Evening star., 1903-08-13
NEW YORK.


pressed, glanced up at the white girl almost
IN fury. Natzie. paying no heed whatever
TO what was occurring about her. knelt
breathless at her post, watching, eagerly
watching. Then, slowly, they saw her raise
her right hand, still cautiously holding the
little mirror. face downward, and at sight
of this the Apache boy could scarcely con-
troll his trembling, and Lola, turning about,
spoke some furious words, in low intense
tone, that made him shrink back toward
the screen. Then the wild girl glared again
at Angela. as though the sight of her were
unbearable, and. with furious a gesture,
sought to drive her, too. again to the refuge
OF the dark cleft, but Angela never stirred,
Paying no heed to Lola, the daughter of
the soldier gazed only at the daughter of
the chief. at NatZie, whose hand was now
level with the surface Of the rock. The
next instant. far to the northwest, flashed
slender beam of dazzling light, another
another. An interval of a second or two,
and still another flash. Angela could see
the tiny. nebulous dot, like will-o -the-wisp,
dancing Tar over among the rocks across a
gloomy gorge. She had never seen 1t be-
fore, but knew 1t at a glance The Indian
girl was signaling to some of her fathers
people far over toward the great reserva-
ton. and the tale she told was that danger
menaced Angela could not know that II
told still more-that danger menaced not
only Natzie, daughter of one warrior chief,
ana the chosen of another now among their
herioc dead-it threatened those whom sha
was pledged to protect. even against her
own people.
Somewhere down that deep and frowning
rift to the southwest Indian xuides were
leading their brethren on the trail of these
refugees among the upper rocks. Some
where. Tar over among the uplands to tina
northwest. other tribes folk, her own kith
ana Rim. were lurking. and these the Indian
Giri was summoning with all speed to her
aid. '-1'
And In the slant Of that same glaring sun.
SHINE. not four miles away. toiling upward
along rocky slope. following the faint
sign here and there of Apache moocasin. a
little command of hardy. war-worn men
had nearly reached the crest when theIt
leader signaled backward to the lonG col.
umn OF files. and. obsdient to the excited
ed to his side and gased tntentiy over what
ne saw on lofty point Of rocks, we'll away
from the tortuous ''breaks'' through which
they had made most of their wearyIns
the light Of hope. the fire OF battle. to his
somber eyes. "Send Arnold I'D here" he
shouted to the men below. and Arnaid
came. ciambering past rock and bowlder
look In the direction indicated. and brought
his brown hand down with resounding
swat on the butt Of his rife. "Treed sem!
said he exuitantly: then. with doubtful.
Of weary men. some sitting now and ian.
ming with their broad -brimmed hats, he
turned again to the captain and anxtousiy
inquired: "Can we make It before darkr.
I'VE must make it!' simply answered
Stout.
And then. far over among tha heights be-
tween them and the reservation, there went
suddenly aloft-one. two. three-compact
little puffs of BLUSH smoke Some one was
answering signals flashed from the rocky
point-some one who. though far away.
was promising aid. Lets be the 41rst 10
reach them. lads" said Stout. himself a
wearfed man. And with that thay 'sloyIy
rose and went stumbling upward. The
prize was worth their every effort, and
hope was leading on.
An hour later, with barely half the dis
tance traversed, so steep and rocky, so wild
and winding was the way, with the sun
now tangent to the distant range afar
across the valley. they family heard a
sound that spurred them on-two shots in
quick succession from unseen depths below
the lofty point. And now they took the
Indian Jog trot. There was bus..aess ahead
BstweeR them and that cleaning promon-
tory now lay comparatively open valley.