LEGAL NOTICES.
SHERIFF'S SALE.
llv virtue of an order of sale. Issued by W. C,
THiior. clerk of the District court of Lincolncountr.
Nebraska. upon decrees rendered by said court in
fvnr of TTpnrr R. Wilson and against Richard A.
alej, et. al., I have levied upon tae following
described real estate as tne property or tne saia
Richard A. Hawley, et at, to-wlt: The southeast
.mnrlprof Section nineteen (19), Township nine
(9), north of Range thirty (30), est of the sixth
principal meridian, in Lincoln county, Nebraska,
.ml t will on the 3d day of February. 1894, at 1
nv.lrvk n. m. of said day. at the east front door of
hi. rnnrt honse of said county, in North Flatte,
Nebraska, Mil said real estate at public auction, to
the highest bidder, for cash, to satisfy said order
of sale, the amount due thereon in the aggregate
being the sum of $536.39 and $20.88 costs and
nrnbable increase costs, with interests, on said
Dated at North Platte, Neb., this 28th day of
December, 1893.
D. A. BAKER.
523 8herifl of Lincoln County, Nebraska.
SHERIFF'S SALE.
By virtue of an order of sale issued by W. C. El
der, clerk of the district court of Lincoln county.
Nebraska, upon a decree of foreclosure ren
dered in said court in favor of Mary T. Hyde
and against Henry M. Wolf and Mary C. Wolf, et.
al.,I have levied upon the following described real
estate as the property of the said Henry M. Wolf
and Mary C. Wolf, et al., to-wit: The east half
(E4) of the southwest quarter (SWli), and the
southwest quarter (SWfi)of the southeast quar
ter (SE li) of Section twenty-four (24) and the
northwest quarter (NW U ) of the northeast quar
ter (NE H) of Section twenty-live (23),allln Town
ship nine (9). north of Range twenty-nine (29)
wett"of the sixth principal meridian in Lincoln
county, Nebraska, and I will on the 3d day
of February, 18M. at one o'clock p. m. of said
day, at the east front door of the Court-house
of said county, in North Platte, Nebraska, sell
said real estate ct public auction to the highest
bidder for cash to satif fy Mid order of sale, the
amount due thereon in the aggregate being the
t-xaa of $212.54 and $57.69 costs, and probable
increase costs, with Interest, on said decrees.
Dated at North Platte, Neb., this 2Sth day of
December, 1.33.
D.A. BAKER.
r2-" Sheriff of Liucoln county, Nebraska.
SHERIFF'S SALE.
Bv virtue of an order of sale issued by W. C.
Elder, clerk of the district court of Lincoln coun
ty, Nebraska, upon decrees rendered by said court
in favor of The North Platte Town Lot Compaay
and against William ,Broirn I have levied rapon
the following described real estate as the property
of the said William Brown to-wit: Lots number 6,
7, 8. 9, 10, 14. 15 and 16 in block number two (2).
lots 1, 2 and 3 in block fifteen (15). lots 10. 11 and
12 in block twelve (12), lots 7, 8 and 9 in block
seventeen (17), and all of block thirty-three (33)
in the North Platte Town Lot Company? Addition
to the town of North Platte. Lincoln county, Ne
braska, and I will on the Sd day of February, 1894,
at 1 o'clock p. m., of said day, at the east front
door of the court house of said county, in North
Platte, Nebraska, sell said real estate at public
auction to the highest bidder for cash to satisfy
said order of sale, the amount due thereon in the
aggregate being the sum of $1,760.40 and $35.93
costs, and propably increase costs, with interest,
on said decrees.
Dated at North Platte, Nebraska, this 2d day of
January, 1894. D. A. BAKER,
525 Sheriff of Lincoln county, Nebraska.
SHERIFF'S SALE.
By virtue of an order of sale, issued by W. C.
Elder, clerk of the district court of Lincoln county,
Nebraska, upon decrees rendered by said court in
favor of Florence E. Wiley and against Martha
A Mott, Irvin Mott and Herbert J. Mott et. al., I
have levied upon the following described real estate
as the property of the said Martha A. Mott, Irvin
Mott and Herbert J. Mott. et. al., towit: The south
west quarter (SW J) of Section twenty-nine (29),
and the northwest quarter (NW H)ot Section thirty
two (32), Township nine (9) north, in Range twenty
eight (28),- west of the sixth principal meridian in
Lincoln county. Nebraska, containing three hun
dred and twenty acres, and I will on the 3d day of
February, 1814, at one o'clock p. m. of said
day, at the east front door of the court
house of said county, in North Platte, Nebras
ka, sell said real estate at public auction, to
the highest bidder, for cash, to satisfy said order
of sale, the amount due thereon in the aggregate
being the sum of $1,413.65, and $21.53 costs, and
probable increase costs, with interest, on said
Dated" at North Platte, Neb., this 28th day of
December, 1893.
D. A. BAKER,
525 Sheriff of Lincoln County, Nebraska.
SHERIFF'S SALE.
By virtue of an order of sale issued by W. C.
Elder, clerk of the district court of Lincoln coun
ty, Nebraska, upon decrees rendered by said court
in favor of The Phoenix Insurance Company and
ngainst Herbert J. Mott et. al., I have levied upon
the following described real estate as the property
of the said Herbert J. Mott, et. al to-wit: The
northeast quarter NE ?4 of the southeast quar
ter 3K iiJ ana tne norm nan yt J oi tne north
east quarter LNEj and the southeast quarter
SEUJ of the northeast quarter NEU and the
northwest quarter XWJ of the southeast quar
ter SEJ of Section thirty-two 1321 -and the
southeast quarter SE U of Section twenty-nine
29J, Township nine 9J Range twrnty-eight 28
west oi iae sixtn principal meridian, in JUncoin
county, Nebraska, and I will on the 3d day of Feb
ruary, 1894, at 1 o'clock p. m. of ,6aid day, at the
east irout noor or tne court house or said county,
in North Platte, Nebraska, sell said real estate at
public auction to the highest biider for cash to
satisfy said order of sale, the amount due thereon
in the aggregate being the sum of $2,079.00 and
h.m, costs ana probable increase costs, with in
teres t. on taid decrees.
Dated at North .Platte, Nebraska, this 28th day of
iecemoer, jtr..
D. A. BAKER.
525 Sheriff of Lincoln county. Nebraska.
U. P. TIME TABLE.
SHERIFF'S 8 ALE.
By virtue of an order of sale Issued br W. C.
Elder, clerk of the district court of Lincoln coun
ty, Nebraska, upon decrees rendered by said
court In favor of Marcella V Egan and against Wil
liam Grady and Charlotte Grady, I have levied
upon the following described real estate as the
property of the said William Grady and Charlotte
Grady, to-wit: All of lot number seven (7), block
one hundred and six (106), and all of lot number
turee (3) mock sixty-eight (68), In the city of
North Platte, Lincoln county, Nebraska, as the
same is platted and recorded in the county clerk's
office, and I will on the 3d day of February, 1894,
at 1 o'clock p. m, of said day, at the east front
door of the court house of said county, in North
Platte, Nebraska, sell said real estate at public
auction to the highest bidder for cash to satisfy
said order of sale, the amount due thereon In the
aggregate being the sum of $3,893.23 and $20.88
costs, and probable increaso costs, with Interest on
Dated at North Platte, Nebraska, this 29th day
of December. 1S93.
D. A. BAKER,
625 Sheriff of Lincoln county, Nebraska.
SHERIFF'S SALE.
By virtue of an order of sale issued by W. C.
Elder, clerk of the district court of Lincoln coun
ty, Nebraska, upon decrees rendered by said court
in favor of Fredrick J. Burnett and against Ellie
M. Ferguson J. S. Clinton, Louisa A. Clinton and
Beach I. Hinman, et al., I have levied upon the
following described real estate as the property of
the said Ellie M. Ferguson, J. S. Clinton, Louisa
A. Clinton and Beach I. Hinman et al., to-wit:
The east two-thirds EX of lot number three 3,
in block one hundred and fourteen 114, in the
city of North Platte, Lincoln county, Nebraska,
as the same is platted and recorded in the county
clerk's office of said county, and I will on the 3d
day of February, 1894, at 1 o'clock ?. m. of said
day, at the east frontdoor of the court house of
said county. In North Platte, Nebraska, sell said
real estate at public auction tp the highest bidder
forfcash to satisfy said order of sale, the amount
i?erJeron,15the aggregate being the sum of
rAl24.0a and $26.13 costs, and probable increase
costs, with Interest, on said decrees.
Dated at North Platte, Nebraska, this 29th day
of December, 1893.
. D.A. BAKER,
a-5 Sheriff of Lincoln county, Nebraska.
. SHERIFF'S SALE.
By virtue of an order of sale, issued by W. C.
Elder, Clerk of the District Court of Lincoln
county, Nebraska, upon decrees rendered by said
Court in favor of Mary K. Nichols, and against
John Hawley, executor and trustee of the estate of
Lucy Hawley, deceased, I have levied upon the
following aescriDea real estate as the property of
the said John Hawley, executor and trustee of the
estate of Lucy Hawley, deceased, to-wit: Lot two
(2) in Block One Hundred and Thirty-three (133),
as me same is piauea ana recoraea in tne county
Clerk's office in Lincoln county, Nebraska, and I
trtll on the 3d day of February, 1894, at 1 o'clock
p. m. of said day. at the East front door of the
Court-house of said county, in North Platte, Ne
braska, sell said real estate at public auction, to
the highest bidder, for cah, to satisfy said order
of sale, the amount due thereon in the aggregate
being the sum of $2,271.00, and $11. 3S coU, and
probable increase costs, with interest, on said
decrees.
Dated at North Platte. Nebraska, this 30th day of
December, 1893.
D. A. BAKER.
Sheriff of Lincoln county, Nebraska.
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little by little the light of dawn began
to penetrate the dark depths in which
they were scooting, and trailing became
an easier matter. Presently the eer-
stowed the filmy trifle in the pocket of
his blouse, and drawing his .colt from
the holster closely inspected its loaded
chambers. Only a boy, barely 28, yet
rich in soldierly exoerienre already
tall, precipitous rock stooa sentry over i , . , ,
the entrance and framed the view of ! j? there is more danger of his
miing mem wiui exuausuon man uivre
is of their making way with themselves.
In the matter of the estate of Albert Marsh,
deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the creditors of said
deceased will meet the executor of said estate
before me. County Judge of Lincoln county. N
hnuka. at the county court room, in said county.
on the 27th day of April. 1694, on tho 26th day of
tMnv. 1894. and on the Z7tn day of June. 1894. at 1
o'clock p. m. each day, for the purpose of present
ing their claims xor examination, adjustment ana
allowance. Six months are allowed for creditors
o present their claims, and one year for the
executor to settle said estate, from the 27th
day of December, 1893; This notice will be pub
lished in the North Platte Tkibcnk newspaper
for fonr weeks successively, on and after Decem
ber 27th, 1KB. JAM" a. hay,
514 County Judge.
In the matter of the Estate of John L- McAllis
ter, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the creditor sol said
deceased will meet the administrator of said estate
before me. County Judge of Lincoln county, Ne
braska, at the county court room in said county,
on the 27Ui day of April. 1894, on the 26th day of
May, 1894, and on the 27th day of June, 1894, at 1
o'clock p. . each day, for the purpose of present
ing their claims for examination, adjustment and
allowance. Six months are allowed for creditors to
present their claims and one year for the adminis
trator to settle said estate from the 27th day of
Peoeaber, 189S. This notice will be published In
the Nobth (Platte Tiuhk newspaper for four
weeks successively-on and after December 27th,
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rite slope, now visible from base to sum
mit where an abrupt bend threw it
against the eastern light.
' 'Tender's where the ambulance came
iown, sir."
"I see, and we can't be far from
where it crossed. Trot ahead and take
a look. Let .PattersonTfiro with you. If
you find a chance for short cuts, signal."
Another half hour passed away, and
till the trail led along, this strange
rock ribbed groove in the desert, the
dry bed of some long lost stream.
When first met, it seemed to be cutting
directly across their line of march, now
it had turned southward, and' for sev
eral mites ahead south or west of south
was its general course. The light was
now broad and clear, though the sun
had not jet .peeped across the moun
tain raage to their left. The pace was
rapid, Drummond . frequently urging
nis men to tne trot or canter. Out to
the front 400 or 500 yards, often lost to
view in the windings of the way, Ser
geant Lee with a single trooper lode in
the advance, but not once had he sig-
.naied a discovery worth recording,
Both wagon and hoof tracks here pur
sued a common road. It was evident
that some horsemen had found it neces
sary to rido alongside. It was evident.
too, that the outlaws wero traveling at
lull speed, as though anxious to reach
some familiar lair before turning to face
their expected pursuers. Every one in
the gang, from Pasqual down to their
humblest packer, well knew that it
could not b9 long before cavalry in
strong force would come trotting in
chase. Tho squadron at Stoneman
would surely be on the march by the
coming sunset. As for C troop, they
had little to fear. Pasqual laughed
with savage glee as he thonght how
he had lured them in scattered detach
ments far up to the Gila or over to the
Christobal. No need to fear tho coming
of the late escort of the paj-master. By
this time those not dead, drugged or
drunk were worn out with fatigue.
Over the body of his bandit brother, the
swarthy Ramon, he had fiercely rejoiced
that seven to one he had avenged his
death, and Pasqual counted on the fin
gers of his brown and bloody hand the
number of the victims of tho night
Donovan and his fellow trooper killed
on the open plain: the paymaster and
his clerk, Mullan and the other soldier,
dead in their tracks and burned to
ashes by this time. and. best of all.
that pig of a sergeant, " as Moreno
called him, that hound and murderer,
Feeny he who had slain Ramon
bound, gagged and left to miserable
death by torture. Indeed, as- he was
jolted along in the ambulance, groan
ing and cursing by turns, Pasqual won
dered why he had not insisted that Har
vey, too, should be given the coup de
grace before their start. It was an un
pardonable omission. Never mind!
There in the brand new Concord that
came clattering along was booty that
outrivaled all. There was wealth
far exceeding the stacks of treasury
notes old Harvey's daughters old
Harvey s daughters. It was with mad,
feverish joy that when as last the sun
came ponnng m a ilood of lignt over
the desert, of the Cababi he listened to
the report of a trusted subordinate,
1 could see every mile of the road
with my glasses, capitan, from tho cliff
ton VfYnflpr bvptV miln frnm IVTornnn'R-
times.' Cash paid tor Hides. ( to where westruck the can3'on. There
isn't a sign of dust there isn't a sigh
rof a pursuing party."
ianenoi xnen we rest wnen we
reach tha cave. This is even better
than I hoped."
But there were two elements in the
problem Capitan Pasqual had failed to
consider Lieutenant Drunimond's
scout in the Christobal. Cochises band
of Chiricahuas in the Santa Maria
Who could have foreseen that the little
troop, finishing -its duties at the north
ern end of the range and about turning
south to rescout the Santa Maria, had
ridden out upon the plain, summoned
by the beacon at Picacho pass, and less
than two hours after their burned start
from the' burning ruins at Moreno's
were speeding on their trail ? The best
fieldglasses ever stolen from the paternal
government could not reveal to the flee
ing outlaw that, only two or three miles
back in tho dim recesses of the crooked
gorge, the bluecoats were following
in hot pursuit. Who could have dream
ed that a band of Apaches, cut off from
their native wilds by detachments from
JBowie, Lowell and Crittenden, and
forced to make a wide detour to tho
southwest, had sought refuge in the
very gorge of the Cababi whither Pas
qual with all speed was urging his
men?
"We rest when we reach the cave."
Ah, even tho torment of his wound
could not have wrung from tho robber
chief this longed for order had ho
dreamed what was coming at his back
aow are the girls getting on?" he
asked of his hot and wearied aid. "Are
they tranquil now?"
'"They have to be, "'-was tho grim re
ply. ' ' The little one dare not open her
eyes, and Sanchez has his knife at the
elder's throat.
And tho sunrise had brought with it
new inspiration new purpose to those
who came trotting to the rescue. Just
as the- cliffs on tho western side were
tipped and fringed with roso and gold,
Sergeant Lee, riding rapidly far ahead
from point to point, always carefully
peering around each bend before signal
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FROM NORTH CAROLINA.
"We-nns want jou-uns to no that we.
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fsant pointed to the face of the oppo- I was Drummond. He had entered the
x-omt -wnen just 17. His father's
death, ocenrring immediately before the
memorable Btunmer of their first, .class
camp, had thrown him perforce into the
society of the so called bachelor dab,
and he was graduated in the June of
the following year with a heart as
whole as his physique was fine. But
there were some cares to cloud his
young life in the army a sister whose
needs were many and whose means
were few. He found that rigid econ
omy and self denial were to be his por
tion from the start and was not sorry
that his assignment took him to the far
away land of Arizona, where, as his
new captain wrote him, "you can livo
like a prince on bacon and frijoles,
dress like a cowboy on nest to nothing
or like an Apache in next to nothing,
spend all your days and none of your
money in mountain scouting, and come
out of it all in two or three years rich
in health aoid strength and experience
and infinitely better off financially than
you could ever have been anywhere
else. Leave whisky and poker alone,
"and you're all right. ' '
Ho had left whisky and poker alone,
severely alone. He had sought every
opportunity for field service; had
shown indomitable push, pluck and skill
in pursuit of Apaches and cool courage
in action. He had been ablo to send
even more than was needed, or than he
had hoped, to lia sister's guardian and
was proud and happy in the concious
riess'of a duty well done. There were
no young girls in the scattered garrisons
of those days, no feminine attractions
to, unsettle his peace of mind. The few
women who' accompanied their lords to
such exile as Arizona were. diEcreet ma
trons, to whom he was courtesy itself
on the few occasions when they met,
but only once had he been brought un
der the influence of girlish eyes or of
girlish society, and that was on the
memorable trip to San Francisco dur
ing the previous year, when he had had
tho great good fortune to bo summoned
as .a witness before a general court
martial convened at the Presidio. He
had been presented to the Harvey sis
ters by the captain of the Newborn
and would fain havo shown them some
attention, but thero had been much
rough weather in tho gulf which kept
the girls below, and not until after pass
ing Cape San Lucas and they were
steaming up the sunny Pacific did ho
see either of them again. Then one
glorious day the trolling Imes were out
astern, the elders were amidship play
ing "horse billiards," and "Tuck,"
the genial "purser, was devoting himself
to Paquita,- when - Druminond heard a
scream of excitement .and delight and
saw the younger sister bracing her tiny,
slender feet and hanging on to a line
with all her strength. In an instant he
was at her side, and together, hand over
hand, thoy finally succeeded in pulling
aboard a beautiful dolphin and landed
him, leaping, flapping, splashing madly
about, in tho midst of the merry party
on the deck. It was the first time Ruth
had seen the gorgeous hues of this cele
brated fish, and her excitement and plea
sure over being heralded as its captor
were most natural. .From that time on
she had pinned her girlish faith to the
coat sleeve of the tall, reserved young
cavalryman. To him she was n child,
even younger by a year than the little
sister he had left, and. of whom he soon
began to tell ..her. To her ho was a
young knight errant, the hero of rt bud
ding maiden's shyest, sweetest, fondest
fancy and ere long 'the idol of the dreams
and thoughts she dared not whisper even
to herselfl Paqufta, witlfthsdoni
of elder sisterhood more than half be
lieved she read the younger's heart, but
wisely held her peace. No wonder the
iittle maid had' so suddenly been si
lenced by the announcement at tho pass
that that very night she might again
see the soldier boy to whom, in the ab
sence of all others, her heart had been
so constant. No wonder the ride for
ward to Moreno's was one of thrilling
excitement and shy. delight and antici
pation. No wonder her reason, her
very life, seemed wrecked in tho tragic
fate that there befell them.
And now as he rode swiftly in pursuit
Drummond was thinking: over the in
cidents of that delightful voyaije, and
marvelling at the strange fato that had
brought the Harvey girls, again into his
life and under circumstances so Shrill
ing. JNover for an instant would he
doubt that before the sun could reach
meridian he should 6vert.ike-and rescue
them from the hands of 'their cowardly
captors. Nevor would -ho entertain the
thought of sustained defense oc-tho part
of tho outlaw band. Full of high con
tempt for such cattle, he argued that
no sooner were they assured that the
cavalry were "close at their heels than
most- of their number would scatter fpr
their lives, leaving Pasqual to his fate,
and probably abandoning the wagons
and their precious contents on the road.
A suuuen uasli, a surprise, woum in
sure success. The only fear he had was
that in the excitement of attack some
harm might befall those precious lives.
To avert this ho gave orders to bo pass
ed back along tho column to fire no shot
until they had closed with the band
and then to be most careful to aim widp
of tho wagons. Every man in tho little
troop well knew how much was at
stake, and men, all mercy to their
beasts at other times, wero now plying
tho cruel spur.
Five, 0 o'clock had coino and gone.
The chase was still out of sight ahead,
3'et every moment seemed.to bring them
closer upon their heels. At every bend
of tho tortuous trail tho leader'a.eyo
was strained to seo the dust cloud ris
ing ahead. But jutting point and roll
ing shoulder of bluff or hillside ever in
terposed. Drummond had just glanced
at his watch for perhaps the twentieth
time since daybreak and was replacing
it in his pocket when an exclamation
from Sergeant Meinecko startled him..
"Look at Lee!"
The head of the column, moving at the
moment at a walk to rest tho panting
horses, bad just turne'd a rocky knoll
and was following the trail into a
broader reach of tho canyon, which now
seemed opening out to the west. In
stead of keeping in the bottom aThere-
tofore, tho wagon track now followed a
gentle ascent and disappeared overs
spur 400 yards ahead. Hero Lee had
suddenly flung himself from his horse,
thrown the reins to Patterson, and,
crouching behind a bowlder, was gazing
eagerly to the front, while with hat in
hand he was signalling. "Slow; keep
down. " Up went Drummond's gaunt
let in the well known cavalry signal
Halt. " Then, bidding Meinecke 'dis
mount the men and reset blankets and
saddles, tho young officer gave Ches
ter rein and was. soon kneeling by the
side of his trusty subordinate.
Lee said no word at all. simply point
ed ahead.
And here was a. sight to make a sol
dier's pulses bound. Not a quarter
mile' away tho rocky, desolate gorge
which they had been following rince
dawn opened out into a wide valley, .
bounded at the west by a range of rug
ged heights whose sides were beard
ed with a dark growth of stunted pine
the valley beyond. For full a mile
ahead the trail swept straight away,
descending gently to the valley level,
and there, just pushing forth npon the
wide expanse, with dots of horsemen
on flank and front and rear, dimly
teen through tho hot dust cloud rising
in their wake, were the three wagons.
The foremost, with its white canvas top,
was undoubtedly the new Concord; the
second, a dingy mustard yellow, the
battered old ambulance of the paymas
ter; the third and last, with no cover
at all, Moreno's buckboard. It was
what was left of the notorious Morales
gang, speeding with its plunder to some
refuge in the rocky range across the
farther valley.
Somewhere in the few evenings
Drummond had spent in the garrisons
of Lowell, Bowie or Stoneman he had
heard mention of a mysterious hiding
place in the Cababi mountains whither, .
when pressed by sheriffs' posses, Pas
qual Morales had been wont to flee with
his chosen followers and there bid de
fiance to pursuit. And now the young
soldier saw at a glance that the chase
was heading along a fairly well defined
track straight for a dark, frowning
gorge in the mountains some three or
'fonr miles ahead of them. If allowed
to gain that refuge, it might be possible
for Morales to successfully resist at
tack. With quick decision Drummond
turned to the men still seated in sad
die.
"Dismount where you are, you two,
Reset all four saddles. We mount
again here, sergeant, and we'll take the
gallop;as soon as the troop conies up."
"It's the only way, I believe, sir,"
answered Lee, his eyes kindling, his
lips quivering with pent up excitement
"Most of them will stampede, I reckon,
if we strike them in the open. But
once they get among the rocks we'd
have no chance at all. "
Drummond merely nodded. Field
glasses in band, he was closely study
ing the receding party, moving now at
leisurely gait as though assured of
safety. His heart was beating hard ; his
blood was bounding in his veins. He
had had some lively brushes with the
Indian foe, but no such scrimmage as
this promised to be. Never once had
there been at stake anything to com
pare with what lay here before his eyes
Sometimes in boyish day dreams he had
pictured to himself adventures of this
character tho rescue of imperiled
beauty from marauding foe. But never
had he thought it possible that it would
be his fortune to stand first in the field,
riding to the rescue of tho fair daugh
ters of one of the oldest and most re
spected citizens of the territory. In
view of their peril the paymaster's
stolen: funds were not to be considered.
Jim Drummond hardly gave a single
thought to the recapture of the safe.
So far as he could judge the forces
were about equally matched. Some
saddle horses led along after tho wagons
seemed to indicate that their usual rid
ers were perhaps with others of the
band, resting in the wagons themselves,
Surprise now was out of the question.
He would marshal his men behind the
low ridge on which he lay, form line,
then move forward at the lope. No
matter how noiseless might bo the ad
vance, or how wearied or absorbed their
quarry, some one in the outlaw gang
would surely see them long before they
could come within close range. Then
he felt euro that 9 portion at least
would stampede for the hills, and that
he would not have to fight more than
10 or 12. His plan was at all hazards
to cut out, recapture and hold Harvey's
wagon that first of all ; then, if pos
sible, the others.
And now the time had come. In
eager but suppressed excitement- Mcin
ecke and the men cametrotting up the
slope.
"Halt!" signaled Drummond. Then
"Forward into line," and presently the
lieutenant stood looking into the 6un
tanned faces of less than 20 veteran
troopers, four sets of fours with two
sergeants, dusty and devil may care,
with horses jaded, yet sniffing mischief
ahead and pricking up their ears in ex
citement. Drummond had been the
troop leader in scout after ecout and in
several lively skirmishes during tho
year gone by. There was not one of
bis troopers whom he could not swear
by, thought he, but then the recollection
of Bland's treachery brought his teeth
together with vengeful force. He
found his voice trifle tremulous as ho
spoke, but his words had tho brave
ring the men had learned to look for.
and every one listened with bated
breath.
"Our work's cut out for us here.
oay the little one's about deaa, now.
Here, take this canteen and get some
h fresher water out of the barrel under
the wagon."
The fellow hailed as Domingo leaned
to the right, took the canteen strap and
then reined in his foaming broncho.
"Hold your team one minuto, Jake.'
was the order to the driver, and, noth
ing loath, the mules stopped short in
their tracks. Pasqual 's ambulance was
a few rods behind, and to save time
Domingo dismounted, and placing the
canteen under the spigot drew it full
of water, rewarded himself with a long
pull, handed it np to the waiting hand
above and swung again in the saddle
just as tho second ambulance closing
on the first came also to a willing halt,
and the lead mules of the buckboard,
whereon lay two wounded bandits, at
tended by Moreno's womenfolk, bumped
their noses against the projecting boot.
"Some cool water, for God's sake!"
gasped one of the prostrate men, and a
comrade rode to the leading wagon to
bear a little from Harvey's well filled
barrel. One or two men threw them
selves from the saddle to the sands for a
brief rest. The dust cloud slowly set
tled earthward in their wake. Mules,
horses and men blinked sleepily, wear
ily. There hung in the heavy air a dull,
low rumble as of thunder in tho faroff
mountains. There seemed a faint
quiver and tremor of the soil. Was
there n distant earthquake?
Suddenly a wild yell, a scream from
Moreno's buckboard, a half stifled shriek
from the white covered wagon. The
man in blue leaped forth and made a
mad dash for the nearest riderless
horse. Whips cracked and bit and
stung. Tho maddened mule flew at
their collars and tore away, the wagons
bounding after them, and Pasqual Mo
rales, thrusting forth his head to learn
the cause of all tho panic, grabbed the
revolver at his belt with one fierce
curse.
"Carajo!"
CHAPTER Vni.
Whatever might have been bis other
moral attributes, Pasqual Morales had
borne a name for desperate courage that
seemed justified in this supreme moment
surpriso and stampede. What he saw
as he leaned out of the bounding vehicle
was certainly enough to disgust a ban
dit and demoralize many a leader.
Scattering like chaff before the galo his
followers were scudding out across the
desert, every man for himself, as though
tho very devil were in pursuit of each
individual member of the gang. Eight
or ten at least, spurring, lashing their
horses to the top of their spoed, were
already far beyond reach of his voice.
CIoso at hand, however, six or seven of
the fellows, desperadoes of tho first
water, had unslung their henr- rifles
and blazing away for all they were
worth showed evidence of a determina
tion to die game. Behind them, scream
ing at the tops of their shrill, strident
voices, Senora Moreno and her daughter
were clinging stoutly to the iron rail
of their seals ss the buckboard was
whirled and dashed across the plain.
Already both the wounded men had
Deen flung helplessly out upon the sands,
md even as he looked tho off fore
wheel strnck a Btoufc cactus stump ; flew
into fragments; tho tire rolled off in
me direction, and Moreno's luckless
11 j j .
The next instant he stood .erect, waving
some oojcci nign in air.
ing "come on," was seen suddenly to
nalt ana throw himself from his horse.
nn j 1 ,
ine nen instant ne stooa erect, waving
some white. object high m air. Spur
ring forward, Drummond joined him.
A lady's handkerchief, lieutenant."
he quietly said. "They seem to have
l2ted here a moment; you can tell "by
I - hoof prints. One of their number
roia over toward that high point yoc-
ikt and rejoined them here. I don't ho-
lieve they are more than half an hour
ahead."
Drummond reverently took the daintv
kerchief, hurriedly searched for an ini
tial or a name and found the letters
'R- H." in monoirram in one corner.
'Push on, then, Lee! Here, one more
0 you you, Bennet, join the sergeant
Look alive now, but do not let vonr.
selves be seen from the front."
Then as they hastened away he
Not more than a mile ahead now is
juBt the worst band of scoundrels in all
the west, and in their midst Oeorge
Harvey's daughters. You all know
him by reputation. They are ia the
white topped wagon, and that is the one
we must and shall have. Don't charge
till I givo tho word. Don't waste a
shot. Some of them will scatter. Let
them go! What we want is their cap
tives." With that he swung quickly
into saddle.
"Ready now? No, don't draw pistol
till you're close in on them and no car
bines at all this time. All right. Now
steady. Keep your alignment. Take
tho pace from me. Forward!"
Up the gentle slope they rode, strain
ing their eyes for tho first sight of tho
hunted quarry, opening out instinct
ively from tho center so that each
trooper might havo fighting space.
No squeres of disciplined infantry, no
opposing squadrons, no fire flashing
lines, were to be wet and overthrown
by compact and instantaneous shock.
It was to be a melee, as each trooper
Well knew, in which, though obedient
to the general plan of their leader, tho
little detachment would bo hurled for
ward at the signal "Charge," and then
it would be practically a caso of "every
man for himself."
"I want you four fellows to stick
close to me now," said Drummond,
turning in his saddle and indicating the
desired set with a single gesture. ' ' We
move straight for the leading wagon.
See that you don't fire into it or near
it."
And these were tho last instructions
as they reached the ridge, and a hoarse
murmur flew along the eager rank, a
murmur that, but for Drummond's
raised and restraining hand and Ser
geant Lee's prompt "Steady there; si
lence!" might have burst into a cheer.
And then the leader shook loose his rein,
and just touching Chester's glossy
flank with the spur bounded forward at
the lope.
Out on the sandy barren, winding
among the cactus plants, the weary mule
teams with jirooping heads wero tug
ging, at the traces. Bearded men, come
still with coal blackened faces, rode
drowsily alongside the creaking wagons.
In one of these, the foremost, an arm in
blue flannel suddenly thrust aside the
hanging canvas curtain, and a dark, .
swarthy face, grooved from ear tip to
jaw with a jagged scar, appeared at the
narrow opening.
"How much farther have we got to
go, Domingo?"
"Only across this stretch, two three
miles, perhaps."
Well, I want to know eaactly. The
mm is tatting biasing sot, and these ,
family shot, cometlike, into space and
fetched up shrieking in the midst of a
plentiful crop of thorns and spines.
Tho husband and father, gazing upon
the Incident from over his shoulder and
afar, blessed the saints for their bene
ficence in having landed his loved ones
on soft soil inutead of among the jag'
ged rocks across tho plain. But for
himself tho sooner ho reached tho rocks
the better. A talL criniro, who cast
aside a dark blue blouse as ho rode,
stooping low over his horse's neck,
seemed bent on racing the late ranch
owner to the goal where both would
bo, and there was nono to dispute with
them tho doubtful honor. Even those
who had stampeded at the first yell of
alarm wero now reining back in broad,
sweeping circle, unslingmg tho leauy
rifle and pouring in a long rango fire on
the distant rank of cavalry, just burst
ing into tho triumph of the charge,
Here, there and everywhere across the
plain little puffs of blue white smoke
were Bhooting up, telling of tho leaden
missiles hurled at the charging line.
But on like tho wind camo the troopers
in blue, never pausing to fire 9 shot,
their leader at racing speed.
Wounded though ho was, Pasqual
Morales was not the man to fail in the
fight. Yelling orders and curses at his
driver, he succeeded in getting him to
control his frantic team just long
enough to enable the outlaw captain
to tumble out. Then away thoy dashed
again, tho stiffening body of Ramon and
the weighty little safe being now solo
occupants of tho interior. In the mad
excitement of tho first rush two or three
horses had broken loose, leaving their
owners afoot, ana believing that no
quarter would bo the rulo these aban
doned roughs wero fighting to the last,
selling their lives, as they called it, as
dearly as possible. From their rifles
and from others the shots rained fast
upon the troopers, but never seemed to
rheck the charge. The rush was glori
ous. Drawing their revolvers now,
for they carried no sabers, tho soldiers
fired as they rode down thoso would be
obstructors, and two poor wretches were
flattened out upon the plain when the
main body of tho troop dashed by, mak
ing straight for the fleeing Concord
with the white canvas top. Drum
mond had not fired at all. Every
thought was concentrated on the occu
pants of the wagon. Every shot might
be needed when he got to them.
Chester was running grandly. The
designated four who wero to follow the
lieutenant were already over 100 yards
behind when, from the trail of the am
bulance, from a little patch of cactus,
there came a flash and report, and the
beautiful horso swerved, reeled, but
pushed gamely on. Noting the spot,
two of the following troopers emptied
a cartridge into the clump, but left the
lurking foo to bo looked after later.
They wero too closo to tho Concord to
think of anything else so close they
could hear the cries and pleadings of a
woman's voice, tho terrified scream of
When Lieutenant Drummond regain
ed his senses, he found himself unable to
believo them. Conscious at first only
of being terribly bruised and shaken, he
realized that he was being borne alomr
in some wheeled vehicle, moving with
slow and decorous pace over a soft yet
unbeaten and irregular trail. Con
scions of fierce white light and heat
about him on every side, he was aware
of a moist, cool, dark bandage over bis
eyes that prevented him from seeing.
Striving to raise a hand to sweep the
blinding cloth away, he met rebellion.
A sudden spasm of pain that made
him wince, the quick contraction of his
features, the low moan of distress, were
answered instantly by a most surpris
ing wail in a sweet girlish voiee.
"Oh, Fanny, see how he suffera!
Can't something be done?"
And then could he be mistaken? "
soft, slender ringers were caressing the
close cropped hair about his temples.
A glow of delight and rejoicing thrilled
through his frame as he realized, that
tho main object of the fierce and deter
mined pursuit was accomplished, that
tho precious freight was rescued from
the robber band, and that somehow he
himself was now a prisoner.
Striving to move his head, he found
it softly, warmly pillowed, but as he
attempted to turn it was held in place
by two little hands, one on each side.
Then as he found his voice and faintly
protested that he was all right and
wanted to look about him, another hand
quickly removed the bandage, and,
Fanny Harvey's lovely face, pale and
framed with much disheveled hair,
was bending anxiously over him, but a
Bmilo of hope, even of joy, was parting
the soft lips as she saw the light of re
turning reason in his eyes. At this
same instant, too, the hands that sup
ported his face were suddenly drawn
away, and his pillow became unstable.
One quick glance told him the situa
tion. The seats of the Concord had
been lifted out, blankets had been
spread within; he was lying at full
length, his aching head supported in
Ruth Harvey's lap. Fanny, her older
sister, was seated faeing him, but at
his side. No wonder Jim Drummond
could not quite believe his senses.
It was Fanny who first recovered her
self poise. Throwing back the hanging
curtain at the side, she called aloud :
'Mr. Wing, come to us! He's con
scious."
And the next instant the slow motion
of th) wagon ceased, the door was
wrenched open, snd thero in the glow
ing sunshine stood tho tall sergeant
whom he last had seen when scouting
through Picacho pass.
'Bravo, lieutenant! You're all right,
though yon must be in some pain.
Can you stand a little more? We're
closo to the caves now cool water and
cool shade not 500 yards ahead."
How did you get here, sergeant?"
Drummond weakly questioned. 4 ' Where
are the others?"
Followed on your trail, sir, Privato
Pike and I. Most of tho men; aro gath-"
ering up prisoners and plunder. You've
made the grandest haul in all the his-
tage.
"How. many prtiopew har wet"
asked Drummond.
"Well, as yet only Moreno and his
interesting family and two -of their
gang, who are very badly wounded.
Some of the others were neither prompt
nor explicit about surrendering, and
the men seem to have been a trifle im
patient in one or two cases.. Ton shonld
hear the old Woman protesting to Mise
Harvey her innocence and her hasband'a
spotless character. You understand
Spanish, do you not?"
"No, only the smattering w.pick u
at the Point and what 'broncho' Span
ish I have added to it ont here. Where
did you learn it, sergeant? They tell
xne yon speak it like m native-!'
Wing's sunburned face a clear
cut and Htanly one it wsa seeaeed te
grow a ehader or two zed&ef .-
"Oh, I have spoken it assay yean.
My boyhood was spent en the Pacifie
elope. Pardon ate, sir, .1 want so loek
more carefully after yonr injuries
now."
"But the ladies where are they?"
asked Drummond uneasily.
"Occupying the eanotmm. sanctorum,
the innermost shrine among the rocks.
This is a wonderful spot, sir. We might
eventually have starved these people eut
if once they got here, but 10 determined
soldiers could hold it again 1,809.
I've aa yet had only a .glance,, hut the
Morenos have been here before, it is
most evident,, for the senorita heraulf
showed Miss Harvey into' the oave re
served for the women. There they
have cool water, cool and fresh air and
complete shelter."
And now, as with experienced hands
the sergeant stripped off Drummond's
hunting shift and carefally exposed the
bruised arid" lacerated ana and shoul
der, he plied his patient with questions
as to whether he felt any internal pain
or soreness. "How man coald be
flattened out and rolled over by snch a
weight and not be mashed into a jelly
is what I can't understand. You're
about as elastic as ivory, lieutenant,
and you hare no spare" flesh about you
either. That and the. gocd luck of the
cavalryman saved you from worse fate.
You've got a battered head, a broken
arm and had the breath knocked out of
you, and that's about all. But we'll
have you oh your feet by the time the
fellows como from Stoneman'.'-"
"But how about the young ladies?"
rain aaked Drummond wearily and
anxiously, for his head was still .heavy
and painful and his anxiety great.
He was weak, too, from the 'shock.
"Won't they suffer meantime?"
"Well, they might at least Mise
Ruth, the younger, might in the reac
tion after their fearful experience, but
Fanny Harvcv'8 lovely face teas 'bending
anxiovsiy over mm.
I'm something of a doctor, as I said,
and r shall be able to prevent all that."
"How?"
"Well, by giving her something to
do. Just as soon as they've had a
chance to rest, both youngiadiee will be
put on duty. Miss Ruth is to nurse
you."
"Suppose she doesn't want to?"
"The ease isn't-supposabl, lieuten
ant. She would have gone- Into hys
terics this morning, I think, -had she
not been detailed, as a- preventive, to
hold your head. At all events, she
quieted down the instant she was told
by her lister to climb into the wagon
. again end sit still as a mouae and see
that your face wag-kept, cool and'moist
and shaded from the glare. " And now
Sergeant Wing's Ups were twitehing
with, merriment, and Drummond. hard
ly knowing how to'account for his em
barrassment, asked no more: His1 ama
teur surgeon chatted blithely on.
'"There's an abundant store of provi
sions herer dried meat,, frijolee, ehile,
chocolate. Yon shall have e enp is. m
moment. There's ammunition is plen
ty. There's even a keg of mescal,
which, paving your preienco, sir, as I
am temporary ebmraarider, shall be
hidden before the men begin coming in
with their prisoners. There's barley
in abundance for. horses and mules,
water to drink and water to bathe in.
We could hardly be better eff any
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Morales and all his people havo hid so
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"Got him, did you? I'm glad of
that. Thero was another a deserter
from my troop. Did you eeo
of him?"
"I haven't heard yet, sir. One thing's
certain, old Pasqual is with his hopeful
brother in another if not a better world.
'Twas he that killed poor Chester, the
worst loss wo'vo met. Not a man is
hit, and by daybreak tomorrow Dr. Day
from Stoneman will be here to straight
en you out, and these young ladies'
father hero to thank you."
"Thank you, Mr. Drummond? Ah,
how can he or I ever begin to thank
you and your brave fellows half enough ?
I had lost all hopo until that disguised
bandit suddenly leaped from the wag
on, and Ruth was swooning again, but
she heard your voice before I did.
'Twas sho who saw your charge."
And Fanny Harvey's lips quivered as
sho spoke, and tho voice that was so
bravo at the siego bocamo weak and
tremulous now.
Drummond closed his eyes a moment.
It was all too sweet to be believed.
His right hand, to bo sure, refused to
move, his left stolo up and began grop
ing back of his bead.
'May I not thank my nurse?" he
said. "Tho firft thing I was conscious
of was her touch upon my forehead."
But tho bands that wero eo eager, ao
active when their patient lay uncon
scious, seemed to shrink rrom the long
brown fingers searching blindly for
them, and not ono word bad the maiden
vouchsafed.
"1 heard your voice a moment ago,
Ruthie. Can't you speak to me now?"
ho asked, half chiding, half laughing.
"Have you forgotten your friend Jim
Drummond and the long, long talks wo
used to have on tho Newborn?"
Forgotten Jim Drummond and those
long talks indeed! Forgotten her hero.
her soldier! Hardly. Yet no word
would sho speak.
The little lady leems all unstrung
yet, lieutenant. Miss Fanny will have
to talk for her, I fancy." And Wing's
clear, handsomo eyes wero raised to
Miss Harvey 'a faco as hespekoin a look
that seemed to tell how much he envied
the soldier who was tho object cf such
devoted attention. "Shall wo move
ahead? The others will join us later
on.
But when a few minutes later strong
arms lifted tho tall lieutenant from the
wagon and bore him to a blanket cov
ered shelter in a deep rocky recess
where tho sun's rays seemed rarely to
penetrate, and a cup of clear, cool
water was bela to his lips, Drummond's
one available ham was uplifted in
hopes of capturing the ministering An
gers. Thero was neither difficulty nor
resistance. It was Sergeant Wing's
gauntlet, and Wing's cordial voice
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"Glad to see you so chipper, liepten
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