The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-02-05

of the four who had steamed past Need
IL. and away under the low back Of the
porsetshire coas, six months before,
only two were left. or thssa Lees Carson
VAS theiworst case. I'll
Tho fever mist was drawn Ike a allk.
an cobweb low aeross she manipulating,
the black. cye-shaped pools and the
yarlcsalcd putrescence, OF rottlrg yegc-,
,a,lon. The heavy air rang with the
,hrIll plnioning iot wild fowl chansingl
their haunts. and tho ceaseless ,'troat-
,roat' OF the bull frogs in the auag-3
,nlrcs round. 4 N, 4
The two men were making a fire on q
dark green ridge somewhat raised above
The chilling level OF the marsh
"The mist lie rising said Leo Carson;
oh, for six.story attic ~ z
"l'd better no Que and shoot something
before IT gets any higher" said the!
other man. q y, Is
that WAS II YOU knocked over down
,here9" noddihg back at the swamp.
"only a long. beaked Iatrocity. species
unknown. a brace of duck or a wild.
ceon would suit us better" ,is1e;3 /.
"Glye me flesh. and not fowl--thel
oozc-bred mud-breasted progeny B OF
his forSaken swamp, s. Give me corned
beef or German sausages. 4 for I'm sick OF
fea,hcrs." ~ IS ~ ~
three more days should end it, re-
marked Grammel. cheerfully,s with; a;
broad optimistic glance westward,
where. however, there was no reassur-
INK break In the dead like level OF the
horizon. above which broodedy u sullen;
sunset. q e n u Is
Then so there, and leave me here
with food and ammunition. You can
come back for mo afterwards =,
IN get the supper flrst,n" said Gram.
mel, keep the fire in. = 4 y q
when his companion was gone, Lees
Carson lay down beside the shoulder
Ing blaze, and his eyes wandered slow.
" over the sunending vista OF seething
mist Presently e3began to talk out
loud. Ia I. n e s n ~ Y - Z,
"Grammel could reach the highlands
III were out OF the way. I'm dying
anyhow, and It seems q pity
"A day less or more. at sen OF, ashore,
We dle--does 1t matter when?'
mo. It doesn't matter. It's a relief.
Grammel won't leave me; SO III leave
him" & 3 "
He drew shotgun toward him. y y 81
Loaded for swamp-fowl," he said as
he snapped i to and laid ton his. knee.
.I'll not write a note to you, Grammel,
because you would worry yourself, be-
!ng fool. No. I'll come to a nicely ar
,atp am rai, a,,ta ,1nkt
two men die when death only puts Inc
claim for one. h Grammei viii get
through this, and lecture before The
Geographical Society about the swampsj
and the forests and our scientific re-
searches. and then he'll write a book:
with the help of4a female literary cous-
In, and marry her afterwards. aud then
ther'llbe little Grammels, and LII bel
forgotten"
Then lie made his arrangements with
the gun. It had a .hirty-two-inch bar
rel. and NLee-Carson's hand was un-;
steady. for he was very weak. There.
fore. when the Charge sputtered into
the nui and rush behind his shoulder;
he sark down insensible.
Wien Grammel returned he found
the fire blackening, and his comradei
with his eetgtangled In q tptt OF grass
and tie gan lying across his chest,
Grarmel examined him hastllEt,
S, that was your little game. was TT:
As II shouldn't have knowri !" he eX-i
claimed ITS all 50 like the young assi
TOO" he added, gently.
Within an hour the night had closed
* IN, and Lee-Carson,S wrapped up in a
blanket and a couple sof empty fproVis.,
Ion Sacks. sat blinking over the fire.
made OF dried reeds and the Wondering
remnants of forest, and sshivered, his
head hunSming with the twenty grains.
OF qu!ciae which was TO be his garri-5
soI agai.st the now almost due attack;
OF swamp fever. ~ !: /, (,
Grdmrnel, from the other side OF the!
f.e, watched him narrowly through the
smoke, and wondered how soon Ut
would be safe to make him conforta able
with part OF his own othlng. Il,
Il wish you wouldn't sit there and
stare like q night-owl, Grammel, !" Lee
Carson was saying. fretfully. II like
being alone when I've u 80 of this mon
grel malaria. II YOU would push on TO
the higher ground you might save us
io;h.' q 3 {
'I'll start w:icn the moon rises re-
Piled Grammei. with ready Suntrutlful-s
ness. z 81 Fl "a. Z, 4 i3
That's oil rIght,."s said the sick man,
trowsily; ..pile Sup those reeds at mr3i
elbow and I'll keep the fire going. III
do ,9ilt ls'.i5y M Is; 80:
Grammel rose at once and began to
arrange the heapgof reeds TO humor his
companions fancy. ~ Y
Lee.Carsonleahe. aSalnst. them; and
dozed and Gramme!, SELLING the Soppo:-s
tunty, added his own blankets the
others coverings.
Lee-carson opened his eyes with an
effort. 81 & ~ III.
Once too often. friend Grammels he
sali s
Gramme! glanced contusedly at the
offending blanket. 4
I'm not asleep heSrepled; besides
III be starting presently. IN
Take it off!"Swas the lpcremptory re-
to!nGer. 3 2 4.
Let me make lip the fire first" said
|;smmel temporIzing 4 hut he was saw,
ed further argument, for the fever was
gaining on the sick man..
WHAT'S that ?" exclaimed u Lee-Car.-
son nervcusly, struggling 3 to sit up.
They are coming! That's the tramp
ing OF the hoofs!nt .3t "a &
Dare say they are,"s said GraMmel,'
with vague wish that there wash
hoot within two hundred miles OF them.
you might Try to rest cow sis Z
Aee-Carson made no reply, but sank
PACK obedlently on his blankets, where
ne. lay moaning and mutterlng In an
uneasy halt.c1asc!ousness Z.
Thus the night wore on. tissi q y h, X
Then. because the desolation vas 50
intense. Grammel3 began to erumbls;s
MS voice rang likeSa minor undertone
through the resonant booming OF the
hluerns and the harsh chorus Of tEe
isogs IN the pools and Tens around