The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-24

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There in the fierce light of the names stood
the Concord lrugon.
lowing the freshest hoof tracks, he
found the young officer riding about
through the thick smoke within the
corral.
Amy sign of Moreno or his people,
sir?" he hailed.
mot yet. Just sec what's beyond
that doorway. My horse is frightened
ut something there and can't see for
the smoke
Obc'lient, the sergeant pushed ahead,
bending low TO avoid the sitting fumes.
Between the tumblcdown heap of bar
ley sacks and the crumbling wall lay
some writing objects i'll the sand and
his stout heart almost failed him at the
moan of agony that met his ear.
Help! water! Oh, for Christ's sake,
water.''
One bound carried him out of sight
of his superior. The next instant,
dragging by the foot PROSTATE form,
be emerged from the bank into the
fresher air of the center of the corral.
Off came his cantecn and was held to
the parched lipsof a stranger i'll scorch-
ed civilian dress, his beard and hair
singed by the flames, his legs and arms
securely bound.
WHO are You and what's happened?
Whose work is this" demanded the
lieutenant. leaping from saddle to his
side. The man seemed swooning away,
n''. ''c eah' o''sheu water III MS
''oe
'Quick!-tho others!-or they'll
burn to death.
What others? Where, man. cS-
claimed the soldiers, sprinsing To their
feet
ION: somewhere III thcre-the far
end OF the corfal--or Morenos west
room. - was the gasping reply.
Another rush into the whirling, eddy
ing smoke, another search along under
the wall. and presently in the tlicl;cring
light the rescuinS pair came upon d,
barrier of barley sacks. burning in
places from huge flakes of fire falling
from the blazing rafters of the over
hanging; shed. and behind this, senseless.
suifocatel. hclpessly bound, two other
forms. Thrnsting the sacks aside. the
troopers sciaa.i and dragged forth their
hapl"ss fellow creatures Jared lay
sudden pressure, burning upright
snapped. There was y cracking, crash
Ing sound and down came the rattci.,
sondislS mothorcolmnn of flame To light
up the features of men rescued not an
instant TOO soon from tho death that
awaited them.
My Gol.i cried Sergeant Lee. this
il old l'ecny and yet alive.
Together the two raised tho sensclcss
FORM, '"rc IT ont into the open space,
laid II gently beside their iirst discovery
ana ran PACK Tor the next, li%,
h''!v|' hnlNH shape IN loose and Iced
stance Eafl|.nis. 1t took III 'hcir
strength a. ..l; II ior'h. Ihen the iieu-
tenant ''nF ~ the s'dc OF the slowly
recovering viViIliln'
are ,'':c any more we can reach
ne q'ea'io". q eagerly, his heart hc"ting
h'"!tIy'
A"--fcp late others were insidr
wien '''e i"ul iell III. More water
more wafer
sergeant Leo sprahS to the oil Is
S'r"i''llG 'nero IN me hrciiSht ;n4d
Drought DICK Drumming upper hold
ing 1t To ''' roor fellow parchcd ilr+
"i''ii ne c""'" "tliiN no more. th"n
S'"Sn'hE away me thongs with which
i'c WIS mould
ms Is SrcaScr work. he cried.
10" c"''id licy nave left You alive
nero III" Moreno people: VINO ;
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