Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-17

.Near six miles; but it isn't like walk
ing on concrete pavement, you know
mo, I'm inclined to push on to-day, if
| you're wiling
They set out not long after noon; the
sun came out and blinked at them; but
by the time they had struck into the
deep woods he had thought better of it
and retired behind flaw OF snow.
''This will all blow over,o said Strath.
ley, confidently.
Cor maybe We'll outstrip the storm
and reach the camp ahead OF it, agreed
Lorrimer.
But though the storm seemed in no
hurry. it meant business; from a slight
flaw, it goes into lazy tumult of snow
flakes, celebrating landmarks, and max
ing the woods murky and bewildering.
six miles are soon travelled in the
worst weather." averred Strathley. sits
getting confoundedly dark though, Lor-
rimer; it seems to me we have walked ten
leagues already"
I'll be blessed if it isn't the longest six
miles ever footed" confessed Lorrimer.
"We ought to be close upon the camp,
unless
But just then Strathley stumbled in
the swiftly descending darkness, and fell,
with a groan, over the ragged remnant of
a lightning blasted stump.
IS Tough 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 If he never came to life again!''
Lorrimer asked himself. "What would
Margaret do? Would it be happier for
himself?'
"Where have been?" 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 out of you spell.
| Do you feel better? Could you walk,
think?;'
Certainly, let's be jogging. There
! give me your hand. I'm trifie stiff from
the fall yet. It's deuced cold, seems tc
me-
THAT'S so: it left off showing mile
back, and the wind has stiffened. It's
going to be rough night. We haven't
any time to lose; you see, we must have
missed the path some time ago; that ras
cally snow pelted fellows face so fas1
and thick. Eth what's the trouble now.'
II must sit down again for spell;
can't keep up with You"
''But you must, you know"
II couldn't walk another rod Just nov
if Death himself were at my heels.''
Nonsense. Trudge along; it's grow
ing colder every NON ent. It's death t.
give up"
Strathley staggered along for few
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to halt
81 tell you, Lorri4er, it's no go; you'll
have to leave me and push ahead"
'I'll carry you first
'That deuced fall took all the pluc]
out Of me. l might find courage t
crawl if were sure it wasn'ta tom-fool'
errand-if we were on the right track
but it would be a sin to keep you here il
this weather. I'll wait awhile and cate
my breath. Do yon 60 on. I'll over
take you sooner or later
will you? III leave you, you'll ne
yer take another step, you'll just doze O
, into the other world. The only SAT
thing for us to do is TO keep jogging til
/ we drop; anything else is suicide, and.
t with an effort there's Margaret"
"Yes,'' drowsily, there's Margaret, t
| be sure. must make--an effort-fc
t her sake! But you push along-l'll fo
} low I couldn't walk just yet to save my
5 self from peridition. I'm 50 stunned an
| shaken; no-I-couldn't
} Lorrimer leaned against the nearest tire
r and waited in desperation. 1t was bite
!: cold, he owned, and his powers of PEI
suaslon were exhausted; but to leave tn
5 man to his on devices was certain deaf
S and what then? Was he his brother
a keeper? Why should he hazard life an
, love for this stranger who had steppe
I between himself and happiness? Did h
owe Mr.. strathley aught? He starte
forward few paces-perhaps the cam
t w:s near at hand and he could brin
. help. But what was he doing2 Decie,
4 ing himself? Should he leave Strath lie
: behind! Would he be able to find hi
i in the dark? Would any halloo of b
+? waken him from that deathly sleep int
y which he was fast falling? But the
l was Margaret would she not be all b
: own again? And then he hung his hea
: there in the thick darkness. Only an il
f slant, it may be, he paused in the shut
: dering night, and he turned back
: strathley- already slipping into etern,
I Sunderland half dragged, half carrie
< him forward Sometimes he rested an
l took breath; sometimes his sluggis
burden slipped from his hold awhil,
: sometimes he shouted for help, and IL
e bowling wolves seemed to mock him.
, "For Gou's sake, lay me down and |,
me die!' groaned Strathley, betwee
3 fainting and sleeping. Margaret
explain-everything- could bear
grudge-against ghost? She loved NJ
t through good and evil report"
Lorrimer picked up his burden an
l trudged on. Was that star glintin
through the trees, or the moon rising bi
and red? or was it-great heavens coul
it be the campfire shininglike the gates
!, Paradise? Some one coming out into tt
night closed the rude camp-door benin
/? him and shut them out into darkne
e again. Lorrimer plunged forward wi,
a cry for help, and fell fainting with h
!, burden within yard of the camp.
IF it had not been for you, Lorrimer
q said Mr.. Strathley, next day, when /
found himself too lame and frost-bitten