Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-06-24

joyed at her prompt response in her native tongue.
 ''The mother cries in her hogan for her child" said the brother, 'and Gnu la must come to the spring when it is dark, ready with food and blanket to go to her people,
 The girl hastened away to prepare for the journey, and when the dark ness had come joined her brother at the spring and set out with him for her mothers hogan. A week of weary travel over rough mountain trails brought them at last to their destina- tion. Poor Chula was sadly disap- pointed to find her mothers lodge a fraii, temporary structure of sticks and skins, and it's inmates ragged and hun gry. Occasionally after her arrival, a sheep from the flock was slaughtered, sheep from the flock was slaughtered
 On the day after her departure from Taos, the young cavalier set out in pursuit of the fugitives, but failing to overtake them returned to the plaza and hastily organized a party to raid the Navajo rancherias in a search for the girl. The party set out at once and soon after entering the Navajo coun- try raided two or three rancherias, but no trace of the object of their search was discovered. As the evening came on the party halted near an Indian trail and formed it's bivouac for the night. Almost immediately thereafter the paying of dogs not far away gave indication of the location of another rancheria. and arrangements to raid it in the~early dawn were hastily made Towards midnight the young Mexican was awakened by the renewed baying of the dogs. and seizing his rife has, tened to join sentinel posted a short distance away from the bivouac by the side of the trail.
 It had so happened that as the party was forming its bivouac. the prospec- tive husband of the girl had arrived at her mothers hogan amid the loud bay ing of the dogs of the rancheria. While the confusion was at it's height Chula hastened to a spring near by to bring water for the guest. Scarcely knowing what she did she gave way finally to an impulse of the moment and fled with all possible haste along a trail that led from the hogan. Her absence was finally discovered and pursuit was soon thereafter begun by the warrior and his friends amid the renewed bay. ing of the dogs. As the poor fugitive hastened along the trail the baying of the dogs increased her fear. lest they had joined in the pursuit. and gather ing her scant skirts under her arms she fled like hunted deer. Suddenly as she ran she caught an indistinct view in the darkness of a man stand ing before her on the trail. and spring. ing aside endeavored 10 hide in the bushes. To her horror Nle man has. tened to follow. and closing rapidly upon her seized her al last by her hair. that hung in a plait al her back. As she struggled to release herself from his grasp she caught a view of his face. and uttering the name of the cav alier fell in swoon in his arms.
 When her story was told. the raiders were instantly awakened and soon set out across the country. avoiding the trsil. and while the warrior and his companions were searching for the girl. -raided the rsncheris of all it's stolen stock. Fastening then by sn- other route they made good their e>- cape sndyeventuaiiy returned in safety to their homes in Taos
 H.R BRTNKERHoFF.
 Col. [. s A. Retired