La Junta tribune., 1906-10-20

10 gaze out 10 SEA Nov and thsn from
the 1szkness. borle On the wiai cane
znx.Oos hits Of sieeulSJion or inquiry.
Inio BerzAr,--s face rzsLei startled IL
relli-enee, aud Le ~hirlsd 10 the tao
met
Do you Hzeza that nohoty's gone to
beipF- he deEaznde-i
--There'- aOthin' bot csath out there
for helV.@rs" Was the qUick snswe--
NO lan would risk life QUICKER than
We. but It's foolish 10 throw II away
Good Lord man, What are yoa doin'?'
for Bernard had swung bis scooter
hack 70 the shOrs Ice With a quick. al
Dost vicious thrust and vas hosting
the sail
-wkere'd tie distress si-nals seem -
be deIlanis-. a. he caught the rJE-
Zifh a swift d0UhIe hifsh about .
cIr-t aud s,rasp-I he scooter grip 10
pu-A OF "EUnuiu' out there with
uJtLla' u - by would - ! ke huniiu'
a -birs nsh IA a school - herrin'.
Could ye gu-ss by the s0undz'
'-She struck somewhere In the est
shore rapids. an II anyboiy had time
to get % they must "a driftei down
toward tie long rocks. The water q
be more open there than here But
don't ye try IL. Baruey.r warnlngiy.
Its sure death. an there's tha, house.
an Norah goln' 10 b- here IN few
day. Think O. her, man
Il d. sharply "NOrah q be the
first one TO say for NE 10 90 II she
was wrecked % somewhere 10 sea
wouldn't want any man IN reach To
risk his life 10 save hsr-eyen to lose IL
II there was needf The people out
yOnd.r have somebody waiiin' for
EN-"
-MebLs there ain't any shouted
one OF the men as IN. scooter slipped
away into the darkness
-M-bh- thsr- Is" came back grtrniy.
I'm goln' 90 -s."
Twenty yards from shore the scooter
dropped into open water, then piowei
its way across a broad space of broken
ice and slush. after which. with the
aid Of few vigorous prcis OF the Iron
Pointed scooter pole. it, pumpkin s.s-d
shared hull ro~. gracefully upon an
other lee field and sped on with scarce
Is any checking Of IT. speed. In the
water Its shallow bottom skinned the
surface Ike bird, the great width
alone keeping II from caTrsizinS ON
the ice the tiny runners made Il a sled.
or, rather, an lee yacht which under
favorable circumstances the broad sail
swept on at almost terrific speed
But going out Bernard had 20 tack
against the wind. which made progress
slow and tempted him TO many risks
for the sake Of speed Ouce, while
crossing m open space. a swirIlng
blast lifted bis b0at clear and threw
him into the water. but his hand was
srlpped upon the rop. with fingers of
steel aud. though be- was dragged
through the water and across twenty
yards Of ice beyond he held on aud
finally drew himself on boari and
r.ghted the scooter without stopping.
but his hand was torn aud his body
bruised. and before he had gone an
other hundred yards his wet clothing
had frozen Into an almost inre.ibis
arnor.
In the darkness. with the wind and
III" rain IN his face, IL was Impossible
90 hit the right point even over IA
mlliar course, and. though the long
rocks were scarcely mile fran shor.
Il was an hour before his scooter
dropped into the head Of the rapids a
half mile above them.
lie did not hesitate. for time was Of
more value than safety. Down the
boiling current his craft tossed and
dipped nt race horse speed and then
slid out upon the rough broken ice
near the long rocks. But he tackled
several times back and forth among
them before b. found the object OF his
search. group OF cruuchlu- figures al
most In arms reach OF the scooter
whom he had already passed twice
without seeing
Two OF ye get In here he shouted
hoarssly above the roar Of the storm.
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