The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1905-01-20

Ing aim fired
There was wild. spasmodic leap
a splashng and plunglnr He fired
again and again at the struggling
beast With a snort OF agony Il made
few plunges blindly into the thick.
ct and fell
Paul reused himself In moment
and rushed to It's side Despair quick
ly gave way to JOY for here was food.
The moose was a giant In size. and
would furnish them with food for
days. He cut It's throat with his knife
and then for the first time thought OF
his companion. lie called aloud. and
fired a shot In the air but only the
echoes answered him.
He will get on my trail and follow
me- thought Paul. and began to skin
the dead moose without feeling In
the least uneasy Having at last com.
pletcd his task. he built a nre. and.
cutting on some of the choicest steaks
began to bruil them over H. Paul had
been on short rations long time. and
never steak tasted better.
Paul wrapped himself In his blank.
ct and lay down by the FIRE to warm
himself and dry his clothing. The
night passed In troubled dreams.
When he awoko II was broad day.
light
When II was noon and pauls com.
panlon did not come he began To feel
uneasy. Could It be they were lost?
To become separated he thought
would be fatal to both. lie roasted
and packed away all the moose meat
ho could carry. and after another. rest.
less night, started out to return to the
spot where he had last seen his com.
panion.
The lowering skies portended anoth.
er storm. and before he had gone i've
miles the snow was falling In blind.
ing fury, completely celebrating the
trail. For hours and hours Paul stag.
gorod ON until he cane upon a great.
high wall Of stone. which barred his
farther progress and partially shelf.
cred him from the driving storm.
He spread his blanket above him,
ana. finding some dry pine sticks.
hndled little FIRE, over which he
stretched his halffrozcn fingers. His
suffering throughout that night was In.
tense, and II Is a wonder that he did
not perish.
But morning came. and. cold and
hungry AMI In despair. he crept away
from the great cliff under shelter OF
which he had passed such a mlser.
able night
He reached deep rayine In which
was a great deal OF dry pine wood.
and he proceeded TO make fro. The
IRE blazed and reared and gave out a
generous heat lie was soon warmed.
and. wrapping his blank { about him.
slept throughout the day. Night came
and he awoke. and. building another
FIRE. slept throughout the night.
Next day the sky was clear. and he
started on his wandering. going In the
direction OF the Yukon. He slept that
night In the shelter of a rock. and the
next morning started again ON his
journey
About the middle OF the forenoon
he saw a party OF men coming toward
him. and shouted and danced for. 10y.
He ran to meet them yelling like a
AZ last he came up with them. The
leader was a tall man about his own
age. He gazed on the being whom
exposure and toll had so
metamorphosed that he
was unrccognizable, and asked:
Who are you. and what are your"
Paul started back with an exclama.
'ion Of horror, and well he might. lie
was face TO face with his most bitter
enemy, Theodore Lakeland.
II Is necessary at this point In our |
story that we take leave OF Paul for
he time being and return to the brave
girl whom We left Fastening 10 the
hangers and wilds Of the polar world
or the man she loved.
Laura kept up brayely 80 long AZ
he could discern the form of Mrs
Miller ON the dock. but when Il faded
rom view she fell upon a steamer
hair and burst into tears. A hand
hardened by toll and softened by love
vas laid upon her shoulder and low.
.entle voice whispered In her ear:
Don't cry, pretty one. It's a hard
ot we've chosen, but there's a rich
romise In the future for ye."
Looking up she saw the kind face
Z the woman called Kate Willis bend.
ne over her
Il know, child It's tough on We T.
o away from friends and relations.
erhaps, but yen find friends where
er goin' that'll be true to ye."
Il don't doubt you. my good woman
don't doubt you" Laura declared
Pardon this weakness and let me as.
are you that II will not last long.
he knowledge that | shall perhaps
ever see the face Of that dear friend
as quite overwhelmed me for the
me being"
"Oh, It's nothin'. my dear after va
Il used to II; but gittin used T. It's
re trouble. tell ye, Laura. IN look
TIER ye when we git to Alaska. We
iant work. I'll do II for ye. Them
retty little hands sha'nt do any.
ling 10 spoil en-"
Il am not going to the Klondyke 10
ork." answered Laura.
Not goln there work."
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