Grand Rapids herald., 1893-10-20
coRRALLED BY FIRE

n "a. ths cad sf . sssrukins d.y m
A1ksst. tsa
Tha hsrs..sr q th> prsiris. ~hieh uonsh
t.f1fs had besn srs,sn end slcoalsnt. wss
sFishsfst - ~ tep fsors The sua had
traak ths t1st drop frcra he slough boz
fsns. zad ths mad b~is ~ers eri~.cro~.ed
sflth erkcks - theT laokc'i - n they
fsseF agalsl hold 9afeE aeaip-
Al Al ~ saa bal set. ard tired oas
frou loax days hanting I tsthered ny
ihlrs.g h1fzs sid ~ aoTa thirstY myself
7 had hs.rfassess a.th ~ heel and my knife
falig = inchss beiew t1s eFuss % the mud.
tass = sAi.esi % aad wsser. I knew -
.soaia ha raareins 80 ofs saoaxh moisture
ssoah altsr ihto tss bnis 10 satisfy ths
toirss - a. ahs.srialosls eroaodhox
A ss~ 81 tempered mosquitoes baxzsd
trpcni. hst ! succeeded "a drslne them
"a with psps - tooaoco b~for. gang ~
tlase
1 sznaot tel how iang sispt before
80 aea1s.rsl b. tke std xnoFting and
szrnzs ln,s - ~ hoxz-. Peter 1 oniy Know
thst the sh.szv cisitss - Ais hoofs apon the
hart aro-f4 sfousei ne. whlie a. The sane
faofnrot ! bsca1ne eol-saioas % > sfrangs
sbo<las ssasatloa
'-srslt toll Fire rxclaime., spring-
is< a. nv fsss and rusAing In ths dirsctioa
a uss horse.
Tas Wind, wh.ch had barely waved the
frindly GrNss Shca I bad laid down. was
i-ow bso~iag quite stronxly, and dense
il.ck ,lnoks rallesl before q along ths prsi-
~ snd suveioi,sd everything In oh-curity.
'7trfi.h this markg mas sE.d above ID
sCuit distin ctly se~ Gull rrd glow.
'1soh. Peter. sehsn called ~ | groped
aay rsy toward ths poor. fr'<htered horsa.
who SO seeslrr'y tether-d By the fore foot
snd svieertly believed himself deserted.
-sok. Pvtsr. -ohf' Ny hand wa upon
slina. and he whinnisd sE my touch. then
ffood trembling while 1 bitted him and
fhrr1 The ssstdie apon ~ back
A soon - hs.i clDcaod the sirfhs I cut
she ra~ hide lariaf frUm bis fsflock. then
stood motieeless for one instant while
lstene,i 20 deferunins whether I could spars
he paltry tine nsce~sary 10 take mp the
tssker ropa from The other end
The heated air blew into my face. and
aow ase then pieces % barnsd srazs fltied
4 - ma but Il va not siehsr II these warn
Nsxs shAs made my ksArt stop with fear is
.rss ths euil. thuEasring rumble q a STAN
u.ds-a rtamp-ie ~ bufaioes, knrw ls
sniv zoo vsli for I bad heard it once before
- sks backs of the Pipe.tone
'.E.sE. Whoa. Pese." I said severely. a.
tAs bor-s bsgaa plunsinz vieien,ly In his
sfVrss - frs himself nom restraint
hesitzs~d no iengsr. has fung myself
Ga his back. and b, spranx madly away
avsr ths snoke shrondsd prairie
Nile sttsr rnlls - rnc a along OVER .
smp&rafiv-ly ankno~n eountry. full 81
sd<ar and zsDhsr hs.es, and not knowing
q Ang moment WHISTLER the next would
Ind u,s ssli "a horseback OF rolling kesd
evx ss-is down = sr-ep bank. with posi-
~ hfsksn neck
I sfrovs 20 encourage Pste. but The tn
s-s1ei wards fisd anvoiced. for my mouth
md throsa wsse dry. NJ tongue novel
xainst M palate Ike a dry cinder.
tsssh-d down add RATED the hor~e on the
ihsoldtF. aut The White sweat foam burst
sbronzh my Singers a. esc1 tap ald elnng
. shsif tfrs iu siimy freaks
Sst4eniy f-it ny~lf dang over the
f.omr.s. - TIA saddle into The dafknrss.
he saasr1.sion wzs q .rfhle. ss fell square
zen NJ ssef has I'd not lo-e pres~nc-
mf-a SpEsnga.z - mY feet. dAxed az
rrss. ! -rpg~d sr'nfnd and grabbed Pete by
tae tsed hlst ~ be was using knew.
lswsTrF. - soon ~ ! heard his iAborsd
atsstsiag thas We could never rpuew the
ia rate ~ sreed bat Or ast dnd sonie other
iasshol ~ escape fFsn The surxing ocean II
.ie Nad kfs thss was st@..dily rolling ap
fehiad =.
psts. s-aspsi f8r tAe jsrring had re-
esissd osd = son.s -Ntens gwen me- back <
faf Uc-sr - speech. t~s'rs IN q pretty BAD
"a. b.lt 80 tas be-f gou rsn.r
rasa a~sy - ~snt again. But as ex-
fe,tei ~ ~er- 10 eager ah's - maintain
80 dstaocs hst~esn ths b'iTsioes snd eur
sslr-& sad tos r~s. De ~ tbs thoa-snds II
isfiinx Aeofs Er-~ mors sad mor- distinct,
tlkiis ~ se~t - tas nAass. increased IN
fssse@itr
Frssa tins 20 tfns Turned IN the ssddi.
saa esrrad 5afk irto th~ mystersoas ri1dsly
sse sst g vas nst sntii hsd be~o de-
srfvsS dazsn tf.ass ~ h-avy hiiiow. of
sneks itet =. iasf sas-iisssd she forms
sfsbe buftsioss ssd srall1s-a tAst ne living
t.f~ 80 ettss rsos "a
Fressnslg ! era. hear th-sr wild snort.
fsxs e. tasv iosf l~.i sod critsAed oos an
ftasr . tee rnsd raes ter iif- Then eouls.
80 ioeir tsfk gFisti-si FERNS against th-
sfs. male donssg a,sas.rous IN s9pear.
socs ~ tAs -a.-zrifytnk inAa~ncs of th-
an-sr sd asg avn Lar
1issee thst bsi b~es caaxas 40 by fhs dfaf,
ed harr'rs ahess ~ ths asres fsli Hk-
frrf a~asis aper tss irsnkted "a saaia. ariv.
iss thsss e. rshss-~i ~esFtfans
Psfs ses -. raips 10 80. asi so~ snd
thef hfs hisa f-~t fsil~l ~ c.rrr clear ..
tss an~ven srei aad he ~es sl-ao~s tkrs~u
- fke arosod. sss essh tsns se reco~.rr.I
ti-s~@4 SO stszxt-ed On -ith ths energy
feta ~ t-Ffsf
fad4sskf I -ss arsre ssat ~ wsr-
ssfas<ii,s thrcnx hszvy sro~sh - r.ns
grss~l sna fass - Plnne~d inte sa ssnpty
s.ssroa hslei
xss~r skaa I fsrx-s th- seossns -h-a
T'stes irs1 strsck ~itb . issa spiatteF insr
80 srtskf na.i ~ 10 hasf aesen trsasir
8k1sers ~ ...is tstnrs Eivins 10. er 80
s&->asst F'aac~i fss,nd av-s - shoaides
e - 49, - bnifale-~ ~ssl8 tsre
Fesr ~ssaesled -. paiiaAs as f-ee froul
sas sisr $50 nsi>e hts the ars~tnz - Z
e-rk. but t,rss saa n.ssicappra - ~
srfta - res scs shis so ke~p ah.sd II
&c 8vfnr ltar 80 49, saietss spoa IN
sith seefg sf~ffs snd ~4ifa 80 nov
sarreir 4 vaF,is eeht.d -
snsasa f-rn ths hofes'a heek. sr1 ~ail-
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rets snt - e ~ - I srsia - 80
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