The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1906-08-03

caused u all was found tossed In The
fishing nets below the village"
Ho TOT Fhuddered once during this
recital The thought Of man cling
Ing 70 fishing nets an night, only 60
ind death In the dawn. chilled him
At that point the man he watched hAd
laughed. llo Toi could not relish thai
laugh The mind OF him was troubled
The man knew MIN now for a NEEDLE.
some fellow
Yet ho knew the man for q spy! Bus
he must have proof facts. For N"
dcliycraucc Of one accursed spy would
the Russians grant him liberty 30
that he might journey to the upp'
hills
During the early hours Of the third
morning-thc changing Of the guard
when sentries are most drowsy-the
man sought to run the outpost. II was
during one OF the slceplcss yigils o.
/ 10 TOT
The air was bitterly cold. The man
slipped out at the shed door. Iloi Toi
eagerly followed the man.
lie had gone toward tho river. Ho
TOT saw him searching the bank for
| something After awhile he came upon
q boat Ho TOT listened 10 the faint
dipping OF the oars as the boat brushed
away into the dark.
lie will drift down upon the
bridge muttercd 10 Tol. muaing In
his cunning way. THAT boat was left
for HINT is all arranged. There are
soldiers nt both ends Of the BRIDGET
tell them they will earn the reward.
and I win 30 back TO the sheds with
those dirty pigs. mol must do some.
thing"
A pufing noise caused him to cease
planning and glance about In nervous
Vlarm. line OF empty cars WIS NOV
ing over the railroad toward the
bridge.
Ito Toi hurried after the moving
train. Nimbly he SWING himself upon
one OF the last cars and lay at fulI
length on It's top. Soon low rum
bling told him they had passed IN,
bridges end aud were crossing tn
river. Waiting until some distance
from shore, he slipped down TO IN
beams OF tho trcBtlo. There was moth
Ing now TO be seen but few shadow.
timbers. beneath which an inky cur
rent surged with a low lncessant sob
bling.
Ho TOT had begun to curse himsel
for a frozen fool. when faint swish
ing sound came to his ears. A Ion
shadow drlfted swiftly out Of the blac
and snuggled In under the bridge II
could hear the soft rubbing Of boa
Like a fat toad he pumped down 4
tho stern The boat danced a trin,
as II surprised. the water plashing be
meath H.
There was not sound from the ma
In the bow. Each stared silently a
. the black shape OF the. other: sac
waited for n vicious shot from the 10,
girdle OF the bridge. II did not com,
A moment later they had slipped ava
on the river marsh.
Ho TOT gathered himself together
he saw the mans shape wayer-an
with low cursing they grappled 4
, the center OF the swaying boat. Tn
man iiung TO Hoi backward and fe
, upon him. The boat tipped and stag
gered as a drunken thing. Ho TOT
head went wholly under lie made
I furious EFFORT, choking-he drew u
, his legs-the boat wrlthod-struggle
free OF them both-went dancing away
A Russian officer who liked iish 70
his breakfast sent his orderly wit
the rivermen TO their nets
"Ah-hanl A mani" cried one OF IN
fishers, pointing to bending pol,
They dragged into the boat an ur
=, couth. half-drowned object. II wa
seen that the mans hand clutched an
other clammy burden caught In IN
d, sagging net
with some difficulty they release
the second mass from the mans in
bedded fingers When brought TO shor
and toasted back to living. no wa
=, asked OF this.
My brother-he could not-swiu
- His head was heavy could not
hold him up he gasped
Twice during the inquiry he fainte
from exhaustion. Al one time the SUI
geon sincerely believed him to b
4, dead. And all the rest OF the day h
y lay huddcd in a corner. weeping bi
- torly for the brother he had been NJ
able 20 save. After a long time hi
became monotonous. and the soldier
J, ceasing their questions. kicked hi
: and his sorrow out into the cold.
Three nights later. according 10 IN
10 story OF Yeng Sol, who is very hol
. man, the gods again became drum
and after much believing. left n
bridge a second time as a camel who's
>, back has bssn broken by a beam.
The uppst hills are yet waiting Il
!, Ho Toi.
. Copyright itOs by Joseph h. BoWlss
b a ChrstlAnla doctor has discoverC
p that microbes themselves are infestC
n with parasites. Serves en- right, COZ