The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-01-03

"What are you doing, Dennettf" he cried.
ways thinks Of him first" Aloud he
said: "We're none Of US going to freeze
If can help it. Sit where you are until
I unhitch your horse. We might as
well give him a chance for his life"
When he began to do this, however,
Hiram aroused himself.
what are you doing, DennettT he
cried. III you let the horse loose, we're
lostr' He seized the whip and tried to
reach Phil with It. The horse began to
plunge.
Phil sprang forward and caught the
whip from the others hand. Keep
quiet" he said sternly, "or I'll warm
you with this lash myself"
Hiram fell back and swore. Myrtle
shrank away from him, but Phil did
not see her. He had turned his atten-
ton to the FESTIVE horse again and soon
had him free.
I'm afraid" he said gravely, that
we cannot get out Of here till 1t stops
showing. am going to unhitch Black
Bob, and we will all come back into
my sleigh"
Pm going to stay here" growled
Hiram.
"We'll do whatever you say, Phil
declared Myrtle.
Phil loosened Black Bob from the
shafts, and the two horses plunged
away into the storm. Then, after vast
labor, he partially cleared away a snow
bank and turned the huge, old fashion
ed highback over. 1t would have shell
tered half dozen quite comfortably.
"Come back here now" he shouted
to the couple half buried in the smaller
sleigh.
The girl struggled out, but Hiram re
fused to move. "Stay there, then, ant
be a derned fooll" Phil exclaimed
wrathfully, and he half carried Myrtle
to the overhanging sleigh and placed
her among the warm robes.
"You will not let him stay there t.
freeze to DEATH" she whispered plead
ingly. MAKE him come"
"All right" responded Phil bitterl.
and went back and drove Hiram out o
the cutter, secured all the robes AM
made him join Myrtle under the high
back. Then the brave fellow crawle'
in himself and let the box sleigh settl
down about them. In a few minute
they were buried by the driving snow.
: 1--WE must get Myrtle between us,
said Phil. "She will be warmer there
! If this old blizzard doesn't last to
E long, somebody will be along to dig u
8 out tomorrow"
s Ball yielded the warmer position t
the girl with a very i'll grace. Tn
. common metal underneath the gilt wa
= showing very plainly. Myrtle turne
e her back upon him completely. Sh
and Phil spoke together only in whi
t pers.
S Dear Phil" she said, 1--WE shoul
have died had you not come"
e "Humph! The old highback is goo
n for something at PINCH" remarke
n Phil, with pardonable righteousness.
s "And old friends prove the mo-
(. faithful in the end" whispered the do
d tors daughter.
n Phil simply grunted. But when,
). moment later, he found she was soft
q CRYING, with her nose buried in II
e collar of his bearskin coat, he tire
1t injured pride to the winds and 1u
put his arms around her. What
q, said and what she said after that WI
e. none Of Hiram Balls business, nor
e 1t any of yours, inquisitive reader.
d In the morning, when the storm be
sr ceased, a searching party discovert
the horses in little grove off the ira
lie where they had taken shelter, and 500
y afterward found the overturned sleil
el and the three castaways all warm al
n secure. Hiram Ball left his usele
cutter where 1t lay, but Phil dug o
e. the old highback and drove Myrt
In home in it, and when the sleighil
was good the next winter he broug
the doctors daughter to singing sche
I'd as his wife.