The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-03
CHAPTER XI.

To ATTEMPT TO repeat fully the tale OF
woe of the worthy Senior TrinbaJo about
the loss to him of his leading lady
would involve narration too long per
baps to justify its introduction III inns
story. Felix and Of course had certain
definite grounds of opinion as whom
Iupita had gone away with, put tnere
was no reason for imparting our bellel
RI the maestro But for his consolation
we suggested that she would perhaps re-
turn, like the proverbial penny OF a'
worst could be well replaced by some
stage attraction not so difficult 10 man
are and so uncertain TO keep. Deep as
was his trouble time was pressing, ana
there were important things to DO, 50
the maestro had soon to turn TO the hHal
nroparations for setting his establish
mont in motion TO travel toward SILVER
Citv But first he rendered his cere-
monious farewells to us and to Don ha-
mon and Carmen, who now came out 10
take their seats in the carriage.
The station keeper approached 10 say
goodby aud wish us a safe journey
Il don't suppose | need give you any
, yvarnin TO look ont for the Indians.
10 said ''You know what they are, for
r you've fallen in with them once already
durin This trip. It's wise for you all
70 travel together. With a party so
: strong as yours, unless they should
: spring a surprise on you, You ought 10
be able to stand off agood sized pahu oi
{ Apaches. / hope We'll get news 'haV
: The renegades have been overtaken ny
!, the troops and wiped out before thlS
r time.
v Senior Trinbaio would have liked &c
r ioin our company for the trip to silver
n City, but our horses and mules WIZ"
n their light equipment could traVel >.
: much faster than his outfit that IL woul,
ir have meant the loss of more time thai
r we could afford to sparS to slow oul
p movements TO keep pace with MS LIZ
senor's carriage was rolling OH up tn
re trail with Felix and me riding behhu
n. like outriders. as the Snowman S outil
as started away from the station, npli
H. bebind rs We were all the time widen
a. ;no our distance from the maestro
a eouipage as we Travelled onward uuriii
g. the morning, but for the most part
ch was still in sight across the broad space
I'll of the plain as it came crawling Q
ed after MS like white sail following ]
as a hopeless chase astern. The people WI
St had started ahead of us from the static
1t that morning had made such proSre
-as in their Journey that we did not owe
ties take the Missourian's wagon until nool
he time was almost arrived.
it, That the two prospectors were SUI
be. somewhere ahead of us was plainly
up dictated by their tracks imprinted on u
dustv trail as they had footed IL alon
ion following their pack animals. They M
rye set co good a pace that we had not
rt. vet gained upon them sufficiently
lad bring them into our view lhe,o ".
at other signs interesting to us, ana VIM
uld were important enough to cause fel
ur- and me to watch about us with unjust
ned care These were the footprints OF 81
Who oral horses which at some time III
lei earlv morning had come into the u
ms two or three miles beyond the stage 5
Don ton. followed it mile or two ana u
ex- turned off again upon the PRAIRIE he'
ern ing TO the southeast.
That the tracks marked the progr
sta of Sangrado's party or that OF 'ho !
re- and his companions we felt reasoha
sure. and they indicated that 1t was
an unlikely that we might encounter o.
nan AGAIN the undesirable visitors VINO
is q figured in the disturbances q INC M
!? before. A torn bit of red Six whlch
lix. swinging from his saddle took II
re- the thorny branch OF mesquite :,
i've, past which the strange horse tri'c ..s
IF was of the tint of the SKIRT Lupi'a
not worn in the performance of the n,
end before, and it offered hint as TO WI WI
that adventurous young woman mi
Don he travelling. Under the clrcumstal