The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-07-20

OF anguish
"Mothar' l.otl.r. s. yo1 lll."
"llere, Iatt--a.,. cam sl
I'm going an t3ae. t'ra U's.
u7l tho dim nut N.t.aa Ha .H..e.
from - Uar 1lT un,.
stole in u ir. H iu| a.".,
fida hi wor
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Speak g. u ]a mpt joe 1,,5-a.
menai .a' ua Ben ulu A. r9a
In sot5"',so.
BE-. a'n5t a- ao reply w.aes.r.
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ms you 81 much t-oai,s. Il. ana
lie down again, air; Iou4e E't-' naf,
than aln--oEly supposa 8cs 10 dU4-
ing off and then turn ON that side,
mo, it ism { that sergeant. There's
something wrong, and it has all como
on you since yesterday morning. Where
is your mother?"
Again Wing turned away, butying
his face i'll his arms, .,r. a,.......,E
Listen, sergeant; we hope TO get
you out of this by, tonight. DIR. Gray
ought surely TO reach us by that time,
and while we may have to keep upta
field hospital here % day or two my
first duty will be to write and tell your
mother how bravely You have served
us, and she shall DO told that you are
wounded but not in such way as to
alarm her." o.. a'
Out camc a restraining hand.
Lieutenant. she must not know at
ALL" t,.
"Well, she can't, so far as I'm con-
cerned, as l don't know her address.
But think u moment; you know and l
know Hold on, watt" And Drum
mond rose and tiptoed to a cleft in the
rock through which shone Il dim light.
1t was the entrance to the remote in
ner cave whcre the Harvey girls were
sleeping. Assured that his wordg could
reach there no listening ears, Drum
mond returned. kneeling again 10y the
sergeant's side. '''Jrst think, man.
any momoDt after dayhreal; the Apaches
may be upon us, and, who knows? it
may be my last fight. rQI course be-
lieve that our fellows can stand them
off until rescue comes. but, abullet may
find me any moment, and then who is
there to report yom conduct aud secure
the recognition due You, on IL the doe
tor should bG late in coming and fever
set in and this wound prove too Much
for Your strength Is thoro nothing that
ought TO l,c aaid 10 h.- for you: -
Again only painful silence AZ last
! Wing SPOKE.
II understand | appreciate al you
say. But I've got 20 think it otor,
lieutenant Give me am honr or so.
Don ask me to tell you now.
80 bc it. man. Now rest all yOu
possibly can. H's almost day. The
crags are beginning To light nj back Of
us here already Ics, and the santry's
calling me now. I'll he back by and
by. What is it, Patterson:" he whis-
pered. going to the mouth of the cave.
1--WE just como down from the tree
mp there, sir. You can sec quito ways
down the range now, though the light
is dim, and what ! take to be u signal
fire leaped up not three miles below Us
certainly this side Of where Wing was
shot. -
$50 soon? Al right; then gct back
to the post just as quick rs You can
I'll rouse the man who has slept long
est All must bo astir in half IN hour
but you keep watch ihcrc.
And half All hoUr later it is that, field
glass in hand, the young officer is there
by Patterson side, peering eastward
almost into the eye of the sun, search
ing with anxiety indispensable for any
sign of Dust cloud rising along the trail
ON which they came. for the sight he.
has seen down the range, now brilliant
in tho morning light, has filled his
art with the first real dread it has yet
.owH. In three places. not mo}o
,liu four or five miles apart, down
| along the sunlit side OF this wild and
picturesque mountain chain, signal
smokes have been pufing straight up
skyward, the nearest only couple Of
miles from tlis lone picket post, but
all on the same side of the valley.
Last evening The answer came from
across the broad desert. They have
come over therefore. and are h5steniuc
III VIZ NhffIt.i 60. 'tl-i o. amy
here $50 close t1thtr hiding place. Be-
youd dou wa,chfui spiee are all
ready lWi3ut mHa tiosa heights to
tho west. striving to q. close enough
to peer into trr rocky torct and Ed-
mate taa ugth of the garrison.
Great they wp,l know it cannot Dee. for
did mo. th@g so1 eyes cpWt nearly 90
cha-iug thosa ha.,d WjrWd5 iv dyNn
toward SoLura PISS, and of TIM. NUM-
brr how many have r,aued OuIg
three. Dll they not aaa Che tu7. md
psci.met when tha5 'va .hat
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body .st avHg Naa .vr booty
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tiaa vHle aaae wlus upward
through nir aul IL an moan.
speed u.H