The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-01-11

when Hector, raising his nose in air,
emitted howl and started to his feet,
with every hair In his shaggy coat
bristling. while Duke. springing to his
side, growled deep and savagely. At
the same instant the catamaran was
dislodged. The next instant Adam
saw q pair Of cleaning eyes staring
into his own, and saw huge paw fall
upon and crush the skull OF Hector, |
whose body fell lifeless at his feet; |
while Duke, springing to a vantage |
point upon the overturned catamaran,
sunk his fangs into the coarse hair |
of an immense polar bear, whose wan
derings had brought him across the
path Of the courier, and whose keen
scent had directed him to the shelter.
Springing to his feet as rapidly as
possible, Adam darted to one side and
unslung his rife. Round and round,
now over, now under, dog and bruin
fought for supremacy. Maintaining
his hold upon the bears flank, the
brave dog was in this position beyond
reach of that terrible paw, but their
twistings and turnings were so rapid
4 that Adam feared to fire. He expert
enced some difficulty, too, In freeing
the lock of his rifle from It's wrap
pings of hide, and, realizing that each
moment of delay added to the danger,
he dubbed his rife, prepared to de-
fend himself and his dog by beating
the bear over its head. Whether this
attitude disconnected the dog, or
whether the latter's hold became loos-
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known, but just as Adam was about
to strike blow the dog fell back. In
simultaneously the great paw Of the
bear shot out and fell, striking the dog
with fatal effect. Selling the oppor-
tunity offered by the action, Adam
fired point blank at the cleaning eyes.
Like the sudden snuffing Of candle
the light of life faded out Of them,
and with a savage growl dying in his
throat the huge yellowish.white car
cass of the bear sunk upon the snow
beneath 1t, while the fieecy covering
of mother earth crimsoned rapidly.
Adam now had time to glance about
him and to note that, through the thin
ming clouds which were scudding over
the heavens, bright stars were fitfully
glowing, and the moon, low down near
the horizon, shone as silvery orb.
|, The storm had ceased as suddenly, as 1t
, had arisen, and, with its decline, the
gale was lulled into gusts of varying
/, intensity. Quickly and carefully Adam
, gazed over the snow field surrounding
him. Slowly and anxiously he scrrti-
; nized each mound and shadow, fearing
! that the mate Of the dead bear might
come numbering toward him. He could
discover nothing, however, and, with a
, sigh Of relief, he prepared to move on
ward.
Twelve miles still lay before him,
Z the remainder of his journey. At the
!. end lay the little village of Rose
a Blanche, and there, within their "tilt,'
4 his parents awaited his coming. Un
!. flashing the mail bag from the cata,
a maran, he slung 1t over his shoulder
|. wondering at its extreme lightness,
: which up to this time he had not no.
, ticed. Then, binding his snowshoes
J. firmly upon his feet and erasping his
, rifle well in hand, he tvudged onward
! with watchful eve.
q 1t was late the following night when
/. after weary struggling and fioundering
a through drifts often waist high. and
|. often. too, stopping to conserve his
strength, that he saw the lights OF
i Rose Blanche twinkling like stars
, above the Wilderness of the snow field;
: but, at that instant, sudden dizziness
overcame him and with q moan OF
a despair he fell PROSTATE.
L
"'Tis the courier!" ~
AYE, ayei Take arms and legs
: there and hoist him. TITS froze he be-
: like as not, and tits better home than
here he can be cared for. Loosen his
!. grippe on the sack, man, loosen his
: gripe!"
! This latter seemed impossible, how
: ever, and the attempt was abandoned
Adam Nugent was saved. At dawn
! two of the fishermen of Rose Blanche
! hunting their dogs which had strayed
away, stumbled over the PROSTATE
= form of the courier, half hidden from
. sight beneath a. mound of snow which
. had drifted over him during the time
= he had been there. Speedily they lifted
!, his body In their strong arms, and
= still clinging to his charge, they car
. ried him to the shelter of his parents
. tilt. Here, under the kindly ministra
: tons of his mates, who rubbed his be
!, numbed limbs hour by hour, Adam
Nugent regained consciousness. WheI
he was fully recovered the skipper, o.
:, head man, of Rose Blanche, as wa.
:. his duty, opened the mail bag in thu
:. presence of the courier himself.
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= the governmental red seal, and tn,
= superscription, plainly discernible II
: the light Of the birch logs burning
:. fiercely upon the broad hearth, rea,
= adam Nugent, Courier, Ros,
% Blanche" When 1t was opened crisl
fve-pound note lay within his hand, I,
. which was attached the customar,
u printed form of receipt. 1t was tn
y courier's pay for his services during
, the past summer. AS he YEARLY hand
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