The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-05-11

Jackson, now, rides in as blithe as n
May morning-a May morning out of
Arizona, mean. They never get the
best of him. The only trouble is he
stays too long; he ought to be back here
now"
"Humph he'll be apt to come back
IN a hurry with Pat Donovan and those
Q troop fellows spending their money
like water ut Ceralvo's.
"You still insist they're over there,
do you, Pike? think they're not.
tagged old Feeny half an hour ago
that they hadn't come through here"
"Who was that fellow who rode back
here with the note?' asked Pike.
II don't know his name. 'Dutchy'
they call him in Q troop. He's ON
his second enlistment. 4"
"More TOOL he The man who re-en-
lists in this territory must be either
drunk or Dutch And Pike relapsed
into gloomy silence again, his eyes
fixed upon the faint flicker of the bar
lights at Ceralvo's miles away, but
Wing only laughed again, and still
putting away at his pipe went on down
the winding trail to where in the deep
shelter of the rocky walls pool of
water lay cleaning. Here he threw
himself fiat, and lying aside his pre-
cious pipe drank long and eagerly; then
with sudden plunge he doused his hot
face in the cooling food and came up
dripping.
ntaly l,n A1.1 l,,v- III cAv.t
march to make today-all ON a wild
goose chase, was his pious ejacula-
ton. "What on earth could have in
duced the paymaster to send detach-
ment over to the Gila?" He took from
his pocket penciled note and slowly
twisted it in his fingers. 1t was too
dark to read, but In its soldierly brevity
he almost knew it by heart.
1.-THE major sent Donovan with half
the escort back to the ella on an Apache
scare this morning. They will prob
ably return your way. empty handed.
Signal if they have passed. Latham
knows your code and we have good
glass. Send man to Ceralvo's with
orders for them to join at once if they
haven't come, and flag or torch when
they pass you. It's my belief they've
gone there"
This was signed by Feeny and over
and again had Wing been specializing
as to what it all meant. When the es-
cort with the ambulance and paymaster
went through before the dawn, Feeny
had reused him to ask if anything had
been heard of Indians on the warpath
between them and the Sonora line, and
the answer was both prompt and posi-
tive, "No." AS for their being north
or north of west of his station, and up
toward the ella, Wing secuted the sug-
gestion. He wished, however. that
Jackson We're back with such tidings as
he had picked up at Ceralvo's. 1t was
always best to be prepared, even though
this was some distance away from the
customary raiding ground of the tribe.
Just then there came hail from
aloft, Piley was shouting.
"All right, answered Wing cheer
lily; "be there in minute, and then
he went springing up the trail as though
the climb of 400 feet Were u mere bag
atelle.
WHAT'S up? Jackson here?" he
asked, short of breath, as he reached the
little nook in which their brush covered
tents were pitched. There was no re-
"is'Pike, o Pikei Where are you
he called.
And presently, faint and far, some
where down in tho dark canyon to the
south, voice replied:
Down hyar. Something's coming
up the road
Surely enough. Probably quarter
mile away dim light us of swing
ing lantern could be seen following the
winding of the rough and rock ribbed
road. Then cane the click Of ironshod
hoofs, the crack of the long mule whip.
and q resonant imprecation in Spanish
leveled at the invisible draft am
mails. Bounding lightly down the
southwark path, Sergeant Wing soon
reached the roadside, and there found
Pike in converse with brace of horst
IT'S old Harvey S outfit, from Yuma,
making for Moreno's. vouchsafed the
soldier.
"Oh, is that you, Sergeant WinSS
ought to have known you were here
I'm Ned Harvey" And the taller
horseman held out hand, which Wing
grasped and shook with cordial feryog
(Which way, Mr.. Harvey, and who
are with your"
Home to Tucson. My sisters are III
Concord behind us, going to visit the
old folks for few weeks before THEN
trip to Cuba.
lyon don't tell mel exclaimed
Wing. They're the first ladies to pass.
through here since came on duty 4;
the station two months ago. You stay
at Moreno's, SUPPOSE
"Yes; the governor meets us ther'
with relays and four or five men, w
knew there would be no danger wesl
of the Santa Maria.
Well, did you stop at Ceralvo :
or see any of their people?'
mo, never put in there. Fathei :
very suspicious of that gang Why 4"
you ask. thought
Wing hesitated. There was SOM
story afoat about Apaches. > he finaIl,
said. THE payinaster's escort three