The Flagstaff sun-democrat., 1897-02-25

thing intense. If hadn't been so hardy and athletic I suppose never would have lived through it. got out. took my bearings from the sun and started out on a run to find the river. I had to run to keep from freezing. Of course I still carried my rifle, and l also had a hunting knife, but didn't have any matches to start fire with. About ten o'clock that morning I shot rabbit, but of course couldn't cook it, so had to content myself with drinking little of the blood"
 The bicycle young man gasped and shivered, which led Doe" to say: You would have been glad to get it."
 q should think it would be hard work to run in the snow," said the light. ming dentist.
 Not if you had snowshoes," said ''Doc," with an amused smile.
 "Oh, l didn't know you had snow shoes."
 q didn't have any when started, but made rough pair out of some long twigs knotted together with kind of wiry grass that grows up there. With this pair of shoes l could make four miles an hour across the snow. I kept at it nearly all day, only stopped to rest twice, if remember correctly, but was off in my calculations, for didn't find the river. It might have been a mile or it might have been IS miles away--I didn't know. When it began to get dark again I'll admit that I was a little frightened. The only thing that had kept me warm all day was my running, and, of course, by this time, 1 was more or less tired. We'll, sir, it was funny thing. l had cut through a little ravine and was starting up the other side, when 1 saw an In- dian trapper. i1 fur suit, jump be- hind tree about 100 feet ahead of me. l stopped short and yelled to him: 'Kerly mahoo!' That means in the ln- dian language. Come out"
 "Cnn you talk Indian, too. 'Doc?" asked the "lush."
 q knew a few words belonging to this Canadian tribe of Maxeboshas, but never gave Q thorough study to any Indian language except that of the Sioux"
 "Lo, the poor Indian," observed the book agent. What did this man be- hind the tree say to you?"
 "Well, he waited few minutes, and then he came out," said "Doc." "I saw that he had fresh haunch of venison slung over his shoulder, and l decided tN toyo 1f ;x <<h ;,,,n H asked him the way to the river and the camp. He pretended not to under stand, but knew better. He shook his head and started to go away and l dropped my rifle and grabbed him. Of course I could have taken a drop on him, but l didn't want to have any shooting. I didn't want dead h. dian. l wanted live one, who could show me the way back to Gen. Fosters hunting lodge. First, wrenched the gun out of his hands, and then we went at it. He was giant in stature and very strong, and l was weak from lack of food and all that hard travel, but l got hold on him that had learned in wrestling, and landed him in the snow. I fell on top of him, and, drawing my knife, pointed it at his throat and said: Now, will you obey me" He nodded that he would, and so 1 let him up. l knew that these Indians always carried matches or fints, because they were in the habit of cooking food out in the forest. kept this fellow covered with my rifle and made him build fire and cook me some venison, which ate with some enjoyment, you may be sure. By this time the moon was up. emptied his gun and gave it back to him, and then told him to lead me to the camp. lie struck off through the forest and I followed him. We'll, sir, we travelled all night and about nine o'clock next morning reached the lodge. They had given me up for lost. Yes, sir, all the eastern papers had me dead, but that was one time 1 fooled 'em. learned after l got back that the thermometer had registered 40 below"
 "What became of the two men who started out with you?" asked the light ming dentist.
 "Oh, they got back all right by fol- lowing the river. A funny thing about that experience. The Indian remained at our lodge couple of days and be- came very much attached to me. After ward, when l went up there, he acted as guide for our party"
 Doe" ceased talking and the Hush" gave one look at the lightning dentist, as if to indicate that he was helpless with admiration.
 " "The doctor appears to be man rho