Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-03-08
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them out to be 27 Nnva1oes sitting about 0 campfire eating their dinner. As many ponies, two burros and two mules were grazing close by. their saddles and packs lying by the fire.
 All the timo the lieutenant was mak- ing his observations he never once thought of Vic. Had he done so it would have been easy to keep her close beside him, or he could have left her behind with his horse, but she had been free to wander where she pleased since he began the journey.
 Suddenly the officer heard chorus of exclamatory grunts from the Indians, and following the direction of their wondering eyes he saw Vic stand for an instant with her fore feet on prostrate log, look inquiringly at the savages, then drop into the furzo and disappear. Tho effect of sight of white mans dog wearing brilliant metallic collar was electrical. The red men sprang to their feet at once, seized their arms and began saddling and bridling their ponies.
 ''Vio has betrayed us, sergeant. said Raymer as he quickly rejoined his com- panions. Get the ladies into their sad dles, padre. We must get out of here as fast as possible. There are 27 Indians after usr'
 All were quickly in the saddle G-id once more upon the trail. Vic returned with a bound before her masters horse and received peremptory order to keep close beside him. The party rode as fast as possible and did not mako n noise, hop ing to get a considerable distance away before they were discovered, but they had not gone far when an exultant yell from the Navajoes showed they were | seen.
 As they galloped on Raymer said to the priest, riding on his right:
 'The Indians cannot cross tho ravine to us without going back a mile. ''They will not go back. Their trail ! and ours meet beyond La Roca Grande. We cannot hope to escape them if we go on"
 "Wo certainly shall fare no better by going back, father, said the lieutenant. ''True, but there is refuge at La Roca. Whip up the sisters horses Joser he called to his attendant. "We must reach there first"'
 l 1uG NilIAA NIlAA St NS4O SbtN horsewomen, and as their animals sprang into run they sat them with ease and confidence The lieutenant | glanced over his left shoulder and saw that the Indians were but half a mile to the rear and were doing their utmost to close the distance between them. l Turning his head again to the front, Raymer saw, lowering above the tree tops in the distance, a huge, rocky ele- vation. Father Gutierrez saw it at the samo instant and exclaimed:
 Look, lieutenant, La Roca Grande There is log cabin before it, ill which we can take refuge"
 Through vista ill tho forest which had been gradually opening as they sped along RaymCr noticed an eminence or butto which lifted its summit nearly 800 feet skyward, and which presented on tho sido toward him an almost per 1 pcndiCular wall. When little nearer | hc saw heat log cabin close at its foot, l ncstling under its oyorarching brow. 1 The party disIOuntCd, led their pant, l ing and utterly exhausted animals into tho house, closed the doors, and tho men
 went to the windows with their rifles.