Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-02-17

tneir privilege. Stern was their rule
rude their speech, but by officers and
men alike they were trusted and re-
spected.
AS for Feeny, there were not lacking
those who declared him spoiled. Twice
that day he'd the paymaster been on
the point OF rebuking his apparent in
difference. Twice had he withheld his
censure. knowing. after all, Feeny to be
in the right and himself ia the wrong.
And now in the gathering shades of
night, as he stood in silence watching
the brisk process OF grooming, and
noted how thorough and businesslike,
even though sharp and stern, was Fee
ny. the pasinaster was wishing he had
not ventured to disregard the caution
of so skilled a veteran.
And yet the paynaster, having q hu-
man heart in his breast, had been soreiy
tired, for the appeal that came for help
was one he could not well resist. Pass
ing Ceralvo's ct midnight and pushing
relentlessly ahead instead of hating
there rs the men had hoped, the party
was challenged in the Mexican tongue.
"Que vienc?"
To which unlocked for and uncalled
for demand the leading trooper, scorn-
ing greaser interference in American
territory, promptly answered:
GO to h-ll"
All the same he heard the clicl; of
lock and was prompt to draw his own
Colt, as did likewise the little squad
r1l.T7esr .fa..1 -c .-.aDl~1-,,-
lance. The two leaders of the mules
whirled instantly about and became
tangled up with the wheel team, and
the navInaster was pitched ont OF a
dream into doubled up mass on the
opposite seat. To his startled questions
the driver could only make reply tlat
he didn't know what was the matter;
the sergeant had gone ahead to see.
Presently Feeny shouted "Forwardr'
CGralvo's WAS milo behind could the
major learn tho cause of the detention.
Some Of CeTalvo's people, answered
FNny; "d-n their inpudence.
They thought TO stop Is and turn us in
there by stories of Indisn raids Just
below us-three prospectors murdered
81 miles this side OF the Sonora line.
Coclises' people never came this far
west OF the Ihiricahua range. It's
white cutthroats maybe. and we'll need
CUR whole command. .
And yet IN the glaring sunshine Of
that May morning. after they had IN
saddlod 1T Mo:eno's, and the sergeant,
wearisd with the vigils Of two Success
sive nights, had gone to sleep in'the
coolest shade lie could find, there came
riding across the sunbaled. cactus
dotted plain IT the west young man
who had the features Of the American
and the grave, courteous bearing OF the
Mexican.
MY rEsne is Harvey" said he.
ny sisters, who have been in San
Francisco az school, are with me on
the way TO visit our parents in Tucson.
Father was &c have met US ST the Bend
with relays of mules. We have waited
4S hours and can wait no longer. For
Gods sake ic. half a dozen of Your men
ride ont and escort them down here.
There Is no doubt in the world the
ApacLes ere n the mountains on both
sides, and I'm trembling for fear they've
already found cur camp. None of my
party dared make the ride, so / had 20
come. -
What was Qlrmme- to do? Ee didn't
want 10 rouse the sergeant. This wasn't
going back to Ceralvo's, but riding
northward to the rescue of imperiled
beauty. Re simply couldn't refuse,
especially when Donovan and others
were eager to 60. From ATr. Harvey
he learned that his father had married
into an old Spanish Mexican family ut
Havana, had been induced by them to
take charge Of certain business in Mat
alnOras, and that long afterward he
had removed to Guaymas and thence
10 Tucson. The children had been cd
heated 1T San Francisco, and the sis
tiers, row IL and ID years of age re-
spcctlvely, were soon to 20 TO Cuba to
visit relatives of their mother, but were
determined once more to see the quaint
old home at Tucson before SO doing;
hence this journey under his charge.
Tho story seemed straight enough.
Plummer had never yet been TO Tucson,
hut II Drum Barracks and Wilmington
he had often heard of the Esrveys, and
Donovan swore he knew them all by
sight. especially the old man.
The matter was settled before Plum
mer really knew whether TO take the
responsibility OK not, and the cavalry
corporal with FIVE men rode back into
the fiery hest Of The Arizona day and
was miles away toward the ella before
Feeny woke to Il realizing sense Of what
had Unopened Then he came ont and
blasphemed. There in that wre.ched
little green safe were locked up thou
sands enough of dollars 70 tempt all
the outlawry Of the occidont TO any
deed Of desperation that might lead to
the capture of the booty, and with Dom
ovan and his party away Feeny saw ne
had but half dozen men for defense.
at his interposition the major had ct
least done one thing-warned Moreno
not to sell drop of his fiery ,ncscal to
any one OF the men, ard when the
Mexican expressed entire willingness to
acqniesce Feeny's suspicious were
redoubled and he picked ont Trooper
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