The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-26

everything. He muttered a prayer for
strength and urged the weary horses
/ TO speed. They stumbled along hope
lessly and the gait became so irregular
that the girl became frightened and
thrust her face from the cowl. AS she
did SO she felt for the first time the
force of the gale and gasped in terror.
Instinctiveiy she put out her hand for
her companion. Although riding less
than a yard from him, that fearful
storm concealed him as completely as
if he We're in another land. With a
sobbing cry she urged her horse nearer,
and a last felt the ice-covered blouse.
which was his only covering. She
clutched ii and from that time until IL
was all over never loosened her grasp
She shouted to him with all her force,
but no sound was returned but the
wild laughter of the wind. He struS-
gled with the faintness which was
overpowering him and returned the
grasp of her hand. Thus, hand in
hand, with the gale beating them down
to death, they struggled forward until
with a groan his horse stumbled and
fell.
Help" yelled Morton, as he felt the
faithful beast topping 10 the ground.
My God, must we die out here?''
He struggled to his feet, CROPPED blind
ly until he found the girl and lnen,
leaning on her horse. which had come
to a standstill when the other fell, took
her hand and waited for the end. She
leaned over eagerly and shouted into
his ear: Harry, L thought heard
shouting. Rouse yourself. The colonel
has sent for help
Thank God for that cried Morton,
again lifting up his voice and sending
out a long-sustained shout. It's
good thing for us, little woman, or we
would not last much longer"
AS he spoke, out of the binding snow
bounded Morton's faithful dog, followed
by a trooper and then another. Then
came Captain Armstrong with an am
bulance filed with blankets and some
thing strong to drink. The captain
quietly kicked up Morton's horse, or
dered that youngster INTO the ambu-
lance and then asked Miss Baker if
she were able to dismount. She did
and would have fallen but that Morton
caught her. He quietly lifted her in
his arms and carried her to the ambu-
lance and placed her under its shelter
ing canvas. Then he turned stiff1y to
the captain and said: "All aboard and
secure, SIR
Get in there yourself at once, Mr.
Morton This is no time for foolery
Here, take good swig of this and then
make that girl do likewise" and he
The young man climbed laboriously
into the ambulance and drank, after
having really forced his chilled sweet
heart to do so. Then he sank YEARLY
on the blankets and was astonished to
find that someone was rapidly and
deftly covering him with their grateful
folds. 1t was Miss Baker. She leaned
over him when she had made him COM
Portable and said: Are you all right
now? 1 think I will take the horse,
dear No, you lie quietly until we get
back TIC the post. You are nearly frozen
and | don't see how you held out so
long"
Meanwhile Captain Armstrong had
taken his place and the return trip was
commenced. Even his skill as a plains
man was severely taxed by the storm,
but fortunately the distance was not
great. The ambulance reached the
young officers quarters and he was
taken out and cared for by the doctor
he was badly frozen, his ears, eyes and
nose having suffered most. His hands |
were sights TO see, but being of vigor-
ous constitution he was in no danger
The girl? She was not injured, thanks |
10 the foresight of her lover in enfold- |
ing her in that great coat.
Well, that was a merry THANKSGIVING !
at that post after ALL The timely res |
cue from fearful death lifted an i'm |
pending shadow and the whole garri- |
son pledged the brave girl and her de- !
voted sweetheart for their escape from
he terrors of the blizzard. Adams was
specially gleeful, for he claimed the |
ace was won by himself and Miss
carnahan. they having remained with |
he main hunt. Baby reused himself
md said:
Not much. We killed first and Net
lie has the ears
"Nettie?'
Yes, Nettie. Oh, hang it. I say,
George I did not intend to give Il
way, but you can have your old bet
won something dearer by far"
Did you, Baby? Well, there are
ithers.''
HENRY L. STERRETT.
sELF-sUPPORT AND Society