The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-06-06

branches doubtless hurt him. One small
the mark"
He he'd up his hand
"That explains where the blood came
from" said ChuD.
"What blood2"
"Iour horse came gal.oping up to our
fence long after the time you sho'l /
have been there. / saw blood on the
saadle-and marks on your horse"
You must have been frightened
greatly"
at was terrible, Dan-terrble.
1T has been terrible for both Of Us. "
"les, but you, you have suffered a
thousand fold more than l have. But
you have not told US all"
mo. Wei, | lay there. held to the
ground by the big broken limb, until |
thought would die. ! tried To free my
self. tried to move away from under
ito slip out from under it but every
time moved, it seemed TO settle heavier
upon me
THAT was enough 10 drive You crazy. {"
81 thought of you or it might have.
Then tried to get hand in my pocket
for my knife. | thought if | coud ct
it out, it would be possible To dig hole
in the gro md large enough t. let me
work out from under the limb that way. ;"
THAT was awful"
Il did not know then nor until they
found mc-that the limb was not broken
q, an of the tree. A great big silver
Il tremendous splinter and the bark
held it 10 the main trunk, and it settled
down just as the wind shook it, or |
moved under it"
"Icuid anything be NOR horrible than
that said Club
Il cant imagine it," said Hank Daw-
son. 1t beats all lever heard Of"
Il got my knife out at last worked
at the ground near my side. But il was
So slow, oh, such slow work"
Poor nau-it was enough to turn your
mind
81 believe might have freed myself
in time, hut just As it began to look As if
| would be able to free myself loud
hello attracted my attention. an
swercd Think how long had been Is
Ing there"
How long were You under the branch,
Dan?" hub ASKED, fcarfuily.
until some time last night, or early
this morning."
Club uttered Il cry of terror.
"What. All that time."
"Ail that timc-it seemed agcs-arcs
to me-
Hank Daw ,on turned to look at him
"Out all that time. Under big linn
pinned under Il limb 10 the ground. I
wua,dn. / believe any one could stand it,
And with a broken arm"
Eve Will nurse you into good spirits
again, said Club, in Il low tone.
- in, paoI sniritS NOW I nx-nr
Will he, Belle" said Dan Bash,
Then Club had TO tell him her dream
As he listened, Dan Bash looked very
grave.
Its a strange story, Belle, Tho
dream is Very near the truth. See how
| was he'd under" the big limb. ! was
covered with the branches | could not
move-couId only turn aud look up
III ough the leaves. TIL II, when they
took me from the branch, they put me
in that hole you foun me in. And that,
tCo, was like your Dire am. \ crcvico in
the earth -iust rooted in little with
earth and stones and no way to work
cut rocks on each side. 1t was very
much like your dream"
"Wc!l, wc'rn back To plain facts now"
said Hank Dawson; and the plain facts
is we've got the huh Monk gang by the
neck and heels, and if W. don't pitch
tn IN iato the pcnitnnt5ary, why-it
won't g my fault"
They serve 10 be put there for
what they've done 10 YOU, SAL. club.
"leS,o sad her father, in low tone;
IAN with the witnesses we've got agin
them w. II make ON wish they'd never
: I'd Dan Fash. Wen make en- swear
they run ten ME Just t. get around