CHAPTER XXVI.

THE HARVEST OF THE KNIFE. With similar fortitude, the American and his associate had resisted the rain in the best shelter the rocks afforded. At least, the relentless downpour had prevented any completion of the mounting of the piece, and it was not till full day, after the Apache chief had triumphantly brought the Mexican back to the encampment, amid the _vivas_ of the rebels, that Garcia's cannoneers had obtained the fitting elevation. This done, the robber lieutenant applied his cigar, after having puffed it in…