Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1902-12-17

straight course toward the r0sd. or At
east be feIt certain OF a. Zoe distance
must pcx be very slight He was iiksiy
70 run upon the rosd 81 any miaate. tie
must be VERY watehf0i lest be shoald
cro-s without Bottciss Il In tes darkness
But ,hss even n be ala cross u. the river
sss bat fs~ STEPS hsyond and he you'd
certainly be able 20 Bad II sgsin.
Chesrsd BY this latest thought, he kspt
on slshongh With caution, passing to
examine every siigss brs@k In the forest
outlined seose aim sxssnss the sky. II
xas not qsite &c dark a. IL had been,
although meraing wss stitl Ear away. The
rainy heavens showed 90 signs OF break.
ing. The same meretiess voileys Of petit
log drops stiIi beat upon the irsckisas
/ forest.
Wilder uss nos weli-nsgh sxhsssiec.
although the Suffering and excitement
ssin sp1rred hin onwsrd. He wss
seized With great coaghipg spells at
times. The water 10 bis lungs was
troahiing him. The travelling ~s ex-
eseding difscnIs. The low banging
branches Of the ssesgreens and the
tangled anderera.h tbs, filed the
spaces bet ween the tree trunks presented
difficunie, that only one who has been In
such forest In The hisekaesw OF night can
understand. His progress was rapid Goa
steering bis environments. A tender
/ foot could nos have made bis way
throagh such a msEs.
/ al. mcihoa OF sdxsncsng wss wiis
srms extended. creeping bis way like
I bsiad man 10 The ssrsRess amid The tree
srsaks. seisldinx bis eyes from the dan
gers whseh darkness concealed the sharp
I poiuts Of pro!ecstng limhs and the needle
/ iiss brtsties OF the evergreen branches. at
I the same tisss avoiding ss spuch ss posss-
/ bic tho tTunKs OF fallen trees.
I This ia danger wss ope Of tbe grsvest
+ to guard against. whea an Old monarch
{ OF the toru.s fails Il usually takes a long
process Of ys&rs Tor even lis branches to
decay. and these dec.ying limbs often
change Into mere stub iisr arms tapering
To posn, bard ~ STONY. A stumhle
/ monarch may have tern down In its ter
rife descent might mean precipitation
I upon the hsrpoon-Isks limbs Of the older
tres.
/ Thus was be sese, By danger. on every
I hand. Scores Of times he mst with
sehsrous fsiis. Ia enc case TIE severity
I OF ass tal Delayed him tor . time. and
added oae more festurs 10 his alrssdy
/ over fiosiax cup OF sarsring aud ei.s..
I ter. he hlaadsred biindiy into an an-
seen toalesr. aud fell bssa-lopg ever IL.
STRIKING with stunning shoek against :
tree treak upon tbs ether side. His gun
came down with q erssh sgainst the bsse
Of tse boulder. Bruised and sscdy.
| beaded, hs struggled TO his fc~t snd
xroped around 10 The darkness fSs the
/ HANDKERCHIEF which the thick brSsh had
sHalehsd from his head 40 be fell. Hs
examined his xan, that IL, be felt 10 osss
| vita his hands; and to make sure that II
was stiii intact. be raised Il toward ths
say and discharged IL once. Satisfied that
he was s,iii pointing ia the rigst 81.
rcciion. be pushed Onward.
/ where was that ro&d' !, wss high
Lime tor bin to reseh H. A few minute.
more OF anxious suspense ss be groped
his way forward, his speed increasing
with bis mental agitation. Every mo
unent sdded TO his snristy. Az last.
haunted BY the SOLDERING fear that be ese
borne too fu 10 the right, be changed
his course and swang even farther 10 sss
lett than he thougHi was At all seossssry.
oG, he wished to be sare this time.
/ On and on be wen,. has stiii no sign OF
tho road. The minutes lsngs hsDed Into
an boar. Wilder stiil struggled tn do@-
perxtion onward. He eoaie not realize
bis real position. The darkness Goa
ee4ied what daylight would have laid
bare He was lest, hopssessiy lost. tie
bad been travelling In circles for he lsss
bait sour. His strength as. waning
I rapidly; absolute exhaustion wuald seen
call q halt.
The ehln of the night was no longer
notieed. His own perspirstion mingled
| With the rain-drcp- that chased them
| selves tn little risaiets down 81. face.
The thoughts OF his own sofscrlng ~srs
| gradually forgotten. Hts f.sntnes= and
hunger, and THAI dali spinal pain Ia The
| region OF tie eek-unmistakRele sign OF
excessive tstigue- weTe ali overshsdowsd
| b. the deepening snxfesy that niiee bis
! mina.
/ Thst road, that read. where wss IA
That WAS the burden Of hi. racing
thoughts. A terrible fear vas shsping
/ Itself tn his minds fear which De
scarcely dared eonfess even ia the secret
reeesscs of his own heart he triad 90
drive II forth as q midnigbf horror, cot
IL elang there Tie could not shake IL
from It's seif-sppointed station.
He increased bis pses; he was travelling
rapidly, bat bis mind was speeding tsn
thousand times faster A perfect harri-
cane OF thought wss running through ats
brain. He wss confused. smszed, aston
ishec. He had not dreamed his miad
capable OF such rapid action.
What IL, after ali, be were lostY The