The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-12-02

party lying in wait and attacked or let alone &C
cording TO its strength. Dietrich drovethe team
canon, as u he was going to enter H. Then, Just
before coming to where the walls closes IN. ne
IlssTiSs t tse ,I h9Tsf foll s 9 tho 70 ho onS s0q pstS S%Gi
the foothills for half a mile or so, until he came
to another trail that wound through the range
N""wem fank m he so!d, IL onybody's lay.
ing for us over In the Coyote Canon. THIS tTails
our course, but it's better to follow Il than to take
chancesof getting riddled with bullets ana PUCK
"The road was more than rough, II was almost
impossible In places. and more tn IN once we hhu
toiump to the ground and push against the lower
side of the wagon to Keep 1t on It's four whee,s.
But we kcN the horses going right along ali the
time, and at last came To where we cnuiu ,I ~
ahead upon the open country on the other sue
Of the range. y sour Of the mountains on tne
right, a craggy wood,d cmincnce. must still be
""'on past that 'Iiuf we're all right. said
Dietrich. But I guess III take a look at whats
minutes, and then. unless you hear from me,
keep straight on down tue trail. and ION slop
until you're cut of rifle shot from the mountains,
aud he dropped into the brush on the upper side
Of the trail and worked his way. revolver IN
hand, up the d%cclivity, keeping well under shei-
and. after the five minutes were up I droye on.
nni had travelled perhaps a hundred Yards ards
came the ,scr' ami and wind of n mimic bullet,
which, Judging by my sensations. could scarcely
have missed my head by half IN inch. The re-
port Of a heavy rifle. and a pun, Of smoke that
rose from q patel Of chnrparal on the crest of
the emincnce showed where the shot had come
from. \ moment more three sharp cracks.
coming like one. two. three sounded from, the
heights directly opposite me. and. with TIE thiri
report. n Mexican l,uped up from the Chhppnral
and fell h%cadlong down the prccipice. crashing
upon the stony trail. where he lay flat and still.
Above me. on the side hill. was Dietrich
holding his smoking revolver with both
hands. just rs lie had fired II. He
glanced st me as II to assure himself that
] was all right. and without n word plunged
again into the thiCkcts and in n minute more
his revolver smoke twice agnin. From the wagon
| could see behind the eminenCe an opening.
main range led down to the plain ON that
side. Across this opening, in n great hurry.
limpyd n Mexican, one hand pressed against his
thigh, and mounting with difhculty n horse
which had been standing in the cOncealment of
a. pinnn clnmp, he dashed down toward the
the hollow to fire II parting shot after him.
Dietrich mOtiOnc1 me 80 drive on. but the horses
couldn't be got to approach the body across the
trail until he came down into the road to my
assistance. lie turned the Mexican over 40 as to
lOJk at tho face, thea picked the body up ana
flung II down into tic deep raVine to the left.
AS thought, lac said, he was, one 81 those
fellows in the saloon last night. Ton POrfirtn
will have to hire another ASSASSIN the next time
he wants a maH killed. The one that got away
wasn't IN very good shape, Judging by the tran
of blood he leit.'
when We were fairly out on the plain. be-
yOnd all reach of ambuscade. Dietrich held up u
black quart bottle.
It's whiskcv and chimiya,' he said. 1t fell
from the wounded Mexican's %Cantinas when he
It. just two good drinks. Here goes mine aud
he put the hottie to his lips, then passed II to me.
IL gulped the rest OF the drink, and II tasted
good. / felt ! needed IT,"