The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-10-30

scene : black snd ominou1 heaxen
frownina down on gloomy PINE and
rocky hillside. The eeaseiess clamor q
ths seething waters as they turned
vhixiinr into the tortuons gorge ross
steadily above the throb and thrill OF
the dance music, and aloft those relent-
less clouds sailed sternly eastward over
the sky.
Still the smoke from the campnres
settled back and shrank about the earth,
rs though dreading the encounter with
tie sleeping forces OF the air. Then as
the watchful eyes Of the elders turned
once more mp the mountain side there
came CRY from Brooks: "By CD.
it's comingI There isn't second TO
2usef''
Frazier, following the direction Of
that pointing finger. looked upward,
saw the crestward frs and pines and
cedars bending. qutverinR. before blast
mn yet unfelt below, saw sheets Of aahen
vapor come sailing over the hilltops
and sweeping down the rocky sides. saw
the whole mountain face turn black as
in q single minute, as though hiding
from the storm that came roaring down
the slope, then lighting up the Eext in
slant In dazzling. purplish glare as a
xigzag bolt Of lightning ripped the
stormcloud in twain and in the instant,
with crash and roar as Of a thousand can
non rolled into one, let loose the deluge
sleeping in its depths As though Mag
ara ere suddenly turned upon the hill
side. a vast volume of water swept
downward, kissing, foaEling, rolling
over the rocks, and the leaping spray
dashed high in air as the black wealth
Of waters came surging down into the
rayine.
"a cloudbuTst, by all that's holy"
screamed Brooks as he sprang down the
grassy side OF the bluff. up with you,
up the hillside, for your lives" The
dancers, faltering through the sudden
hutter of the band, for the first time
looked upward and saw the peril.
Then, men and women, bandsmen and
STRIKERS, the camp made a wild rush
up the eastward hillside. Another
binding flash, another thunderous roar
that seemed to shake and loosen the
rocks about them, and in that second
Of brilliant, dazzling glare the watch
ers could see the white wall of the
Blanca come spray tossing, seething,
whiring huge logs and trees on its out
erl.Jst wave, tumbling them enc over
end, now deep engClfed, now high in
air, one immense, furious, moving noun
tain of raging water. sweeping toward
them from the depths Of the chasm.
Then, rolling and frothing over its
puny banks in the valley below, a
chocolate flood, foam crested, spread
right and left through the deserted
camp, licking up the cook fires. sweep
ing camp chairs and tables or their legs,
bodily lifting wagons and ambulances
and sending them waltzing to the wild
music of the storm over the fats where
twinkled dainty slippered feet the mo-
ment before, then bore them away to-
ward the inner mouth of tho gorge just
in time to mix them up with such fran
tically struggling mules as through ma
tive obstinacy had resisted the impulse
to sclmper to higher ground while yet
there was time. Wcrst sight Of all,
right there in the midst of tho logs,
I chairs. wagon beds. that came swirlia :
/ beneath them. was a Departing woJ-
ans struggling form. revealed by q VIC
man white dress.
'Merciful Godr' shriel.ea M-&
/ Faulkner Its Laura Winn. Sla
went up toward the falls not ten iliu-
u;es ago"
Vain fooll What could have been hcT
object? Barclay. never dancing, lad
been looking s2ilingly OF. Both the
/ L
ing, away by partners. Four sets had
been formed, and Mrs. Winn, pleading
fatigue, had asked to be excused, had
sauntered past Barclays seat, and be.
fore his eyes had turned up the narrow,
winding, sheltered pathway by the
Blanca. Had she dreamed it possible
he would follow? Follow her be did
not. Was it-a far moro charitable
thought-in search of Harry she had
gone? Somber and absentminded, Inc
had earlier slipped away among the
trees, avoiding even Brayton. But nov
Barclay was seen on the near side oi
the torrent, limping up and along tho
steep slope, in imminent danger o.
slipping in, swinging in his hand {
long lariat that he had drawn from the
nearest wagon when the wild up hill
fight began. They remembered latel
that he was the last man out Of the bol
low. Already Brooks, Brayton. d.
Lancy and half dozen men were Eur
rying along the hillside to aid, bu
Brayton reached him first and seizeC
his arm just as another cry went NJ
from the hi itop-just as from the op
pnsite side of the seething torrent TIL
tall figure Of Harry Winn came bound
ing through the stunted trees, and, hat
less. wild eyed. he seemed searching tn,
tossing mass of wreokage ON the bosom
} of the waters. Another instant still ;
white hand was waved aloft in theil
! midst, then white arm encircling 6
log, terror stricken white face, al
showed dimly one moment before agair