The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-11-26

Day ana tnen upon the form o. the aged
sleeper, who lay upon the bed near the
lamp. The fight between the fisher
men was her fight. 1t is true that she
was no longer one OF them, but she had
spent her life among them and their
interests appealed to her as If they
were her own. Besides. Dan Lapham
was one of them. He had promised t.
save her aged friend from the county
poor farm and this to her was almost
as important as life itself. She felt an
interest in Dan other than this. They
had tended their traps side by side.
Dan was kind TO her. He was kind to
her dear old Ringwold. She was frall
and friendless. Dan was strong and
companionable. 1t is natural for the
weak to lean upon the strong. 1t is
natural for the strong to support the
weak. There is a fellow feeling be-
tween the weak and ST. ong that draws
them to each other. Especially is this
the case when the strong is man and
the weak is woman.
When the first shot was fired that
morning between the fishermen its lie
port reached Sankala. She knew that
Dan was there. She knew that he
would be in the front. A certain
amount of alarm came over her that
can only be experienced by those who
have been placed in similar position.
And when fusilade after fusilade opened
up, her anxiety was immeasureable.
But still she would not recall her
friend from what she consideid to be
his duty. She was still young, it is
true, and had been reared among peo-
pie who earned their living battling
with the elements-people who spent
their life in storms and on stormy
waters, who had but little time, and
less inclination, to devote to cultiva-
ton of the intellect. But Sankala had
come from different class, and her
inheritance was manifest wherever she
went. She was superior to her po-
sition in spite OF the conditions. She
possessed all of the elements of the re-
fined woman without the cultivation.
Duty, adherance to principle, the de-
Tense of ones inherent rights is more
sacred to such people than life itself.
Ringwold awoke with the dawn. A
night of sound sleep had rekindled the
old spark of life. The man was his
feeble old self again.
"How did it all happen, Sankala?'
he inquired.
When Sankala had told him of the
rescue. he continued.
"We must be about our work, San
kala, we must be about our work. We
must be off to the trap. l have not
much strength left, and must use it
while | can. We must away to the
trap"
Sankala dreaded to break the news
of their discharge to him. She knew
that his old time pride was as strong as
ever, and she feared the knowledge
that they we're to become county
charges would break his heart and SNAP
the frail thread of life.
But she found an excuse in not going
TO the trap on account of the fisher.
mems war. She told Ringwold what
had happened, and at that very moment
the report of the rifles reached their
ears.
"Give me my gum boots and the ole
gun, Sankala, and 1 will go to the
fight. l will teach those southsiderl
not to interfere with our traps" sale
the feeble old fellow.
'But you will be needed more a.
home, father" replied the girl. "Tht
men may receive wounds and your
knowledge of medicine and surgery
will help more than your use of the
gum"
81 guess you are right, Sankala
1t would not do for you to go with me
and doubt if l could pull the boat Sc
far this morning after yesterdays hare
} luck. But I'll help them in some way
my girl. l can tie an artery, set 6
} bone, sew up cash or take off limb
: if necessary. and they all know
Sankala, that no one in all of the Co
lumbia river basin understands drug
as l do. Yet, Old Seadog-oh. wei
the end is rapidly approaching"
The com batants on the bay practi
cally lay upon their oars all day afte
the close OF the early morning attack
The fishermen were not expert marks
men and the casualties were not as ser
ious as would have been expected from
the number of shots fired at compare
lively easy range. Two fishermen wer
brought ashore early in the forenoon an
taken to hurriedly improvised hos
: pital.
Ringwold had been summoned afte
it was learned that he was again on hi
I. feet and he dressed the wounds of tn
men and gave them the attention of
trained nurse.
1t was expected that night woul
bring on another attack. The south
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