Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-04-28
CHAPTER NJ.

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a., rtrrc occasional clumps OF pine
-. scrub oak and juniper.scem-
a, o,lg Vegetable products hardy
>, withstand the alterations Ut
- heat rs day and moderate cold
IN. - 70 end sufficient sustcnanco
srrf a living On 80 barren ~ soil.
- the eastward, stretching away
- c,sa,it, range. lies n sandy des-
I.,i.d ri widc intervals with little
a trrrh,s of scrub mesquite"
u.ss,d with only one redeeming
.1,ff..iasg. The copse of willows
g.,apwuud here Mt the mouth of n
.ih,l J.lilc whore II little brook,
81. b4yu knows how or where
Il. fha r.i-hts 90 the west. comes
.,s. ard tawbling down through
vriiues OF thc gorge only to bury
lf,p tha burning sands beyond the
- narrow ard tortuous is the
s.g s1 urp.iptpus its sides, rs to
yr.'aHyrlv that Ivy no slow proc
trf lv srm' sudden spasm of ma
vas Il rent IN the face of tho
r Ard hare in its depths, just
.rd once the sharpcst bends, honey
~'o; out ot the solid rock. are half q
.Adpp lateral assures and caves
s-1 the sGuhc1Ts never penetrate,
the air i reasonably cool and
uwhsrc on this scnrching May morn
fly away from home and relatives,
zavau. girls are sheltered by the
,--al roof, and walls against the fiery
shine AMI w little band of reso-
m.n against the fury of tho
u.h,s.
prer in so rnomicst O; the caves
frry and = nh Harvey are listening
Grsl anxiety 30 the sounds of savage
tr-'arp rrhO.ng from crag to crag
ri. th. rWgr. while every moment
tuu th. cll.r turns to moisten the
u.a De holds To- u wounded troopers
u-utr:. tossing head. Sergeant Wing
J fs,-ui mdrl ly this time. raging
k.,h misery "a. Thought of his helpless
ss ml th art numbers of the de-
lbs. ltpa bitter pill for the soldier
}, sua'I w. this of lying in hospital
krhu rs. ~ nan is necJcd nj the front.
LNgurIDr, this morning u veteran In
,lan f.htr. c~1uching in his sheltered
lUi,at a.nr. tlr caves and scanning
|Ni'h Ifar,i..l eve the frowning front
o.. vut.., T.s.f,r-J ti,,t sd -,
lrl.t va. 60 o. seen or heard within
;idu shot. y. wa III no wise surprised
|Nb.u, @ few minutes later. us he hap
rd'H show bis head above the rocky
|iaflI. ihrrs came tipping n dozen
|'a.I.'' about his ears. and the cliffs
|ai5.r rra'l.lU1 with the sudden flash
q. rid hidden M To that instant on
'7'ri s.1H. Indians who can creep
ppm wagon train or cmigrart camp
IN Oh uiIstul a. open and unsheltorcd
1000 find O.. -alutcly no difficulty in
grounding unsupported and unseen II
hO1dr iu thg mountains. Incxpcri-
Gri n.l''.rs cor mon would have been
i'Nd u,i long l'iurc the opening of
M gu'rtI attack. but the Apachcs
N u Ives or" the first To- know that
I'' hi'" veteran troopers to deal with,
'r 10 o. THIS moment only one has
81 49, himself at all. at FIVE minutes
~. 2 y O'Clock Lieutenant Drummo.d.
i.iu.iHg 'sUltiucly around upon his lit
=. ,aro ut fighters, had licsscd the
'.'.'itb' of pasqual Morales and his
-'i- 'bHt t1'" bad So thoroughly forti.
l' ui o. lair against sudden assault.
'"i GA th" southern. two on the north
iN .1iA6 %, the gorge and behind i'm
..i.aI' shelter, and two more in re-
.''. m the canyon. his puny garrison
w. j" position and had replied with
20" sririt and prunptitudc TO the
Ail.H. attacl; that only Ut rare inter
.t7 BOW Is n shot necessary. except
"" p i,l thc purpose uf drawing tho
''H.F @d locating his position ha.
/ .a'd ur on the muzzlr OF = cnrb;nc.
." E..auts' iiGo. too. Is still. lut
l'F' 90. hfummond's rlcn we'll know,
''''.., only look out for other devil
'"' 90 ih" rg 'wGrd desert, still far
''N"fa ih' utLcr side. q little party
, % i''l's j. hurrying to Join the fray.
W. or. iloiue. Who're got they their
~ The uthors-ovcr half a dozen
.'A. ai'a- at their tirclcss jog trot.
, |', TINS party that. seen but dimly
''''' CAV" rise to such chuIlition %
''''ng the defenders and defended.
\ WIS TINS party tliat, closely scanned
'''''-i li5 tieldglass, occasioncd Lieu
,. "'"' brummord's moan Of distress.
''r 'iI ms heart ho had been hoping;
7. q" si"'dy coming of relief over that
~ '.ali-bad cuuGtcd on Its reaching
'. ., ulTins the day. He was surc Il
7. '''' 'D nothing else when the corpo-
y PORTED something in sight, and 20
~" ne discovered the approaching
-'y to be Apachcs no words could
,,.'"' thc measure OF his ;iisappoiEt-
! u' "Ad di5inay. Not for himself and
~ ''''n; they were old hands and had
'No position to defend. His though,
= 'li Tor those III whose behalf he has
u''dy made such gallant .igh. and
= l'of Wing. whose feeble moaning
~ nov and then reaches his ear.
"a ~ o cioci. he is ablc through his
"a. Is To distinctly make out tho nun.
(, '''d eharactcr of the coming party.
'"' Apachcs, all warriors, but ono OF
m apparently wounded or disabled,
y they have TO support him ON the
~ r. aud this it is that hampers thei,
vance and makes it slower. They
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