The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1898-01-20

me to bring stick she tore strip off
her robe and made it fast around his
wrist above the puncture. by now
was there with the stick, and setting it
in the loop of linen, | twisted it till the
hand turned blue from the pressure.
"What snake was it?" | asked.
1.-The deadly gray sort he answered,
adding: Don't look so frightened,
daya; know cure. Come to the
amp, quiclIl" In two minutes we were
here, and the senior had snatched a
sharp knife and powder flask.
Now, friend, 'he said, handing me the
knife, ''cut deep, since it is life or death
to me, and there are no arteries on top
of the wrist"
Seeing what had come about, Z:lbal-
bay held the senor's hand, and | cut
twice. He never WINGED, but at each
cut Maya groaned. Then, having let
the blood fall till it would run no more,
we poured powder into the wound, as
much as would lie on twenty-ceut
piece, and fred it. 1t went off in a puff
of white smoke, leaving the flesh be-
meath black and charred.
Now, as we have no spirits, there is
nothing more to be done except to
wait said the senior, with an attempt
at n smile
duced from it some cuca paste.
Eat this" he said; lit is better than
any firewater."
The senior took the stuff and began to
swallow it till presently L saw he could
force no more down, for a paralysis
seemed to be creeping over him; his
.hroat contracted. and his eyelids fell
is though weighed down by Irresistible
lcep. Now, seeing that notwithstand-
nG our remedies the poison had got
l0ld of him. we seized him by the arms
and be ran to walk him to and fro, en-
oaraTing him at the same time to keep
l brave heart and fight against death.
Il am doing my best" he answered,
,ecbly; then his mind began to wander
and at length he fell down and his eyes
shut.
Unless we can rouse him the white
man will die" said Zilbalbay.
"Oh, awaken cried Maya despairing-
Is, placing her lips close TO the senor's
ear.
He seemed to hear her, for though his
eyes did not open, he smiled family and
murmurcd, I'm try"
Then, with our help, he struggled
frorl the ground and began to walk
lgain like man who is drunk. Then
iefellagain, and putingour handsupon
lis breast we could feel the contrac-
ions of his heart growing weaker every
moment, til at last they seemed to die
way. But Of 4 sudden. when we had
ready abandoned hope, it bounded
iolcptly in his breast, and from every
orc of his skin, which till now had
zen parched and dry, there burst so
rofnse IL perspiration that in the light
he rising moon we could see il run
aing down his face.
II think that the white man will live
'r'v; he has conquered the poison"
II Iilbalbay quietly, and hearing his
lris, returned thanks to God in my
cart.
Then we laid him in hammock, pill
- blankets and serapes over him till
length the perspiration ceased. all
'a nuid in his body having evaporatcd,
ing the venom with it.
For an hour or more he slept, then
coke and asked for water in a faint
4i'e We. who were watching, looked
in dismay, for we had not u sin
lroo to give, and this we were
to tell him. He groancd and
client for awhile, and then said:
Il would have been kinder to let me
- OF the poison, for this torment of
.irst is more than / can bear"
Can we try the cucva?" faltered
iaya.
1T is impossible" answered her
athcr "We should all be killed"
Yes, yes" repeated the senior, ''it is
POSSIBLE. Better that one should die
all four"
Fear not" ] said to the senior, sit is
poison that has dried you up, but
st will not kill you so soon, and
entity you win feel it less. OH
we had medicine here to make you
cpr'
lie lay silent for awhile. making no
lswer, but from the workings of his
'ands and face we could sec that he
uttered much
Maya he said at length, lean Won
1outh?"
She searched and found a pebble,
shich he sucked, but after a time IL fell
lom his lips, and we saw that it wasas
Try as when it entered them. Then his
brain gave way. and he began to rave
luslSlly in many languages.
Are you devil?" he asked, ''tbat Won
uffer me TO die IN torment for the want
drunk of water? Why do Won stand
llorc and mock me? Oh, have pity and
I'VE me water"
For awhile we bore it. thounh nor
iaps our agonics were greater than his
'wn-then Maya rose and looked at his
zee. IL was SrnlScn as though with a
.eavy illness, thick black rings had an
2carcd beneath his blue ewes, and his
lips were ileclzed with blood.
II can endure this no more" she said
IN dry voice. Watch your friend,
Don Ignatio."
You are right" answered; this is
no place for woman. Go and sleen
N"hder, so that | can wake you if there
is need"
Continued next week.