The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-10

the square window. so that l could dimly
see the things about me.
Come get up he said, in a tone in
which there was none of the shade OF 10
likeness that he had used in questioning
me the night before. I want you to take
walk with me-.
so there was nothing to do but obey. He
threw open the cabin door and waited until
l put on my straw hat and passed out
ahead of him. then motioned the direction
in which / was to go-toward the rock hill
sides that shut in the valley. A raytne led
UP among the hills, and up this he marched
me to its head at the crest of ridge. Be
yond this opened q wild, mountainous
country that looked as If the foot of man
him. He was carrying a cooked revolver
in his hand and there was murder in his
:" IF you mean to kill me, it may as well
be done here as for me to walk any further,
| said. Is that what you mean to do?
You have called the turn precisely he
said, with a smile that was wickeder than
a scowl would have been. I regret the
necessity but you were so unfortunate as
let you go away with the knowledge you
have gained. can see that you know who
! am. Now, you will save yourself and me
some trouble by turning round and con-
tinuing your promenade.
A TIMELY SHOT.
THE cold-blooded scoundrel was actually
compelling me to walk to the place where
he proposed to murder and leave me- so as
to save himself and his companions the
trouble OF carrying away my body or bury
ing it, as they would have to do if they
killed me at their cabin. I had made up my
mind from the beginning that it was a lost
cause with me, and saw no use in putting
matters off.
You can kill me where stand, I said
I will go no further
1.-THE smile left his lips, which he sudden
ly compressed so that they looked like one
thin, straight line and | saw by his eye
that he meant to shoot me where | stood
Then, on the instant before he could raise
his pistol, there came from close to one
side a crashing report. and the captains
revolver cracked, sending the bullet into the
ground beside him as he tottered and fell
dead before he struck the ground The shot
that killed him came from an old army
musket pointed through the bushes and
trailing vines that grew among some bowl
ders a dozen PAGES to the right, and, while
the echoes of the report still sounded
among the peaks the head of a Mexican
appeared through the smoke looking to see
If his aim had been sure. He gave one
quick wary glance around then, knife in
where the captain lay and seized him by
the hair lifting the head from the ground.
Two swift cuts to left and right. quick
stab in the back of the neck, and he was
holding the captains head. severed from
the body, by the hair Then, clutching his
knife, he glared at me.
YOU his mans?
!" NO, was his prisoner answered.
nt ME o tbe TO eoro e am the
"Hm! All rghtp said the Mexican.
Come with me-, Dam quick Rum
'But with all his haste he found time
hurriedly to rifle the dead mans pockets,
even pulling from beneath the shirt a me-
dalton that had hung from the neck by
silk cord. Then selling the captains re-
volver he motioned for me to take the mus
ket and follow him. Crouchlng. running,
jumping and sliding down declivities. keep
ing always under cover against observation
from behind he led the way down the
mountain side at pace | found 1t hard to
follow. In q little canyon valley with pre-
cipitous sides a saddled horse was pcketed
The Mexican paused long enough to load
his musket, then mounted the horse.
I" Get up behind me. he said. which did,
and in this way, riding double. we made
our way out of the mountains AS we logged
along the. Mexican told me his name. which
was santiago Grijalba. He had acted as
scout and trailer for the government in
various Indian wars, and, tempted by the
rewards offered had gone hunting for Capt.
Casenove's head He had traced the out
laws to their retreat in the mountains, and
for three mornings had gone to point
where he could watch the jacal. and there
had waited to get a sure shot al the outlaw
chief. On this morning, when the captain
left his companions to march me for execu-
ton up the defle in the mountains, his OPP
portunity had come.
There was no pursuit of us by the other
outlaws and at noon we came to LITTLE
Mexican plazeta. where / was able to Sc
cure horse and saddle. I Travelled with
Griialba back to Tucson, where his arrival
Win Tue AchlAtONS OullelW IlitCA . H6ctu CIt-
ated an excitement that still is remembered
and talked of by very old timers there. He
got his rewards, / am happy to say inciud-
ing a substantial gift from me, and he led
a sheriff's posse back to the outlaws home
in the mountains. There they found the two
a third one that I had not seen. Democrat
ICED by the taking off of their leader they
had hung about the place that they might
have known would soon be visited by Off
GERS of the law once it was discovered and
they surrendered with little show of re-
sistance.
THE medallion that Grijalba took from
Captain Casenove's body had been awarded
him by his State for ganantry in battle
during the civil war. Tt gave his real name
which was not the one he bore in Arizona
1t became known to but few. and is bet
ter forgotten, since the captain paid the
debit for his crimes