Gunnison news-champion., 1912-08-16

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G sed From Isss week
=. .Tlss hey = called on .Asasssr Far
"wer YES. shose come who ca..
They ~ hot always the same bunch.
hou see Farrell COVERS quite q bit of
country With lieutenant in each sec
tinu Who h In touch with the neigh
tnrs ruere. ! belong IN Camden and
aan so outside very often. but there
Is sort Of organization an the way
between here and New Work When.
epe aere is bis hehi on. the most
oi get into n somehow Washing
tuH counts on us n a pinch. but mos;
k Ne - rsiding or cutting Oh British
SUPPLIES. Say sjor isn't thai those
fellows cemineg"
BE pointed into the east. in which
dire an the road ran. barely revealed
bg Ie faint light n the moon for per
hars a hundred yards. I looked eager
~ and could ainly distinguish .
vague shadow on % summit of a dis.
tant rise of land. The shadow moved
however. and as we both stared IN un-
certainty. there came 10 our ears the
far-of crack Of . whip. We drew
farthes. back against the baRk. paus.
ing Ne sure there was no decep
~ by one We could perceive
ahado~s topping the rtss
ring ] counted tea. Geo
VI y we're covered wagons,
q the night wind brought -
eahing of wheels, cad tho
mans voice. Duvals han1
arm, and TO the signal we
beyond the crest. and thea
sR to where Farrell hal
ais men. He was awaitin1
middle Of the road his shost
brOa4 ..gure almest laughable IN The
moon shadow.
Well are they eoming?"
Just over the crest" replied Dsval
brusquely. Il counted Afteen wagons"
Quite . convoy. an worth Aghtinl
for. Take the left, Duval; MAJOR.
come with me-"
We drew aside under the pr0tectioa
Of a boula Der, from whore We could 80
rlearly ts>the top Of the ridge. OAlv
ir Q moment wae there silence, ths
men all shout ~ lying lOW IN theis
roverts. breathless and inteat. rhse
we heard horses heofs anl ths nuF
mur Of approaching voices.
We couo see then quite clearly, -
hey topped the crest, the moonlight
revealing men and horses 30 distinct
~ could even guess at their uniform.
those In advance rode slowly, four
abreast, down into the black shadows.
lolling in their saddles, voices mur
muring seemingly unconscious Of any
ianger. 1t was easy to conn bend
their state Of mind Delavan had been
left alone for a week. permitted to
sweep the countryside unmolested.
He and bis command had naturally
grown cNeless. never suspecting their
keen-eyed scouts. Now, guarded by
Grants troop. they believed them
selves sufficiently strong for any
emergency that no force tho scat
tered enemy could gather would ven
ture upon attack. BY daylight they
would be within sight Of the Phila-
delphia outposts, and serenely conf
dent in their numbers. the night
march had therefore become q mere
routine. heard Farrell chuckle grim
ly TO himself as he observed the care
less approach Of those advance rid
ers.
They were the Queens Rangers,
the white facings of their coats con-
spicuous. their guns swung at the
shoulder in reckless confidence. A
slim young lieutenant appeared to be
In command.
Ten wagons passed without a move
ment or sound from the men lying
concealed almost within arms reach
of the unconscious guards. Farrell
never stiI0d and ] scarcely ventured
TO bre she Then there came a squad
ron of Rangers an oficer riding alone
In front, the black shadow of another
overethe ridge behind them Tbs
horsemen passed us. the officer turn,
ing in his saddle with an order to
close up their ranks. recognized
wants voice, and then, sharp as q
I rang out Farrell's whistle ai
myvery ear.
There was leap OF flame from
both sides the road. lighting up that
cash in the clay bank as though II
was an inferno. the red and yellow
glow cleaving the night asunder, with
ear-srlitting roar. ] was on my feet
my rife splitting vet hardly conscious
OF any act. stunned by the suddenness
Of the reports. confused by those
black figures leaping forward through
the weird glare. I saw and heard. and
IT ii was all q confused medley. in
which / bore active part while scarce
" realizing its significance. II wal
q f0ce hand-tohand melee SO swiftly
fought as to be over with almost In
. minute, and vet so desperate the