The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-04


Apaches.
Just as he expected, both girls were
eagerly awaiting him at tho entrance to
the cave. His revolvers were in there
beside the rude couch on which no had
slept so peacefully.
Now are you ready TO return to hos
pltal and proper subicction?" asked
Miss Harvey laughingly. 1T is higl,
time. What could have tempted you
to climb to that high point?"
why, it's tho first chance Two had
of IL look around" was the answer.
This is All awfully strong spot for 1,
place of refuge. You AFRO safe here,
safer than anywhere between Yuma
and Tucson, now that the former pos
SCISSORS arc scattered. But did you hear
what took Wing OFF,"
NO, no didn't stop to explain mat
tiers. He simply dashed away without
even u saddle. Something l must
look after. was all he vouchsafed TO
say
well. the men just in tell mo the
paymastcr's safe was spirited off. Con-
found that little green Eox of green
backs! Some shrcwd packer among
Morales people whisked it out of the
wagon and onto burro, and now we
are all keen to get it back. OF course
L can't sleep again until we know.
Some of our people are coming slowly
up tho valley, and Wing went OH down
to meet them.''
But all the time lie talked SO airily
with tho elder sister. Ruth stood watch
ing him with suspicious eyes.
mir. Drummond, please do not go, I"
she broke forth. 'You have no right
to-now. And james, the dissembler,
found himself trapped.
go | must, Ruthie," he said, with
sudden change of manner. Il know
you will not blame me or detain when
l tell you, ;ls feel forced to tell you
now, that Sergeant Wing is hurt. His
horse has fallen with him far out on
the desert. I'll be back very SOON
Then with sudden impulsive move
ment he bent, kissed her forehead and
turned as suddenly away.
When the sisters looked into each
others eyes moment later, one face
was blushing like the dawn, the other
was pallid with a new and deep anx-
iety.
And now we, too, must follow Wing.
He was Il total stranger, it is to be re-
membered, to the regiment when, after
its years of battling in the Army of the
Potomac. it WAS sent into exile on tho
far Pacific coast and speedily lost to
sight i'll tho deserts of Arizona. The
type of nonconmissioncd officer most
familiar to the rank and file rs we'll as to
their superiors was the old fashioned
plains raised, "disciplin furst and
rayson afterward" class Of which Feeny
was so prominent an exponent. Brave
to rashness and faithful to the very
death, they had reason to look for re-
spect and appreciation. They were
men whose only education was that
picked up in the camps and campaigns
ct the famous OLD regiments to winch.
when mere recruits, they had been as
signed. They were invaluable in the
army and would have been utterly mis-
Judged and out Of their element any
where else. That book learning" and
soldering could ever 90 hand in hand
10 man in the old dragons would ever
have believed Tor an instant Such
scholars as had driftcd into the ranks
We're, as Il rule, irreclaimablc drunk
ards, lost To any chance of rcdemption
at home. and only tolerated i'll the sery-
ice i'll the rough old days because of
their meek and accomplishing perform
ancc of long hours of extra duty i'll the
troop or rcsimertal Offices when, their
whisky and their money alike exhaust
ed, they hunbly went back to their
desks, asking only to live in the hope