Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-03-22

his visitor-Fenny Harvey.
Why are you not resting?" he asked.
"And where is RUTH"
Ruth is sleeping. as we hoped you
might be. Tired natures sweet re-
Storer' is all you eeed, Mr.. Drummond,
yet you do not seem to have had more
than a cat nap. Twice have stolen
in hero to see you, and then, though
was fearful of waking you, you slept
peacefully through it all. "
"Well, / must have slept couple OF
hours anyway, and / slept soundly until
within the last few minutes. Has
none Of the men got back yet, Miss
Harveyf Do you know what time it
Ia? suppose Wing is sleeping"
"Mr. Wing ought to be sleeping, but
he isn't. The sentry-Pattersen think
they call him-summoned him up to
the lookout there in the rocks, oh, about
an hour ago, and when the sergeant
came back he mounted his horse and
rode away down the canyon. He said
there was something requiring his at
tention. But You are to drink this
chocolate and lie STILL"
Drummond slowly strove to rise.
He was too anxious, too nervous, to re-
main where he was.
"And none of them has returned
YETI" he asked. 81 cannot understand
that. No, please do not strive to detain
me here. I'm perfectly able to be up
and about, and il Wing is gone it's my
business to look after things"
Over among the rocks across the
narrow canyon the first object to meet
his gaze as he arose was Moreno, reclin-
ing there bound and helpless, while at
hand soldier had thrown himself on
lis saddle blanket and was sound asleep.
The plash of the waters in the brook,
dancing and tuIn bling down the chasm,
made sweet, dro7-.. J music for his
ears, lulling, soossI.:.5, sound that ex-
planned perhaps the deep slumber of
his trooper friend.
Il heard Mr.. Wing tell that man to
lie down and Sleep" said Miss Harvey
as the young officers eyes seemed to
darken with menace at the sight of a
sentry sleeping ON guard. Moreno is
securely tied, and both Patterson up
there and l here are now his keepers.
The sonora and her daughter are in the
other cave, forbidden to go near him. "
Glancing up at the stunted cedar
xx1hora Doffarco,, stood foifbfY1l tn bic
trust, Drummond saw that he was
peering steadily southwark through the
black fieldglasses.
What do you see, Pattersonf" he
hailed. Where is Wing? Any of the
men coming back?"
"Wing has gone on down the valley,
sir. Some of our fellows, two or three
only, were coming back, but they
didn't come fast enough to suit him.
The ambulance will be here in minute
or two-it's just below us down the
canyon now"
Indeed almost at the moment the
click of iron shod hoofs was heard, and
the detected mule team came intoview
around a jutting point, the dingy yell
low ambulance jolting after them, one
soldier in the drivers seat handling the
reins, the other riding behind and lead
ing his comrades horse.
Como up here to the mouth of the
cave, Morrill," called the lieutenant.
"You can unhitch and unharness Just
beyond, but I want that safe unloaded
and put in here"
"The safes gone, sir"
"What?"
"The safes gone, sir. We never got
it. That's what took Sergeant Wing
off down the valley, reckon. sup
posed you knew it, sir, and him. too,
but he didn't. Those Morales fellows
got away with it on burro back while
we were chasing the white wagon.
For moment Drummond stood as
founded
MAN alivep he at last exclaimed,
"why was l not told of this? Get me
o horse at once, Walsh" he ordered.
"I'll take Patterson's. You two re-
main here and see that that old scoun-
drel dom t get loose-Moreno there-and
that no harm befalls the ladies. I'll
ride down after Wing
"Oh, Mr.. Drummond, you must not
think of going, exclaimed Miss Har-
vey. You're far too seriously hurt,
far too weak, to attempt such thing.
Please lie down again. Surely Mr..
Wing will do all that any man could
do to recover the safe. All the others
are in pursuit. They must have over
taken them by this time. Come; am
doctor now that he is away. Obey me
and lie still"
Drummond's one available hand
found itself clasped by warm, slender
fingers. He would have drawn it away
and striven to carry out his design, but
a glance at his two troopers told him
that they plainly and earnestly advo-
Gated Miss Harvey's view of the case.
He was in no condition to make the at
tempt. And at the moment, too, even
as he strove to release his hand. another
voice was heard, almost imploring:
"Oh, don't let him go, Fan. Don't
let him try to ridev"
And turning suddenly at the sound
Mr.. Drummond found Ruth Harvey
standing close behind her sister, her
eyes sufused. her cheeks blushing red.
1t was the first time he had seen her to
speak to since they landed at the old
wharf at San Francisco year gone by,
and for the moment he forgot the safe,
the funds, the crippled arm, the band
aged head and every other item that
should have occupied his thoughts.
'Why, Ruthie, is this you? How
you have grown!'
And then the imprisoned hand was
released only to be transferred to the