The Glenwood post., 1914-08-29

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nAgAG Aaao u tAe aaAAls hAes. - ~
baloAly taAs esos Fshel camp: 20 -
naAs hss Dssoiss - ell hia aAA lay
down 70 rast antu dAFk.
TAs sfnss vers an ost VIA ~
svoke. staFtieA ~ As1 AaAA - his
hair. bst sAs raassared hin vifA .
word and I'D hin ~ IL hin - thsir
lockout II vas tAsa tAat - uaAar-
stsoA hsr silsaes. u ths bsisf haaFs
durias which hs hA1 slsDt IL -
have come to life.
BY daylight there had beea nothing
to suggest the presence Of Dsa-
But now a. the velvet night st
tied down upon the land It brought
out the glimmering specks Of Q hun
drsd camp-ar to the east and to the
north. But the fires to which Gracia
pointed were set fairly in their trail.
and they barred the way to Gadsden.
"Look!" she said. Il did not want
to wake you, but the fires have sprung
up everywhere. These last ones are
right in the pass"
When did you see them!" asked
Hooker. his head stiIl heavy with
sleep. Have they been there long,"
No; only a few minutes" she an
swered. AT sundown saw those over
to the east-they are along the base
Of that big black mountain-but these
flashed up just now; and ~, there
arc more, and more!"
Some outfit coming In fron ths
DostA," said Bud. They've crossed
over the pass and campeA at the Afst
wsAsr tAis side"
-who 10 you think they assr asksa
Grscaa in an aveA voace, 'Iassssso
tsof
Like - not," muttefed Bud, enstng
from saeanpnent to encamp0aAA
''B1t whssvsr they are." As addsA-
-thsyn - fStsads of ours View ct
- @ aS0oAA then.'
"AAA Il Ns eant!" suggested 0sD
Il Fsshaa vs1l have to % throauA
thss." assvsrsA Hooker ssialy. We
aaat waaA - est caught here in he
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La - sssersss 81 70 s,sse.- -
ws.t On. AaR - hinsslf. Thea, 3sst
before tAs moon comes up. ven try b
edge asOanA then, and II II CONES =
. sAov6DwA v11 fi1e for It! Aro
yoa sa1sr
He TUNED - E1oA tie answer, aAA
she arsv hsrssR - peosAly.
Try M8s - eha1loneod, Aravtng
nsArsr - - - ~ Aasfnsn. AnA 20
they seaa4 se4s ~ ssAa, vhils thsar
Aan4s cans0o0 h Ds1oiss. Thsa. =
ths night ex1W 1astsr and 70 nsv
Arse sDpeassA 1ss&sf saddIsd ~ DE
vsiltel AsEses ssa they picked their
way 6owH - ~ trail
The afDt 6rso were far ahead, but
tAsy proceeded 1t . walk their horses
feet falling silsatly upon the sodden
ground. Net . word was spoken and
they halted oftsn to listen. for others.
too. might be abroad. The distant
nres were dying now. except . few
where men ross to feed them.
The brayins Of burros came in from
the mats to the right and a. the fuGi.
ttves drew near the first encampment
they could hear the voices of the night
guards as they rode about the horse
herd. Then. ~ they waited inpatient
ly. the watch-ares died down. the
guards no Ioager sang their high fal-
setto. and even tAe burros were still.
This was their opportunity. II they
were to get ths01gh that line of sleep
Ing men L nsst Be done BY stealth.
Should tAay - discovered II would
mean one naa against an army to
protect tAe vs0a, and the odds. great
~ they vse0L D1st be taken IL noed
-.
Il vaa sDpsuoehing the hour Of mSAL
night, aAA - their horses tvitched re-.
lively II tAs bits they gave them the
rein aAA Fods ahead at Q venture.
At their Dofs IL lAst embsrs of H.
nres revsaIed ~ sleeping ferns ee
DeA: b their SisA2 somsvhsfe In he
daFknsaa. was tAe night herd and tAs
hsrdefA They hy low On tAeir horsss'
necks, not b cast Q silhoaetts asainst
tie ny. s1A 1t Copper Bottom rick
The tran
WltA sazS that Ds1ckod and svivsSod,
aad aelieaAs nostxils snuAog Tie Mss-
teaa taint. - DsoddsA aloag through
ths greasewood, divining BY some In
stinct his nasteTs ned Of care. The
camp was almost behind them, and
Bud had straiShtened up in the SD
dle. whom suAdsQly the watchful Cop
Per Bottom jumped and man roes up
from the ground. D
who goes there!" he nanAleA,
swaytng sleepily above his gsa, and
Hooker refined his horse away before
he gave him IN answer.
None Of your business" ~ growled
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