The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-21

ready to shoot down, Indianlike. the
wretched garrison when driven out.
1t was at this juncture that from
somewhere i'll the middle room, behind
Moreno's heavy door, a voice was heard
Hand out the safe. Hand out your
money now, and we'll leave you in
peace. Every man of us will ride away.
ana you can come out rs soon rs we are
gone. Answer. for you have no time
to lose.
Answer him, your shouted Feeny
to MIR. Dawes. Send shot through
and hit him if you cam
But before the clerk could drop tho
fan with which he was striving to re-
vlve his fainting chief, the young fell
low from Harvey's party, no who was
stationed at tho north door and had
been SO fortunate as to shoot Morales
himself, now suddenly sprang from his
covert, and placing the muzzle of his
Henry rifle close to the door deliberately
popped three shots i'll quick succession
through the spintering woodwork, and
i'll the confusion and dismay which re-
suited was able to leap nimbly into his
corner again before the answering shots
could come.
Take that for your answer" shout
ed Feeny again, you black hearted,
black bellied thafe, and take this, too,
bad scran to We! Every dollar of that
moneys i'll greenbacks that'll burn as
aisy MS tissue, and if you want it come
and get it now. IT'S you that's got 10
time to lose. Come and get it, l say,
for be the soul of st. Patrick you'll
never have another chance. Just as
sure as ye let that fire reach this ranch
and harm those young leddies-old Har-
vey's daughters that never did We a
harm i'll the world-every dollar in the
safe goes whack into the fire. and sorra
a shinplaster will you have for all your
pains. Amt that SO, paymaster? Shure
the government ought to be mighty glad
OF the chance of saving all those prom
Uses to pay"
Bravo, Fecny!' shouted young Har-
vey from the adjoining room. We're
not smoked out yet, by good deal, 4" he
added in lower tones. But if the worst
comes to the worst we can make rush
for the barley stack in the corral. Lie
still, Ruth, little sister 1t won't be
any time now before the soldiers will
come galloping to us. And, hiding
her terror stricken face in her sisters
breast, the girl obeyed.
Out at the corral gate meantime a
vehement council was being held. Fee
ny's bold defiance and threat had pro-
duced their effect His voice had runp
out above the roar of the flames. and
what Morales could not hear was
promptly reported by those who had
crawlcd up nearer to the bar and could
understand every word. Even hampercd
by the care of their helpless women. the
defense was undislnayed. The little gar
rison was fighting with magnificent
hope and courage
Beyond the wounding of one of their
number. no impression apparently had
been made, whereas the bandits had
Il sorry loss TO contemplate Ramon
shot dead Pasqual crippled and the
two Slingos, the daring, cnterpris-
ing leaders of the attack, painfully
wounded. one probably mortally so.
And now. with the flames lighting up
the whole valley between the Picacho
ana the Christobal. with cilviilrv known
to be out i'll several squads within easy
march. some OF the iucn were already
weakening They had had enough Of
1t and were quite ready 10 siiuk away
but Pasuual was II raging hon Re.
vengc for the death of his brother
wrath over his own crippled condition
fury ut the failure of the assault and
hatred on general principles OF ali hon
est means and honest men. all PROMPT
Ell him TO order and enforce IL renewal
OF the attack, all served 10 madden hln
To such Il degree that even burning his
adNcrsarlcs TO death seemed Simply il
case OF serving chem right What cared
he that TWO OF tie bcsic9cd were fair
young girls - noncombataits. They
were George llarvey's daughters. aln!
that in itself WAS enough to bring balm.
10 his soul and well nigh cause HIM to
forget his physical ills
One or two of the band stroye 10
point out that the faintcst indignity OF
fercd TO the sisters would array not only
all Arizona, bIt all Mexico against
them. Like dogs they would be hunt.
ed to their holes ana no quarter be civ.
en-. Returning hitherto with their
spoils, chihuahua or Sonor;. had wei
coined them with open arms. but what
outlaw could find refuge ON Mexican
soil who had dared to wrong the chill
dren OF George Harvey and incz Rom
Gro: 1t was even as they were point
ing this out TO Pasqual ana urging that
ne consent t" lie lifted lm;. tie amhu
lance and driven away southwark b..
fore the return of the cavalry that Mo.
reno himself appeared. Slipping out
OF his western window, dropping to the
ground and making Il complete circuit
of the corral. he sndicnly joined in the
excited conference. What he said was