The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-12

TWO mllus uIt, ara tEo cois-,n WOKE
up at the cry, "Yon comes courier!"
and coming he was "hell to split"
said Sergeant McHugh, from afar of
over the rolling prairie to the south.
west. Five minutes brought him within
hail-a corporal from the camp Oh the
Rio San Saba, on foaming horse, who
came tugging at both reins, sputtering
and plunging, up to the head Of column
and blurted out hts news: II thought
you was the escort. sir-the paymas-
tsr's escort They left camp at 9 last
night, and at 2 this morning Corporal
Murphy got back, shot, and said they
were corralled in the hills on the old
trail. The captain is coming along with
20 men and sent me ahead. They must
DO ten miles from here yet, SIR"
1.-The paymaster or the captain"
asked Brooke, his heart beating hard,
but his face imperturbsble.
Both, sir, reckon; one one way
and the other the other.
Then Brooks signaled over his shout.
der: "We've got to gal!op, Barclay.
It's neck or nothing now" And some
horses even then were droonipu at thu
trot.
Six O'Clock now Six miles from the
eastward mouth Of the pass, and spurs
were plying here and there throughout
the column, for many found their horses
tagging sorelv Barclay on his splendid
blooded hav va. far ont IN tho front.
Al. oornoral courier with him. for
theirs we're the onlv mounts that could
s.and another forcing Of the mace,
Rs.rvard three ar four. borses ex.
hausted were bsine gathered mn by a
hur,v saryaant and with their weary
r;aars ,ei, slow,v along The trail sir.
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