suppose Wing is sleeping. y
Mr.. Wing ought to be sleeping, but
he isn't. The sentry-Patterson think
they call hlm-summoned him up to
the lookout there in the rocks. oh. about
an hour ago, and when the sergeant
came back he mounted his horse and
rode away down the canyon. He said ,
there was something requiring his at
tentlon. But you are to drink this
chocolate and lie still"
Drummond slowly strove to rise.
He was too anxious, too nervous. to re-
main where he was.
And none of them has returned
yet?' he asked. Il cannot understand
that. No, please do not strive to detain
me here. I'm perfectly able to be up
and about, and if Wing is gone it's my
to look after things.
Over among the rocks across the
narrow canyon the first object to meet
lis gaze as he arose was Moreno. reclin-
ng there bound and helpless, while at
land soldier had thrown himself on :.
us saddle blanket and was sound asleep. !,
The plash of the waters in the brook, :,
lanclnS and tumbling down the chasm.
hade sweet, browsing music for his
afs, a luIllng, soothing sound that ex- :,
blamed perhaps the deep slumber of :
lis trooper friend. q
Il heard Mr.. Wing tell that man to :,
lie down and sleep" said Miss Harvey q
$ the young officers eyes seemed to +"
arken with menace at the sight of a -,
entry sleeping on guard. Moreno is y
ecurely tied, and both Patterson up "
here and here are now his keepers "
he sonora and her daughter are in the a
ther cave, forbidden to go near him. - d
Glanclng up at the stunted cedar
mere Patterson stood faithful to his a.
rust Drummond saw that he was "A
eering steadily southwark through the
lack tieldglasses. ai
What do you see, Patterson" he y
allied. Where is Wing? Any Of the y
len coming back?'' ~
Wing has gone on down the valley g. g.
7. Some of our fellows, two or three ~ =,
lly, were coming back, but they a..
ian come fast enough to suit him. TT
he ambulance will be here in minute -
two-it's just below us down the ~, 1v
anyon now" -
Indeed almost at the moment the ~ ~
ick OF iron shod hoofs was heard, and ~,
le detected mule team came into view W
'ound jutting point, the dingy yell -,
w ambulance jolting after them, one s' ie'
ldier in the drivers seat handling the ~ ~
ins, the other riding behind and lead @ 1el
g his comrades horse. De
"Come up here to the mouth of the -.
We, Merrill, " called the lieutenant. Ca
You can unhitch and unharness just w.
yond, but want that safe unloaded ~ ~
ID put in here" .o'
The safes gone, SIR" .n
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