The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1896-07-30

Csmuo8. weary ni dgdsiss tbe brsueae
pg decided 90 .et back to the level Of I'll
ih prairie. lie taraed Car to ibe shelsin
- bsuk vboss steepness w0 quite ~iiht
ns tbe boues spabiiity, But The soil ha
er been rendered treacber1us by the reeeu
Ii. foods, Near the top there wss ssudde
IT. ofumblips away. Car plugged, ieI par
in ly upou bic rilfr. aLd. sor.mbiog 10 hi
ID feet, dashed dosn along the cou'ee.
'e Camerou hsd been fang heavily, 40,
Iy Tor couple Of moments sss too dsa,d t,
IN realize whsl had happened TO him Bu
% ss bis senses CLEARED be knew that th'
u pain suffered meant broken leg, aud b,
Il understood his dagger aud bis helpless
10 ness
81 He had wandered considerable Dis
le tsnce from the usual route Of ira 5el which
u indeed, even at that season. did not often
'e eI oeed the daily stage from Bismsrk, and
q perhaps half deEsu prairie sohooners. "
Is Here 10 this thieket. which looked to bis
n dlsmsyed ssas as though 20 humanity bad
i hitherto iotruied upon il, it seemed vain
e to hope tor a chance conner. Yet such a
i chance was all that remained to him Of
, those possessions Of youth and prosperity
which had been his quarter Of sn hour
o before
His first Effort to s'raighten the leg up
on which he had fallen was an agony. Bat
he set bis teeth Rrimly,
I'll drag myself to the top Of this bank,
be thought, Beyond these trees | shall
zee further, There was bend in the
road !ust before turned up the cou
lee; perhaps | am not so far from it as
fear.
He reached the prairie through q slow
torture, whose price was a dead ia ut
Consciousness rallied again rather liDger
ingIy, and he lay staring up at the stars
and repeatiug to himself that search par
Ties would be sent out from the post 10 |
the morning. whether or not Czr had |
found his way thither. No btielest respite
! Of slumber came 10 bic strained nerves.
His thoughts were as busy as bis body
was idle, fitting to curious iDcongruities,
according to some isntssicslly inverted
scales OF va ne, Beeulered. too, intense
ly for huDger, but thirst grew 10 ievefish
ness until q glass OF clsret be had refused
as he got iato the saddle became keener
regret than the vanishing possibilities OF
bis career, or those dear home faces be was
likely never TO see more
Dawn came. and with it the abandon
ment OF an attempt to crawl toward the
road, because of bis dread OF lying insen
slble while traveller passed without dis
covering his need As the sunny summer c
hours added each burning anguish to s
the others, every faculty WAS conc .nrated
in listening for sound Of wsyfarers, and
from time to time the vast stiffness echoed
with his cry -pte Jusly fainter at each re
petition.
The afternoon was waDing when be '
heard a heavier movement than those of +
prairie ere ,tures,
Whoever was near, white man or red
kindly neighbor or human beast OF prey,
this misery OF waiting wouli eud if be
could make bis voice audible. u
He struggled to his elbow, strained
every force Of body and spirit into trem u
ulous shout and ssLk back sepseess, IL
The coolness OF water on bis face, the
pungept taste of whiskey on bis lips par d
tally revived him He looked lanRuidly u
lp 10 familiar face, which be vaguely o'
.emem bered to be that OF one Of his lroop VI
,rs who had been called Brian. With ab e'
orbed interest be watched this Brian take u
loaf Of bread from large bundle, cut g
lice and soak it in tin cup filed with ~
yhiskey and water Luxuriantly be per VI
nltted the administration OF the mixture Il
O himself and as he ate his mind cleared tn
raduslly. WI
How did you fDd me2 he fsltered 10
| started on a tramp from Xsnilh City
asst night. Eriin answered, and his 50
rin stirred some chord IN Csmcron's
lemoty.
From Zenith City? Were you there 10
lhile We We
While you secured the town for me A ln'
hap in trouble is easy to hiie If be can '''
ay for III the other declared with good W.
umored cyn,cIsm. 'e'
lie turned bis head feeby on the grass 7''
rat be might not betrsy the despair
hich swept over him rs he reuem bered "
lilly. "'
This man alone Of ell the worlds mil w
ons could save lin, and this mans ",
vn safety depended upon lis iorsskine W.
i'm.
Hesrten yourself with q drop more, 20
rians voice said brlskly. Sure the "'
orst Of your trouble is done nov that ,e'
n here.
But you will leave me- Wv
Is it leave you? Brian said, bending
1wu to hear the hall uttered syllsbIes. 'u
d hsve you know, sir that I'm no de ''o
rter when desertlng means murdet II ''''
the psiu that is killing you. be added |
lrriely, as Cameron's lips q1ivered pia
lmbly. I've seeo broken bones before, snC
"a Gao mske you bit easier /
With uhich be proceeded TO bind his can
plains leg ihst d been fractured 10 en-
10 places 70 a stout stick upon which g'r
: bundle bad been slnnR.
When the op,r'tl5a vas dtIlerOusly 90
c-,, oftshcI C,mer0u ia the leasanino the