The Savannah morning news., 1900-06-17

fore, any who escape in the attack on
the house may have hidden themselves
from the first search, and we may pos
sibly come across them at night. They
would assuredly never leave their hiding
places until darkness had fallen"
II have some hopes of Sancho II any
one has got out safe he has. He had a
good deal Of experience in Indian fight
Ing some fifteen years ago, when he was
farther east, and is sure to have his wits
about him. He was at our hut when l
came alcng this morning AS you know,
he got hurt by a young bull in the yard
ten days since. He was nearly well
again. but the padre said he had better
keep quiet for another day or two. /
fancy that he was the only man there
except the poems, for it is a busy time.
The first war whoop he heard he would
make for shelter for he would know
that II was no use his trying TO fight the
whole tribe. There is a thick patch of
brush twenty or thirty yards from the
huts. ! expect that he would make for
that straight. There is tank in the mid
ole that was used at one time but the
water was always muddy, and the mas
ter had fresh one made handy to the
huts, and since then the path to the old
tank has been overgrown, and no one
ever goes there. II Francisco is alive, he
is lying in that pond under the bushes
that droop over it all rounA."
He would not be able to give us any
Information as to what was done in the
house?"
No senior. But he would be Of great
assistance to us If we follow the red
skins. He is up to all their ways and is
good shot with the rifle. At any rate,
II we go down to the house should like
20 try to find him. We have been COM
rades good many years now"
Certainly Antonio you shall see II
you can find him. He is good fellow, and
as you say, would be Of great assistance
10 US. Do you think that we could make
again two or three miles higher UP and
cross there and get anywhere near the
house?"
I'VE might do It, senior, but as we can
not get near enough to do any good,
think we should be wrong to move from
here. You may be sure that there are
some OF the redskins hiding on the oppo-
site bank keeping a sharp watch on us. II
any of us were TO ride away, one of them
would carry the news at once and they
would be on the lookout for US. If we all
stay here till ii is dark they would sup
pose that We have all gone down with the
RATS. too for the Indians would be I'M
likely TO attack them. believing that there
were some fifteen or twenty men with
guns on them, and in the next place they
will think that they are clear of us al
together and be less cautious than they
might De II they were 10 suppose that
we were still in their neighborhood."
You are right, Antonio, and 1 will try
and be patient"
As soon as IL was dark the little Darty
of fifteen men started, moving as noise
lessly as possible. They rode, riding two
miles up the river TO a point until Antonio
said they were opposite path by which
they could keep along at the foot OF tho
hills until In a line with the hacienda.
you don't think that there is any fear
OF there being any redskins on the farth-
er side?"
Not the slightest senior. Long before
this they will have their fires lighted and
be gorging themselves with meat They
know how small our force Is and will
never dream Of our ventOring back INFO
their midst"
AS they rode back TO the river. they
slipped off their horses as the latter be-
gan to swim, holding on with one hand,
and with the other keeping their guns,
pistols and ammunition above the water.
The river at this point was some go yards
wide and flowing with a quiet current In
few minutes they were across. Antonio
soon discovered the path. and following
II, they rode in single file for an hour
Then they reached a spot where there wa:
an opening among the trees, ard An;o0it
said that they were abreast OF the Ia.
ciends, which was some four mile away
the building itself was not visible. hu
the number of fires which blazed rounC
II was sufficient indication Of it's posi-
tion. AT various other points up and dowi
tne valley hrss also blazed, but Their