Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-04

quest that open II std write 70 son,e ma
named therein u anything hapnened "
hlm. our larewells were sAer,. aud a rec
their horses and sol behind them for breast.
works.
I'm little while we could hear tho wells
81 the srcasers and tho quick dlrcharrae ~
firearms. II was fight to tho death. They
wero an tht.c slain, but not untn they had
! Killed zen MeNlcsns and wounded fve or
ak. They died game. neither asking nor
giving quarter.
"our only thought was to save Mrs Pc
ratio. aud squirting our hofses We rode for
our lives Al our stesda, In d loug anaep.
ins gallon. carried US swiftly from our
cruel pursuesa, liez leaned over toward
me and said she had favor 10 ask. she
desired TO tight and die with Utah Bill aud
myself, aai two revoivers hucklei
around me, ana taking enc having pearl
handle handed Il to her ! could SOC tears
W Der eyes and she said that ahe had been
saying prayers Tor the bravo loye fehtug
hor battle. She ala not know then that.
,hey were dying to save her. hardly
KNOW how far We had gone. but we felt
mat We had escaped. We checked our
he,ses 70 slow gallon. when suddenly
sleht In front OF us. two wcll-mountcd
hofsemcn barred our way. knew peraltob
horse, with big white hiase in his fore.
mead and his chief vacauero. a cruel. muir
ferrous gfcaser Utah niil commanded Mrs
peral,o TO check her horse and ride close
behind nn.
IN 9 cool, matter-of.fact way he said to
me; You shoot reraito and ri I'm the
kreeser, Four reports, almost togethor,
rang out ana down went Poralto'a horse,
carrying him with q, Tho grcaaer fell
from his saddle, shot through the head.
ahu his horse dashed away. pOraltOs hui.
let passed through my coat, and mine,
AIMED ,.n,,g ior his heart .9si rs mark by pene-
ttAunH the quickly raised head OF bis
horse hoped tho bullet had passed
lhroeEh the Dorse's head and lodged Ia
feraltos body, for az We rode by he lay
prone nnon the ground With his dead ami
h,ai re was not hurt, hue lay still 10
~ We had gone mile or more, when
Ntan W said IN husky voice; The game
y Up, Doug. old boy, I'm done for.' liz
reeled Tn his saddle
MY Cod BIN, old partner, has that
greaser devil hurt youy / cried.
,rlod 70 catch him. but lie clipped
rom hls saddle 70 the ground Mrs. Pc
ratio aud ] were at hls side in an instant
she tore her rohoso from nor waist ene
! WIN u dld my hoGt TO etnnch the blood
! hoWhc from his breast already cov,rel
| WIN the gears Of many rnroupters Mrs
tefallo put hlH head In her lap, klssed Ills
"1nul brave old boy. don't slyc up
wound us NVNNN
Doug am on my last round an. and
II sW no use 10 hold IN any LONGER liz
aall' never thought IA ro and slh
woman p Kiss and tQudor arms about me.
W uaH man Doug and ! never shot
aliH Que ~ thp back Promise me that Vol
WI not lei those devils get nv nistois
| auA l"uE. swear 20 mo thar YOU viii scs
ipf sato Know YOU viii Prav9 IA nno
~ 'akeu mo 10 pray Aimee ! was a hoy
nNn Nhe was my mother. Hal llstpn
e,uuE ',oy are coming the greasor doyilsi
ahoot Peralio' Aim for HE heart All
my boy be Is dosdl nut what n ma
teeif u Is my mtthor's KISS the hsi -gps
500 eyer gave me when | said. rnod-bve ''
-. ny sun arose but Utah nm saw IL mot.
we PLAYED the lerape over his body ana
tele away CARRYING hts weapons ana lead
& ~ noisn, We roaohed the Rio Pceoa
avg remained q day leaving Mira Porgito
WIN nor relatives. We pariod with ,pnby
pi 2htfea and VOWS Ion tho future. she Ma,
70 write 70 me often and IN month's limo
! was 20 JOIN her thought thon she Wns
a WlaoW and my affection for hor was not
rs,',,.' shp Kept my pearl handled
reNoiIer ana ahn gave me lack OF her bnir
epl me crlmaonol rtboro which contained
| gome oi yah BillH NE blood. Why Fbonid
" oyer mat last day Of parting lover
a. ~ uuu go over To- brave boy ms
Uo9siaa' naid Reha Dlnsmorc m tears
ANH|N NNH Nl'HNN Oh MA coat. 81
| MlpW ihoro u barrier between uH. Thatl
lnst Mfs- Pcrflio 10 somewhere ia This
Wlun world claiming your lrst love mn
.ssg2' ain ealmef row. ! ain ready to hoar
Colonel shilleioo looked a, Tho rose he held
W. i'' nlal. ana ln tailoring voice began;
we buried Vtah I'm and tho other brave
caWpoys in one gravo and each Of NJ On me-
MAJOR ranch took an 0ath to shoot periit5
Oh tifhi, and also the proascfs Who pursued
us ON iliai flni nieht pfralt0 never IL.
iuTnpl 90 ny fanrh lie sold It 20 au Fog
inhm4n and WI loarnrd thei iho Mpgieib
isa utQ3n'f z ri0fo1Ionnl gambler. walt.
ga ~ vain for q letter from Inas. hut lle
Wethly Nlil brought down from Santa ia
cqnialnoi nltblng tor me- 1 wfote 10 mn
lhAl Feiilio was hot dead ana urged hor
10 eopie 10 the Siataa and goi divorce.
ny Inc eAnlo from her ~ thn end bf tNo
ileniha : could guind 70 no longer and ~
aalYel 90 90 % her. u / had 10 trayol th6
Woe world over ! suspected that her mar.
cuts had somehow prevented her from WIFI.
INK % me Major Randall accompanied me
70 ftniA Fe where we we're to psri, nerhanA
fofeYef Tho cowboy Instinct 20 see die
Town cot tlQ bFl.pr ~ 10 aud whun evening
cans We Ylsiiei me gambling places. VIII
nic i was anything 10 pass away tho dine
unul mofAnH. vhcn should begin my jous-
ncy 70 Monterey
I'VE entered several gambllne dfDf ughare
Spanish monte WAS dear and lost Few dol.
lars IN careless betting, Late In mo ovun.
inc ga larted % aur hotel, when the sound
q music from large gambling saloon az.
trarlcd our attention The familiar strains
Of Aud Lang syne' caused us to pause, ana
With one Impulse we entered Back at inc
and Of tho long room plano, Violin ana
iluie were making tho muHlc while c1wb5ys
vacqusro1 ana feauiritra stood around iho
monte tables boiling We paeaod several
iahlea. when glddaniy my eyes fcii upon d
face thai caused my heart No bound into my
throat ! had seen that face before. Ii row |
belonged 70 a man with a small black MUS.
tache, VINO sat behind one Of the tabes deai- !
Ing Bpaniyh monte. Tho Major WA aiartied |
too, aud Whispered, ne patient
1--WE aiOsd at the Side Of tho table b.
cause a ANAL crowd 81 front was betting.
suddenly from the centor Of tho crowd 4
man pushed bis way TO the front Of the
table and sat down on one OF the chaira
raaerYe1 Tor heavy bettors In an Instant
my hand vas on my revolver. but tbp !
hajcr caught my arm and said In an under
lans Shoot him when he goes out, bu. not
herc
"Perallp's dark hair had rtreaks Of FRAY |
IN IL, anc hla face TnoHpd sigma OF dissi. l
patton HIS harcp, black eyes. though. |
we're a. bright As ever. and whoa he oon-
iraeit1 hig eyebrows b. resemhlod lend |
re bet heavily. Gnd Tor time luck was with |
him Tier bis good fortune deserted him,
n grew nery0ul. ana oecasl0ually putting
both hsnda under the table rolled chuck |
cigarettes and smoked thom. Ills pile Of