The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-07-19

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ths sutgoing current to"aTo tug 4.s'e'
81 the harhor- Wnen hfst aSunsAsu sas
had come nigh swamplng' oeins oses-
loaded and It was ieana hssssSAas -
leave behind great portion Oh eae ur,ss'
meat Ihey msas 'eo.oas way 49,
tneir rude cars Asas oEsVAs l1eAAa -
NORTHWEST sprans up WAN tue az y - $50
hosting me soat-sAlh s@'l' t1es ers
alonx the coast. u was Feso4sev sAA
tne TWO men snonaa esep Wa'S 49,
watens ana freses to' tne $500 s. go
enforced nss autnoI''S ~ s.s'-s - - -
wa&en 70 nuAus Laws" 49,.
ne said anu sAAn sasep 1'A
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tnat n'sas enS ~an1 tes',
n&o 70 esAe snesl oAts- We 49,
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A~s s1ssesseu sA1. sa -, - - -
VI % tne sAorss anu wai1 uaeA. 80 - :
sprung ap' oa'' upoa ,sAs -
le1 o. 'ohk nhS u $3.50
whaea .ose aofupus oee =. sne $50 sss
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Ta.v noss,as for txa DAYS without a
.,w - sss, "a an +hs sh;r5 dsv =
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- M - $50 20 Isak ana
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- "a 4. aw;ss,. Tbst v,rs~x Soma
help came. she could not long survive
tha continued exposure 70 the weather.
The ehiIs wax in somewhat better case.
Rnfuz Dawes had w~anned her in his
woods, sh;rf ana unknown TO Frere.
hs5 Sfv;sa5 ,xish ha~ dai,x his allowance
~ nasf Sha Iav IN his arms at night
ana a. Tia asv rrsrt NV bls side for shell
49, ars o~osans;o, A. lonv "a she was
near him shs felt safe Thew smoke lit
tie n s.eh other but when Ruins Dawes
felt the pressure of her tiny hand In
his. or sustained the weight or her head
upon his shoulder, he almost forgot the
cold that froze him and the hunger that
synawed him
So two more DAYS passed. and yet no
sam On the tenth dav after their de-
parture from Naequarie Harbor they
came 10 the end of their provisions. To
add 10 their distress. the child was seiz-
ed with fever. She was hot and cold by
turns. and in the intervals of moaning
talked deiiriodsiy- hufus Dawes' mold
ing her in bis arms. watched tne sunsr-
ing he was unable to alleviate. with
a savage despair at bis heart was she
to die. after all?
SO another day and night passed. and |
The eleventh morning saw the boat yet |
alive. rolling In the trough Of the same |
deserted sea. The four exiles lay In /
aer almost without breath All at once
Dawes uttered cry. and seizing the
'heet. put the clumsy craft about "A
'aill saiIr' he cried do you not /
zee herr
There Is no sail" said Frere. ssYou
mock ug'-
rrt k.r,u-. -. It's
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49, ~
"a ..S ~ oae - >, 50 a. -
oe 800 sa ~ 80
!. l''e11a ens ST 81,
n ns,y gray 'o1
The day had broken and the dawn
. one long pale streak OF slckly saffron,
~ low on the left hand Between this
treak Of sahron-colored light and the
ows Of the boat CLEANED for an instant
white speck-
Frere. utterly COMPOUNDED, looked.
18th his heart In his mouth, and again +,
ID the white speck glimmer-
sylvia cried Rufus Dawes "Syf
Ia Ny darifngi You are savedv' III
She opened her blue eyes and looked
!. him, but gave no sign of recognition
elirium had hold of her. and In the
,ur of safety the child had forgotten
" preserver. Rufus Dawes. overcome | .
r this last cruel stroke Of fortune. sat !
,wn IN the stern of the boat. with the J
lid In his arms speechless. Frere :
ought that the chance he had SC long
for had come. With the mother at
e point of death, and the child deliri- :
Ia, who eouId testify 10 this hated ! !
arr -, Frsrs ana Mr. Msurlcs rrsrs :