El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-04-01

the blue sky. and an angry flame leaped
upward beneath it. The Apaches were
coming in a whirlwind of death and
destruction.
"A Dios. they are but little more
than three leagues away. groaned
Enrique. What shall we do?"
No need to fear or worry. senior.
returned Evans, who was sitting with
one ear over his telegraph instruments
and with exasperating GOODNESS he
struck a match and lit his pipe.
No need to worry" gasped Enrique
Great God. man thou art crazed with
tear
But Evans did not reply did not hear
he was entirely absorbed by what the
telegraph was saying. Presently look
of satisfaction shone on his face. and
he made a hasty mental calculation:
Indians ten miles away, and coming
ten miles an hour: soldiers sixty miles
away and 'Cussin' Jimmy Johnson at
the throttle pulling them; result some
Indians to bury in about an hour if
Jimmy stays on the rails; hot times for.
us if he don't.
The cloud of dust kept rolling nearer.
and a group of tiny black Specks came
into view at it's base. specks that in
creased in number with every moment
and that grew larger, took form, and
developed into galloping Apaches.
Nearer and nearer they came and the
sobbing. praying. hysterical Mexicans
relinguished all hope of mortal aid. but
not so with Evans. Leaning far out of
his window he was watching the track
ana presently far away where the two
lines of cleaning rails seemed to meet
in one he caught sight of another
speck that was sending aloft plume
of inky black smoke. "Firemans
working like the devil" he unused.
and Jimmy has got her wide open
end coming down a one per cent grade.
TOO, amt he bird?" Now he looked
at the Indians and a look of concern
stole into his face? They were getting
dangerously near. Going to his desk
he took out and cooked his six shooter.
1t held five loads and he hastily placed
a she'll in the sixth chamber. One load
for each of the women if the WORST
should come: far better death for them
than capture by the ApacheS he
thought. CHANGING at those poor Great
ures who were budding together i'll
the corner of the room. he noticed for
TIE first time that one of them whom
he took to be the daughter of Enrique
was possessed of more than Ordinary
be auty, and he trembled at the thought
end her life.
Tie Apaches were within riff: range
OF the station. and the rapid pO,iCding
Of rheir horses hoofs were distinctly
heard. when the rails began to vihTate
and hum meath the swiftly turning
whe els. The next minute with a deaf
ehlng roar of escaping steam. and with
every wheel sliding and sending show
ers of sparks from the rails. the tain
bearing the soldiers swept up to the
station and came to a stop. Stentor;an
commands rang out, followed instantly
by rafting and cracking of locks an.
a thunderous volley came from the car
windows.
The surprise of the Apaches was
colaplete; several of their number reel
ed and almost fell from their ponies
A whoop and a wave of their leader
hand sent them flying back to tn.
mountains. and the soldiers, quickly
pouring fro mthe train started in hope
less pursuit of them.
Don Enrique was as one who sees
vision. so sudden a transition from
dumb despair to sense of safety stu
rified him. With round wide open
eyes, he stared a few moments at the
flying Indians, at the dusty soldiers
above whose heads fiuttered the flag of
his country, and then in sudden
transport OF joy, rushed to Evans and
clasped him to his arms.
MY friend, my very dear friend.
he cried kissing the surprised Ameri-
can. first on one cheek and then on the
other. Nay thou are more than a
friend-savior-savio of my property
of my family. of all that l hold dear.
Thou hast
Hello. Say drop it; turn me loose.
oil n fol
me- sputtered Evans, speaking Eng
llsh. as was natural under the circum-
stances.
performed a miracle. thou and thy
railroad, and thy telegraph" Don En-
rique went on. not noticing the inter-
ruption and holding tight to Evans.
who was struggling with all his
strength to get away.
Evans gave up and to prevent receiv-
ing any more kisses pushed forward his
head on the Mexican's shoulder, his
face was flushed with shame, and his
eyes were rolling ludicrously from side
to side, fairly speaking the disgust
that he felt.
"A Dio mi, 1 did oppose the building
OF thy railroad. l thought 1T the work
OF the devil. and 1 denounced the gov
eminent for permitting it. But l was
wrong-I. Enrique del Toro. do admit
that 1 was wrong, and henceforth l am
the friend of railroads. OF the tele-
graph. also. 1t has been the means OF
saving our lives and therefore cannot
be harmful to our souls. l am the
friend of thy railroad. I repeat, and l
will now accept the pass | once did
refuse. Come to my house my friend
It is thine All that l possess is thine
at thv pleasure" He was trying to