Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-03-11

pOulll fracture. ;!S tIlt ltuttnlnI KNOWS, is difficult thing to treat, even with the best surgical appliances, PyWmia is to ho feared,
 1t may prove fortunate for the boy that We have nn surgeon, said the lieu tenant, Do the best you can for him. Do you speak Spanish:"
 Not well. sir. "
 Then will tell the first sCrgoant to detail Richards uS an assistant, He is a good nurSo, and ho can interpret for you" Turning to thc boy, Raymcr ask cd:
 "What is your namc:"
 Ramon Nara of Albuquerque, sc- nor"
 Well, Ramon, keep up good heart. Mason was fur long timC in hospital in the field in the east and has a good, practical knowledge of surgery. He will do all that is possible to mako yon well again in time,
 Thank the >suur teuicntC, Twill try 10 l'r patient. but don delay 10 go 10 tho hrlpOf las S,noras ill the mountains. Help them quickly, or it will be too late
 We shall be of i'll a few moments. Goodhy!' E.ild taking the wounded boys hand for :In instant Raymcr went out to oversee the preparations for the march.
 In tho army men aro accustomed to sudden surprises, and they learn to act promptly ill emergencies Consequently fin little time four of tine lLulcS were made ready for riding. ald two soldiers skilled ill packing were filling tho pack saddles of the other two with ratiunS, ammunition, cooking utensils and other necessary articles. Tho two brunchos mentioned in d previous chapter as kept for cmcrgrnt service and the boys pony | were ready la be mounted Telling Sergeant Mulligan to follow 1 as rapidly as possible with tho pack ami mals and tho l2 mon ou foot, Licutcn- | ant Raymcr and seven mounted men started at a rapid pace on tho Abiqui l trail As the soldiers passed round the 1 hrad'.."d into tho northern half of the vail,,r they saw the shadows cast by tho western ranEC were creeping fast up the forest clad slopes of the valley and the middle basin already deepening into darkness
 A flock of ducks ncstling ill tho reeds by the brookside, alarmed by the gal l loping column. fiuttered noisily across 1 the stream; a hare leapCd out of a tuft 1 of grass and liSappeaerd i'll the gloom, while q coyote, disappointed at tho loss of a dainty mnrscl, slunk Sullcnly away into the same screening otscurity.
 A star glramcd here and there in tho sky when the detachment reached the I l. I,r heavy pine timber, the shadows of which nearly hid the path from view. Tho trees stood so near together that the trail made frequent turns between tine trunks and rose and fell over the undu- lating and gradually ascending ground, making it impossible to proceed much faster than a walk.
 The soughing of tho wind in the pines added gloom to the night. In the forest the voices of the night" were unlike those of the open valley. There were mutterings and whisperings, sighs and groans, cluckings and chatteringS and scampering of feet, suggestive oi the supernatural, but caused by the moving foliage and branches or disturb ed animal life.
 
 to Los OjoS Frios leSsened, and the foliage became so dense that Raymel could distinguish no objects beyond hi. horse's head. Depending upon the ami malls better vision or instinct to keel the trail, he rode on, followed closely by the men, when suddenly his hors, stopped short and became so restive that it was with great difficulty he could b' controlled. Turning to the men, tn, lieutenant cOmmanded:
 Halt! Dismountl Hold your animals as still as possible and listen!"
 With the silence of the marching party there broke upon the stiffness tn, sound of scampering footsteps, moving to the right and left, accompanied by the rustling and cracking of dry twig and leaves After the sound had ceased there arose the unmistakable chorus O the gray wolf. With this positive evi dence that something had frightened tn, horses and mules-for all had becom, restive-Raymer ordered Cain to ligh a pile of dry pine spines and twigs, witt which the ground was covered. A fire was quickly kindled, and whel the officers eyes became accustomed t, the light he peered into the darkness ? and saw an object lying across the patl a few rods in advance What it was h , could not make out, but ho determine, to ascertain its character , A few moments later splinters GU from dead trunks of the pitch pine wer blazing in the hands of the heutenan and three of the men advancing to ex anime the object in the road. It prove to bs 2 hsr1e lying across the trail. I