The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-14
Copyright, 1884. by r. Tennyson Nicely.
CHAPTER XVI


CHAPTER XVI
Late that anxious night one battalion OF
a. Ptrs@rx returned 20 Sedxwick. Haynes
esmpany one CT the four. and very grase
b hooked when told Of the events OF the
pnst foxtx-eight hours Acting on the re-
sort OF Capt. Grafton thai Apache siSn
hal been fousa in the foothills north OF
loses. Buxton had ordered another troop
10 march to reinforce hins. and this treop
Hssae obtained permission to accompany.
Il marched AZ dawn. 80 he had barely three
hours n which 70 prepare. Mr.. Parry.
wesrtea with his icurneying and many
osres hal been escorted TO Nerranss va
ested quarters by Whitaker some little
tine before midnight. ant there he was
made welcome by Hop Ling and given the
rom abandoned hv fhe master OF sfse
kousa w short n time before. Mary reo-
PIE. hstween anxiety as 70 the fate Of
sAsir beloved Fiorcnce ard their esgerness
20 receive the Riters o. their rstarn- sat
81 until O'Clock: bat Parry, though 8asa
With anxiety "a keen. was aware tsat
roshing was 70 be gained hv his spending
sakefug night and listening Go All man
nsr Of theory as 20 the cause or ire TAR
hsssssve's ss4irers DETECTION from the road
to sas ranch. usyne. therefore. dia rot
neet nor see him bat as soon 50 II was
hxhf. rode forth ahead Of the troer. mean
inx - - rrst 20 Jose's. see his wfr~ aai
br. Could. and then strike oat nortAwsrd-
eans6ent OF meeting the SECOND frcaa
somewhere IN THE cpep country that there
srread for niles before him.
Bextoa had sent a parsy on the trail Of
Merriam within An boar Of his dash and
wnk orders 70 hrinx him back 20 the post
ens they haa not been heard from sine
tAssr start. "ana." said Whitaker.
~tssvsrr not likely 10 be. Those fellows
barely ride ore nile 70 Ran1ys' two. It's
ny halies Ne will tiSt p1sl xp AZ jo<ss AMI
Then 20 straight on 20 the foothills. a.
prueahiy sSe ga :"
Has Randy was having a rice tire IKE 81
HAseh sas rot recorded n the annals Of
Port Ssaxx9ck since TIRE days when. loag
eessre the var. the FIRST TSraxpoas AMI
Ne Ssvatcs haftied Tor the rasstsrshss o.
he Santa cara. Ignorant as yet Of fhe
rvcort Of Apaches IN tne fcotesgls % the
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Azs zone 90 gose'S tntsaaing from thsFe
y psssh en 20 he can:enment The tsoazhs
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