The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-10-30
CONTINUED from yesterday)

Evans was a frontiersman. and hts
mind instantly took IN the situation With
a bound he reached his telegraph instru-
ment and began calling Chihuahua. while
Don Enrique drew back from the devilish
machinery as far As he could. The Chi
huahua office was prOmpt 20 respondaad
the next moment an urgent call for sol
diers went leapins along the wire. There
was immediate excitement IN Chihuahua;
tie fussy switch engine that was standing
for the moment idly beside the telegraph
Office awokc with a snort and darted to
the far end OF the yard. where II began
hastily sorting out coaches. In hot haste
a messenger was dispatched 20 the bar
racks: brcathless he rushed into the Of
flee OF the commandantc and the next
minute there arose an angry snarling of
drums and q loud. excited calling OF
bugles. Then came a pattering of many
sandalled feet and the rattle and Jingle or
arms. a hasty calling OF rolls ana count
ing of fours, followed by sharp, quick
spoken words OF command. and a column
OF swarthy, uniformed men emerged from
the barracks Again q sharp command,
and they sprang forward at the double
quick. racine to the railroad station,
where train was now IN readiness for
them. Having seen the soldiers safely
aboard, the conductor went into the tele-
graph office. where he remained few
moments; when he came out again he car
upon which appeared the words, Run
regardless. His hand shot upward In
signal to 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 di-
rection an almost level plain stretched
| away mile upon mile 10 whore ii met
range Of mountains that were velvety
and blue with distance. Midway in this
plain a cloud OF dust arose. grew larger
| with every moment, and drew rapidly
nearer Now dense roll OF black smoke
! appeared. and ascended straight upward
TO lose itself In the blue OF the sky, and
! an angry glare OF fame leapeds upward
| beneath IT, The Apaches were coming in
| a whirlwind OF death and destruction.
"A Dlos, they are but little more than
/ three leagues away groaned Don En-
rique. what shall we do?'
mo need for worry. senor." returned
! Evans. who was sitting with one ear over
/ his telegraph instruments; and with ex-
| asperating coolness he struck a match
I and lit his pipe
mo need for worry" gasped Don En-
rique. Great God, man, thou art crazed
! with fear'
! But Evans did not reply, did not hear;
| he was entirely absorbed by what the tel
| egraph was saying. Presently look OF
! satisfaction shone I'm his face and he
! made a hasty mental calculation: TN
| dians ten miles away,an' comm ten miles
an hour; soldiers sixty miles away. an
/ 'Cussn' Jimmy Johnson a-pullin' EN-;
4 result. some Indians TO bury I'm bout an
! hour IL Jimmy stays on tn rails-hot
! times for us II he don't
I The cloud OF dust kept rolling nearer,
1 and a group of tiny black specks came
| into view a it's base-specks that increas-
! ed i'm number with every moment, and
| that grew larger took form and became
| galloping Apaches. Nearer, nearer they
! came and the sobbing. praying, hysteri-
! cal Mexicans relirquished all hope of
! mortal aid. but not so with Evans. Lean
! ing far out OF his window. he was watch
| ing the track, and presently. far away
! where the two lines OF cleaning rails
seemed to unite I'm one, he caught sight of
another specls--a speck that was sending
| aloft plume OF inky black smoke. "a ire
! mans workin' like III devil" he mused.
| "an Jimmy's got her wide open. comm
| down a / per cent. grade. too. Amt he a
| bird?" Now. he looked at the Indians and
I a look of concern stole into his face. They
were getting dangerously near. Going to
| his desk, he took out and cooked his re-
volver. IL held six loads, one for each of
| the women IL worst should come-far bet
| ter death for them than capture by the
Apaches, he thought. Glancing at these
| poor creatures, who were huddling to-
| gether in a corner of the room, he no.
| ticed for the first time that one of them
| a young woman whom he took to be Don
| Enriques daughter, was possessed OF
more than average beauty. and he trem-
\ bled with the thought that his might be
/ the hand that must end her life.
| The Apaches were within rife range OF
the station. and the rapid pounding of
! their horses hoofs was distinctly heard,
k.. lie 70 nd
| beneath swiftly turning wheels. The next
| minute. with 4 deafening roar Of escaping
steam, and with every wheel sliding and
| sending showers OF sparks from the rails,
| the train bearing the soldiers swept up to
| the station and came To a stop. Stento-
| rian commands rang out. followed i'm
4 stantly by rattling and cracking OF
| locks and a thunderous volley crashed
| from the car windows.
The surprise or the Apaches was COM
plete; several Of their number reeled and
| almost fell from their ponies. A whoop
! and a wave OF their leaders hand sest
! them hying back toward the mountains,
| and the soldiers, quickly pouring from the
! train. started I'm hopeless pursuit OF them.
! Don Enrique was as one who sees a
| vison-so sudden transition from dumb
| despair to n sense OF safety stupefied him.
| With round wide open eyes, he stared a
/ few minutes AZ the fleeing Indians, at the
| dusty soldiers above whose heads lutter-
! ed the flag OF his country. end then. In n
sudden transport OF JOY. rushed TO Evans
| and clasped him in his arms.
J My friend, my very dear friend!' he
| cried. kissing the surprised American,
+ first on one check, then on the other
/ Nay, thou art more than friend-savior
/ ,-savor OF my property--Of my family
OF all that | hold dearl Thou hast.
"Oh. hello! Say. drop IL! Turn me loose
! you old fool! D. you, quit kissin' me"
I sputtered Evans, speaking English, as
! was natural under such circumstances
performed a miracle, thou and thy
railroad. and thy telegraph Don En-