Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1894-04-05


the Concord acdqOH.
lowing the freshest hoof tracks he
found the young officer riding about
through the thick smoke within the
corral.
ANY sign of Moreno or his people,
SIR" he hailed.
mot yet. Just see what's beyond
that doorway. My horse is frightened
at something there and 1 cant see for
the smoke"
Ohcdient, the sergeant pushed ahead,
bending low to avoid the sitting fumes.
Between the tumbledown heap Of bar
icy sacks and the crumbling wall lay
some writhirg objects in the sand, and
his stout heart almost failed him at the
moan Of agony that met his ear.
Help! water. Oh, for Christ s sake,
water"
One bound carried him out of sight
Of his superior The next instant,
dragging by the foot PROSTATE form,
he emerged from the bank into the
frcsher air Of the center of the corral.
OF came his canteen and was held to
the parched lips Of a stranger in scorch-
cd civilian dress, his beard and hair
sirged by the flames, his legs and arms
securely bound.
WHO are You and what's happened +:
Whose work is this:' demanded the
lieutenant, leaping from saddle to his
side. The man seemed swooning away,
Int the sergeant dashed water in his
face.
"Quick!--the others!-or they'll
burn to death"
"What others? Where, mani" ex-
claimed the soldiers, springing to their
feet.
"Oh! somewhere in there-the far
end of the corral-or Morcno's west
ROOM" was the gasping reply.
Another rush into the whirling, eddy
ing smoke, another search along under
the wall, and presently in the fiickering
light the rcscuing pair came upon IA
barrier Of barley sacks, burning in
places from huge fakes Of fro falling
from the blazing rafters of the over
hanging shed, and behind this. senseless,
sutfocGgcd, helplessly bound, two other
forms. Thrusting the sacks aside, the
troopers seized and dragged forth their
hapless fellow creatures. Jared by
sudden pressure, q burning upright
snapped. There was cracking, crash
ing sound and down came the rafters,
sending another column Of flame to light
up tho features of men rescued not an
instant too soon from the death that
awaited them.
My God" cried Sergeant Lee, this
is old Feeny -and yet alive"
Together the two raised the senseless
form, lore it out into tho open space,
laid it gently beside their first discovery
and ran back for the next, a big,
heavy. bulky shape III loose and blood
stained garments. 1t took all their
strength TO lug it forth. Then the lieu
tenant bent by the side of the slowly
recovering civilian.
Are there any moro we can reach?"
he questioned eagerly, his heart beating
madiy.
"No-too late!-others were inside
when the roof fell in. More water
moro water"
Sergeant Leo sprang to the ollas
cleaning there in the freight and
brought back a trimming dipper, hold
ing 1T 70 the poor fellow S parched Inns
until ho could drink 10 more, then
sIaahing away tho thongs with which
he was bound.
This is greaser work" he cried.
GLOW could they have left you alive?
Whore are Moreno's people? Who's
done this anyhow"
Pasqual Morales. Moreno was in il
too, Twas the paymastor they were
laying FOR, but they've killed Ned Har-
vey and got his sisters-old Haryeys
children-from Tucson"
"What?" cried the officer leaping TO
his feet. Harvey's daughters here:
here? Man, are you mad?"
It's Gods truth! Oh, if / had d
drop of the whisky that's being burned
in there! I'm nigh dead "
"Run to my saddlebaes, Lee; fetch
that flask, quick, then call inthe men
and send one hack In brrrv,rn tba rae+