Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-04-05

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Dozen on hts kHrcs he docs.
a sudden and gallopcd back out of sight.
1t looks to me as though they were at
tackled"
How far away were they? How
many miles down tho desert?"
"Oh, at least six or eight miles down,
sir; down beyond whero You met them
yesterday"
How about our trailf Anybody in
sight there?"
Nobody, sir, not thing, not even
a Whit Of dust"
Very well. Keep on the alert. It's
good to know that all the Apaches are
not around us yet. Neither bullet nor
arrow can get down here SO long as we
man the rocks above. I'll be out in
moment"
Then once moro he kneels by Wing.
Lieutenant, did you ever see a girl
behave with greater bravery? Do you
know what she has undergone-Miss
Harvey, mean?"
Both are behaving like heroines,
Wing. and l think l aln beginning to
see through this plot at last.
Never let mother know it--prornise
me. sir-but when Harvey discharged
him-my uncle. / mean-he swore he'd
be revenged on the old man, and twas
he''-
THE double dyed villainl l know,
| understand now, Wing; you needn't
tell me. He has been in the pay of the
Morales gang for months. He enlisted
80 as to learn all the movements of
officers and scouting parties. Hs en-
listed under his bonefactor's name.
He has forged that, too, in all proba-
bjlity, and then deserting it was he
who sought to carry away these pre-
cious girls. and he came within an ace
of succeeding. BY the Eternal, but there
will be day of reckoning for him If
ever q troop runs fouh of him againl
No wonder you couldn 7 sleep, poor feh
low, for thinking of that mother. This
caps the climax of his scoundrelisln.
Wfere-when did you see him last?'
Since he enlisted?''
Bat now Wings face is again avert
ed. He is covering it with his arms.
Wing. answer mel" exclaims Drum
mond, springing suddenly to his feet.
By heaven, demand to know!" Then
down on his knees he goes again, seiz-
ing and striving to pull away the near
est arm. "You need not try, you can
not conceal it now. sse it all-all.
Miss Harvey" he cries. laeaing up in
to therface of the trembling girl, who
has hastened in at sound Of the excite
ment in his voice Miss Harvey,
think of it; twas no Apache who shot
him, twas worse savaga-his own
uncle"
Promise me mother shall not
know" pleads poor Wing, striving to
rise upon his elbow, striving;t0 restrain
the lieutenant, who again has started
to his feet. Promise me, Miss Fan
ny: you know how she loved him, how
she plead with you"
II promise you this, Wfng," says
Drumraona, through his clinching teeth,
that there'll be no time foE prayer If
ever we set eyes on him agaia. There'll
be no mercy"
"YoG can't let your men kill him in
cold blood, lieutenant. could not
shoot HIM.
"Ncs but, by the God of heaven, !
couldW
And now as Wing, exhausted. sinks
back To his couch his head iscaught on
Fanny Harvey's arm and nsxt is pill
lowed in her lap.
"Hush!" she murmurs, bending down
over him as a mother mi 1t over sleep
ing child. Hush you must not speak
again. know how her heart is bound
up in you. and I'm to play mother tc
you now.
And as Drummond, tingTng all over
withwrath and excitement, stands SPELL
bound for the moment, light step
comes to his side, a little hand is laid On
the bandaged arm, and Rtath Harvey's
pretty face, two big tears trickling
DOWN her cheeks, is looking up in his.
You, too, will be ill, Mr.. Drum
mond. Oh, why can't yen go and lie
dawn and restl What will we do il
both Of you are down at once with
faver?"
She is younger by over two years
than her brave sister. FALL though she
has grown, Ruth is but child, anc
now in all her excitement and anxiety
worn out with the long strain, she be
gins to cry. She strives to hide it
strives to control the weakness, ane
failing in both strives to turn away.
| All to no purpose An arm in I
sling is OF little avail at such mo
,nent. Whirling quickly about, Drum
mond brings his otheg into action. Be
fore the weeping little maid is wei
aware what is happening her waist
encircled by the strong arm in the dar
blue sleeve, and how can she see tina
she is drawn to his breast, since noy
her face is buried in both her hands an
those hands in the flannel of his hunt
ing shirt Just as high as his heart
Small wonder is it that C0rDoral Coz
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