The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-24


his glance. smiled
Gentlemen" interrupted the policeman 'this ere
mate o mine Is Jack Sutherland, owner Of Twenty
Not Sutherland Of 1922" broke in the snOw-Olnded
Ainook man, cropping feebly toward him.
'Ine same" sutherland gripped his hand. and
oh I'm after your time. but I remember you in
my freshman year You were doing P. G. work then
Boys he called turning half about this IS Suther-
land Jack Sutherland erstwhile fulback Of the var
sity. up you gold chasers fall upon himI
seasons back"
Yes. read of the game Sutherland said. shalS-
ing hands. And I remember that big Of yours
the first touchdown
and awkwardly made room for another.
'.And here's Matthews-Berkeley And we've
got some eastern cracks knocking about too. Come
up. you Princeton men. Come up! This is suther-
land, Jack Sutherland"
camp and supplied him with dry clothes and numer-
Donald and Davy, overlooked. had retired to their
nightly game of crib Montana Kid followed them
Here get into some dry toys" he said pulling
them from out his seanty kit Guess you'n have to
Wen I say, you're good ,un," the policeman
marked he pulled the other mans socks "Sor-
~ I've got take you back to Dawson, but only
'ope they won't be ard on you
amt under way yet. When I so I'm going down
the river, and I guess the chances are you'll go
Not If know myself"
come outside and III show you then. These damn
FOOLS thrusting thumb over his shoulder at the
two Scots, played smash when they first located
and enjoy yourself while can. You haven't many
The policemen went with him wonderingIy. while
Donald and Davy dropped their cards and followed.
up river, down, and came over.
Whats up?" Sutherland demanded.
Kid. Just a case Of raising putting a chunk
under See that bend down there? That's where
she'll jam millions Of tons of ice Then she'll jam
in the bends up above. millions of tans Upper jam
swept the island with his hand Millions Of TONS
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lad, it Gamma be- dOOt not it's jOwk. Ay, that
But when the Kid laughed harshly and turned on
his heel Davy flung himself upon the piles and began
franticay to toss the cordwOOd back from the bank
Lend a hand, Donald" he cried. can ye lend
hand? IT'S the labor of months and the passage
homel'
Donald caught him by the arm and shook him, but
he tore free Did ye no hear man? Millions Of TONS
straighten yerseP up, man. said Donald It's
back cabin buckled on his money belt sT5l
Days and went out the point the island where
the ground highest and where a huge pine tow
The men before the cabin heard the ringing Of his
and smiled Greenwich returned from across the
island with the word that they We're penned in. II
impossible to cross the back channel blind
Minook man began to sing, and the rest joined
with
Seems to he's lying
Oh, wonder If it's true?''
IT'S ay sinful" Davy mOaned, lifting his head ana
SUM- And my guid wood a going to waste"
"oh, wonder if it's true?"
The noise of the river ceased suddenly. A strange
calm wrapped about them. The ice had ripped from
ee NC f TIlem vas f fiSg' p ma Iei svrI S9
softly against the Q bank The tail Of the
fort the white flood started down stream But the
sound increased with the momentum and soon the
whole island shaking and quivering with the
shock OF the grinding bergs Under pressure the
mighty cakes weighing hundreds Of tons. shot
into the air like The frigid anarchy increased
its riot and the men mad TO shout into one another
to be heard. Occasionally the racket from the
island shuddered with the impact of enormous
cake which drove in squarely upon its point. It
ripped of pines by the roots, then, swing
ing around and lifted its muddy base from the
bottom of the river and bore down upon the cabin.
sIieing the hank and trees away like gigantic
knife 1t seemed barely 10 Craze the corner OF the
cabin. but the crbbed logs tilted like matches,
and the structure, like a toy house, fell backward
The labor of months! The labor Of months and
the passage home" Davy walled, while Montana Kid
and the policeman dragged him backward from the
''Y0uH ave plenty o hoppertunity all in good time
ing him alongside the head and sending him flying
Donald. from the top of the pine. saw the devas-
tatfng berg sweep away the cOrdwOod and disappear
down stream. AS though satisfied with this damage.
TO s1aeen its pace The noise likewise essed down,
and the others could hear Donald shouting from his
eyre look down stream As forecast. the jam had
among the islands in the bend and the ice was
pilng up in great barrier which stretched from
short shore The river to a standstil and
the water finding outlet, began to rise IT rushed
up till the island awash, the men splashing
around up their knees, and the dogs swimming
to the ruins o cabin At this stage it abruptly
became stationary. with peTceptible rise or fall
Montana Kid shook his head Its damned above.
moreS coming down..
and the gamble is, which jam viii break first
Sutherland added.
Exactly" the Kid affirmed. eff the upper jam
breaks first, haven't chance Nothing viii stand
before 1t.
The Minook men turned away in silence but soon
''Rumsky hOated upon the quiet AZ. followed
by The Orange and the Black Room was made in
the circle for Montana Kid and the policeman and
they quickly caught the ringing rhythm Of the
choruses as they drifted from song to song.
"Oh. Donald. viii We lend hand2' Davy sObhed
at the o the tree into which his COmrade had
climbed. ooh Donald. man. viii We lend a hand -
he sobbed again. his hands blee>>lag from vain at
tempts 20 scale the 1Sppery TRUNK
But Donald had fixed his gaze I'D river, and now
his voice rang out vibrant with fear
"CSod Almighty, here she eomesl'
Standing knee-deep in the icy water, the MinoOk