Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-01-07

Il lUNAG0 Ut nlAlt@ hAAC1a AlO NONA-
headed the unimaginative TO sing
out some ribald rhyme. compose the
wretehed stuff himself and above all
howl it with such beastly ferver in
sun stabbed silence 1t was in
comprehensive.
Tho sand was baking hot and the
reflection of the sun from its shifting
heaving bosom was exceedingly
painful
l burned tho END OF stick and
rubbed the charcoal under Riley's
eyes. He submitted to the operation
gracefully and paid me triAing com
pliment upon my skill as an optical
artist
Still he was pulling at his canteen.
and could tell BY the gurgle it was
running low.
Riley you are at the bottom Of
the thing"
ICES curse it, he said tiercely.
We stumbled along for few rods
when he turned savagely on me.
Would you let me die OF thirst
when you have full canteen?n
No; but you have been imprudent
and selfish. and you deserve 10 suffer. "
You lie. you ugly brute!"
Look here | am not gong TO
stand being called names, and.you had
better nurse your speech.
.'Ha han he shouted. you object
to being called ugly. You're the
ugliest man in ChuckawaIla Ha
ha,e and his demoniacal laugh rever-
terated over the desert and to add to
its grotesqueness he executed fan.
tastic dance.
The man was going mad; stark.
staring mad.
..,siye me some water?r he asked
sullenly.
put the canteen to his lips sui
ficiently long to moisten them and
dragged it away.
He made dash for the flask. but /
beat his hands down.
He looked as if he would make a
rush at me and obtain the canteen /
knew what it would soon be-a fight.
and desperate one for the water.
Surprising now" said to myself
i give the fellow all the water he
wants he'll take it at gulp and then
there II be two dead men. With care
and patience we may both pull
through
| Ahead of us was low range of
hills. 1t is tine outcropping of the
divide that separates the Moiave and
Colorado deserts.
Well get some shade there Riley. y
! said. pointing TO the hills. and per.
haps cactus
THAT is so !" he answered reason.
ably and from there we can see the
sea-
His mind had not yet left him. Per-
haps after all he was sane.
Let us push on.
snail. never forget the walk. Our
bodies were dry actually cracking
with heat. If we could only have
perspired we would have been more
comfortable and at least safer.
My tongue was getting swollen. 1t
grew thick down the gullet at first
aud it felt as if it intended to close
the orifce. So choked was nay throat
that l breathed through the nose.
why carry the water mu h fur.
Their argued. There were but Z
few drops left put my hand to the
canteen aud dragged it away.
'Eonfound him he drank all o.
his and his canteen was larger.
said this to myself frequently.
knew was saving it as / knew Il
was wrong but still the words KEEP
on forming and reforming themselves.
and / was growing furious. 1T wa.
all his fault-all his fault" FINALLY
my peut-up wrath broke out in the
fierce exclamation:
1T is all your fault
'You lie" he answered hoarsely.
His face was white but his eyes
where were they spriuging to?
The lids seemed to have drawn
themselves over the forehead and tho
great white balls were growing mo
mentarily bigger and bulging on
from the sockets in hideous way.
The lips were dragged apart and hi.
teeth glistened like ivory A LITTLE
blood was triekliug from the uppel
one. which big black tongue greed
lily tapped.
Water" he shouted It was no
the voice Of human If it had com,
from skeleton would not have beer
whit more startled. felt a quee
throb in my head and gradual tight
ening at its base. and then it loosened
let US finish the cursed cauteen.
l said.
He gave gasp for Joy. / how
ever. would not let him hold it. II
pu. his hands over mine and drank
The blood seemed to return TO hi
face. and few lines came into it. re,
and streaky. like flesh in rasher o
bacon.
Now it is my turn" The las
drops were gone. Before us yet wer
many miles. We stumbled on AM
reached the rising ground.
The sun was directly over us. bu
under projecting rock ran strip o
shade
There we threw ourselves. Far t
the south lay the glistening sea
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