Telegram-herald., 1891-11-30

An Incident on the Hamcus Can
onte Trail

In rne1r weary journey ooroes Che
Che barren mesa the travellers had sud-
denly come 20 halt What they had
dreaded from the time they had left the
stage road station and set out on the
trail had como 20 pass and they were
sore distressed Bad water and the
insuyerable heat CT the desert had
stretched Big Bunster out on his blank
eta. and he was talking abouthis moth
er and asking tho others 70 break The
news 10 her gently.
Bunster had not felt well when he
left Flagstaff. but like the wsll-mean-
lirg young idiot that he was. he per-
sisted in facing ths dangers Of the trail
with the others So, ss he grew less
ste ady on his burro, and tho fever took
. frrner hold upon his big. lazy BODY.
his head drooped lower ovsF the pom
mel, and Jim Yost the gui0s md the
only man Of the whole six Of them who
really know what danger the big fel.
low wan In. determined TO call . halt
"I don't want to see him die In hls
saddle" Jim said In . whisper 70 ZACH
Kawlins, ''and unless We kin git him
inter moro comfortable shape, hs'u
croak afore sundown-"
So they paused in the shade Of maas
Of rocks. piled mp In the fashion the
Titans had of doing things In the days
when the Grand canyon Of the Colorado
was young. And they were nightly
glad to rest there. for 20 b stared ont
of contsnancc all day long by such .
sun as only the great desert knows. II
enough TO drive n man . long Way "
ward shady spot
Big Bunstcr felt cas3sS. but he knew
he would die, he said. unless he con Id
get a sip Of decent water. He saw
clearly enough that that was impossi-
bic. and 50. in his lazy way. he waa
letting 60 Of the strings Of life
..Dont wait for me 70 die. boys" he
said; keep along on your way, or you
will all drop down n I have done.
always was rather slow. and want TO
take my own time dying. Don't stop
for me-" Then he looked up into Zach
Rswiins' face and smiled one of tho
queerest. ghastliest smiles Zach had
ever seen. And then Zach, who was
the best and trucst friend Big BunsteR
us2l fYEE hals sh9[A ot> tstVsD tAA saO
sand. and said IL w as bcastly shame
that such good fellow should come 20
such sn end He wanted 90 know why
their miserable guide had led them %
far out Of the way. why they were
here. forty miles from nowhere, and
why the guide had promised 70 nnd .
sprin9 when be had known nothing OF
its existence. aud why. In the name Of
al that Wa holy. something could not
be done.
wal. yer needn't git 20 cursed
Filed." rasped out ths grim Yost
"Nathin' kin be- did now. We can't
60 no further. or your man'il dropdcad
as that snake-skin thar. AZ u is, .hs
stands some show. Well strike Ca
iiente trsil aforc dusk when it's gits
cooler IT'S right over thar" and the
rugged Yost pointed hnotty forefin-
Ter scross q white expanse. over which
lines af heat were quiverina - II the
very air wrished under The pisiless drs
6rem on high
what coed viii IL do Bunstsr. u -
% ges there7" whispered some ono
'tssods- rstarned the guide. Why,
,sAar's water four mile from that air
trail-ef we kia xit down 10 IL"
s'ois down - III OF course - vii.
spoke mp Rs~iins Cheer ur cid
man." said he. soothingly. "a the
parrhed runster. whsse tongue was
o~t aud wkose cycs were staring
across the train toward Caiients syAlls
'-ts-rs's water ever there. snd zee
shat hare q GOD drink. uy boz"
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up: and. drawing IN MA tongue. he
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