The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-07-20

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eosr siesr!sass. OF es.sLEs Kina
Antn,s way, urging vlcK To ms speed
and never thinking of his own safety,
intent only ON saving his comrades
from possible death, believing, too,
that no Apache could yet have worked
hts way so farltp the range, Wing was
riding, straight as the crow flies, from
the little oasis at the mouth of the
canyon toward the ambling laggaBds to
the south. His course led him alone
within 100 yards of many "A bowldcr or
''suwarrow, though his path itself was
unobstructed. The sun had gone west
ering, and he was in the shadow. Pres
emily, howercr, rs Dick painted painful
ly, heavily, up very gentle slope, aud
the sergeant came upon the low crest Of
a moundIike uphGaval, he saw some
100 yards ahead a broad bay ol sun-
lightsttetoAing in from the glaIiue sea-
TO the east, and glancing 90 his right
noted that there was a LeTre- siol iu Inc
rahge--something like broad c1ef iu
the mountains, possibly pass through
10 the broader desert on the oth. side.
He gave it little thought however.
There, only mile or so away uuH,
came his fellow troopers, two I'm iIou,
another tagging some distance behind,
riding sleepily toward him and DANCER
ously close to n number OF shelt1ring
rocks. Intent only on thel and SIN
wishing to attract their ottention, no
swung his broad brimmc waving
it off to the left, but with nu apparent
result. Confolnd thou! Were they
sound asleep? Could they never 30
made to seer Poor Dick was abe.Low.
only to strike feeble cautcr, SO utterly
was he used up, and just when Wing,
looking only to the front, was thinking
that he might as well discontinue the
spur and let his poor horse rest, they
labored forth from the sheltering shade
full upon the tawny, sunlit sand. Then,
while the sergeant's eyes were tempo
rarily blinded by the glare, there came
from the rocks to his right sudden
flash and report. He felt at the same
instant a singing pang in the leg. He
had just time to grasp his own carbine
and to attempt to swing off when the
second shot echoed loudly from the
rocks. He felt poor Dick start and
swerve; he felt him going headlong, and
the next thing he knew he was vaihly
striving to peer into the face Of the
evening sun from over the quiverirg
body of his faithful friend, unable for
the moment to see the faintest sign of
am enemy, and then the blood came
yelling through the little hole in his
Worn cavalry trousers, midway between
the; ehjp, bone and the knee, and he
knew he, hal received. a serious perhaps
dRspeFate yQyInd,t ID E.r
areFlOr n heympsnentJ therefore, he could
dhpuhDt3iisyn more rbut look for succor.
AlglakvS d5w4f the desert told him his
telf6Ws we're at last irtdoly awakened.
T'Tns 70 fhe practice of the craft, the
Instant fire, wa81Qpened from the rocks
aaahl ylnan e had put spurs to his horse
hnst dashed tRWayto a safer distance
t&itipi buoh lspeedl fis WAS possible with
bheir9@aea 1noimts, each trooper warjly
scanning the dark line Of the foot D.. lbs
in seatth'6f Tire Too ard striving a3 me-
Ioeas t0Iupfasten the dap That held iis
carbine, III hesfashion OF )ar day.
athwart the pomlnel OF his saddle, ana
NOW, circling farther out upon the
plain, i'll wide sweep, with carbiuts
advanced they were Fastening TO the
,succor of their comrade. Presently one
Cof their number suddenly drew rein,
halted his startled brCncho, - aimed
to the left Of the horses head and fired,
then, examining u cartridge into the
chamber, came riding farther The
others, too, followed suit, shooting ut
some object apparently among the rocks
in front of the sergeant's position. One
of the men threw himself from his sud
die, and kneeling on the sands drove two
or three shots at long range. Eager To-
add his own fire to theirs, Wing pullcd
his hatbrim over his eyes, threw for