Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-09-06

you stop with me-"
what I've said I'll do I hope to
stick to-" answered Ladbury.
Still Story urged him to continue his
journey alone.
Ned made no reply, but suddenly
started off at a quick pace.
Sad, indeed, must have been poor
Story's feelings when he saw him dis
appear in the gloom of night. Death
was coming. sure enough. Already he
repented of having urged his friend to
fly. Daylight would discover him to
the blacks, and they would finish their
work in revenge for the escape OF a
companion.
Suddenly footstep was heard. Lad
bury appeared without his bundle.
"What! did you think really was
gOing?" he asked. in low voice.
You'll not beg me to leave you again.
mate. Come. get on my shoulders;
we'll see what we can do
Ladbury walked ON with the wound
ed man OH his back for half mile or
more.
"Now, sit down here, and I'll go
back for the bundle" he said, placing
him under BUSH
No one but n man long accustomed
to the wilds of Australia could have
found his way as Ladbury did. He
soon again passed Story with their
bundle on his shoulders. and once
more returned for him.
Thus they journeyed on till they
reached stream which they well
knew, having travelled about seven
miles. Ladbury. however, was so
completely exhausted by his exer-
tions that he felt unable to crawl an
other mile, much less to carry his
two burdens.
Story had again become SO i'll and
his woulds We're so painful that It
seemed doubtful that he would sur
vive If moved further Though the
danger was great. Ladbury resolved
to camp where they were for some
days. till Story had partly recovered
his strength.
At last he bethought him that
though Story could not walk. and he
could no longer carry him on his
shoulders. he might drag him along,
should the blacks not have traced
him out
He could move but slowly. and often
had to make wide circuit to avoid
any copse or rocky ground which lay
in his course. Even now, too. they
were not safe, for the blacks, finding
! the hut empty, might pursue and over
| take them. Still the brave Ladbury
toiled on; his own strength was rapid
~ giving way. Once more he was
obliged to halt near a stream.
eve must camp here tonight, mate
he said to Story Perhaps tomorrow
my legs will be able to move; to-day
they can do no more"
The night. passed away in silence.
and the sun rose. casting a fiery heat
over the plain. Story had not moved.
He reused up. however. and after
some breakfast again Ladbury har-
nesse himself to the sleigh and moved
on. Often he was obliged to halt;
sometimes he could only move a few
hundred yards at time: few min
utes' rest enabled him again to so on
Still the stages became shorter and
the rests longer as the evening ap'
preached
He felt that he could not exist an
other night in the BUSH The station
could not now be far Off. A faintness
was creeping over him. On. on he
went as If in dream. Several times
he stumbled and could scarcely re
cover himself. A sound reached his
ears; 1t was dogs bark. His strength
seemed to return. The roofs of the
woodsheds and huts appeared. Nc
one could be seen. Even then he ant
his friend might perish If he did moi
go on 1t was the supper hour at the
station. On he must go. He go
nearer and nearer. stumbling anC
painting. The door of the chief hui
was reached and he sank faintinl
across the threshold.
Every attention was paid to thu
men. Ladbury soon recovered. Poo
Story was conveyed to the hospita
ut Albany. but SO great had been th'
shock to his system that in a shor
time he sank under its effects.-Nev
York News.
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