The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1894-04-19
CHAPTER X.


pital list at the caves. The original
plan of starting on the return soon aft
er daybreak had now to be abandoned,
as Drummond explained, because here
was man who could not stand the
journey. Surely there would not be
many hours before the relief party from
Stoneman, following their trail, would
come speeding to the rescue, bringing
to the wounded the needed surgical
skill and attention, bringing to the
Harvey girls their devoted father. The
only question in the young lieutenant's S
mind as the sun rose, burning. daz-
zling disk, over the distant mountains
to the east was, Which will be first to
reach us, friends or foes?
Wearied and shattered though he was
and replete as the night had been with
anxiety and vigil, Drummond climbed
the goat track that led to the sentry's
perch feeling full of hope and pluck and
fight. He and his men had divided
the night into watches, one being awake
ana astlr, not even permitting himself
to sit moment. while the others slept.
Inc tact that he was able to send back
TO the caves, have an ambulance hitch
ed in and driven down to where Wing
lay wounded, and to bear him slowly.
carefully, back to shelter. reaching the
caves without further molestation be-
fore darkness set in, had served to con-
vince the young commander that he
could count on reasonable security for
the night Unless they know their prey
to Il pUiIy a0d veil nigh dcfenscla,s.
Ap&ches make 10 assault in the d.lgli-
ness and so, with the coming of the
dawn. h l.2l about hiI fit for service
squad ot seven troo,r IS, most of
ihem seasoned lnOuntai- hters. His
malu anxiety now was ling, whose
W"n4-I V. ere, t. lu having
gone clear through. inst grazing the
bone, and who, despite the fact that
Fanny Harvey early in the night had
every now and then crept noiselessly in
to cool his fevered head, seemed strange
ly affected mentally seemed unnatu-
rally Tightly and wandering. seemed
oppressed or excited alternately in a
way that baffied Drummond complete
", for no explanation was plausible.
Two or three times during the night he
had been heard moaning, and yet the
moment Drummond or as once hap
pened, Miss Harvey hastened to his
side he declared it was nothing. Il
must have been doing and imagined
the pain was greater than it was.''
Awake and conscious, so stout soldier
as he would be the last to give way to |
childish exhibitions of suffering, vet |
twice Drummond knew him to be
awake despite his protestation of doz-
ing, and he did not at all like it that
Wing should bury his face in his arms.
hiding it from all. What could have
occurred to change this buoyant, joyous,
nigh spirited trooper all on a sudden
into signing, moaning, wOmanish fell
low! Surely not a wound of which.
however painful, any soldier might be
proud.
Somewhere along toward O'Clock.
when 1t was again Patterson's watch,
and Drummond arose from his blanket
after refreshing sleep of nearly two
hours and he and his faithful sentry
were standing just outside the mouth
OF the cave, they distinctly heard the
same moan of distress.
us there nothing we can do to ease
the sergeant, sir?' whispered Patter-
son. This makes the second time |
nave heard him groaning, and it's so
unlike him.
I'VE have no opiates, and doubt if
he would use one if we had He. de-
clares there is no intense PAIN
well, first off, sir, thought he was
dreaming, but he was wide awake, and
Miss Harvey came in only moment
after got to him. Could those devils
poison bullet as they do their arrows,
and could that make him go into fever
so sOon?"
Il hardly think so, but why did you
say dreaming?''
because once it was mother he
called, and again-just now-I thought
he said mother. ;"
The lieutenant turned, looking
straight at his soldierly subordinate.
BY Jove, Patterson, SO did Ir'
There was little stir across the
canyon. Moreno was edging about un-:
easily and beginning to mutter bias
phemy at his bonds.
That fellow begged very hard to be I,
moved down into that wolf hole of q ,
place where the Mexican women are, f.
with those two bunged up
bandits to take care of. Nice time .
we d have, sir, if the three of them was .
able to move. The boys'd make short /,
work OF them now, the way they're Z
feeling. went in and took a look at
hose two fellows. One of 'em is :
soner, sure, but they're dead game, :
both OF 'em. Neither one has a word ,
20 say" .
No, answered Drummond, "they :
refused to give their names to me-said 3
t was 10 earthly consequence what :
lame we put over their graves; the right ;
et OF fellows would be along after :
while and do them all the honor they =
ared for How were the Moreno women :
,ehavingy" 2
The girl was asleep, should Judge, :
ir. The old hag was rocking to and =
ro, grooming to herself until one of
he two-the live one, should call :
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