The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-28

had not yet peeped across the moun.
tain range to their left. Tho pace was
rapid, Drumnond frequently urging
his men to tho trot or canter. Out to
tho front 400 or 500 yards, often lost to
view III the windngs of tho way, Ser
geant Lee with Il single trooper 1odo in
tho advance, but not once had he sig
nailed discovery worth recording.
Both wagon and hoof tracks here pur-
sued common road. 1t was evident
that some horsomen had found it neccs-
sary to ride alongside. 1t was evident,
too. that the outlaws We're travelling ut
full speed, as though anxious to reach
some familiar lair before turning TO face
their expected pursucrs. Every ono in
tho gang, from Pasqual down to their
humblest packer, we'll knew that it
could not be long before cavalry in
strong force would come trotting in
chase. The squadron at Stoneman
would surely be on tho march by the
coming sunset. AS for g troop, they
had little to fear. Pasqua laughed
with savage gleo as he thought how
he had lurcd them i'll scattered detach-
ments far up to the ella or over TO the
Sul lStOudi. NJ Ittti " ltdT INC coming
of the late escort of the paymaster BY
this time those not dead, truggcd or
drunk were worn out with fatigue.
Over the body of his bandit brother. the
swarthy Ramon, he had ferccly rejoiced
that seven to one he had avenged his
death, and PasQual counted Oh the fin
gers of his brown and bloody hand the
number of tho victims of the night
Donovan and his follow trooper killed
on the open plain; tho paymaster and
his clerk, Mullan and the, other soldier,
dead in their tracks and burned to
ashes by this time, and, best of all,
THAT pig of sergeant, as Moreno
called him, that hound and murderer,
Feeny-ho who had slain Ramon
bound, gagged and left to miserable
death by torture. Indeed, as he was
Jolted along i'll tho ambulance. groan-
ing and cursing by turns, Pasqual Won
dered why he had not insisted that Har-
vey, too, should be given the coup de
grace before their start. 1t was an I'M
pardonable omission. Never mindl
There in the brand new Concord that
came gathering along was booty that
outrivaled all. There was wealth
far exceeding tho stacks of treasury
notes-old Harvey's daughters-old
Harvey's daughters. 1t was with mad.
feverish JOY that when at last the sun
came pouring i'll II flood of light over
the desert of tho Cababi he listened to
the report of trusted subordinate.
II could see every mile of the road
with my glasses, captain, from the cliff
top yonder-every mile from Morenos
to where we struck the canyon. There
ism sign of dust-there isn't ii sign
OF pursuing party.
Bueno! Then we rest when we
reach the cave. This is even better
than hoped.
But there were two clements in the
problem Captain Pasqual had failed to
consider Lieutenant Drummond's
scout i'll the Christobal, Cochises' band
OF Chlricahuas in the Santa Maria
Who could have foresccn that the little
troop, finishing its duties Mt the north
ern end OF the range and about turning
south to rescout the Santa Maria, had
ridden out upon the plain, summoned
by the beacon at Picacho pass, and less
than two hours after their hurried start
from tho burning ruins at Moreno's
were speeding on their trail! The best
fieldglasscs ever stolen from the patcrnal
government could not reveal To the flee
ing outlaw that, only two or three miles
back III tllo lin recesses of the crooked
gorge, the Dluccoats were following
in hot pursuit. Who could have dream
ed that Il band of Apachos, cut oil from
their native wilds by detachments from
Bowie, Lowell and Criticndcn. and
forced to make Il wide detour to The
southwest, had sought refuge i'll the
very gorge Of the Cababi whittier Pas
quail with all speed was urging his
men?
We rest when we reach the cave. "
All, even tho torment OF his wound
could not have wrung from the robber
chief this longcd for order had he
dreamed what WAS coming ut his back.
How are the girls getting on:" he
asked of his hot and wcarcd aid Are
they tranquil now"
They havo TO be. " was the grim re-
ply. Tho little one dare not open her
eyes, and Sanchez has his knife at the
elders throat"
And the sunrise had brought with it
new inspiration--new purpose to those
who came trotting to the rescue Just
as the cliffs on the western sido were
tipped and fringcd with rose and gold,
Sergeant Lee, riding rapidly far ahead
from point to point, always carefully
peering around each bend before signal
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