Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-06-27

seemed set Ut unught, for they travelled
on ard On toward the hut'cs. and yo,
thoy lcgmcd TO grow no u,lror
II was toward evening iult they
rcachod gocly islet IN tho tct ct allnli.
and there, Uf,yr very bud meal Of hard
tack, they fell asleep, Robbins dreaming
Of clear, cold water, drawn from marble
fountains IN crystal eob'cts. Thcyoune
man was the first TO awake. The sun
was beginning to shoot his tgry needles
over the mountain. RUbbiui lifted his
hand 10 rub his eyes.
"R-r.z.a-a!
Then tongue Of flame dnrtcd toward
him aud struck Linn on the palm Of tho
hand.
MY God," he ergancd, "its arattlc.
mlSo, aud he's Mlton mel"
His voice seemed toaUaG.pl hundred
echoes and to tlie,o d, loLduJ q huu.
dFCd mulca.
Scihy tat up in hi5 blanket and stared
az him stupidity. As hrmsdo thcmoyc.
mout % Di'lo.nahe .iragE him iu thc
face, and another 90 h4 dido would uuyo
douo the uun bad he not thrown him.
self ON, ~ roach M Dis deadly fmg..
Tho mttlus rouuul,l 900 ,yDy Hilo.
The two Mpu mn lne!, 90 % stgutah of
sand Beyond ihuTucGa Uld sa2,d 40 each
othDs wildly.
"lIoldst,il, demanded ,-a.t. "Lctiuo
lool, at your bite
No gasppa tlo boys baud.
"Thanl. God, lt'. uu. IN tNo v0in"
10 .0isnd Dis knife Hul quickly hol.
lowed put % piuar ui tH. d. %.
"Thorc, hold your hand down anil let
the blood r.n free. while uo tbs cord
around yolr nru.'
tie twisted Tho G,yut cord until It ca,
Into tho aglu.
"Now, tho whisky" ho gU.ugd.
mo- ssid Robbins, "lgt mo cut the
poison ont OF your wpurd'
Mart hold still mourut while thi.
was done.
"Now, tho whisky-quicl." cried Rob
bins.
But Sclby did not lool, for tho bringing
forth Of the flask with any light Of hop
In his eyes.
at is YOURS" he said quietly. "rhorl
Is only enough fog one, and barely that.
"Thcn 1t is your5, MART
"No-yours"
"But you ar- the worse bitten. You
faco IS already beginning to swell
Drink IT,"
There was anguish IN the tone, as Their
was hcruiAn IN the wordsi but IL va
horoiIn OF tho weakly sort. lie hold GU
;he bottle at arms length, while "
turned hi. face away.
"No, by God! It's yours, BOY" cam
81 huncr aud more commanding ton
from Mar; Sclby. "You hayo u mo,ho
and sweetheart bacl, IN the states
And II have nobody, There wnl SOM
ono once, but thrro amt nobody now
nobody ut all
In the face Of this fearful tcmpta'iJ
Robbins felt himself weakening. II
grew less strong u resolution with oac'
ticl, Of the watch In his pocket, hear
60 plainly in tho desert stiffness. villa
u coward no folt himself; but-ho'
sweet was life!
Was there not hoip 10 be had fro'
some other sonrco? lie could not tai,
this. Tho drinking OF that liquid wa
the drinking Of Solby's lie, and that III
meant much to him now. Here was ia
whole mani
His eye swept tho hopeless plain. II
looked for tho "dust" Of traveller, bu
he saw none. Tho heat Of tho day wa
growing. flo Thought he iult the poiso
pulsing through his veins.
Mono" he said, sinking down upo
tho sand And there was pitighl
weakness in his tone,
Selby tool; the bottle from his han,
As he did 20 shade Of fear arose
Robbins face. SclGy saw it and smilc'
Tho swollen face made thc smile grl
tcsque. but mono the loss II was the smi
VI q god. lie came forward and knc
beside tho crouchiug form of Robin
who, lying on his face, with his eye
shut, begged him not TO think Of hin
but Of himself. But tho tone was groN
ing weaker.
: Tho other said no word, but lifting j
= friends head he uucorked the bottle m
held IL to his lips. 4 lool; Of reno
5 STRANGE cnmo TO Robbins face, and
, raised his hand to push away tho botil
Just then he glanced upward. y hu
: gnrd was circliug about IN tho cloa
, blue air. Hc fhiycrcd and as tho ne,
Of tho b1tilc was forced between Il
teeth and Sclby was holding buck i
head. how could he help swnllowin
! The look OF rcmonstranco faded slow
J away as the liquor gurglod from 4
, bottle. Soon It was all drained. 7
! hoy's head ssal, TO tho ground and
4 heavy sleep laid hold upon him.
o When he uwoko thcgo lay by his 81
j tho body Of man with pistol bull
in his head. Frank u, MillMd in Arg
y naut.
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