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won't do that for some time, we can at
tack them as they come back again.
Now let Us join the others at ence,
and make up the valley"
During the time Sancho had been
away. he had been questioning Antonio as
to the extent of the valley.
1t goes a long way into the heart OF
the mountains, senior, but Tone OF Us
know it beyond what we have learned
from the Indians, for We were strictly
forbidden to go beyond the boundary for
fear OF our disturbing the game in the
Indian country. They say that IL runs
three hours fast riding beyond our bounds.
After that it becomes mere ravine, but
IL can be followed up to the top of the
hill, and from there across a wild coun-
try, until at last the track comes down
on a ford on the Colorado. From there
there is a track leading west at the foot
OF the San Francisco mountain, ana
comes down on the Little Colorado close
to the Moquis country"
How far would that be from here?
VIII asked.
Il have never been acroes there, senior.
and I doubt whether any white man has,
not on thar line. I should say that from
what the Indians say it must be some nifty
miles from the end of our part Of the
valley to the ford OF the Colorado, and
from there to the Little Colorado it must
be $50 miles in a straight line perhaps
200 by the way the track goes-that Is
to say, If there is d track that any one
can follow. These tracks mostly run
pretty straight, so that I should say that
il would be about as far to the Moquis
country as il would be to San Diego from
here; however, we may be sure that we
are not going to make such journey as
that; the Apaches are nor likely to fol-
low her further than the end Of this
La at 10 Colorado
As they rode along Will learned from
Sancho how he had obtained the news
There was no difficulty about that
the other said carelessiy. Il waited TIL
the fires were a bit low. and then saun-
tered about near those of a party OF the
Tejunas, and heard them talking about
ii. I learned that they had, as they be-
lieved, wiped out all our people except
those who crossed the river on RATS, and
the senorita. though they allowed that a
few of the men with the herds might have
got away, nnd they were going TO search
the valley thoroughly tomorrow. Not
a soul in the hacienda escd ped. The red
skins were exultant over the amount or
booty they had taken, and were glad that
the cattle were amply sufficient for both
tribes, so that there would be no cause
for dispute as 20 the division, and were
specially pleased with the stores of -four
and goods of all kinds in the magazines.
When they joined the main body, San
cho was heartily welcomed by his COM
rades, who were delighted to hear that
there was at least a chance Of saving the
senorta, of whom all hands on the estate
were fond. II was arranged a once that
Sancho should ride by turns behind the
others, and then they started at gailop
UP the valley, keeping close within the
edge of the trees that covered the hillside.
To be continued.
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tered. and then. making his way a few
PAGES forward, he uttered Sancho's name
There was no reply. and he repeated it
in a louder tone. At once there was a
low reply: Here am I. Is II you, Tonio?"
Yes; / have come to look for you. I
thought you would have made a bee line
here as soon as you heard the redskins"
You were right. and there are two
poems here. We were just going 10 start
to make our way down to the river. Are
you alone?"
Il have the young senior with me-"
That is good. l was afraid that we
had all been wiped out"
In q couple of minutes the four men
emerged from the bushes.
Il am glad 10 see that you are safe.
sancho." VIII said warmly. Now, can
you tell me what has happened?"
Il know nothing whatever. senior. I
was eating my breakfast when I heard
q sudden yell, and knew that II was the
Apache war whoop, and that there must
be big force Of them. and that there
was no lighting TO be done, so I caught
up my rife and pistols and made for the
bush. These two poems who were outside
followed me. I told them to hide as bes,
they could and went on into the pool
| found a good place under some thick
bushes, had my powder horn ant
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the fires and I should think that we are
pretty certain to hear If they have caught
the senorita or not. However, we may be
some time, so do not be anxious and don't
move If you hear a sudden row, for we
might miss you in the dark We shall
make straight to this tree. and for a bit
my horse must carry double; you had
better hand your jacket to Senior Har-
land, Sancho, and take his blanket"
"How far are the horses?"
There are three of them about 200
yards further on
IT will go there first then" the man
said. This is a terrible business, senior. "
Terrible, indeed l am afraid there is
no doubt that Donna Sarasta has lost
her life"
II reckon" the man said. that ex-
cept ourselves and any you may have
with you there amt a dozen alive in
the valley; it is a cltan wipe cut 1
never knew a worse surprise. How about
the parry by the river?'
Antonio related what had taken place
there.
well, that is something saved" he
said, "and with sixteen of us all well
armed we can manage TO make a decent
fight of 1t. We must get another horse.
but that won't be very difficult, most of
the others are sure to have their las
SOS with them, and there are a score of
hoTStS rut nlng o c on the plains, and
they cannot have roled them all in vet e"
When they reached the horses he went
on; You had better stop here, Toni; you
are not accustomed as I am TO them In
juns, and, as you don't know much of
their lingo you would not unders and
much Of their talk. l would much rather
go alone"
"All right, old man" the other said.
Now for my toilet" Sancho went on,
and going up to one of the horses h
pricked ii with his knife. STEADY. boy.
steady" he said as the horse plunged.
1T is for your good as well as mine.
for you would not find life in an Indian
village as pleasant as the life you have
been used to-" Then he dipped his fingers
in the blood. drew a broad line across his
forehead and round his eyes placed a
patch on his cheeks then~he cut off two
handfuls of long hair from the animals
tail, tied these together with string and
fastened them in his hair, so that The
horsehair fell down onto his shoulder on
each side and partially hid his face.
1T is rough" he said, but il will pass
in the darkness. 1t is lucky you have got
a 'pache blanket that will help me won
derfully."
Yes, I bought 1t from the Indians when
they traded here a few weeks since. The
man I got it Of said that he had trad
a good pony for IL when he was hunting
in the spring on the other side OF the
river"
Il will take your rife Tonic, 20 Sancho
said II must either have that or a bow
and arrow. Now. good-by."
without another word he turned and
strolled away toward the hacienda. Ii
was nearly two hours before he return
ed.
The senorita has got away so far" Re
said. THE redskins came across her half
way up the valley; she turned and rode
straight up; a dozen well-mounted men
were sent after her. ] heard that they
sent so many because they we're
afraid that they might fall in with a par
ty OF the Genigueh Indians. who would
certainly attack them at once"
THANK Godr' VIII exclaimed fervent-
ly. There is a chance for saving her af-
ter all, for II they overtake her, and they
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weapons handy for use close by.
lay down with my head out OF
water listening. Already they were
down at the huts. and heard
the cries OF the poems they caught there.
Luckily 7 was the only Mexican above.
A few shots were fred up al the ha-
ciends. and I thought 7 heard screams.
but what with the yells OF the Indians
could not be sure. Presently II all
dled away. don't fancy they suspected
that any one had got away. the attack
being so sudden; al any rate they made
no search here. I made up my mind TO
lie down till most OF them would be asleep
and then 10 make for the river. and I told
the poems that we must each shift for
ourselves. as We had more chances Of get
ting away singly than II together. -
this was spoken in a low voice.
The great thing that I wanted 10 ssk
you IS. do you know whether the senor-
tia was killed. or whether they have kept
her to carry OF. but, Of course. you don
know
They would not kill her" the man said
confidently, but so far as I know. they
have not even caught her. I was at e
stables maybe naf an hour before the
senorita came down and had her horse
ssddled. She had a basket with her. and
told me she was going to ride up the val
ley to that wigwam that remained when
the Indians went away. carrying as much
meat as their ponies could carry. There
were In old Indian and his wife left there
she had got a fever or something and
was too i'll TO travel and she was going 10
take a basket Of food and some medicine
that the padre had made up for the old
man. I have been thinking of her all
day. I should say she was coming back
when the redskins rode up the valley after
the cattle. She could hardly have helped
seeing them, and wondered whether she
would take TO the trees and have ridden
on this way until after they had passed,
or whether she had turned and ridden on.
II she did the first she is pretty sure TO
have been captured when she got down
near home; if she went the other way
she gave them a mighty long chase, for
there is not a horse on the estate as fast
ss hers, and as for the Indian ponies she
could leave them behind as if they were
standing still
Thank God, there is a hope. then"
viii exclaimed. Now we must move
further off and chat ii over"
When they had gone a quarter Of a
mile from the house they stopped. An
tonic told the two poems that the RATS
had started fully two hours before. The
current is only about a mile and a half
an hour, and if you cross the river and
keep on you ought to catch them up be-
fore morning and can then swim off to
them. Don't keep this side of the river;
there are redskins On the bank, but If
you keep this side of the valley, among
the trees, down to the river, you will
meet none OF them. We have come that
way"
The poems at once started.
Now, senior, will you go on to where
the horses are? Sancho and I VIII go
back to the house; he understands the
Apache language. We will crawl up near
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In the Hands of the
Gave Dwe11ers.
The Story Of An Apache Raid.
by G. A. HENTY.
Copyright 1900 by. S. S. Mcclure Co.


Chapter VI.
When all the arrangements had been
made for the departure OF the raft VIII
Harlsnd said 10 Antonio, DO you think
that It will be absolutely impossible to
approach the hacienda by daylight?'
1T could not be done, senior, and in
deed don't see that any good could
-oue Of it, for even If we could get in
unobserved there would be no one of
whom we could ask questions or find
out anything as TO what has taken place.
It is just possible that in the confusion
OF the attack some OF the poems employ
ed in the house, the stables or our huts.
may have escaped and hidden themselves.
The Indians are good searchers. but just
at first they would be anxious to make
their success as complete as possible, and
doubtless large party rode up the val
ley at once while the others started down
It, 1t was important that they should
surprise the men with the various herds
before they could gather together, for
sven twenty or thirty could have gather
ed they would have made a hard fight
Of it before they lost their scalps. There
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the Mexican fringed legglngs, as their
own white trousers would betray him at
once, and now, with a dark blanket
thrown over his shoulder, he might at a
short distance be easily mistaken for an
Indian. He had already left his riding
boots behind him and had obtained a pair
of moccasns from one Of the poems
IT will lead the way, senior, as l know
every foot of the ground, Antonio
said.
Moving along nolselessly, they came
down upon the huts of the white employees
of the hacienda. AS there were no fires
burning here they had but slight fear Of
encoutering any of the Indians. Each.
however. carried a long knife, ready for
instant action. They had left their rifles
and pistols behind them. for If 1t was
necessary to fight the combat must be a
silent one.
They crossed 10 the clump of bushes
Of which Antonio had spoken.
You stop outside, senior; it Is OF nc
use two of us making our way in to the
tangle''
AS he parted the bushes before entering
slight sound was heard
Good; there is some one here" he NUT
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WITS none much nearer their side Of the
valley than those round the havienda.
do you mean TO 90 with me, senor?"
Certainly. I mean TO go; how had st
best be done?"
IT should say that we had better ride
to within two miles. II would not be safe
to go with so large a party nearer than
that then we will take one OF the others
with US to hold our horses. and, yol.i5
at a foot pace, we might get within hat
a mile OF the house without their hear
ing US. There will be a good deal Of
movement IN the valley; the cattle will
be restless, having been chasel all day.
and the herds broken up. so think that
we can reckon on getting pretty close.
Then we will go forward on foot We
had better make for the huts first; YOU
see the Indians are thick round the
house; I don't think there is any chance
being saved there. because
that would be the first point Of attack
II we do lot find Sancho. possibly We
may come upon me or two OF the poems
who would be Likely enough to mako for
the same 'helter II not we car try
round the stables; still am afrI'd there
is no chance Of hearing what mas har-
pened at the houzs, I mean whether the
senorita is killed or a prisoner. II there
is no other way We must get hold OF an
Indian .Lnd kill him: I will then dress Up
in his clothes an sac If I can set lao
the house. AS ttCTe are two tribes en-
gagged one 40 lid have more chance Of
passing un3usp, ted than If they all
knew each other personally. At any
rate. II must be r'sked. know the m
dion ways pretty well. and might pass
Inustcr, lut you oIld have no chance,
senior"
When they d.smnunted Antonio Sd d:
we had better leave our jackets and
conlbrerors here, their outline would show
on the darkest night that we were not
Indians
Before leaving the raft Will had obtain
ed from one OF the head men a pair of
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The Navy Must Not RetrOgrade.

Philadelphia Times.
Two battleships and four
small cruisers of the United
States navy are to be put out of
commission because there are
not off ficers enough to properly
command them. A report from
the Bureau OF Navigation is au~
thority for the statement that
100 vacancies exist in the line.
This ought to have the affect of
causing more appointments to
Annapolis. A far better plan
than prematurely graduating a
lot of youngsters troE the Naval
Academy would be to seek in
our mercantile marine for Off
GERS Of the rank OF junior lieut.
enant.
During the Spanish war the
ffcers Of the auxiliary cruis Is
rented from the American n
Steamship Company displayed
quite as mucn courage aud cop
acity as was shown by Nava
Academy graduates. the cutting
of the cable at Guantanamo was
the work Of the second ffi;a of
one of those eamstips, AID he
performed the valuable service
in a launch under heavy fire
with as much GOODNESS and he
roism as was anywhere shown
during the war. M u like him
are excellent material for lieu
tenant com manc ers.
Fortunately there is no lack
of able seamen and gunners. Our
navy has no difficulty in recruit =
ing GALL of these needed. The
belief is general that officers and
men on our warships bear
charmed lives. The death records
at Sautia ago and Manila fully
justify this.
The United States navy does
not want for ships, officers OF
men. It is the great pride of the
American people, and it's future
must be as brilliant as it's pas
has been glorious.
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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.

Goldsboro, N. c., April II, 1900.
The Democratic Executive Com
mittee of Wayne county is hereby
called to meet in this city Satur-
day - O'Clock M, April 2Sth,
1900.
The object of this meeting is to
elect chairman of the County
Executive Committee; also a Cen
tral Executive Committee, and to
call County Convention.
/ earnestly urge each member
of the Committee to be present t
this meeting.
NATHAN O'BERRY,
Chairman.
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THE CAMPAIGN OPENS.
The State Candidates at Bur-
IingtOn Yesterday Were.
Greeted By An I'M
nlensa Gathering.
mensa Gathering.

Burlington, N. c., April 16. -
On Alamance soil, where the
first blood Of the Revolution was
shed in 1775, the State campaign
was formally opened today, and
it was inaugurated under the
most favorable auspices. All the
candidates were present except
Dixon and Grimes, who are ex-
pected TO join the triumphal it
inerary tomorrow. Early in the
day people began to pour into
Burlington from all directions,
and many called at the hotel to
pay respects to our next gov
ernor and the other candida tes.
Before the speaking minister
preached an excellent sermon to
an appreciative audience in the
street.
Just before i o'clock the Bur.
lington Cornet Band began to
play in the grove. and the crowd
began to assemble there quickly,
and it soon became apparent
that not one-half enough seats
had been provided for the crowd
which was composed mainly of
farmers. Qaite a number of las
dies graced the occasion with
their presence, AMI were among
the most interested listeners. On
tie stand, which was decorated
with small flags, &c. B. Aycock,
General Toop, B, r Lacy, W. D.
Turner, S. l.. Patterson, Frank :
lin Mcneil, FL. B. Warner, Rob-
ert D. Gilmer, the candidates,
and County Chairman ia Long,
Township Chairman G. W. Ward
Messrs. L. B. Holt, Alfred W.
Haywood, E S. Parker, DR..
George W. Long, James Murray,
State Chairman Simmons and
others.
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Roundup Bales Made Cotton
Higher.

Wherever The American Cot
ton Compary's Roundlap presses
were operated last season higher
prices prevailed for cotton wheths
er baled round or square. In order
to get cotton, square-bale buyers
were obliged to pay more than the
market price, and more than cot
ton was selling for in neighboring
towns where there was not
Roundlap plant. In some cases
the premium paid by square-box
ginners in competition with
Roundlap gins during the greater
part of the season was as much as
half cent per pound above the
price ruling at other old-style
gins in the same county. The in
evitable result followed. Cotton
(and tho owners trade with it,
was drawn for long distances to
Roundlap points to the profit of
the entire community, and at the
expense of towns that did not en-
joy the advantages of round bale
competition.
The effect OF such object lessons
has been demand for Roundlap
presses for next season which will
lax the full capacity of the Amer
ican Gotten Company's works
running day and night.
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The Next Governor.
Wilmington Mess enger.

Wilmington Mess enger.
Wisdom and intelligence surely
welt through North Carolina
hand in hand, whea the conviction
became wide spread that the man
of destiny was Charles B. Aycock,
and that into his hands must be
placed the broad banner of "Peace
and Law and Democracy" as the
chosen leader in tLls year Of grace
1900. His nomination for Gov
ernor by acclamation by the
largest convention Of the great
party of the people that ever as
sembled in North Carolina, is not
only splendid and richly merited
tribute to the able and thoroughly
finished gentleman chosen, but it
is happy augury for victory,
aud peace and rest.
The writer has known person
ally Mr.. Aycock for some twenty
years or more. He has been i'm
pressed with his gifts and fine
character from the beginning.
With the passing of the years he
has grown in mental strength and
in reaching his fortieth birthday
he stands forth as the equal of any
man of his age in the State, and
with few rivals of any age in wis
dom and knowledge, in high ass
pirations and nobility Of charac-
ter, in purity Of life and ia faith
full service IN the place in which
God has called him. He is really
a man of mark, with sound judg.
ment, with observation and quick.
ness of mind, with a fine sense Of
responsibility and much penetra
ton, with resources he readily
commands and sincere desire te
pursue the right and TO bless hu'
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The First Parish Church, of Con-
cord, burned down last week, stood
on the site of the famous structure
in which the first Provincial Con-
gress was held in 1775. It was in the
edifce just destroyed that Emerson,
Thoreau and other literary men wor-
shipped.
When the writer of letter offer
ing the Mayor of Boston a thousand
dollars for good position appeared
at the Mayors Office he was found
to be an honerst looking old man,
who said he thought all officials got
their jobs in that way. It does not
appesx either that the olu fellow has
svee lived IN Montana.
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TO END THE WAR.
Report That SignatOry Powers
to the Hague Peace Confer
ence Will Intervene: Rob-
erts' Onward Move.


Brussels, April Is. rumor
is circulated among Dutch officials
that the niue signatory p wers
of the peace conferences at the
Hague are urging Intervention be-
tween Great Britain and the South
African republic. Efforts will be
made to hasten the establishment
of an international tribunal at the
Hague.
Cape Town, April 16.-Lord
Roberts has completed his prepa-
rations for the advance on Kron-
stadt. Thursday next is the day
set for the march northwara, al
though no official announcement
has yet been made. His army will
number eighty thousand with
twenty-five thousand troops In
Cape Colony and the Free State
Roberts will have ample forces to
guard his line Of communication
without detaching any troops from
his strong army to guard his COM
municatiors.
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man'ty. No uumeanlng words, but
true! In him as we have long OBJ
served, there is a harmonious
blending of many rich qualities of
mind and heart, and as the out
come we have a we'll rounded,
symmetrical character that is the
admiration of his friends, and a
guarantee of probity and justice
and magnanimity and virtue, per-
sonal and public, in all he does
and says, TO those who may not
know him personally. He is man
of peace alway and as the great
CoIeridge said of another, ''be-
cause of his conscious relation to
God" He may not always "pos-
sess a telescope power Of intel :
lectual vision" but he will always
strive to do just what is right and
proper and honorable. He is a
man of kindly, generous rature,
''free from gross passion" and
''constant in spirit,' with some
thing of ''purged judgment,' aud
yet so manly, so modest, SO ad-
mirable, 'garnished and decked
with modest compliment -
The speech of Mr.. Aycock was
indeed very admirable. We never
heard him speak and know moth
ing of his oratorical gifts, whether
he is monotonous of voice or rich
in his variant vocables-whether
he is coldly polished and stately
rhetorical, or whether he is full
of fire and magnetism with great
power over assemblies. The
speech reads capitally-remark-
ably smooth in we'll chosen Ian
guage, clear and direct and simple
withel, and not without ingenuity
of argument and much force o1
presentation. We enjoy ed the
reading hugely, and we have hae
an unwarranted experience with
political addresses. While readins
the kindl;ng, beautiful passage il
reference to the true women O.
North Carolina, our running ey
were suffused with tears lespon
sive to The profound emotion
aroused 10 the soul. That speecl
is an incomparably excellent cam
paign document. 1t must do mucI
good wherever read or heard. Th
Messenger salutes the next Go"
ernor of North Carolina and wit
assurance of a hearty and enthu-
siastic support.