The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-10-30

jerry" urged tho little fellow, while
the animal stood wondering what II wal
he was required TO do In : moment
he understood, and selling the young
man by the collar OF his shirt, he
speedily dragged him to land without
much help from Arty. The affectionate
creature now seemed to recognize his
driver, and stood over him with droop
ing head, bewildered at his helpless
ness and silence. Mart opened his
eyes and groaned slightly once OF
twice. but Immediately re,apsed into
Inconsistencies. Arty sat down by his
side, his little heart OVERLOOKING with
greif and fear. He kept crying for his
father and his grandmother, and for
Mart to open his eyes. Jerry COM
pleted the sad group. standing over II
As II on guard, and ever and anon lift
ing his head to send forth . shrill
whinny of appeal. This is the position
in which, half-hour later, guided by
Jerry's signals. Steve Doyle and his
party found them.
Doyle had not caught the lumber
thieves. The march Of his party had
been SO retarded by the thaw that they
had halted before going halfway. As
the storm increased, and they observed
how the water was rising In the brook
beside which they had encamped, they
became alarmed. They realized the
prospect Of big food; and Steve Doyle
led his men back In hot haste. 1t was
full daylight when they came out upon
the devastated clearing where once had
stood the camp
The horror in the lumbermen's hearts
is not to be described. In pile of
wreckage, strangely mixed up with hay
and straw from the stable, they found
the cook. with leg and an arm broken.
but still alive. OF no one else was there
. sign. nor OF the horses From the
cook Doyle learned OF Arty's presence
In the camp. Without word, but with
wild, white face, the man started
down stream in despairing search, and
the whole band followed. with the ex-
ception Of two that stayed to take care
Of the unfortunate cook.
When the father clasped Arty in his
arms he. was almost beside himself
with joy for few moments; then he re-
membered the poor fellows who were
gone. Giving the child into the arms of
one Of the men, he busted himself with
Mart whom, by means OF rubbing. he
soon brought back to consciousness.
The brave fellow had been stunned BY
. blow on tho head, and afterward half
drowned; but he soon recovered 50 far
az to be able to walk with assistance.
To Arty he owed his life, even as he
had himself saved Arty'a
A little later melancholy procession
started back for Beardsley settlement.
The poor cook was placed on Jerry's
back, and bore his pain like q hero.
Arty trudged by the side OF McCann. to
whose charge he was committed by his
father. and Mart was helped along by
two OF his comrades. With these vent
five or six more Of the hands, to get
them safely to the settlement All the
rest under the leadership Of Steve
Doyle, set of down river on search for
the three missing men, or their bodies.
And the site Of the camp was left to its
des0lation.
As for Doyle's search. it proved fruit
less, and the party returned heavy
hearted. Henceforth the scene OF the
catastrophe became known throughout
that region as Lost Camp" and was
sedulously avoided by the lumbermen.
Next season the Ryckert Company's
camp on the Little st. Francis was built
on higher ground, some miles farther
up stream. q. ID. Roberts, in
N. Y. independent