The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-31
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havo to secure you temporarily. 1t
isn't pleasant, but it serves you right. "
In vain tho Mexican pleaded and pro-
tested. A rawhido RATA was wound
and looped about him in few scien-
tific turns, and he was left reclining
against the rock, conquered yet inward
ly raging, while Wing stole in to Drum
mond's rudo couch, slipped tho field
glass from its case, then, with long
ing look into the darker depths beyond,
and II moments hesitation, he stepped
to the projecting rock that seemed to
divide tho cave into two apartments
and called in lower tone, Miss Har-
vey."
Here, Mr.. Wing. What is wanted Pr
And ut tho instant, prompt, alert,
even smiling, Fanny Harvey appeared
before him. The pallor was gone. Tho
disheveled hair had been twisted into
shape. Food, rest, relief from dread
and misery and that littlo appreciated
beautifier, fresh water, had wrought
their transformation here. Wings
handsome eyes glistened ms he removed
his hat.
Il have to go up to that point yonder
few minutes, leaving old Moreno
alono, bound, to be sure, but his vito
or daughter might slip out and release
him. Will you have tho goodness to
take this and shoot him if they should
make tho attempt?" And he handed
her his pistol.
I'm see to it that no one intcrferes
with him, Mr. Wing. What has hap
pened? Are the others coming:" And
she took the revolver, balancing it in
her accustomed and practiced hand.
The admiration deepened in Wings
gaze.
II see you handle pistol as though
you had used one. You re true from
tiersman's daughter. I'll have to be
away for few minutes. I'm going up
to look from our rock above there.
Some of our men, they say, are in sight
slowly returning. and the paymaster's
is only mile away, proba-
bly, waiting for tho rest Of the party.
How is Miss Ruth?"
Sleeping like baby, bless her
heart"
We'll, 1 have promised Mr.. Drum
mond that she should be his nurse.
hope you will consent. He is sleeping
too. No fever yet, am thankful to
say"
Ruth will be ready, and so will /,
to help i'll any way we can. But when
are You to have Il rest, may ask"
"O-oh-by and by. Lee and the
others must have theirs first They
have been i'll saddle much longer and
farther than |. When is Miss Harvey
to have her rest, may ask?'
"W-e-l-l, don't know. I'll say,
perhaps by and by too, Look, that
man is calling you"
Whirling about, Wing saw his senti-
mel reckoning, and in moment he went
clambering up the rocky trail, active
as mountain Apache.
What is it, Patterson"
ut is signal smoke, sir, across tho
valley. That amt moro than eight
miles away, and down here in the range
amt moro than six. What Indians
could be ont here, would like to know?
Do they grow everywhere in this i'll
fernal country"
Wing took his glasses and long and
studied tho blush white
clouds rising III puiTs, faint and barely
distinguishable in the opposite heights,
then fixed his gaze upon the filmy col
umn soaring up among the dark pincs
at the heart of tho range to the south
ward. His face grew graver every min
ute.
Stay hero and watch, - he said. Il
must 90 and get those other men in
with the ambulance. OF course if it is
Apaches, they've sighted that party
and the few men struggling back, and
those signals mean, close i'll on them.
I'll send the team right i'll and then ride
and hurry the other fellows out
The sun was retiring behind the
Cababi range as Wing went leaping
down the trail
Sorry for you, Dick, CID boy" he
said to his horse who was browsing in
tho shade. More work for lis both
now.''
Never stopping to saddle, he leaped
upon tho bare, brown back and went
Gathering down tho canyon.
Keep your eye on Moreno, therev"
ho shouted up to tho lookout. IF he
tries to slip away, shoot him.
Ten minutes brisk gallop through
the windings of the gorge brought him
to the edge of the sandy plain. There,
under little clulnp of willows, was
the ambulance, its mules unhitchcd and
hoppled securely, nibbling placidly at
such scant heritage as they could find.
The horses of the two guards, unsad-
died, were dropping in the shade, too
tired to hunt for anything to cat
Saddle up, men. Hitch i'll and get
that team to tho head of the canyon. live
ly now" was his brief order to the