Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1902-12-03
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| unoec sace cffcs us'snrf~. bot the en-
asacie that now presented ts@s msghi
weii have eo~so he bssrf 81 stronger
mar th-a he. Hs had bus far sisaxxs.d
msBfaliy sgsss-s ths slmcas nnsassnaanf-
-ble difsscanis~ th@t hsd pr sesitc shrns-
selves lie h.s hroaxet lths pswers 81
ma msnhsod into tbs contest. Bis en-
darnncs had been taxed TO The ~ most; ss
nsa ssili b&fssed ouwsra wttaeut nsnr-
mar OF Iawsrd eonplsint: bet moss whsu
no mad foaxht bis wsy rod BY ROD Ia see
6srkne~. over tbs fooued eessh, snd hsd
al but gained tee opposite boundary,
dimIy dsscernibie In tha darkness. be te-
heid vita Consideration snd assnssy thst
J fhs water before him wks 40 longer cot
ted with h&sth teps. Tss bsshes seeassa
10 brssk oH suddenly. snd n . rsxuisr live.
What cooid it meant He tas kspt near
fhe edge Of the resd sis sleng- he ss~
sure OF that; there could be no mistake
tie gisnced eehiad him. snd p~ered iEto
the darkness TO make ssss that be hsd not
after all strayed from the ~sy, sad ass
now sppsosehlpg tie river at right sngsss.
No. there was the road 81 his left hand
The els.r-ept esasi OF eren water tbroog b
the heath eoatd be trscsa svsu Thea aars
e. u YES. He knew that thi. road sss
parallel TO the river 10 all places. Hence
b. ART sappo.stion mast be ct fault.
Perhaps after all the dsskncs. hsd de-
essvsd hsm, and the road continued ss b.
fore. Vie conic sec tie dian Outlines Of
thick goods directly shc=d. There wss
hss goal. and be must take IL. A Tea STEPS
snd sno, her pause. he stopped aosn 70
bring MS eyes nearer tee wster, and care
/ fully sesuned ths sarfsce Ia tbs fslnse.;
rejection Of the say.
by hesveni' be tiseeisise; 'athst must
be stream; believe can sec tho hushe.
1 on TIE OF her side"
He Unrest the rough pole that be carried
cot ahead OF him, and cautiously sp.
preached TIE boundary tine OF the hessh-
top..
He sisost shudaersd - he thoegh,
wn-t weaId have ee.n biz tate IL ha nsa
wsiked over th.s fatal edge. losdea Gown
% be ass. fes his pole sank sIsuo~t II. fail
length before touching snyt hlng. Tsefe
acre mack and rnirs ct the bottom; be
sssu sesa thsm wi,h hts Pole.
Saasen.g The truth 6s~nsd apoa him
1 Ne remembered aistiretiy that there vas
broad, siaggisa hreos Al thas rrry pises.
bat II nsr besa sp@nsed by rough
K bridge, snd ever shss fridge be bsd
/ crossed time after tine tefors. Be,
/ bridges y ere 20 common on this road
aimcst every swamp had as ecrasroy
/ btidwe-sh8t hr had net noticed tkfs oBs
/ IN particular.
He felt relieved tia, The lnyssery wss
solved He ~ouia eto.s on tito hr'dss,
\ hopes died almost before they bad shaped
themselves Ia his mlnc. Where Was the
bridget IL wss ROW esru in sight. Again
he stopped and sighted sefo@s the dull
Surface of the waller There wss no
bridge there. herising Good had carried
u OF bodily, and the e6dyinT current hsc
/ drawn u into tbs river. Win de.ys Z
tugging Al bic heart. Caleb Wilder siocd
there in helpless dlsm@y.
"curss my ~ Judgment" be srosnsd
In sptri,; 'to think would get snte sachs
scrape ~ this. Why ass such eon fou ncsa
fool ~ To start GOT tonight snyms,f I'm
here in this lonely God-forssssn place.
ten miles from home. ten miles from
camp. Not living soal to hssp ms.
water hslf way To my hips, and darkness
so thick you can cut Il. II will rain Iiss
fairy before morning. and I'm nearly hail
chilled TO death now. I cant eross that
stream; shall only drown II try II. W hat
siii happsn to Ens ~ stsy here Ia thss
!es-coid water aiInlghi, Tod only kpows.m
Tbere bad never teen q tims IN Caleb
w!des's life when circumstances had
sesrned so cvmpieteiy 10 have consptrsd
against him Diaicanles from ths tiue OF
starting ever which his manhood had
been to a osr,sin degree successful, hst
| now the crosning obstacle OF all. sprung
| upon him just rs be had began TO feel
| that he hardest OF the journey was over
/ No wsy out OF the difficulty seemed pos-
sibie. and the more he thoag hi OF his stu.
alton ths grsver bis fears became. lie
had never before been in such dire strxits
III. heart sickensd with despair. The
iumting cold OF the ~ Ter already caused
shooting paths 10 run up his limits.
wiidsr's thong hts shifted from bis own
suffering to the loved ones at home. II
they orais knew here he va. al that mo-
menti He We. glad they old not. Let
them rest ia biissfai igsorsncs. IL wss
better so. They would know ali about IL
later. He shifted unessiIy from one foot
to the OF her. ~ be stood there shivsrinx
In ths inty darkness.
Suddenly Inc dssmsi boot OF an owi
rang throagh The farsst with sssrtiies
dis,incsness. Wilder, old. expsrisnesd
woodsman ~ he wss, and ~ used TO for
ct sights and sounds started 40 II shot,
and his heart gave great leap. At such .
tention we're his nerves ct that moment
oaee more that uncsnny sound, and then
siisnee ~ profound ~ before.
Strange % IL may ssem, this rude and
startling interruption coming when
wiider's Ysnkes ingenuity OF thought
vas, - IL seemed. hopeiessiy bsffssd. gave