Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-02-24
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NHABIEsls u.
IL, that night. With jntied steesls. q
r.,la troop 81 cavalry was pushing
.,s,vlrd across the Dart. The young
NV moon was sinking TO rest. its pure
mia H.ht shining family in contrast
Iru d. r,iddy glow IL some Distant
,arrp iu tho mountains beneath. Ever
,o,. uiyhtinll the rock buttress ri the
,as, tad been rei'cctiEg the lurid glare
= tha lr4ping flames as. time and
,.ain. unseen but busy hands henpctl
m l- p full and sent the sparks whirI-
M. IN fry cdt.ies TO the sky. Lansuid
anil oppressed after u long days hat
,iir. with the fierce white sunshine,
hr and men would Gladly have spent
,-p curly hours OF night doing at their
r,ie l.youc in the Christohal. Ever
srrr iu the morning. after ~ long
fi.ht march. they had sought such
uuit ~ the burning rocks might
| arosl. scoofing up the tepid water from
N. natural tanks ut the lotion of the
cnrOr aud thanking providence 1t was
%. i'al.
Ifr d utcrant commanding. tall.
VT. S,aaacod Young fellow. had made
| r5r1uds of his camp ut sunset. care
fills pici.rg Up and scru,iniSins the
g., bis horses aud sending the far.
MT ~ tack oB here and there N starting
a.. Gaurt ard srnburrc,. were his
1ri coupled California chargers. rs
rra 'l.ir torshloo,siug riders: fetlocks
td boards were uniformly ragged:
Sous yt leather and shoes of iron
awd equal wear. a bronze faced
90 ns. silently following his Young
q. d. e-ssehed him with inquirirx eyes
g. NYii-l iur thr decision that was &c
lrmn che command to another night
alvh across the desert. or remand
H.m t' re-. until an hour or SO before
h.dwu.
INV 'ar did you shy ii vas to Ger.
also sr- ans -
"'i0ut - miles. west"
AMI 90 MoTCHo'sg'
About ~. air; Ok here" And .he
srlut pointed ont across tho plain.
wing like durcoiorcd Grrl,ct IN,
tWar, She southern horizon.
We can st barley and water g;
t;ht'
Plenty SIR"
The men woald rather wait here,
iVfrrr'. until . or . o'clock"
"N.ry mach. Dir: they haven't been
all. g. rest at all today. Two fed GU,
81. o.. of tn barley. though"
Tbl lieutenant reelected n moment.
Nrr'ieglystudyins she legs of the trum.
ptrH horse.
rs there any cisucc Of sforono's
r'p.' rot having heard about the
Af'tgs Ia the CiTistobal:"
Hardly. sir; thcy are nearer the Tue.
en- road than wc-arc. TIL. stage must
bIye gone through this morning early.
fsrothing new anyhow. I've never
sllwu Che Tins when M, Indians were
rlt in thn u'ightorhocd of thrt range.
Moreno, trc. j. ga old hand. sir
Tho lieutenant looked long and in.
rutly ont over The drrary flats beyond
;l" tUU, hills. Like the bottom OF som.
prehistoric lake long since sucked dry
by ihD action Of the SUN. the parched
earth stretched away ia mile after mile
Of moaotouous, life ridden desert. u "a.
hifd without sign of an oasis. a-andy
barren summed cvcn ly scorpion and
r.n'iprdc. Already tho glow vas Gy.
tx ti.m tin western sky. Tho rcd rii.
% the I'll taut range vas purpliug. Ths
go.,.u gi'gm that flashed from rcrl; g.
tick aa the sun wont down hs,, van
isa'd nom al brit che lofticst stiamilg
anal d,.u. darl; shadows were creeping
slowly out across the plain. Over In,
20 az cSprss not So much - tho faint.
est spark could he sen. Aloi.. tn,
gr'a'r stars were bcgiunin. TO pee;
through Tho VOL of pallid blue. while
Over Co., distant pass tho suts fni'
hhrdma.dcn aud truinh-areT. with SLOW
So Is micn. was sinl,inf. in I'll, wax,
Of be- lord. US though following him
10 bi' rest. Not breath of air wa
lstir.
The night canr Gu sill "a the realms
OF solitude. only the iov; chatter o!
iil7 10
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