The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-11-23

But. one day he heard him. The two
up-river men were following carefully
but noisily the bed of a little creek.
Thorpe happened to be on the side
hill. so he seated himself quietly until
they should have moved on down One
of the men shouted to the other. who,
crashing through a thicket did not
hear. "Ho-o-o! Dyer" the first re-
peated. Here's that internal corner
over here!''
"Yop!" assented the other. Com
ing"
Thorpe recognized the voice instant
" as that of Railways scaler. His
hand crisped in d gesture of disgust.
The man had always been obnoxious
to him.
Two days later he stumbled on their
camp. He paused in wonder at what
he saw.
The packs lay open, their contents
scattered in every direction. The fire
had been hastily eXtinguished with
bucket of water, and a frying pan lay
where it had been overturned. If the
thing had been possible, Thorpe would
have guessed at a hasty and unpre-
meditated flight
He was about to withdraw carefully
lest he be discovered, when he was
startled by touch on his elbow. 1t
was Injun Charley.
'.Dey go up river" he said. Il come
see what de row"
The Indian examined rapidly the con-
dition of the little camp.
"Dey look for sOmethin'," said he,
making his hand reVolve as though
rummaging, and indicating the packs
Il tinl0 dey see you in de woods" he
concluded. "Dey go camp gettum boss
Boss he gone or river trail two tree
hour"
You're right, Charley" replied
Thorpe. who had been drawing his own
conclusions. lone of them knows me.
They We been looking in their packs for
their note books with the descriptions
of these sections in them Then they
piled out for the boss. IF know any
thing at all the bossll make tracks for
Detroit
"W'ot you dor asked Injun Charley
curiOuSly.
Il got to set to Detroit before they
do; that's ALI.
Instantly the Indian became all ae-
ton.
You Gomez he ordered, and set out
at a rapid pace for camp
There. WIKI incredible deftness. he
packed together about twelve pounds Of
the jerkeG venisOn and a pair of blank
cts thrust, Thorpe's waterproof match
safe in his pocket and turned eagerly
to the young man.
you come" he repeated.
Thorpe hastily unearthed his de
Indian, in silence. rearranged the mis-
placed articles in such a manner as to
relieve the camp OF its abandoned air.
1t was nearly. SHUTDOWN. Without a
word the two men struck of into the
forest. the Indian in the lead. Their
course was southeast but Thorpe asked
no questions He followed blindly.
Soon he found that if he did even that
adequately he would have little atten-
ton left for anything else. The Indian
walked with long, swift strides. his
inees always slightly bent, even at the
finish of the step, his back followed
mis- shoulders and head thrust forward
His gait had a queer sag in II, up and
down in long curve from one rise to
the other. After a time Thorpe became
fascinated in watching before him this
easy. untlring lOpe, hour after hour
Without the variation of a second S
fraction in speed nor an inch in length
At first Thorpe followed him with
comparative ease. but at the end OF
three hours he was compelled to put
forth decided efforts to keep pace. His
walking was no longer mechanical, but
conscious. When ii becomes so, a man
soon tires Thorpe resented the me
qualities, the stones, the roots. the
patches of soft ground which lay in
his way. He felt duly that they were
not fair. He could negotiate the dis
lance; but anything else was a gratui-
tous insult.
Then suddenly he gained his second
wind. He felt better and stronger and
moved freer.
At midnight Injun Charley called q
halt. He spread his blanket, leaned
on one elbow long enough to eat q
strip of dried meat, and fell asleep
Thorpe initiated his example. Three
hours later the Indian reused his com
panion. and the two set out again.
From o'clock till they walked con.
tinually without pause. without an in
stant's breathing spell. Then they
rested half an hour, ate little venison
and smoked a pipe.
An hour after noon they repeated th'