Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-09-13

roar filed the mir. making the very
mountain shu9der, and the avn
lanche, born, perhaps, in the loosen.
ing Of a simple lump OF ice from the
rocks or a TUT Of snow dropping
from some oyerhnngingled plung-
ell down, tossing and heaying and
hearing great bOulders lightly on its
white pillows. swapping of isolated /
trees like reeds, and sweepinga broad
path 70 the earth.
Then indeed did the little cabin
quake and reel, and the sIeepers wake
in terror from the sudden shock.
What was il? Sally sprnng MP in
her bed, her heart loudly throbbing
IN the silence which followed.
Then a cry from the next room
made her leap from her bed and feel
her way out in the decn darkness,
through the door that sngged
strangely and could be forced hut
partially open, 10 the corner where
her father lay.
Something dreadful had happened
surely Her hands CROPPED over only
rough logs and snow. She ielt her
way back with a great dread nj her
heart, and now with dim candle
above her white face the truth was
/ quickly revealed.
I One end 81 tire cabin, had been
crushed inby the slide, and the heavy
logs had fallen IN upon Milton Bruce.
Ii WAS some time before Sally could
even lind l,er father in the mass Of
timber.
K Frnntieally, and with almost a
mans strength, she wrenched and
nried al the logs. and her courage re.
Vived as some o them leli AWAY.
lsnt soon she had renche,l the lin
il OF her desperate efforts. Try AR
hhe might, the ogs tia, held her IA
ther donn were immoyahie, and Sal
III wrung her hands ia despair As, re-
covering consciousness, her father
begged TO be released.
With torn hands size again Rnd
again stfaye with the stubborn tim
sss.rs tiil slls Tell down beside tlirnI.
Ii Was an useless. She lay on th'
hard floor and Thought II sll over
this awful thing which had come (
them Ia the darkness without pre-
cage. and Ielt them Ii d deeper dark
ness than even That 81 iiight--tiiesu
irring and despair they must under
10 Through ai! the long. slow hours
lrfore Kind death should rcleas
them
!, ii was Too terrible for human 81
durnnoe. md for "a long time sail
Was happily unconscious 81 misery
TN first recovering. II seemed lik
d horrible dream. yet there was n
grim truth staring her 10 tile iaei
aud her father talking wildly besld
her.
n Could nothing be dcnes The sno
might l.e ten cr iiity iect above then
She did not know but il ", uld q
y no harm to lind out sally though
i Il must nuw be day, mud with ieve
" ALI haste she peerel into the sol
!, snow nnll nj tho ruined end OF u
u cabin
:" IL vas deep. FOR nolightpeneirai,
. loWn through it, white crystal
y The windows. too. were dark
I, night. She ran To the kitchen. WI
n Il merely fincy7 The snow certain
n had a bright look. us though I
!, light were struggling 90 pierce 1t.
=" Sailyw courage rose. She mu
. make her way out. fiat all. from !
highest point IN the cabin, and ~
" wns through the chimney, ShegaE
- nnxiouslv IN its big. Hooty throi
y. n really did look lighter than OF !
- window even. 80
~ To think WAS tonet with the l'rn
y. girl. aud in less time than y u kes
IN writo IL, Sally. wrapped for lo,'
h. n.v. was creeping and working
~ way mn the rough stones the y
" shovel In hnnd and her snow-sh'
W. s,rnpped "a her bnck. When W
- way un. tho shovel slipped IRON
~ yrnsp ana fell with loud cintter
Z" tho hearth. Nothing could be .,
~ without Il. and she went down w
w Il this time tying it firmly 70
in arm.
WI Once ne the top % the ehimnc,
x nlnrn was soon scooped out ~
srs snow large enough for q iooth'
ith ANA she began working her way
~. ward. nj m angle, ms best she 60
h tho darkness. like u mole, dlggl
a., md hearing tunnel for her y :,
slr h the packed dFilt, the di ,i.
~ snow falling down thcgrentchin,'i,
MID II was slow, weary, work, anu
~ would faiu have given up IN
on snntr. had not the muiiied sfle
his the sufferer below ncryed nor nags
ind energies.
to nut nt length it began TO =
her nerceu,ibly lighter; then the
.oiler could see to work. she
but nenring the surface, and with q
,ere of frenzy she dug up, up, each ss !,
ice. bringing her nearer to light ana
was Now ale could hear the wind sw
I az ;ng ncros the trnckless snow; the
rev rnys penetrated the thin crust I'm ~
usk heS bend. A moment and the
ted alinr brightness fell upon her r, iaT )
zion THE belt OF timber, - me ne. L
Ious which the cabin had been 6nl l..,,
far saved Il from being carrier avn .
t..f8..,fv aud buried 10 "