The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-01-04
protecting Arm that hid shielded her

protecting Arm that ma ahlcluta nv
from tho 'crrors Of the night
She cruw.cd out OF her hiding place
and looked around her. a great nat
plain stretched on every side; me or
two small kopics. covered with tawny
BUSHES. broke the monotony; but no
-'yor or hill could she see anywhere.
Thcrc was nothing TO guide her "a &c
The direction In which she was to 80.
She was absolutely lost on the terri
bic vcldti
Bluebcll know what that meant.
She remembered the terrible cases or
which she had heard Of peoplc-in one
case Il WINS child-bclng lost on the
plain. and never heard OF again. She
pictured to herself tho agony OF a Nv
Ing death by starvation and shud-
dored before the unknown horrors
Of II.
But at least she had escaped from
what was f'r worse than doath-un-
less her dreaded prosecutor found her
again n he were alive he would be
hunting her now.
There VIVA no time TO lose. she
must set on ut once. and trust 90
Providence to guide her In the right
direction.
Blucbcli looked MP at tho sun, the
only indication Of the direction In
which she should set her face. She
knew that Moore had been going vest
ward: che would turn southward
She took OF her long cloak. for II
was now growing very warm. hung
Il over her shoulder by the straps. and
began that terrible journey. She could
make no toilet. and her fast she could
not break. Already she was beginning
to feel desperately hungry
Bluebcl had begun to realize the
full horror and physical pains OF her
position.
The hot MONDAY sun beat down on
her unprotected head. giving her n
racklng headache and almost binding
her. The dry rcd dust. covering her
face and. as II seemed TO her. every
inch OF her body. and causing her hor-
rlbio discomfort. left her mouth and
throat parchcd and dry, and her thirst
was woll-nigh intolerablo.
"oh. God. how long can | endure ~
Have mercy and pity mel Guide me
to water!" She moaned aloud. AZ
that moment all she wanted was wa
ter. The anguish OF thirst had swal-
lowed up all minor pains.
At last she sank down on the dry
sand. stretching appealing hands "a
tho pltiless sky that was as brass
above her.
III there II no help for me. then lie,
me die outright. o God, before this In
tolerable anguish maddens mel"
But there came no answer from
those oppressive skies. and for the mo-
ment It seemed that God was as pitt
less as men.
Two days later n, small body q
English soldlds came briskly ridlnl
across the red handy vcldt. They be
ionged to wtlsh regiment, and had
been pursuing flying body OF Boeri
from Estcourt. They had gone fur
thcr than they I'D intended, and were
hurrying back before night overlook
them.
"Hallol what have we hereY" cried
young Lieutenant Preston to his com
panlon. pointing 10 something lying
on the rod sand. lie paused, and
slipping from his horse. picked II up,
Look. Greene! woman's slipper. and
a very small one nj that"
Lieutenant Greene examined II care
fully. then pointed to light, almost
indlstlnct mark on the sand.
That's what those Boer fellows
would call spoor. Preston. There's
a woman somewhere hereabout. Look
there's a kopje to the left covered with
shrubs, Let's ride round that way
order the men % ride slowly"
Preston. who was in command. cav
the necessary order. The two younl
officers rode quickly round by tn
kopje. Both had an instructive fcellni
that they were on the verge OF SOM
discovery.
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