Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-04-05

than l um-only suppose get to dog
ing of and then turn On that side."
mo, 1t isn't that, sergeant. There's
something wrong. and it has all come
on you since yesterday morning. Where
10 your mother7'
Again Wing turned away, buIying
his faco in his arms.
"Liston, sergeant; wo hope to get
you out of this by tonight. DR.. Gray
ought surely to reach us by that time,
and while we may have to keep up
field hospital here o day or two my.
first duty will be to write ana tell your
mother how hravely you have served
us, and She shall be told that you arc
wounded, but not in such way as to
alarm her."
Out came q restraining hand.
Lieutenant, che must not know ct
ALL"
well. she can't, co far as I'm con-
cerned, as l don't know her address.
But think moment; you know and l
know Hold on, waitl" And Drum
mond rose and tiptoed to cleft in the
rock through which shone a dim light.
1t was the entrance to the remote in
ner cave where the Harvey girls were
sleeping. Assured that his words could
reach there no listening ears, Drum
mond returned, l;neeling again by the
sergeant's side. "Just think, man;
any moment after daybreak tho Apaches
may be upon us, and, who knows? it
may be my last fight. OF course I be-
lieve that our fellows can stand them
off until rescue comes, but bullet may
find mo any moment, and then who Is
there to report your conduct and secure
the recognition duo you, OF it the doc
tor should be late in coming and fever.
set in and this wound prove too much
for your strength is there nothing that
ought to be said to her for you?'
Again only painful silence. At last
Wing spoke.
II understand. 1 appreciate all you
say, But I've got to think it over,
lieutenant. Give me an hour or 80.
Don't ask me to tell you now."
80 be it, man. Now rest all you
possibly can. It's almost day. The
crags are beginning to light up back of
us here already. Yes, and the sentry's
calling mo now. I'll be back by and
by. What is it, Patterson" he whis-
pered, going to the mouth of the cave.
"I've just come down from the tree
up there, sir. You can see quite ways
down the range now, though the light
is dim, and what tako to be signal
fro leaped up not three miles below us,
certainly this side Of whoro Wing was
shot -
80 soon? All right; then get back
to the post just as quick as you can.
I'll rouse the man who has slept long
est. All must DO astir in half an hour,
but you keep watch there
And half an hour later it is that, field
glass in hand, tho young officer is there
by Pattersons side, peeriug eastward
almost into tho eye of tho sun, search
ing with anxiety inexpressible 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 the morning light, has filled his
heart with the first real dread it has yet
known. In three places, not more
than four or five miles apart, down
along the sunlis side of this wild and
picturesque mountain chain, signal
smokes have been putting straight ap
skyward, tho nearest only couple of
miles from this 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 Fastening
up the chain to join the eager advance
here SO close to their hiding place. Be
yond a doubt watchful spies are al
ready lurking among those heights to
the west, striving to get close enealgh
to peer into the rocky fortress and esti-
mate the strength of the garrison.
Great they well know it:eanrnOt be. for
did not their keen eyes count nearly 90
chasing those hated briGands far down
toward Sonora pass, and OF that mum
ber how many have retnrnad2 Only
three. Did they not see the Snrry and
excitement when that sergeartwas shot
from ambush? Now, therefore, is the
time to strike--now, while ahe: main
body is far away. Whatsoever booty
there may be ohtainable' in tRat rocky
canyon tits well worth theattelnpt. And
SO from north to south the prff; balls of
blue white smoke go sailing upward
through the pines, and it all naeans
snaad Y snaadP
AT 7 o'clock the little command has
Rad coffee and IL hearty breakfast No
lack Of provender here in this hitherto
undiscovered robbers MOST. Drum
mond, cool, confident, has ha&E his men
about him where none others could see
or hear, he's assigned them tho stations
which they AFRO to take, the instant of
alarm and has given them thefrinstruc-
tions. Walsh it is wh@is now en look
out, and he is peering away down south
ward SD intently that some eomrade is
prompted to call up tB, him in a low
tone:
"See anything?"
To which, without Esmoyisgths glass
from under his hat blim,, the irish
trooper merely shakeahis head.
'Any more smokesg'
"Sorra smoke have / seen at all. "
well, then, what in blazes are you
staring at?"
How can tell Yetill find out?" is
the Hibernian reply, and this is enough
to send the corporation climb. Drum
mond at the moment is again kneeling
by Wing, who has but just awakened
from fittul sleep, Miss Harvey being
the first to hear him stir and sigh.
Ruth and her sister, too, seem about
to withdraw, ,bHt Wing, whose voice ia
woak now, begs them to remain.
" Has anything been seen yet--hscl
on the trail--of the Stoneman party"
L.