The Delta independent., 1899-01-06
CHAPTER XIII.

On Drasier's face was sid 20 ses
Whaa. two days later. all rho narrowing
details u thst nights work were rece;v
ID at Worth. Hours before. In answer
- oouries from Crockatt'a DR. Cola
bone. with stew ard. attendants and
snoh ambulsnces ~ thois were. had
bsea pus en- route for the sprirgs Two
sehss sroIps had been hurried TO tie
Asld. aud Mira Blythe. with streaming
eyes. WAS strainins 70 her heart two
0otherlsas children. now orphaned By
that Zone more square fghs in Texas
Gallant Ned Lawrence! Far on the way
- Csamer's hewildered forcs they fcuud
his body. shos from ambush through
and through in two PLACES Yet, said
his weeping orderly. he had cluns to
ths aaddle nearly n-ils Oh. tie wrath
as department. head, quarters and along
ths line Of posts and Camps against thaS
GaAG made up. n SO many knew is
0nss - made. mainly ct the thugs aad
4naa9taes o6scoured froiI tho army In
dnys when moral character ss vouched
Tor was no requisite before eEliStnlent!
Among the dead upon ths Geli was
toand the body Of = once trusted ser
osans Il LAwrence's troop. bus tho
sehss outlaws were Mcxicans or Jail
hisdA strange to the soldiers who turned
them ouriouAy over. Penny " isa. scared
half 70 death aud dreadfully shaken Ly
~ oapsiaiDg Of his wagon. was ether
Wiss unscathed His clerk As shot. his
driver snssly wounded; two q tho San
0aha sscost were killed. and cshe.s hit
RookA with Captain Haires fram the
Gan Saba. pushed Oh until as noon he
esAohed Cramer's people. now re-e,lforc-
q By Fuller and his men and by TIE
ahams stricken MuIlaDo e. nightfall
his sxhauseed horses were drinking the
All from the stream. The two wounded
s0oasA Barclay and Csaircr. with half
Q dooD tsoopssA were Icing mado ~
4snSoeeahas - possible
By dawn of tho nexs day Mullane's
pssadiAg bad overpowered BrookA
who's heart wns wrung at the contem-
plAtioa Il sanh unrequited los,scS and
tAhng Lisatsnant Winn and 20 troop
NRa With him the Irish captain. given .
shasos - bs psAyesl to redeem himself.
aarohsa away westward from the can
tnnnane ~ Okuckets's. bsos on overtak-
~ ~ oatlsws In the Apache moun-
tAtnA whithsf they had Rone. burslenrd
~ AA4 . dpssa woundod. 20 aasd tho
- Dsisnnss. who enable to bear sts
eueDsat a joltins aIoas on horseback
With - arm bulles mashcd at t.s
elbow. Aad bseRed to bo left behind.
8o Wao . meCe toy. whose elder tro:bcf
Aad bsso for ysaxs fugitive fron tus.
doe and Of laee prominent member az
tha gang and u was by thu Ads II sbss
AoetAliy wc1ndsd faff1aa thoy fn1nd
ths yoanGlbR weeping. more from gr.1f
than fruu pain. only a mile away from
The sce0e of The second ambuscasia
Verify the men who planned thoss
Asath traps wess masters Of their v.i.
lain0us tEa.s. "Conccntrata stl yo-r
aho1D On the o63oass. were the instruc.
tio0A "Ges them down. end the men
will b helpless - sheep" Crsner. his
doctor and his sergeant had fallen at
tho hrse fre. and TINT little command
was paralyssd vigilans bushwhackcrA
schooled for yraxs in Indian fighting.
watching the Crockett trail against the
coming 0f other leadeia. had easily REQ
ognissd LAwrenos - h, rode ealloping
On - ths head Of his half dozen, and
The zone moro squaro fight" proved but
. one Gded affair after all Poor Ned
knsw hs bad his death wounds rs tho
tnseADk yes whipped out his revolver
end ordered. "Cbarge'' and charge
ehsy did n "a the scattering. cowar,lly
(sW thss fed beforc them on their
6sah horses until the trooper leader
eamhlod frog bis eadtile. dead withors
. sroan. and then. &C safe distance, his
ssn0!ns turned and J.ereal their help.
isss pursuera How the veteran. of ID
troop clustered about their old time
Apsatn's lifelcss form that night, and,
weary th. ugn they were after 40 hours
q slseplsss chase and scnut and battle,
fmplorcd ths' major to les them start at
~sos upon the outlaws trail
The same tactics that had halted
C<nn,ev's M~u and murdered Lawrence
hsd bo-u played on tho escort from San
6abA Kidding the ambulance at tho
arse volloy. yet in the dim moonlight
ni0ing the lieutenant commanding.
who happened 70 be riding ut the mo-
Deus on the nank of his column instead
~ NJ tbs he'd. the sudden volley fslleci
. sergeant, Tut left the subaltern full
of 0Rhs. and be rallied bis temporarily
senmpsdcd troopers not 400 yards away
aDd charged oack on tho Fridays witn
. splendid daen ttet drove them better
Gkeassg 70 the rrcks Tnes,. dismount-
IND, be bad rtood them Of sppcrbly un.
IL rsscue came
Nos for mother - hOurp could OLD
fsonywiss be induced to 20 on 70
Worth. Though therc was reamurnnce
- sbs fa0e thss the Fridays were scat
tsEsd over far western Texas by that
t3Do (soDe Lover stopping. ns IL turpcd
sss. uatil afs from purruit beyond tbs
0s8VUh tbs veteran mcpey changers
o9ve w1s -orely shaker BE ksd not
holf ~ pluck Of hts puncturpti tlrvk