The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-18

hole is only two. three mile further
Presently he brought the mare around
from the back OF the wagon. where she had
been tied up, frightened the gfrths, and
rolled up the riem OF the neck halter. Baas
Piet swung himself off the edge Of the
wagon into the saddle.
Tell she Baas when he wakes up he
said and with shake OF the reins can
tered off through the dust.
TT cannot be far now" repeated KlsUs
to himself. as he watched him until he be-
came invisible in the wdst of the vast
brown expanse of sun scorched hillside.
& II wSes now FIVE days since they mad left
the last viei and he had given nearly all
his share of the hot muddy water that the
vrouw served out to the girl for the last
few days, but that was very. very little:
and she was sick too.
For a moment he stopped and looked
backward. There, just topping the last rise,
miles and miles away. his keen sight could
pick out against the skyline the little black
speck that had been behind them for so
many weeks now. faltering on with parcn-
ed lips through the heat and loneliness of
the plains. always dropping further and
further behind as evening drew In
He heard the SHORES Of the transport rider
and his vrouw as they slept comfortably
under the tilt. II they could only feel what
Beta felt-yet 1t was easier for her now
that she had not the baby to carry: and
the water was close in front; and after that
only two or three days trek before the des-
ert ended. And. comforted by the thought.
Klaus walked on after the wagon and re-
turned to his blanket
The baby was certainly the most content
ed OF all lying In an empty sugar box under
the shade OF the tilt, engaged in coiing
the soft end OF the eighteen-foot lash round
and round its chubby arms. II grew fatter
and merrier every day. The vrouw rather
liked IT, black as IL was for she had no
children OF her own.
All at once came warning shout from
the yoerloper. They were right on the edge
OF the drift, and the leaders began to pick
their way slowly down the steep bank over
the loose rocks and sand Klaus was busy
putting the heavy iron shoedrag unde- one
of the hind wheels. while Baas Jakob, in a
bad temper at having his sleep disturbed.
sat upon the front of the wagon. swearing
at him and the other boys for being lazy.
Now sliding sideways over a smooth,
shelving rock. now piunging down over
n ledge with a jar that wrenched every
bolt and wheeispoke, the heavy wagon
crashed down the bank only to come 10
a dead stop at the bottom, imbedded in
sand up to the axes. The span were
knotted in a tangled mob of clashng
horns and twisted yoke rens. snuffing
and paving UP the sand with impatient
hoofs; instinct told than that water was
.nere-Dut ~ was rar' tar oeiow, TOT tina
ias. rams mao Iaiien many months oack.
'eroom.e ro'hecks rasen the angry
pAas, oesioe hinsei. I"ist their taiis'
se, ina. IRON Spike mere hendrik--that
will make the devils move"
But II was of no use: the span only be-
1ane more nopeiessiy en,ahs'ed. IN vain
easneu II, ahhohs ehen' sJamook IN
manu- hickins mere ana siasn'ne there.
whle uenor,h sno inc Voerioper caheo
upoi ene peasts oy name anu urged them
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a'1 water .ney wo"io nave.
me whpl why uon you TAKE the
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