The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-14

OF sleep. Gould, veteran soldier ard sur
Teon that he was, could no longer bear
the suspense and inactIon at the ranch he
had borrowed one o. Jose's horses. and.
with half-hreed Mexican for his guide.
had ridden away az dawn. hoping 10 strike
Graft0n's trail and follow him into the
mountains, whittier he was supposed 70
have ridden In pursuit Of the Apaches-
Could was a skeptic. lie said he didn't
teiisve . dozen Apaches were OF the res
ervation. he aidn't believe half a dozen
had ventarad over the New Mexican line.
ard II any had ne was willing 10 bet a
mosth's pay they we're not hostile Tbs
VAS comforting Co Mrs. Hayne. but Jose's
people were not 50 Easily cured az t1eir
conviction. BY the time the runner reach
ea the ranch. brought IN by stampeded
herdsmen no one Of whom had seer an In
dian but each Of whom could tel trsuer-
deus tales OF their daings IN the valley. IL
was declared that at least fifty OF Vie
f0Yta's old band were raiding ghe santa
Clara ard might be expected to assault
Jose's at any moment The corral was fill
cd. therefore. with scragwy COW ponies and
swarthy men. and tire Sxns 81 an officer.
ane-arrned. paiiia. exhausted. resitng
earths2pi from an equally exhausted
sfeef. was ali that was necessary 20 COM
p,ete the panic. over hals the Mexicans
present made a mad rush for the suhter-
ranaan refuge known as the stfux-out'
ard but for a couple OF troopers who bad
pas into Jose's with famed ana useless
horses Randy would have gone headBong
to the ground They caught hiua fssst ia
time. and bore him lnsssie the ranch. where
toe sight OF rs aesth-liS face drove Jose
almost frantic. Rut the troopers knew
what 80 10 for their offsrer and speedily
brought him round. a0f vixen be asked for
rr Gould they told rim 81 his goirsg. ard
Eandy'S n@xt demand was for coffee and
a fresh horse.
AM while hs was sfgipnE the coffee sna
resting on hunk 81 the main reouf Mrs.
HAvna came fastening IN with usStstr1tCk-
ea haasis and eyes stab ara @tth weeeinx.
SIC was shocked AT hss haxwara appear
anra Shs cocia caiv uvsss ms Aaad IN
sstent sympathy asa strwxwf~ hsrs 20 beat
hark the tears thar ~0ai9 hare nsWss
a.rssa. -You wtl stsv here with - row
untti p~ Gould rstsrns.s she SAID Il
lsox fer hfrn any nsousas.-
- Ne. indeed l go en- AZ anee. as saon
as tAev can <asssle a fresh horse fer me.
she must - zsore than halfway 70 the
cantonnert ~ iris tine. e MiwngR hasa't
given cat"
Ard then Mrs Rayzs sohhsai aluud ~oh.
Randy. Randy Haxsnss yo1 SsArst Ft0x
never regslrrs ths rSa& N all IRE nah
carrier frasu CAgsrsagsns get N an hagv ago
era sax nsesirE wnzseyer e Der
'~rs<n I knas waere c sod her, said
r. nsfx prampsiy. "A aov~3y srsot w. visit
ea together hardly a m0ash ago. ana /
cveAs ard q easily sTtsr nooaFsse-"
F1x Mrs. Hzyae cnzg sohaei the raoFN.
new roald sAs ssli a1mz Yet Il frs3 - b..
sxsss grant &" So cried Cod grant
ls, Eus. o. nv fyiead. ws'ye asa a &rsas-
81 srrsxht1 cast. GFafssns men str2c<
an Apaehe traIl Yesterday. and trey are
fsgss~tzx X fast So tasy can 80 al taAs
naanssnt
Ana x9ra tAas azzaazesreas vanished
az tAaaxat af further rest fos hsra H.
arg Eha tze tToSSerS sNsfs1e aaythirx On
fear ssxs SAst co1st cary them. BE srrzux
faxsh safa she SKI 4ns instant Rsxst Sn3
vxax sStraf2 MS neanxrel mount IN A tHiNk-
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neutrality-suspicious. has xszzGxx 81 Fasrerce
q wz~ barely e'esnck wSsn. fzEty arn.ea.
tha asfss paris re4e swiftly aw2y uzser
sA< uarta Nara xtArss fslfsNiHx a. cd trail
shat Ies 20 ne 9en@F fssshsias - - Me-
sxss~4s Tnex wase Ezt SaiE 81 Auxr xsze
wsaa xs~xeant as tNo mes ro&s -
graz1 fAe wezs- taaaSTsnx ear IT. esnaf4
saa Mrs. A2S1e TNss wsre shee~ os
gsrafsnrss ra3z ssnf back frors tAe case
70 sag they Nere BOT Ga sAe trail -A~xe
we~a nvs AszSAss &fast k1& sse seaz
nerss--so ss@ traces EaS4 RAINY Fzar-
sree. lies. Vas rEstaAls haszS1 T-sesszsr
a taxt narSe. AS Crates ~ez1z recaa-
tmre Aer or tas~ every aoEss zs2 zszz n
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ssxs@es.sa a. sse -&@s1. wn&1 rr@Ss & Amxs
nexn 10 Merra2z- rex5anx 8n3 zslx- aga
exhausted. ySs rs41a< xxtzss. desperately