Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-07-21

This will all blow over" said Srath-
ley, confidently.
'.Or maybe we'll outstrip the storm and
reach the camp ahead Of it" agreed Lor-
rimer.
But, though the storm seemed in no
hurry, it meant business; from a slight
flaw, it grew into lazy tumult of snow
flakes, obliterating landmarks, and max
ing the woods mmky and bewildering.
"Six miles are soon travelled in the
worst weather. averred Strathley. s'It's
getting confoundedly dark, though, Lor-.
rimer, it seems to me we have walked ten
| leagues already"
"l'll be blessed if it isn't the longest six
miles ever footed" confessed Lerrimer.
"We ought to be close upon the camp
unless"
But just then Strathley stumbled in
the swiftly descending darkness, and fell.
with groan over the ragged remnant Of
a lightning blasted stump.
though luck" SAID Lorrimer, rubbing
his face with the new-fallen snow, and
chatting his hands; for Mr.. Strathley was
prone upon the ground in dead faint.
"What ii he never came to life again?"
Lorrimer asked himself. What would
Margaret do? Would it be happier for
himself?"
sWhere have been2" asked Strathley,
suddenly, sitting upright and trying to
look through the darkness.
"That's more than can tell you," an
swered Lorrimer. You had fall that
knocked the breath ont of you spell,
Do you feel better? Could you walk.
think!'
:'Certainly. Let's be jogging. There
give me your hand. I'm trifle stiff
from the fall yet. It's deuced cold, seems
to me-"
'.That's so;it's left off showing mile
back, and the wind has stifened. It's
going to be a rough night. We haven't
any time to lose; you see, we must have
missed the path some time ago; that ras-
caily snow pelted fellows face so fast
and thick. Eli! what's the trouble now?''
81 must sit down again for a spell; [
can: t keep up with YOU
but you must, you know"
81 couldn't walk another rod just new
if death himself were at my heels.'
| "Nolescnse Trudge along; its grow
colder every moment It's death to give
up"
Strathley staggered along for a few
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to halt.
~ tell you, Lorrimer, It's no go: you'll
have to leave me, and push ahead
"Ill carry you first
THAT deuced fall took all the pluck out
of me. might find courage to crawl if
| r -
we we're on the right track--but it would
be a sin TO keep you here in this weather
III wait awhile and catch my breath
Do you go on. I'll cvertake you soone,
: Or later"
Twill you? If leave you, you'll never
! take another step; you'll just doze off in
!, to the other world. The only safe thing
y for us to do is to keep jogging till W,
drop; anything else is suicide, and"-
. with an effort ssthere's Margaret"
= YES" drowsily, ''there's' Margaret, t.
:, be sure. l must make an effort--I'l
. follow. couldn't walk just yet to saw
= myself from perdltion, I'm SO stunned
: and shaken; no-I-couldn't."
= Lurimer leaned against the neares
tree and waited in desperation. 1t wa
"
!, peisuation were exhausted; but to leav
y y the man to his own devices was certain
y death-and what then? Was he hi
> brothers keeper? Why should he haz
Is ard life and love for this stranger VIII
10 had stepped between himself and hap
> pincss? Did he owe MIR. Strathleya ught
He started forward few paces-perhap
II the camp was near at hand and he coul
~ bring help. But what was he doing
- Decciving himself? Should he leav
= Strathley behind? Would he be able t
- find him in the dark? Would anv halo
y of his waken him from that DEATH
y sleep into which he was fast falling
- But there was Margaret-would she nc
be all his own again? And then he hun
=. his head there in the thick darkness
d. Only an instant, it may be, he paused i
- :. the shuddering night, and he turne
~ back to strathley-almost slipping int
a eternal slumber-and half dragged an
= half carried him forward. Sometime
io he rested and took breath; sometime
his sluggish burden slipped from hi
P hold awhile; sometimes he shouted fc
ne help and the bowling wolves seemed
e; mock him.
"a "For Gods sake, lay me down and Il
lg me die!' groaned Strathly, betwee
fainting and sleeping. "Margaret--ca
| explain everything could bear
at grudge-against a ghost9 She loved n
through good and evil report
IN Lorrimer picked up his burden an
trudged on. Was that star glitterin
or through the trees, or the moon rising bi
Sc and red; or was it-great heavens coul
Ii it be the camp fire shining like gates
us Paradise? Some enc coming out In
the night closed the rude camp door b,
IL hind him, and shut them out in
ne darkness again. Lorrimer plunged 70
ward WITH a cry for help. and fell fain
N, ing with his burden within yard Of Il
camp.
e eff it had not been for you, Lorrimer
said Mr.. Strathley, next day, when
IN, found himself too lame and frost bite
to lift himself from the bed of spit
es boughs, such as the camp afforded-'sif
had't been for you, I should have stepp'
out last night. And it was at the risk
ne your own life, too! Greater love tn.
this had no mani And you thought
rs was Margaret's lover all thewhile? That
what call heroic. I'm going to p
Tor you out Of your misery. Look at N
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