Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-03-31

ms men to the trot or cantar. Out to
ING 'front.' 400 or 500 yards. often lest to
view IN the windirgs of the way. Ser
geant Lee with single trooper rode in
the advance, brt not once had he sig
nailed discovery worth recording.
both wagon and hoof tracks here pur-
sued common road. 1t was evident
that some horsemen had found it neces-
saIy to ride alongside. 1t was evident,
700, that the outlaws were travelling at
null speed, as though anxious to reach
some familiar lair before turning to face
Their expected pursaors. Every one in
the gang, from pasqual down to their
humblest packer, well knew that it
could rot be long before cavalry in
strong force would como trotting III
chase. Tho squadron st Stonaman
would surely he ON the march by the
coming sunset. AS for & troop. they
mad little to fear. Pasqual laughed
with savage glce as he thought how
he had lured them in scattered dotach-
ments far UP to the ella or over to the
Christobal. Nonecd to fear the coming
oil the late escort of the paymaster. BY
this time those not dead. druCged or
drunk were worn out with fatigue.
Over the boGy of his bandit brother. the
swarthy Ramon, he had fiercely rejoiced
that seven TO one he had avenged his
death. end Pasqual counted on the fin
gers Of his brown and bloody hand the
number of the victims Of the night
Donovan and his fellow trooper killed
on the open plain: the payInaster and
his clerk, Muilan and the other soldier.
dead IN their tracks and burned to
ashes by this time, and, best of all,
that pig of sergeant, " as Moreno
called him, that hound and murderer,
Fceny-Eo who had slain Ramon
bound, gagged and left to miserable
death by torture. Indeed. as he was
jolted along in the ambulance, groan-
ing and cursing by turns. PasquaI Won
dered why he had not insisted chat Har-
vey, too, should be given the coup Go
grace before their start. 1t was an I'M
pardonable omission. Never mind!
There in the Lrand new Concord that
cImo Gathering along was booty that
outrivaled all. There was wealth
far exceeding the stacks of treasury
notes-old Harvey's daughter5-old
Harvey s daughters. 1t was with mad,
feverish JOY that when &c last the sun
| came pouring in food of light over
the desert of the Cababi he listened to
the report of a trusted subordinate.
II could see every mile Of the road
with my glasses, captain, from the cliff
top yonder-every mile from Eoreno's
to where we struck the canyon. There
I isn't 4 sign of dust-there isn't sign
OF pursuing party
''Bucuo! Then we rest when We
reach the cave. This is even better
| than I haped.'
! But there were two elements in the
! problem Captain Pasqual had failed TO
consider - Lieutenant Drummond's
! scout in the Christobal. Cochises' band
| of Chiricahuas il the Santa Maria.
! Who could have foreseen that the little
| troop. finishing its duties at the north
! oTn end of the range and about turning
! south to roscout the Santa Maria, had
! ridden out upon the plain, summoned
| by the beacon at Picacho pass and less
| than two hours after their hurried start
from the burning ruins at Moreno's
were speeding on their trail? The best
| feidglasses ever stolen from the paternal
| government could not reveal to the fee
| ing outlaw that, only two or three miles
! back in the dim recesses of the crooked
| gorge, tho bluecoats were following
! in hot pursuit. Who could have dream
! cd that band of Apaches, cut off from
! their native wilds by detGchmcnts from
Bowie, Lowell and Crittendeu. and
| forced to make q wide detOur to the
southwest. had sought refuge IN the
very gorge Of the Cababi whittier Pas
quail with all speed was urging his
men?
we rest when we reach the cave"
An. even tho torment of his wound
could not have wrung from the robber
chief this longed for order had he
| dreamed what was coming ut his back.
"How arc the girls getting on:" he
asked OF his hot and wearied aid. Are
they tranquil now:''
"Tney have TO be- was the grim re-
| NV. The little one dare not open her
ewes. and Sanchez has his knife at the
elders throat.
And the sunrise had brought with it
new inspiration-new purpose to those
who came trotting to the rescue. Just
as the cliffs on the western side were
TIMED and fringed with rose and gold.
Sergeant Lee, riding rapidly far ahaad
from point to point, always carefully
peering around each bend before signal
ing come on. was seen suddenly 70
halt and throw himself from his horse.
The next instant he stood erect. waving
some white object high in air. Spur
ring forward, Drummond Joined him.
"a lady's handkerchief, lieutenant, .
he quietly said. ''They seem to have
halted here moment; you can tell lv
the hoof prints. One of their number
rode over toward that high point Won
der and rejoined them here. don't be-
licve they are more than half an hour
ahead"
Drummond reverently took the dainty
kerchief, hurriedly searched for az, mi
tial or a name and found the letters
"R. H. in monogram in one corner.
Push on, then, Lee! Here, one more