The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-06-12

vi Il NtS@2<-szz< conscious as to
W. NE%Ss who was about
'2Ss him and where
ho was. They
made their fire near him, and sat as
close to him as possible, aud hoped
the boy would slip off that way quiet
~ during the night, without pain.
Nothing mora could they do to save
him. Their experience of tho fever
made them feel assured his death
would be easy, but the great horror
was that he should perish in tho vcldt
wilderness, and he but six months ont
from home. For the others. 10 whom
homo was bur dim, retreatiug mem
ory' such nn end at anymoment would
seem neural cnough-the expected
Ih"le. But the boy! lie had read
tne,n scraps of his sisters letters to
pam, because he was 50 frankly en-
thusinstic about her and the fortune
he was going to a3tound her by max
ing speedily, that he could not keep
quiet about it. Lions and big game
ne had longed to meet beyond the
Aambesi, but he had left the fever ont
OF his plans. No doubt he had told
his sister all about the game. Which
ono OF the party would have to write
to her about the deallier peril which
he had not escaped?
The great full moon, which seems
TO gaze moro nearly AMI moro sadly
on Africa than on other lands, was di
rectly over the camp. In its light the
thln-bushed veldt glimmered as an
ocean of silvery pillows, close bound
cd by solemn shadows. From these
shadows what would come 10 the mon
tonight, stalking unseen through the
midst of them, bearing the sword of
death?
Copeland leid his pipe down and
knelt beside Isdale, feeling his pulse
How is it?' Paget asked when Jaei,
came back.
Very feeble. He don't know me
ut all. Smiles ami whispers sometime
about going fishing with Judy in the
river. Wants to know whyit's SO cold
10 day on tho banks"
''Judy's his sister" Paqef sail
lie showed me her photo. / fancy
'hey were lonely pair -playmates. "
'tishin' in the river. ch?"old Han.
nen grumbled i'll his gray beard
Then it's all up with the kid. It's
always the river when they're goin'
oil 1t was so with me, too"
Somebody laughed grimlv.
Whom did you die, Hannen?"
Il didn't Might say / wouldn't
!t was on the Northwest plains Of the
states, and | was hunting with a party
of Eastern swells. Got typho-malariai
tame rs Isdale got his, don'tknow how
Nobody else got it. They dropped
me at half abandoned army post. fol,
tacre was no town near. and put me
IN the soldiers hospital. r was in nm
awful bad wav-n most interesting
case, tho bl0omin' doctor told me af.
ter. and OF my head most of the tiuo
and thlnl L was afraid OF the lookiu'
glass for q month after it was oyer
They had swing doors at the end of
the ward. an the bed at the doors was
called the death bed because il was
mandy, You know, to get r. cold man
ont without disturbing the other pa-
bent'. 80 one evening when T was
Iyi'g I'm cot near big box stove
lhe doctor came round. and Put him
~ the death bed say Le Co thc has-
p'll steward. nell go ONE timc to.
night They Thought couldn't hear.
suppose, but i did. and was too bal.
" sick g. care q r1p. They changed
'ne. am put screen round mo an Loft
me 90 Dire Whenever 7 cot ready.
~ suppose 4 went RIGHT YT INV heal
ng1in. ! had the or. crest dreams.
OF through the ptcIdc5. green fields
'yn1 eyer saw, with hodges agl drisias
an CHI iron p'ayia' iu them. only !
was CO. al Csc time because : was