Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-02-07

Ioro creek keep on the ssndbar. NJ a,
hhrl as iron. ! crossed there today.p
Ihank you. Adios."
simple, smiling speech, those ro,d.
81 stoncrs, and yet they were in,cnJei
70 SEND Warren to his death more surel,
ana safely than by bullet Of pistol q,
pellet Of secret poison.
S'oher took an extra swig Of brand,
ana went to his rest. Warren rode down
the rugged hill to the bottom of m. en-
vine, then turned seward and M Ia,
'he Wiue gulch opened broadly to IN.
shore Of the Pacific.
Inc cliffs were from 80 10 400 foo,
high, and full Of wavoworn cavos W.
rem drew rein on the beach, and for fully
yen minutes watched the ocean sway nni
rlse, His thoughts throbbed with dreant
OF iessa. Ho would take her away frp,
ner narrow and hurtful surruundinvS
lio would force Stoners consent mar,s
her and make her hnppy.
lie rode rapidly south. and IN half a,
hour The mouth Of the Toro Appeared T.,
the midst Of sand dunes, breakers rollir,
IN and the steady river rolling ont Jinrs
was the long sandbar. ten feet wide ami
stretching across hardly an inch hiFhs,
than the water surface.
Warren was beginning 10 hay. anna
suspicious Of Sioncr, hut not encb A. 4,
lead him 10 doubt the simple direction.
ne had received. The sapdbar IooleJ
safe, but within few DAYS tho soa. "a
Stoner knew, had swept 1t nightly
torn out the long conpaGiod lar mi
placed instead a quivoring mass OF quick.
sand, 80 treachorous that not even a
lght footed rabbit could cross with.
out being swallowed up aud dragrrJ
bodily down. Warren rode swiftly f,r.
wani. Hc had crossed sandhars hun.
ircdS Of times. Some honcs Womb
nave been wiser. but the animal lao rode
had been bred In the valley.
The approach 10 the bar was harl f,r
? row rods, and ho galloped on. Sud.
denly, in ono heart breaking. brcnthlea.
descent, noiaeless, but unutterably dread.
inl' Tom Whrren's horse went down.
down, and the soft, Shiny sand came M
to his name. lie shrioked out tbat
ghastly cry Of appeal and agony that a
desperate, dying horse will sometimes
utter.
Tom know tho pcril. Ho had drawn
nus ieet from the siirrups and lifted
thoin mp ut the first downward throb.
bnt tho sand began TO grab at him also.
lie throw himself Hat on his breast and
tore himself loose from the poor animal.
over whose back tho mingled sand and
water were running. ~ II rolled from
side To side In Intellectual struggles 10
escape.
Tom spread himself out over a. inuch
surface M possible, but slowly. rcsistle.,.
~ the mighty force drow him down.
ward. The hard beach wa only ten feet
distant, but practically the chaSn wa,
impossible. lie felt his horso sinl, on,
OF sight; tho sand grippcd III own knee,
aud arms, his thighs and shoulders. Tw,,
inches moro and the end hy suiIocation
wds inevitable. Up 10 this time he had
not shouted; only his horses wild death
scream had told OF tho tragedy. What
was the usc' Who would bc passing
along that lonely roadf Then 10 thought |
Of Tcssn and OF life. lilo raised his voice |
In clear, strong shout FOR help, again
and again repeated.
Far oil along tho deep rayine there |
came a cry IN Response. and a horse,
iurrying feet, and hope aw0ke In his |
heart. Tho margin Of lifo was live min.
lics now-not longer. Faster, faster. o
fearless rider,
tom, whore arc your
Here. Tc'sa; don't come too near"
But the mountain girl knew the dan.
ger. Creeping down stairs for drink
II water, she had heard her fathers
words 10 Warren, had thrown u shawl
bout her shoulders. aud run 10 the past.
Ire. Then shc caught her pet horse,
prang upon his uns,ddlcl hack, seized
RATA as -hc passed tho stable, and gal.
opcd ut the utmost speed down tho
avinc, hoping against hope. for many
minutes had necessarily elapsed since
Warren started.
She sprang TO the ground and tossed
he rawhile rope 90 tho one arm he held |
bovo the sand. Shc folded her shawl
nd put u over her horses shoulder aud
led the riatta round like collar. Then
he led him slowly away from the quick.
ands, and Warren thought his arm
fould break, but slowly. reluctantly,
ainfully the sand gave up Its prey.
Your father told mo 10 take this road,
'cssa. aid the young sherill.
Eyes, knew that. and heard ono Of
he men tell him today that the bar was !
wept out"
There was u long silence between !
lem.
"ressa, go with me 10 San Luis said /
warren, "and let Us get married.
And Tessa went.
Old Stonor heard tho news a few days
ter, Within an hour ho had retired
ON business" The camp was broken
p, tho hunters disappeared. mysterious -
gifts flashed ut intervals all night from
lc points OF tho cliff. aud the next day I,
d Stoner himself disappeared. leaving
Is family. the ranch and the live stock.
was said that he made the best OF His
ay TO Mexico and finally Ia South
merica. The world Is large as yet,
nd men who have money can rnmble 7
Yer good deal of II without finding a
.st they wish TO escape from. But y
essa lives IN her san Luis Obispo cot Il,
gc, with orange trees over IL aud La 3,
argue roses ON the porch, and shu q
links herself the happiest woman in "
lliiornin. Charles Howard Shinn IN OF
Chords Magazine. OF