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                          ARIZONA NIGHTS 



 ARIZONA NIGHTS 



     by STEWART EDWARD WHITE 



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            CHAPTER ONE                                  THE OLE 

                               VIRGINIA 



     The ring around the sun had thickened all day long�察�and the turquoise 

blue   of   the   Arizona   sky   had   filmed。 Storms   in   the   dry   countries   are 

infrequent�察�but heavy�察�and this surely meant storm。 

    We had ridden since sun´up over broad mesas�察�down and out of deep 

canons�察�along the base of the mountain in the wildest parts of the territory。 

The cattle were winding leisurely toward the high country�察�the jack rabbits 

had disappeared�察�the quail lacked�察�we did not see a single antelope in the 

open。       ;It's a case of hole up�察─�the Cattleman ventured his opinion。 ;I 

have a ranch over in the Double R。          Charley and Windy Bill hold it down。 

We'll tackle it。    What do you think�拭─          �The four cowboys agreed。          We 

dropped      into   a  low�察  �broad    watercourse�察    �ascended     its  bed    to  big 

cottonwoods and flowing water�察�followed it into box canons between rim´ 

rock carved fantastically and painted like a Moorish facade�察�until at last in 

a widening below a rounded hill�察�we came upon an adobe house�察�a fruit 

tree�察�and a round corral。      This was the Double R。 

     Charley and Windy Bill welcomed us with soda biscuits。                 We turned 

our horses out�察�spread our beds on the floor�察�filled our pipes�察�and squatted 

on   our   heels。  Various   dogs   of   various   breeds   investigated   us。  It   was 

very pleasant�察�and we did not mind the ring around the sun。 

     ;Somebody else coming�察─�announced the Cattleman finally。 

     ;Uncle Jim�察─�said Charley�察�after a glance。 

    A  hawk´faced   old   man   with   a   long   white   beard   and   long   white   hair 

rode    out   from   the   cottonwoods。      He    had   on   a  battered    broad   hat 

abnormally high of crown�察�carried across his saddle a heavy ;eight square; 

rifle�察�and was followed by a half´dozen lolloping hounds。 

     The   largest   and   fiercest   of   the   latter�察  �catching   sight   of   our   group�察�

launched himself with lightning rapidity at the biggest of the ranch dogs�察�

promptly nailed that canine by the back of the neck�察�shook him violently a 

score   of   times�察  �flung   him   aside�察  �and   pounced   on   the   next。 During   the 



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ensuing few moments that hound was the busiest thing in the West。                        He 

satisfactorily   whipped   four   dogs�察  �pursued   two   cats   up   a   tree�察  �upset   the 

Dutch   oven   and the   rest   of   the   soda   biscuits�察 �stampeded   the horses�察  �and 

raised   a   cloud   of   dust   adequate   to   represent   the   smoke   of   battle。  We 

others were too paralysed to move。              Uncle Jim sat placidly on his white 

horse�察   �his  thin   knees   bent   to  the   ox´bow     stirrups�察  �smoking。       In   ten 

seconds      the  trouble   was    over�察 �principally   because      there  was    no   more 

trouble to make。       The hound returned leisurely�察�licking from his chops the 

hair of his victims。      Uncle Jim shook his head。             ;Trailer�察─�said he sadly�察�

;is a little severe。;       We greed heartily�察�and turned in to welcome Uncle 

Jim   with   a   fresh   batch   of   soda   biscuits。   The   old   man   was   ne   of   the 

typical;long   hairs。;   He   had   come   to   the   Galiuro   Mountains   in   '69�察  �and 

since '69 he had remained in the Galiuro Mountains�察�spite of man or the 

devil。    At   present   he   possessed   some   hundreds   of   cattle�察  �which   he   was 

reputed to water�察�in a dry season�察�from an ordinary dishpan。                 In times past 

he had prospected。          That evening�察�the severe Trailer having dropped to 

slumber�察�he held forth on big´game hunting and dogs�察�quartz claims and 

Apaches。        ;Did you ever have any very close calls�拭─�I asked。 

     He    ruminated     a  few    moments�察    �refilled   his  pipe   with    some    awful 

tobacco�察�and told the following experience�此�

       In the time of Geronimo I was living just about where I do now�察�and 

that was just about in line with the raiding。             You see�察�Geronimo�察�and Ju 

��1�В察�and old Loco used to pile out of the reservation at Camp Apache�察�raid 

south     to  the   line�察 �slip  over    into  Mexico     when     the   soldiers   got   too 

promiscuous�察  �and   raid   there   until   they   got   ready   to   come   back。    Then 

there     was    always     a  big    medicine     talk。    Says      Geronimo�此         。�1�А�

Pronounced ;Hoo。; 

       ;I am tired of the warpath。         I will come back from Mexico with all 

my warriors�察�if you will escort me with soldiers and protect my people。; 

;All right�察─�says the General�察�being only too glad to get him back at all。 

So�察  �then�察  �in   ten  minutes   there    wouldn't   be    a   buck  in  camp�察   �but   next 

morning they shows up again�察�each with about fifty head of hosses。 

     ;Where'd you get those hosses�拭─�asks the General�察�suspicious。 

     ;Had 'em pastured in the hills�察─�answers Geronimo。 



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     ;I can't take all those hosses with me�察�I believe they're stolen� ─�says the 

General。 

     ;My people cannot go without their hosses�察─�says Geronimo。 

     So�察�across the line they goes�察�and back to the reservation。               In about a 

week     there's  fifty´two    frantic  Greasers     wanting    to  know    where's    their 

hosses。     The army is nothing but an importer of stolen stock�察�and knows 

it�察�and can't help it。 

     Well�察�as I says�察�I'm between Camp Apache and the Mexican line�察�so 

that   every  raiding   party  goes   right   on   past   me。  The   point   is   that   I'm  a 

thousand feet or so above the valley�察�and the renegades is in such a devil 

of a hurry about that time that they never stop to climb up and collect me。 

Often   I've   watched   them   trailing   down   the   valley   in   a   cloud   of   dust。 

Then�察�in a day or two�察�a squad of soldiers would come up�察�and camp at my 

spring for a while。       They used to send soldiers to guard every water hole 

in the country so the renegades couldn't get water。                After a while�察�from 

not being bothered none�察�I got thinking I wasn't worth while with them。 

     Me and   Johnny  Hooper were   pecking   away  at the   old Virginia   mine 

then。    We'd got down about sixty feet�察�all timbered�察�and was thinking of 

cross´cutting。      One day Johnny went to town�察�and that same day I got in a 

hurry and left my gun at camp。 

     I worked all the morning down at the bottom of the shaft�察�and when I 

see by the sun it was getting along towards noon�察�I put in three good shots�察�

tamped      'em   down�察   �lit  the  fusees�察 �and   started   to  climb    out。    It   ain't 

noways   pleasant to light   a  fuse  in   a  shaft�察 �and   then   have to   climb   out   a 

fifty´foot ladder�察�with it burning behind you。             I never did get used to it。 

You keep thinking�察 �Now suppose there's a flaw in that fuse�察�or something�察�

and she goes off in six seconds instead of two minutes�拭                 �where'll you be 

then�拭─    �It   would   give   you   a   good   boost   towards   your   home   on   high�察�

anyway。 

     So I climbed fast�察�and stuck my head out the top without lookingand 

then I froze solid enough。          There�察�about fifty feet away�察�climbing up the 

hill   on   mighty   tired   hosses�察  �was   a   dozen   of   the   ugliest   Chiricahuas   you 

ever don't want to meet�察�and in addition a Mexican renegade named Maria�察�

who was worse than any of 'em。             I see at once their bosses was tired out�察�



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and they had a notion of camping at my water hole�察�not knowing nothing 

about the Ole Virginia mine。 

     For two bits I'd have let go all holts and dropped backwards�察�trusting 

to my thick head for easy lighting。            Then I heard a little fizz and sputter 

from below。       At that my hair riz right up so I could feel the breeze blow 

under   my   bat。    For   about   six   seconds   I   stood   there   like   an   imbecile�察�

grinning amiably。        Then one of the Chiricahuas made a sort of grunt�察�and 

I sabed that they'd seen the original exhibit your Uncle Jim was making of 

himself。 

     Then that fuse gave another sputter and one of the Apaches said ;Un 

dah。;     That means ;whi

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