SUNSET PASS
OR
RUNNING THE GAUNTLET THROUGH APACHE LAND
BY CAPTAIN CHARLES KING
AUTHOR OF "THE DESERTER", "A WAR-TIME WOOING", ETC
COPYRIGHTED, 1890
BY
JOHN W. LOVELL COMPANY
NEW YORK
JOHN W. LOVELL COMPANY
150 WORTH ST., COR. MISSION PLACE
CAPT. CHAS. KING
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I. A RASH RESOLVE.
CHAPTER II. MANUELITO'S TREACHERY.
CHAPTER III. ON THE ALERT.
CHAPTER IV. ON THE WATCH.
CHAPTER V. THE PRISONER.
CHAPTER VI. MANUELITO'S FATE.
CHAPTER VII. PIKE'S STRANGE DREAM.
CHAPTER VIII. THE CAPTAIN'S RIDE.
CHAPTER IX. THE ATTACK.
CHAPTER X. LITTLE NED'S SHOT.
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
He Drew Little Nell close to Him
Manuelito Was shuffling about the Fire Apparently doing Nothing
His First Duty seemed to be to get the Provisions from the Wagon
"Jim, Old Boy, We've got to pull Together To-night"
"My God! There's not a Living Soul in Sight"
Bending Down He raised Her in His Strong Arms
The Two Men set to Work to build Their Breastwork
Nellie, Clinging to Her Nurse, was terrified by the Sounds
The Poor Devil was now seated, Bound and Helpless, on a Rock by the Roadside
"That's what Jim took for an Apache"
One Vehement Kick and Curse He Gave Him
With One Backward Look He staggered Wearily on
"My God! What can have Happened? It's Captain Gwynne?"
Evidently the One Who was shot was a Man of Some Prominence among Them—Possibly a Chief
All of a Sudden a Black Shadow rushed through the Air