Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-09-12

NfiN ANf'HH"HA NAA|A pun NHAAAs''N vs.
the raft rise half ont Of tho va'or
culver for ono hrict moment. then
pitch downward aud disappear IN tho
rising nooi
our frail craft now swcp; through |
the dangerous channel aud glidod into
smoother water. but W had only |
passed the nrst and the least Of those |
dangerous points in the rapids, and |
knew that IL would be impossible for
us TO pass safely over those that lay
before. For, glnncing down the river,
could Zee, not a quarter Of milo
ahead, masses Of jagged rocks In the
channel, around which the funming
waters lcapcd a dozen icct into tho air,
10 fall again In fcathory spray into tho
soothing torrent.
Every veeirc Of hope lcit me o.
saw this and turning to Paul / saw
that ho was as pale as DEATH Arruio
still stood with oar In hand. n strange
look Of pcrpl'sity and resolution on his
swarihy Niagc.
suddenly he Dipped the orr into tho
water and stcercd tho raj, toward tho
steep cln that tkirtcd the right bank
Of the stream Was he going 20 try TO
londl No; this would bo utterly I'm.
I possible, since n smooth. perpendicular
cliG roso twenty or thirty feet above
I the water
Afew vigorous strokes Of the oar aud
| Tho raj, was gliding swiftly along the
very edge Of tho cliff. Thcu dropping
the oar upon tho raft hoquickly picked
up long lariat that lay az his feet
one that wo used 90 picket the hurfoi
and began to coil Il In his hands.
Throwing one end to me, hc said In
hurried voices
"You and Paul f0stcn this to your
belts as quick as you be- ready
aud whom I tell you, Jump into
tho water
Then ho ba,an swinging the loop
which ho held In his hand about hi,
head
Although neither Paul nor had the
slightest idea what Arruio intended to
DO, we obc,cj his order MS quickly ~
possible, only too glad 10 grasp Mt tho
faint hope tia. his words gave ~.
Tho sound % tlIc waters rushing
through tl1 rapids. now close ahead,
ramc To- us Zoe thuuirrous roar, send.
ing chill uI terror 20 our hearts. Tho
mn. along Whose bl.c Vr were now
running varied In height from twenty
Ia ATTY foot. aud ! taW that AGalo had
hi, -rs5 liked upon some object ou rs
summit at q plirt whcr' Il was not
, over twenty feet high This object, a'
soon discovered, wac the stump OF d
, broken pine tlmt grow on the ycry
verge OF tla ciit
A. wc drew near saw the loop sul
denly shoot upward from the hnlI
breeds hand II rose swiftly I'LL 4
z reached tho top Of the cl,I, then /
! settled over Che ,tmup OF the pine
y, "Jmnp Tor your lives, was tsc sharp
u imperative command FROM Aruio, nut
r without nuy hesitation wo lcapol from
2 the raft into the rushing stream. icl
:, a quick. sudden tightening Of the ropl
= and then vc vero swept under by III,
= roaring Hood Though bow.ldcrcd an,
! s,nugod, clutchcd tho rope tightly
q and with tho instinct Of self prc.erya
y ton drcw myself upward till my hcl.
" was above the water.
. ~ ! did SO found Paul and Ar1l
y, Mt my tide both clingng dcsporatcl
~ to tho rope. The current had swep
u rs around against tho cliiI, and tier
wee chung, with only the small rope b,
tween " and a watcry grave.
, IS soon as NO got our heads abov
: wnter ArHIp explained that one Of II
~ must climb to tIo top Of thc clii Will
~ the other swp remained in tho water
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