Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1892-05-28
A pEnnoUs sTUArlox-oIlvER BROWN.

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He Itftcd has hedd Sijgifiv dbope the log
aud gtdHcCd up the stream
an ieaped from the carriage Dan re
manned quietly in his seat but holding
himself in readiness TO execute IL daring
plan which had formed i'll his mind in
that brief moment of peril.
Mortimer DlII and his companions had
leaped into the water on the upper side
Of tie carriage, and Dan now quickly
opened the curtains on the lower side
and made ready to spring into the stream
when the proper moment arrived. Then
as the floating logs were almost upon
hlm he leaped downward and disap-
/ peared beneath the foamIng waters. The
/ next instant there was loud crash, and
the wrecked vehicle was swept from
/ sight and carried away IN the roaring
food.
When Dan rose to the surface he was
some ffty yards below the place where
+ the carriage had been standing, and di-
rectly IN front of the great mass Of logs,
which were running swiftly with the
current
He only allowed his head to appear
above the water so as to avoid being
seen by his enemies, and as the drift
wood approached he grasped hold Of
hus, log and was carried down the
stream.
E When he had tloated a sufficient dis
/ tance to render the movement safe. he
lifted his head slightly above the log and
/ glanced mp the stream. He saw Dill
and his two companions, who had now
reached the shore standing and gazing
toward nimi, huU maung no move TO fol-
low the floating debris.
"They think / have been killed or
drowned, thought Dan, as he lowered
himself into the water. Wen, I'm not
anxious to undeceiye them. for I'm not
anxious to have them after me again"
He foated nearly a mile before he
thought it safe to release his hold on the
4 log and swim ashore. Then glancing
/ cautiously at each side of the stream to
make sure that no one was lurking in
/ the vicinity. he struck out for land.
But here difficulty presented itself
for he suddenly found that he had
reached a point where the stream was
running with greatly increased swift
ness and pieces Of driftwood were float
ing all about him. In attempting to
swim through these he met with the
/ greatest difficulty, and now rs he
1 glanced ahead he discovered a new peril.
/ Only a short distance below him the
swift current merged into the most dam
gerous rapids and he was being drawn
into this with increasing rapidity.
Dan cast frightened glance about
/ him but he could see no avenue through
/ which he could escape from the treach-
erous timbers that were now pluuging
through the foaming waters on every
side.
He made an effort to raise himself
upon one of the logs but it turned with
/ him and he went down into the water, a
great foaming wave dashing over his
head and almost strangling him. The
next instant he was carried into the roar
ing rapids,
He only had IA vague remembrance of
being whirled rapidly through the rush
ing waters. of seeing the timbers leap
ing wildly about him. Then he was
carried downward and knocked sense
less by whirlng log.
When consciousness returned to him
he was lying upon the bank of the
stream, while bending over him stood a
young man of perhaps twenty years of
age He was dressed in the garb usually
worn by the settlers of that region, and
leaning against IA tree close at hand
was a heavy rifle.
''lt was pretty close call you had, V
said the stranger, Are you hurt muchF'
"l--l don't know" returned Dan. gaz-
ing about him in bewildered manner.
GLOW did it happenY
THAT'S something you'll have to en-
tighten me on, replied the young man,
lifting Dan to IA sitting posture. "How
do you feel nowt"
II feel as If had been run through a
grist mill answered Dan.
II should think so. was ont for a
deer hunt and had stopped by the stream
when happened to see you floating
down with the driftwood. had barely
caught glimpse Of You when you went
under. and saw you no more till you
arrived at the sharp turn in the stream
just here. and was thrown ashore with q
lot of timbers. | have buggy down
the creek half mile; III run and bring
it up. Do you think you are able tc
rider"
Ill guess am; but feel weak and
chilled to the bone. and there's pain in
my head"
"You had bad shaking up. and its
no wonder that you don't feel the best
but I'll only be gone few minutes
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