Show DUNRAVEN RANCH A story of american frontier life by bj capt ZUG V R A 1 I have a 1 packet containing contain ine noine in ra tind find a trinket or two blat I 1 would fir 1110 0 vo very ry much to liaro hare hept safely ond and it if anything abound happen to mo to leavo love you sir bir anti and capt or open it and tho letters there v u ill explain everything that la a to iw be done I 1 n ill tako caro of it for J you oki it if not too valuably ablo 1 I would rather know it was m i ith you tir ir thin than stow low it in ili tho the isaic bafo was answer as ail lie 0 opened toned A little IN coder boilon chest nt at ilia foot of lit lii ba z t r roii z rt ii it cut drew alrow forth at 1 parcel biedl full gealer alili ho bandol to tho N now 0 ale I 1 will vill go back and notify ilia iho of tho ilia of nhat I 1 have seen I 1 said mid perry and nolan kolan cadd candled led over ct at my quarters right after morning stables I 1 il 1 1 i I 1 ro lull sir and einink than kyou you for your AU ali was waa darkness all silence and reaco ns as rorry retraced LN lili steps arid and went back to tho the garrison carrying tho the little packet in ilia hla band ila went direct to tho ilia guard house and found mr Grall graham iain sulky over being disturbed in ia ills his by tho the sent rys challenge what the iho dovil aio aia 5 on outing ow ling around this time of oc night forr for was the abo not unnatural question 1 I thought it ft was wad the iho officer of tho ilia day and add dearly broke my neck in hurrying huir ying out here but perrys bi bricf let recital of tho the fact that chat I 1 lio 10 11 lil seen 8 somo camo men out of ct tile tho quarters qu artera ot of it troop in their stock locking feet or moccasins put an end to gra liams lams complaints hastily 1 ilia alio sergeant of tho the guard euard lio lie started out to malio make tho ilia rounds of his bis sentries while lilo perry ferry carried ahli lii i packet home locked it IQ in lis dealand then returned to ilia veranda to await developments sergi gwynne mc antimo having lighted his young youn officer t to a the SEE able door sta idd there hero a few looking over ilia talent client garrison and listening to tho retreating footsteps foot stepi tho the sentry camo pacing along tire fr fiant out of chosta ble sand brought ilia hid carbino down from tho the shoulder ns lio lie dimly sighted tho the tall figure but recognizing tho the stable forlie geant as ho he camo came nearer ready dial chat bengis died on oil lis hia LN lips 1 I thought I 1 heard somebody moving around down here sergeant it was you then was arms it 1 I have haro been moving around inside but mado made no bolso you bicard footsteps or voices both I 1 thought but ita as blacic as aa your four hat on thin alii boat beat tonight to o night I 1 cant see eta my luy land hand aftem my face keep your em cara ra open then thero are men out from ono of the quarters at least last and anal no tiling ik hat they aro are up to whoa in chanco charco at alio quartermasters stables stab levils RuEl lyof the infantry some of tho the fellows were over having a little game eacho avit him before tattoo aud and I 1 heard 11 car d him il am toll tell loan cm to como come again ogain when they had dioro money to lose no ila and his hia delpar there i pro laughing at ilia iio way they cleaned out tho the cavalry when they at taps tho boy fetch rod over a write bottlo of 0 with cm what were thoy they oh there was waa flanagan flaria FLin agan an arid anil murphy of 0 il at troop and corporal donovan and on 0 4 or ole two others they been drinka drinids a air alt k it riley lailey had do you mean po U P o was a little full not much or v vell look abvia now wicks its 1117 ay iy advice to you that you natch match that ene eikill of your pot with all your eyes AIA AJ id with this sergi gwynon turned air x lek ick into tho the stable picked vp tip lus lua lie IID tv birn arn and returned to the little room in malch lio elcel A current of cool night air blowing in through the open case cam moat ment attracted ins ills attention odil no ITO know ha be had pulled asido aside the elie abado to wan acan tire of tho the lieutenant when he capped tip cd at tho the pine pane lut but lio ito could not recall having open 14 thosa the sauli bli it on oil it a bunge hunge and was fastened by a booso ly fitting citing bolt perhaps the I 1 firing wind hall bad blown biohn n it in no ila set ilia his caulp down as before closed tho the sub and then closed and leckei the hil of his client cheat that too 00 was open wicks kV icks tile sentry u T ell up jp to the north end ot of his post and id close to tollio elio entrance of clio quartermasters corral was hauling bailing naif half post past 13 32 di clock anil and aalfs a aha well when the light went out in gwynnee Gwyn nos nes little room and all tho the line imo of stables was wrapped jn in darkness perry fretted around tho the veranda until I 1 U then agin sought nought lus itis roona room no ile was a lill too excited to bleed bleep aud and it ib seemed scorned an interminably timo time before lie dozed off then it shined as aa though lie ho could not havo have been in amland fire cro minutes before a land alland was laid upon his shoulder shaking fili akin lima vigorously and a voice boico he bo well know was in low but forcible tones walo lieutenant wake I 1 every horse la Is gono gone from tire quartermasters corral thero there must log ba timonty fi onty men gone down tho ilia valley ive nolan here for you yoa fit at tile tho gato gate in ten tell minutes dieul rocity berry mud and sergt gwynne Givy navis were riding neck and neck out over clio eastern prairie out towards tile tho paling orient ft st arsand tho faintly gleaming sky buforo them several tattles miles away tho the dark and threatened walls of dunraven Dun raven them tile tha stir and excitement and bustle conio quent upon a night alarm tho The colonel colonal roused by perry with the news lad ordered tho the instant anding Bo of tile tho assam bly and the like garrison was tum tumbling blang out for roll call CHAPTER 14 I 1 A l 1 I 1 I 1 0 K y I 1 I 1 11 T TIIE head of a acom AN I 1 of his own men capt if stryker cor rodo forth somo some fifteen 1 latr uis uia orders from out col broegard Bro Euard wert wen to go to hum duval avon find and if lie he found i ilia marauder there to arrest tilt the entire I 1 i party no an I 1 1 bring them back to tho the pol from nil AN flat coula cougil bo be learned arom flu liui tried bloj questioning of tile entries anti tile the day dorcil e it half drunken sergeant of ilia corroll corral ilia troopers in ilia ra ij must aiato a timo time I 1 tt lion lien ilia seii EPI EP I try was waa ilia sou south therall end of ilia his post mb to lift uno ono of number over ilia wall or of lie inclosure in ili chich kept and ambulances thi 3 s eniti bal unbarred flom within ilia I 1 gato gate leading ea stuard to tire trail down winch which tb ill I toch was driven daily to water in ilio ilia monco riley that the boys laid had left rt a bottlo milli ill abich ito iio and lili ilia assistant land emptied before in anti and eo 60 it imp hip per K bcd ed that bat and unseen tile raiders land managed to slip out with a dozen hams that were kept there and lad had also alao talon tak n pic fix mu aulca I 1 ea a na a for those ito could not find anything any thine better belter men acro party ad ilia centry on number three hoard heard hoof benta down towards tho ilia vat loy 19 about nebout half post past 3 2 0 clock but thought it was only somo some of tho lie ponies belonging to lo ilia cheyenne scouts thera wai wat one onas comfort coni foit tho men imen had taken takor kno no Hrc firc aiDis with them hem for it a hurried inspection of tile alio company showed that like carbines were all in fit their hicls find and the revolvers in their cases somo some of the mou men bavo bare caliber pistols pistola of their own lut but ilia government arms arm had not been disturbed halt half the party parly at least must havo hare ridden bareback and with will only watering wa bridles for their steel ethoda they were indeed spoiling for a and the jesuit of tho ilia roll call showed that tho ilia ja missing gissing troopers were all if irishmen and of tho lie beat find and most popular men ii ia tho ilia command whatever their plat plan thought stryker cr as 03 lo lie trotted down dewri to tho the monee it was probably earned carried out by this time imo it itwara was now within a of 4 only rl a milo mile out ont lio lie was overtaken by dr quin who regneil up an instant t to mik if any ono hall been seat ali alicade cail think Thin lc god tor for thail lio lie when told alil that perry and had rono gone at tho the first alarm then striking ia epurs to his horse pushed on at rapid gallop whilo tire tho troopers maintained their steady trot A imilia from dun rayon iu in tho the dim light of early morning ilia captains leon eyes caught flight af shadowy forms of mounted men on ito ho opposite shore ashore land and despite their efforts to escape on era their wearied euceda three of them worn speedily run ran down doun and rill captured ono of them was corp donovan donevan gauf still and Don orans faco face was whito white and AD d lin ills mandor agitated bidding idea rido ride I 1 alongside as they pushed ahead towards I 1 tho the ranch stryker questioned liim eg cs to n hit hat hall had taken place an and 1 ilia corporal I 1 never sou lit to bovo two even trying for I 1 verat nights lir to get horses sail aej go down and have it out mill ill thoo blackguards black guards tit nt thu ilia ranch much we vc took look no arms sir air even those of laid bad prist olaof carrown our own all AH ao anaa air fight man against man they t como come out of their hole holc they davant do it gir and tiler then they fired on us wed have burned ilia roof over their heads but vit that lacut perry galloped in ia and stopped lid its I 1 auy then sir anti and so did most of us ua wo nil up alien wo caw aho lieutenant but there was wa moro more hrin mg after I 1 left this way captain c iliin out the prairie here wo cut down the benco on oil this ibia side arid and so saying fla ying tho the little troop to a broad gap in die clio wide laurier hairier and chenco insight across the be hulda fields to wheres lights were men lutting flitting about in tho the jerk dark of life buildings of tho the ranch another moment and stryker had 4 h mounted anil and was kneeling beaida tire the prostrate and unconscious form of I 1 his T lieutenant some misguided ranch ranchman nin fur it now assailant ilia tall young soldier boldick who galloped ioto into the m of tho the saward of taunting irysh me oien I 1 1 land ined fired the cruel shot tacio lay nolan dead upon tho lie award end and here doit at ab hand his hi grief chicken master hil hd finally swooned from loss t af bloomf lioom ilia alio bullet having pierced ills leg lc below the knee beside ik aida lint liula tile the doctor lie ho land cut away tire the natty flatly riding boot and was rapidly binding ui nit tile the u aund close at hand stood gwynne i of and trouble in ins ilia bruised anti and still face groupe around were some of the party antl rill dismayed ayed it ilia unlocked eil for result of their foray but visha rived to 0 o to rido ride away now that their favorite young officer was as as 03 a result of their mail mad full mr iff ewen evell too had conto out laid ind was vs bustling bristling about giving dir cc eions to the ono one or two of ills his hands 1 u ho had endured forth from tho the office building alio ug franje under how a I 1 nails tho ilia group was gathered was c avi lenity used as a dormitory for a number r of lif men given arid and this had been tho ilia object objective iv 0 point of tho the attack but not a soul seal had issued from its ita portals the occupants 1 I ere tho elio menu lie enado elie assault on perry ilia flight of liis ids first visit viboit find now are they deemed it best to keep tt athin everything indica indicated teIl that perry land had got to lie wan just juht in time to prevent a bloody and desperate fracas for tho the few relic ranch people who appeared were still quivering milli excitement and broad anen was almost too much enuch agitated ogi to speak peak go to mr I 1 maitland ra as soon eoon is as you can atu doctor given hiro a fearful shak shaking ingul up mrs cosban Is id having a room mado made ready for mr perry ali ah heres young cowen now ready Read yli lie ho rallied asked all ready mother says bay carry cairy tho elie gentleman right in sho wants you to coico coave too lie added in fix a lower tone to ser L 1 glynne but tho ilia latter naught no reply r and so eo boano in fit the onus arms of several of ills hta men perry mas as carried across the intervening space nud and into tire tl ought main building wheat lie ioco con as tho the morning orning ni light camo came through tho the eastern windows lie ho found lying in in a strange room with a yet lind kind anti and ly faco face lending over liim alad liis his captala smiling down alito hit wondering eyes I 1 you til at coming roudil all right old fell bellu V 6 li heard lor my 1111 ill cal uio tile dotur now lie ito wanted to SET YOU ai 04 boon ns mak i 1 ott oil walked waked anil aki it then quin came caino in ili and aid a 0 for few checky clu cay arid and bade ilia hiim lie he still and worry about nothing tire low yes waa over brinks to lo him arid lio lie and poor solan nolan acio tile the only victims laut but it ib ila ail buen been a great to lo sir mr and ten tiered his condition cauro t perry listened lit in hii anskin no que questions tiong the little linio bein lying g lie ho could think or of nothing nollan but koluns nolans low losa k itans such lucli a cruel tells fato to bo be killed by lio lie camo came to lo save all that day lio he lay there dozing and thin Ling alternately wondered at it clio tenderness anti and to fotion u vilh lift ill iraldi iho elio kind old eu ilsuk Ils lk numa him gend and seemed to antici anticipator pato ilia every want quin cattle in touraj toivE irdi ev evening elling grill and dressed ills ito wound a latch now began to bo be fo mail painful ITO iio heard lia his colon cla voice in tire hallway too still and heard him say bay to the doctor lint some lionie body at r baiter oa iter w u as eager to conio come down and axle care of him Bos bosh lill said aid tile blunt surgeon ive a far better nuro niro herc and aej a rc serro to fall back upon that will lio be u north orth a new lifo life to him and henl nul nud turc ili though lio lie wast was perrys liblit thrilled wilbia liioi liar lio wondered if it could bineau Gl alj to days isioro lio lay there fully controlled liy by ilia doctors items und and the ilia pain of hil bh wound unkind sub mb aued ly by mrs mis cowans L noting cooling bandages and dut but thelo wa was a burning furar over ira in lib his heart that bat utterly v it ic to go down iio fbi ars litto listou ains inZ tor for tho iba soun dof lef act r or the hie pit piti a fint of tier ivr foot fan fall in tuo CEO corridor at last lio lie gustei ea caumo anil and naked asked for tier ond and sirs mrs cowan sol 31 vatland lias has been hero here three times 0 to o fri fraquito quito low how you were lint but it ft ia as tt hila bib 5 ou oil were sleeping sir perry irry ind sl rarely loaves leaves tier fathers bcd bedside ITO iio is ia very ill all and to bo be yin dioning mg weaker every day I 1 dont now what wo we would have dono done if wo we iad had nut found dr quin quill here lie 10 has pulled him through two or bad ici zuria during durina the past pant year where liero lull had you known thod alio doctor actor be bc bre asked perr r I 1 rill an eager light I 1 li a TIE liu eyes oyce I 1 nowhere but it wis was na As though one OHO of lii hib own uth lithana and lin lill 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