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WO SOLDI EBS Ey Capt. CHAFES KING. rjaprrlgtuwl by J. B. Lipptncoti Comrany, Hitl. 4olpblm and imbllih4 tbrougli upeviul arranjcw ! meut wiUt the American I'ivwi Association.!. - CHAPTER XV. ' " "For ?i caroi's safcc.'sr, let's gel ahead to Ms support." Meantime, where aro the lookoil for supports? Lano, with wearied- horses, had made tho inarch from the railway fetation to tho pass in a littlo over four teen hours. It was 5:30 when he Btarted mid 8:15 when he unsaddled among tho ? rocks. He had come through tho blazing - ennshino of the lony June day; &ome limea at tho trot, sometimes at the lope, vfttimes-dismduutingund leading, when' - - ' ' ' TT ' 1 1 crossing ridtf'-'3 or ravines, xio waaBim pale and wsak from hi3 long illness," and suffering from a sorrow that had robbed him of all the buoyancy he had ever possessed. But tho sense of duty, was as utronir a3 ever; and the goldier spirit triuninhed over the ills of the flesh. Noel, starting at 4 :-i p. m. .with horses and men fresh and eager, with a guide who knew every inch of tho way, and tho bright starlight to cheer his com rades, could reasonably be expected to cover tho same ground ia the same time; every old cavalryman knows that horses travel better by night than by day.- By good rights ho and his men should be at the nass at least an hour before the time net by Lane. It was only a week before that the captain had declared at the Queen City that he had never felt so "fit" in his life, and a" campaign would just suit him. Things seemed to have a different color, however, as he watched the going down of the sun behind the distant Peloncillos. The word3 of the young infantry adjutant kept recurring to him. and he knew rf old that when Lane started r.ftc: Indians he was "dead euro to get 'em," as Mr. Mason was good enouerh to remind him. Twice before sunset the guide had ventured to suggest a quicker gait, but ; xn'ean to get his horses to the scene worn out and unfit for pursuit. Mr. Mason, . who heard this, begged to remind the captain that pursuit was not the object; they were expected to gee tnere in ume to help Lane head off the attempc at rur Ulier flight, and to hold the Apaches wherever met, until : the pursuing force could reach them from tho north and 4 hem them in. Noel ranked Mason only a few files; and knew well that all the regiment would side with his subaltern; bo he was forced to a show of cordiality and consideration. He rode by tho lieu tenant's side, assuring him of tho sense of strength it gave him to have with him a man of such experience. "For your sake. Mason, I wish I had been twelve hours later, so that you could havo had the glory of thi3 thing to yourself; but you know I couldn't 6tand it. I had to ... pull wires like sin to get relieved, as it s was. Old Hudson, the head of tho re- cruiting service, just swore he wouldn't let mo go, because I had had good luck in tho class and number of the recruits I Bent him. Personally, too, I'm in no Khare to ride. See how fat I've grown Mason saw, but said a fifty mile ride ought not to stagger any cavalryman, hard or soft, and made no reply what ever to the captain's account of how he succeeded in getting relieved, lie dion t believe a word of it. Nizht camo on and found them still marchinzat a steady walk. Halts for rest, too. had been frequently ordered, and at last Mason could stand it no lon ger. After repeated looks at his watch he had burst out with an earnest appeal: "Capt. Noel, we'll never get there in time at this rate. Surely,, sir, the orders you cot from tho general must be differ ent from those that caine to the post. They said make all speed, lose not a mo ment. ; Did not yours say so, too?" "The general knew very well that I had marched cavalry too often not to understand iust how to get there in , time," ; wis Noel's stately reply; and, thouerh rhn.ttnT mwardlv. Mason was compelled to silence. Ton o'clock came, and still it was no bettor. Then both tho lieutenant and tho guide, after a mo ment's consultation during a rest, ap- proached the captain and begged him to increase tho gait; and whon they mount ed, tho command did, for a while, move on at a loz. which Mawn would fain havo increased to the lope, but Noel in terposed. Midnight, and more rests. found them fully ten miles behind tho point where the guide and lieutenant had planned to le. Even the men had begun . to murmur among themselves, " and to contrast the captain's spiritless advance with Mr. Mason's lively meth ods. Two o'clock, and the Pyramid range was still far away. Daybreak came, and Mason was nearly mad with misery, the guide sullen and disgusted. . Broad daylight 0 o'clock and here at last were the Pyramid bnttes at their right front, and, coming toward them on the trail, a single horseman. "It is Sergt. Luce," said some of the foremost troopers. And Luce had a note, Which ho handed to Lieut. Mason; but that gentleman shook his head and indicated Noel. Tho captain took it in silence, 'opened it, glanced over the, contents, changed color, as all couia see, ana then Inquired: ! "How far is it, sergeant?" j "It must be fifteen miles from here, sir. I came slowly, because' my horse was worn out, and because Capt. Lane tbnnrrht that 1 would meet tho troop very much nearer the pas?. . it a more than fifteen mibs. I reckon." Had tho attack begun b.-foro you left?" :- Yes.' sir: and I could hear the shot3 as I camo out of the p-.iss hear thein distinctly." May I inquire what tho news is, cap tain?" said Mr. Mason, ndnig up to ius side. '. ' . . Well." was the reply, "Lane writes that he has headed the Apuches, and that he is just moving iu to the attack. Will you permit ma to see the note, sir? saia : Aiason, remunu;.; iaui via- peration nt the indifferent manner in which it was received. Noel hesitated: "Presently presently, Mr. Mason. We'll .move, forward at a trot, now." Serrt. Luce reined about, and, riding beside tho first sergeant of K troop, told him -in low tones tr me aa ventures 01 the previous day and night, and tho fact that the Apaches were there just north of the pass and ju completo force. The result seemed to bo, as tno word was passed among tho men, to increase tho gait to such an extent that they crowded upon tho leaders, and Noel, time and again, threw up his hand and warned tho men not to nae over the heeis or ius horse. . ' . .7 Seven o'clock came, and still they had not cot beyond the Pyramids. Light o'clock, and they were not in sight of the nass. Nine o'clock, and still the gorge was not in view. . It was not until nearly ten that the massive, gateway seemed to opori before them, and then, far to the front, their eager ears could catch the sound of very sharp and rapid firincr. "My God!" said Mason, with irrepres sible excitement, "there's no question about it, captain, Lane's surrounded there! For heaven's sake, sir, let s get ahead to his support Ride forward, sergeant, said IMoel to Luce, "and show us tho shortest way vou know to where Capt. Lane lias cor- raled his horses I don t liKa trio iaea 01 entering that pass in column, iur. iuaeon. Tho only safe way to do it will bo to (lis- mount and throw a lino of skirmishers ahead.' If Lane is surrounded the A-paches undoubtedly will open hro on us as we pass through. Suppose thevdo, sir; wo ve got men enough to drive them back. What we want is to get through there as quickly as possible." But Noel shook his head, and, rorming line to the front at a trot, moved tor ward a few hundred yards, and then, to the intense disgust of Mr. Mason, ordered the first platoon dismounted and pushed ahead as skirmishers. Compelled to leave their horses with number four of each set, tho other troopers, sullenly, but in disciplined silence, advanced afoot up the gentle slopo which led to the heights on tho right of the gorge. Not a shot impeded their advance; not a sound told them that they were even watched. But far up through tho pass itself the sound of sharp firing continued, and every now and then a shrill yell in dicated that the Apache3 were evulantly having the best of it, Acrain Mason rode to his captain. "1 bear you, sir," he said, "to let me take my platoon, or the other one, and charge through there. It isnt possible that they can knock more than one or two of us out of tho saddle: and if you fol low with the rest of tho men they can easilv be taken care of." But Noel this time rebuked him. Mr. Masoni I have had too much of vour interference," he said, "and I will tolerate no more. I am in command or this troop, sir, and I am responsiblo for its proper conduct. And Mason, rebuffed, fell bacif with out further word, Tho pass was reached, and still not a shot had been fired. Over the low ridge the dismounted troopers went, and not an Apache was in sight. Then at last it became evident that to cross tho stream they would have to ford; and then the "rArftil" was sounded, the horses were run rapidly forward to the skirmish line, the men swung into saddle, tho rear platoon closed on the one in front, and cautiously, with Mason leading ana ixoei hanging back a little as though to direct the march of his column, tho troop passed through the river and camo out on the other side. The moment they reached tho bank Mason struck a trot without any orders and the men fol lowed him. Noel hastened forward, shouting out, Walk, walk." But, finding that they either did not or would not hear him, he ealloped in front of the troop and stern ly ordered the leaders to decrease their gait and not again to take tho trot unless he gave the command. : Just at this minute, from the heights to tho right and left, half a dozen shots were fired in quick succession; a trooper riding beside tho first sergeant threw up his arms, with the sudden cry: "My God! I've got it!" and fell back from the sad rllA. Noel at tho same instant felt a twinze along his left arm, and, wheelin his horse about, shouted: "To tho rear! to the rear! We'ro ambushed! And, despite tho rallying cry of Mason and tho entreaties, or the guide, uie men, taking the cue from their leader, reined to the riirht and left about and went clattering out of the pass. More shots came from the Apaches, some aimed at tho fleeing troop and ntbera at the little group of men that re mained behind; for the poor fellow who ti.ul ln shot through the breast lay in sensible by the side of the stream, and would have been abandoned to Ids fato Kfc for iba eouraore and devotion of Mnnn and two of tho leading men Promptly jumping from their horses, thv raised him between them, and, lay ing him across the pommel of one of tho saddles, supported by the troopers, tho wounded man was carried Vack.to tho ford, und from there out of liann s way, By this time Noel, at full gallop, had fourcr five hundred yards to the rear, and there tlio first sergeant not he rallied tho troop, reformed it, counted fours, and faced it to the frcat. When Mason returned to them, lead ing tho two troopersrfind the dying man, bi3 f aco was us black as a thunder cloud. He rodo up to his captain, who was stanching with a handkerchief, a little 6trcam of blood that seemed to bo com ing down his loft arm, and addressed to him these words: "Capt. Noel, there wero not more than 6ix or eigne ivpacnes guarding xnose heights. There was no excuso in God's world, sir, for a retreat. I can take my platoon and go through there now with out difficulty, and onco again, sir, I im- ploro you to let mo do it." Noel'ii reply was "I have already heard too much from you today, Mr. Mason. If I hear one more word you go to tho .rear in arrest. I am wounded, sir, but I will not turn over this com mand to you." . . v Wounded bo hanged! Capt. Noel, you ve got a scratcn oi .wuicu a ennu ought to be ashamed," was the furious reply, upon which Noel, considering that ho must at all hazards preserve the dignity of his. position, ordered Lieut. Mason to consider himself in arrest. And, dismounting, and calling to one or two of tho men to assist him, the captain got out of his blouso and had tho sleeve of his undershirt cut off, and then, in full hearing of tho combat up the pass, proceeded to have a scratch, as Mason had truly designated it, stanched and dressed. Meantime, the troop, shamefaced and disgusted, dismounted and awaited fur ther developments. For fifteen minutes they remained there, listening to the bat tle a mile away, and then thero camo a sound that thrilled every man with ex citementwith mad longing to dash to tho front ; thero came crashes of mus ketry that told of the arrival of strong re-enforcements for ono party or another which party was soon developed by the glorious, ringing cheers that they well recognized to be those of their com rades of Greene's battalion. "By heavens!" 6aid Mason, with a .. m 4. . t i i a groan, "alter an, we nave iosi our cuuucei It's Greene, not old K troop, that got there in timo to save them." The looks that were cast towards their new captain by tho men, standing in sid len silence at their horses' heads, were not those that any soldier would liave envied. Directing the first sergeant to talk halt a dozen troopers and feel their way cau tiously to the front and ascertain what that now sound meant, the rest of the men meanwhile to remain at ease, Noel etill sat thero on tho ground, as though faint from loss of blood. The bleeding, however, had been too trifling to admit of any such supposition on the part of those who had ueen xooKing on. xuo cheering 'up tho pass increased. The firinor ranidlv died away. Soon it was seen that tho first sergeant was signal ing, and presently a man camo riding back. Th sergeant and tho others dis appeared, going fearlessly into the pass, and evidently indicating by their move ments that they anticipated no further resistance. Tho arriving horseman dis mounted, saluted tho captain, and re ported substantially that tho pas3 wa3 now in possession of Maj. Greene's men, and that the Apaches were in full flight towards tho south, some of the troops pursuing. Then at last it was that the -mount was sounded by tho trumpeter, and half an hour afterwards full three hours after they should havo been thero Capt. Noel, with K troop, arrived at the scene. Lane, faint from loss of blood, was lying under a tree,; four of his men wero killed; ono of tho helpless recap tured women had been shot by an Indian bullet; five more of the "Devils own D's" wero lying wounded around among the rocks. Desperate had been the de fense; soro had been their need; safe, thoroughly safe, they would ' have been had Noel got there in time, but it was Greene's battalion that finally reached them only at the last moment. , And yet this was the thrilling announcement that appeared in The Queen City Chron icle in its morning edition two days af terwards: "Gallant Noel! Rescue of tho In Ian Captives! Stirring Pursuit and Fierce Battle with the Apaches! A dispatch received last night by the Hon. Amos Withers announces the return from the front of Capt. Noel, who so recently left our midst, with a portion of his troop, bringing with him tho wo men and children who had been run off by the Apaches on their raid among the ranches south of their reservation, lho captain reports a severe fight, in whic! many of the regiment were killed and wounded, lie himself, though mating liffht of the matter, receiving a bullet throucrh tho left arm. While the rest of the command had gone on in pursuit of the Apaches the captain was sent by the battalion com mander to escort the ' captives back to the railway. "This dispatch, though of a private character, is fully substantiated by the official report of tho general command ing tho department to tho adjutant gen eral of tho army. It reads as follows: 'Capt. Noel, of tho Eleventh cavalry, has just reached the railway, bringing with him all but ono of tho women and children whom the Apaches had carried off into captivity. Tho other was shot by a bullet in tho desperate fight which occurred in San Simon Pass between the commands of Capts. Lane and Noel and the Apaches, whose retreat they wero endeavoring to head off. Greene's bat talion of tho Eleventh arrived in timo to fake part; but on their appearance the Apaches fled through the mountains in the wildest confusion, leaving much of their plunder behind them. 'It is impossible as yet to give accu rato accounts of the killed and wounded but our losses are reported to have been heavy.' "How thoroughly have the predictions of Tho Chronicle with regard to this gal lant officer been fulfilled! To his rela tives and his many friends in pur midst The Chronicle extends its most hearty consrratclations. We predict that the welcoma which Capt. Noel win receive will be all that his fondest dreams could possibly havo cherished." ' TO UK CONTINUED. THE HOG FAMILY. i'l.ilu Talk to the Tidlow Who It Nuuirrnn hi TliU Ilrouil Lam!. Tho Hog family is not American, nor Is It by any means peculiar to this country. , The Lady Mavourneen who said with enthusiasm that tho could travel without insult from tho Atlantic to tho Pacific, and that every American of the other sex seemed to make hiuir self her protector said only what is generally true of tho American. lie is naturally courteous and invincibly good natured. Indeed, it is his good nature which has. permitted tho family Hog to develop to such proportions. A man enters a hotel "as if it belonged to him." Will he not bo forced to pay for his accommodation and roundly? Shall he not take his ease in. his inn? Is ho not willing to settle for all the food, drink, comfort, trouble that he may require or occasion? Shall ho put himself out for others? If niimber one does not look out for itself who will look out for it? .And to all this Jonathan good nat- uredly assents. If number one takes moro than his share of the sofa Jona than moves up. If number one puts his feet on a chair. Jonathan does not stare. If number ono still moro gross ly demonstrates his porcino lineage, Jonathan dislikes to make trouble until '. number one. comes to despise those whom ho Insults, and plainly ex pects every circle to bow to tho sover cignty of selfishness. This Is a fatal form of good nature, but it lias a not unkind! v onirin. It springs lrom a social condition in which everybody is expected to help everybody else, be cause everybody needs help as in a frontier community. Indeed, hi many a rural neighborhood still this spirit of lending a hand is supreme. Everybody expects to submit to inconvenience, be cause ho knows that he will require others to submit. But these refinements of mutual do pendence mustnotbo allowed to justify tho outrages of selfishness. Tho pas senger in tho boat or tho train who oc cupies more than liis scat, who sits in ono chair, covers another with his feet ' and a third with his bundles, and smokes, and widely squirts tobacco juice around him until his vicinity is not "a little heaven," but another kind of "h" below, Is a public pest and gen eral nuisance, for whose punishment there should bo a common law of pro cedure. But this can be found only where there is a common contempt and resolution which will deprive him of his ill gotten seats in tho first place, and make him feel, In tho second, the gen eral scorn of his neighbors. But as we are told constantly and correctly that wo are a reading people, it is through reading that the members of the family which Is hostis humani creneris will learn that they are tho most detestable and detested of the trreat families of tho race. You, sir, whoso eyes aro skimming this page, and who never give your seat to a. woman in tho elevated car "on principle 'the principle beinir either that a woman ought not to get Into a crowded car, knowing that sho will put gentlemen to inconvenience ; or that the company ought to forbid the. entry of more pas sengers than thero aro scats; or that first come should be first served; or that number one, having paid for a scat, has a right to occupy it; or what ever other form tho "principle" may as sumo you are ono of the host against whom tho crusado is pushed. . lhou art tho well, for tho sake of euphony wo will say man, but it is not man that is In tho mind of your censors. Or you. madam, who enter the rail road car with an air of right, and a look of reprovnl at every man who does not spring to his feet, and who settle yourself Into tlie seat oiiereu you wun out the least recognition of tho courtesy that offers it for you it would bo well If tho urbano mentor of another day wero still here, who, having given his seat to a dashing young woman who seemed unconscious of his presence looked at her until she impatiently de manded if he wanted anything, and he responding said blandly, "Yes, madam; I want to hear you say thank you. , Both this sir and madam may learn from the daily papers as from this pago that even in a car where they recognizo no acquaintance a cloud of witnesses around hold them In full survey, and wWfivpr the fashion or richness of their garments, and however super cilious their . air, , perceive at once whether they belong to tho family of ladies and gentlemen, or to that of Charles Lamb's "Mr. H." Thackeray's hero could not have been more aghast to see liis divine Ottilia consume with erusto the oysters which wero no longer fresh than Itomco to learn by his Juliet's question to that urbano mentor of other years that his mistress must bo of kin to tho unmentionable family. George William Curtis in Harper's Magazine. Had Spelling I'Kjmr'. It cannot properly be said to be dis graceful to a person not to know how to spell correctly, unless tho defect can bo liown to have como of tho abuse of faculties and opportunities which if fairly Improved would have enabled tho orthograpliic delinquent to spell with accuracy. And after all Dr. Franklin used to maintain that what are called tho worst spellers aro fre quently the best. Inasmuch as they tpell nearest to tho dictates of common sense and the accoptcd pronunciation of words. New York Ledger. 23 n k. A 'A T" '-3 for Infants and Children. 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