Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-02-02
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DILL, ,r;orpd Mrs. \ickers from
9s . If of''t the corpse, sylvia ran N
e!1t ol oh. mamma. mammal
a'.lsS, did God let him die
l o ~I1 him 50 much"
Il !, eI ,rar 4ork. Frere made snllt
M s-' ~, 10 the shelter OF some
il' f s+I distance. and, spread,
D. .t r.''l over the face, he piled
jl.A;. n keep It steady. The
90. :. had been so rapid that
d !, s.asIizal that since the pre-
ls:,s two Of the five human crea,
u .- IN ibis wilderness nad escapes cape q
Is he did realize IT, ne oes"n
rtosa turn it would De neAt.
.a,,.;nr DAY passed gIoomllE. II
9''3"7 ,,Irrr and q dull haze
' nj. mountains. Frere spent
a.a z::. III to-, to Inter poor Bates.
,rr awake 10 his own necessities
, - such portions OF clothing
1,f,Ir as would be use1ul TO n!lil'
Hem under a stone, not Hklng
a 4.s completed the grave by
nt i. 1I,cei the corpse therein,
.S.l As many stones as possible to
.1s .' Of the mound. In the after
:, cast the fishing line from the
Eta rock he had marked the gay
mt caught nothing. Passing Dy
.,rs On his return, he noticed that
' r;..ars had placed at the head
~is cross, formed by tying two
a. ,-i,k together. After supper
rrI3l salt meat and damper-he
b talk to Sylvia. wv ny Won
b friends with me- missy Ne
tn- like YOU, said Sylvia. lou
np You are not kind. L don't
that Won do cruel things, but you
~ Oh, I wish papa was here"
7ain, won't bring him." says
.a, That's what 1 mean. is
1i? Wishing won't bring him..
4tmIy would"
m7'r mean it unkindly," says
"Wbat a strange child you are."
ln are persons" says Sylvia,
have no affinity for each other.
ell5ort i in 4 book papa had, and
-e that's what 1t IS. l nave no NJ,
for you. l can he-p IT, can L
5l55Sa Frere returned. come
ni III tell you a story"
A Yickersa had gone back to her
and the two were alone by the
ar which stood the kettle and the
h made damper, The child, with
show Of hesitation came to him
De caught ana placed her on MS
lie moon mad not yet risen, ana
Shadows cast by the pickering fire
5Teri and monSrous. The wick
I4 70 frigbten this helpless crea-
4le 10 Maurice Frere.
,@ 2 was once, Said me- a castle
f. Al ~, ?7,'' WI, SL' II, sLe4I S sossle eyes.
.."' nl0H' S"l" 9!1Fla' Strus
" Ut 1'Vs' LOU are trying 10
mt
.lS ogre HTed on the bones OF
'-S' One day a little girl was
..-! I-e wood and she heard the
~ l-,,-s' HaW. nav, HaW. haW!
a. i, I.sSe' lei me down..
u. was terribly frightened, and she
II. -ll Ill., ana ran, until all Of a
:. 2s saw
.~' .S, scream burst from his COM
IN on What's that? she
lie other side Of the fire stood the
Is - 4 III, man. He staggered forward,
a. -'-' 'aIInS on his knees, stretched
A.. 1'llS Us, and hoarsely articulated
'~l-"Food." 1t was Rufus
-:9rni Of human voice broke tho
t terror that was on the child,
A The glow from the fire fell upon
Uttered yellow garments, she gness-
Itnse the whole s-ory VS., To Il' 81 NJ NJ
sa'e He saw before him a new
IL a new mouth to share the scantv
600, and snatcbiDg . brand from
IN. be kept the convict At hav Rnt
Dawes. gIaring ronnd with wol6sb
ansbt sight of the damn nor r moii0r
- the iron kettle. and made
\ o'it Frere dashed the brand in
/. - L. Stand back" he cried. eve
g The iron Fad. n1nnae5 o fon- anu,
. ', ., 10 attack his new enemy:
. E S-sh as thought, the child glided
s Han, ".N'Is Oh the starving man,