Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-04-21
CHAPTER X.
9HZRlaAL 1893 By CAARLEs;k Ild

fiu oi gtHrtnE on tHu fc'"iu s"oh "it-
.J,ybr,ak had now to ho abandoned,
hammond explained, because here
-. n man who could not stand the
--r.v. surely there would not be
Inv bours before the relief party from
s.',,rau. following their trail. would
,.me shedding 10 the rescue. bringing
!, IN, wounded the needed surgical
,,f and attention. bringing to the
r,rv,y Girls their devoted father. The
...y on.stiou in the young lieutenant's
,.trl as the sun rose. a burning, daz-
.g,.. disk. over the distant mountains
A. N, cast was. Which will be first to
sa.h rs. friends or foes?
Vrgrird aud shattered though he was
and rrplrtr as the night had been with
,,yirtv and vigil. Drummond climbed
N. mt track that led to the sentry's
,sr.h fa linz full of hope and pluck and
Amt. f!a and his men had divided
N, night into watches, one being awake
anil ss,ir. not even permitting himself
tit moment. while the others slept.
tn. ,arf that b. was able 10 send back
q, thr caves. have an ambulance hitch
II In and driven down to where Wing
sy wounded. and 10 hear him slowly,
ssrefulIy. back 10 shelter, reaching tine
,iyrs without further molestation be-
fr, dar..nsss set in. had served to con-
vince the Young commander that he
r.rld count on reasonable security for
the riaht. Unless they know their prey
rtc puuy and well nigh defenseless,
Ap1rhr, make no assault in the dark
mss. and 80. with the coming of the
dawn b. had about him fit for service
squad Of seven troopers, most of
thorn seasoned mountain fighters. His
main anxiety now was for Wing. whose
wound v.as severe. the bullet having
cuga clrat through. Just grazing the
lanr. and who. despite tho fact that
Fanny Harvey carly in the night had
every now anil then cropt noiselessly in
70 cool his ieyered head. seemed strange
IS affected mentally, seemed unnatu-
Tally Tightly and wandering. seemed
oupg sd or excited alternately in a
way tha- lafird Drummond complete
lv. fr 10 explanation was plausible.
Twp or thrr, times during the night he
bail larr heard moaning. and yet the
mumut DTummOnd or. as once hap
prneL lii, Harvey fastened TO his
sid b. declared IL was nothing. II
must have been doing and imagined
illo pain was greater than il was
Awak" ana conscious, 30 stout soldier
as !. would be the last to give way to
childish exhibitors of suffering, vet
twice DrUMmond knew him to be
awak" despite his pTotestation of doz-
lns. and BE- did not nj all lie it that
VIM shuGld bury his facc in his arms,
h'iiu- II from all. What could have
occurred chang t!.is bucyant. Joyous,
nigh spirited. trooper all ON sudden
mt siga.ns. moaning. womanish fell
low; sur Is rot "a wound of which.
however painful, any soldier might bt
proud
Somewhere along toward 4 o'clock,
WIN IT was egaiu pattcrson's watch,
AMI DrrmmUhl arose from his llaEkei
ait,r refreshing sleep at nearly tive
hours ard hG and his faithful sentry
were standing Just outside tho mouth
'' Che cave. they distinctly heard tht
arm' moan uf distress.
i, tharo nothing wc can do to cas-.
t"o sergeant, sir:' whispered Pattcr.
'on Tiiis makes the second timo
nave hard him sruanins, and it's Sc
unlike him.. "
We have no opiatcs. and ! doubt il
~ would use one If we had. He de.
car There Is no intense pain"
Well. first OF. sir. thought he wa.
gr. aiming. hut ho was wide awake, and
Miss Harvey came in only moment
a'irr | got Co him. Could those devil,
poison ~ bullet as they do their arrows
AMI could that mako Inn 20 into fcvel
So suuus"
! hardly think so, but why did yor
say dr.amiu.f"
,r'us" once il was mother IN
ea''',l and 'raiu-just now-I thought
hcsaid mI.nor.'"
me lieutenant turned. looking
straight at his soldicrly subordinate.
by dove, Patterson, so did L."
'''a ~ lllllc SUI HcGOSS Ins
canyon. Moreno was edging about TN
,1'iiy and beginning TO mutter bias
ph'my at his bonds.
nat fellow begged very hard to b,
moved down into that wolf hole Of /,
'''' whore tho Mexican women are
n'ul'nant. with those two bungcd u,
u'l,lls To take caro- of. Nice tim,
". nave. sir, If tho three of them wa
o'i" I" rlovc. Tho boys d make shor
VOTE OF th"m now, the way they'r'
..'iins. i went i'll and took a look a
'u''e Two fellows. Ono of 'em is ,
gomez, sure. but they're dead game
,''h ct en-. Neither one has a wore
To sav."
No, answered Drummond, 1.-THE,
i'tu'"d to give their names to me-sai,
II was no earthly consequence wha
ul'nc we put over their graves: the RICH
81 ct fellows would be along aftc
'"hila and do them all tho honor the,
,di'd Tor. How were the Moreno womel
bchavius?'
Tho girl was asleep, should judge
slr' The old bag was rocking TO an,
Ir"' grooming TO herself until ono O
we two-thc live one, should cal
n,'h-hurled curse ut her in Span
ish and told Ger to dry up or he'd xii
ner. All a bluff, for he can't move