New-York tribune., 1900-10-28
YORK TRIBUNE ILLUSTRATED SUPPLEMENT

Mexcans always amused Evans-when they
did not disgust him Their theatrical display Of
emotion, their effusiveness, startling gesticula-
tion and comiCal grimaces when excited were
him all that the antics of a cage of monkeys
to the small boy IN puzzled amusement
he sat staring at Don Enrique. letting him talk
away until exhausted. and then cooy informed
him that ne had failed to catch his meaning
Don Enrique gasped with despair; what could
he do to arouse this thickheaded American. he
wondered. A happy thought occurred to him
the window. Mira. SenOT,' he cried. pointing
TO the west. where a number Of slender columns
of smoke were rising, 'Indios! Apachesi MuchOs
muchos"'
Evans was frontiersman. and his mind in
stantly took in the situation. With bound he
reached his telegraph instrument and began call
ing Chihuahua, while Don Enrique drew back
from the devilish machinery as far as he could.
The Chihuahua Office was prompt to respond
and the next moment urgent call for soldiers
went leaplng along the Wire. There was lmne-
diate excitement in Chihuahua the fussy switch
engine that was standing for the moment idly
beside the telegraph office aWOke with a snort
and darted TO the far end 0f the yard where it
began hastily sorting out coaches. In hot haste
messenger was dispatched to the barracks;
breathless he rushed into the office Of the com
mandante. and the next minute there arose an
angry Snarllng OF drums and a loud, excited call
ing Of bugles. Then came patterins of many
sandalIed feet and the rattle and jingle Of arms,
a haSty calling OF rolls and counting Of f0urS
followed by sharp, quick spoken words Of com
mand, and a column of. swarthy. uniformed men
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command, and they SpTang forward at the dou-
ble quick, racing to the railroad station. where
a train was now in readiness for them. Having
seen the soldiers safely aboard the conductor
went into the tel graph office. where he remained
a few moments when he came out again he car
ried in his hand q crumpled bit Of paper. upon
which appeared the words. Run regardless"
His hand shot upward in a signal 10 the waiting
engineer, and, with changing bell and the hiss Of
escaping steam. the train moved out
AnXiOuSly the refugees at Las DeliCias scanned
the western horizon In that direction an almost
level plain stretched away mile upon mile to
where il met range of mountains that We're
yeyety and blue with distance. Midway in this
plain a cloud OF dust arose. grew larger with
every moment and drew rapidly nearer Now
a dense roll Of black smoke appeared, and as
cerded straight upward TO lose itself in the blue
OF the sky. and an angry glare Of flame leaped
upward beneath it The Apaches were coming
in a whrlwind Of death and destruction
A Dios, they ere but little more than three
leagues away" groaned Don Enrique What
shall we do2''
No need for worry, seGor' returned Evans.
who was sitting with one ear over his teie-
graph Instruments ana with eXasperating cool
ness he struck d match and lit his pipe.
No need for worry gasped Don Enrique.
Great Cod man. thou arr crazed with fear.'
But Evans did not reply. did not hear, he was
entirely absorbed by hat the telegraph was
saying. Presently a look Of satisfaction ShCUe
in his face. and h made q hasty mental calCu-
IaIi0n: Indians ten miles away, an comm
ten miles an hour, soldiers sixty miles away. an
'Cussiu' Jimmy Johnson a-puIlu' en-. result.
some Indians TO bury in bout an hour if Jimmy
stays on tn Tai.s-hOt times for us II he don t.
The cloud Of dust kept rolling nearer and a
group Of tiny black SpeCks came into View at its
every moment and that grew larger, took form
and became sauOping Apaches. Nearer, nearer
they came. and the sobhing, praying, hysterical
MeXiCen- TeGrqulShed all hope of mortal ard. but
not so with Evans leaning far out of his win
dow. h was watching the track. and presently,
far away where the TWO lines Of cleaning rails