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| stretched lifolCsS on tho plain, while
others lmped out of sight with wound.
from which they could never recover.
Convinced that all danger was over,
James Huntloy and his companions
came back to- the ranch, where they
wero admitted by the joyful occupants.
One Of the men had received slight
wound in the arm, while Il second dis
played Il red ridge along his cheek that
showed how narrow his escape had
been, and these made up tho sum of tho
harm done.
The father clasped his wife and
| daughter to his breast in turn and
thanked God that everything had come
out so well when for time he had
! feared the worst. He was astonished to
find Weston Rundell with his precious
ones, but remarked:
81 knew that, wherever you were,
/ you would give good account of your
self"
| IL have done little, " he replied, EEK.
/ cept to prevent Mrs Iluntley and Edith
/ from walking into the trap that that
informal We.way.m set for them"
"How was that
As a matter Of precaution tho door
| was secured, and the five men end two
women took positions to prevent any
stealthy shot from reaching them. Then
Rundell told of their experience with
+ the young Apache, who had so complete
~ won the confidence of mother and
daughter. His prudence and readiness
of mind were commended hy every ono
Of the male listeners, but the women
remained silent Even if convinced Of
their mistake it could hardly be cx-
pected that they would unhesitatingly
admit it.
y comparison of experience now dis
closed the curious fact that not one Of
the four men had fired at We way ma.
Most of tho shooting had occurred at
tho front of the building, where tho
main party were awaiting the appear
anCe of this young Apache and his vic
/ tins. One of the ranchers had splinter
ed the rear window, but in Going SO he
aimed at a buck who in the gloom he
/ was able to discern wore no sombrero.
as did Weway-ma.
II think | saw him." remarked
Huntlcy "for a figure dartcd past me,
running at full speed and with q SOM
brero on his head.
/ "Why did you not shoot him." ask
ed Rundell.
"In the obscurity feared he might
/ be one Of us, his hcadgear being the
same, and before could make certain
! he was gone.
at is too bad" said Rundell disap-
| pointedly, "for he is likely to turn M
soon with another band of raid rs and
we shall have all this to 90 ov again. 8"
"We'll fetch him next time" de
clared one of the cattlemen, compress
| ing his lips and shaking his head at 5
the natur' of the beast, and it will take
a Winchester bullet to cure him."
The exciting incidents drove away
| for II long time all thoughts of sic, p
from the parties who had had such a
stirring experience. Two of the ranch
men went outside and kept vigilaut
watch until morning though there
was not one chance III a thousand that
any Of the Apuches wOuld return to tho
spot where they had Teen so roughly i'll
used, and III fact nothing more was
seen or heard of them.
| When the night was we'll advanced
those who were not doing guard duty
withdrew to their couches and did not
awaken until the sun was shining Be
fore the morning meal was finished a
squad of United States cavalry refined
up in front II the house, and the lieu
| tenant in charge told an interesting
story.
| Word had been sent to the authOri-
ties by We-Way ma Of the expected out.
break, so that the soldiers were quickly
in the saddle and on the heels of the
raiders. The survivors had been round
ed up and returned to the reservation,
! where, because of the terrific handling
/ they received at Huntley's ranch and
the prompt action Of tn cavalry, they
were likely to remain quiescent for .,n
indefinite time to come 1t was not
often that a revolt was squclched so
summarily mt its very beginning
The soldiers were gone, the meal was
concluded, and the men we're smoking
their pipes before the cattlemen should
return to the hills to look after the i'm
mense herd, when, to the boundless as
constituent of all, We-way-ma, the
young Apache, staggered around to the
front of the house, his dusky face lurid
with weakness and pain.
MAY ! lit down. he asked family,
holding the erect position with diff
Guilty, while he looked pitifuly for the
permission that he feared would not be
granted.
Weston Rundell bounded forward and
caught his arm with curious sinking
of the heart.
Come inside. Yoa are i'll. Lean on
me. :"
The others made way for the couple,
and Rundell almost carried the sufferer
! through the open door and gently placed
him in chair that Edith hastily set
| for him. He looked his thanks to the
two that had been kind to him. That
he was suffering intense anguish was
evident to tie rest, who gathered SYM
pathizingly around him. \ white per-
son would have tainted, but the Apache
compressed his thin lips and resolutely
held the mastery over his growing weak
ness.
Weston Rundell saw that which es.
capped the eye of every one else. There
was Il small orifce in the breast of We
vagina buttoned coat Slight of it
self ne had also Dinphpd aud l-ueo6pd