The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-30

tomorrow, and ten-across the water for and for
tune waiting the other side! Wen have Billy the
talk of the world inside Of
was far as Alphonse got Something
broke loose under island just then the lake
menced to around there a cyclone the
bottom of it. Billy looked back his happy home,
slid up the bank showed his head between Alphonses
legs and whired out into the middle of that boiling
roaring water like he had sent for. Al
phonse grabbed him by the and yelled for him to
back, but it wasn't any
As they reached the middle Of the lake there
noise like Niagara and dynamite factory let loose
at once, and the ground under Jimmy and began to
buckle and crawl
closed my eyes minute hung on Jimmy.
trying to think of something fitting say and when
opened them again, the lake gonel In it's place
the long ravne Alphonse had told about, and big,
ugly-looking crack into which the lake
pouring Out of the crack stuck few yards of poor
old Billy's tail Before could word, that had
disappeared, Jimmy and 1 alone The lake
the snake gone, the earthquake had come
and gone, and AIphonse-
Come on!' 1 yelled. THAT snake has kidnapped
Aphonse, Jimmy Raines!'
Jimmy some sort of answer, but didn't hear
him. running down the wet slippery bed OF the
lake toward the hole Billy had gone into. 1t
that Alphonse couldn't live in the water like
Billy could; they had friendly and together
much had forgotten they were different But when
stumbled over big bowder and fell fat, the brought
to my
you are right" I says when Jimmy come painting
up; ut amt to hunt Alphonse. He's gone and
nothing left show itr'
ous?" says he mot even thing to buryF
He Dragged too much" says 1. and he didn't have
his fingers crossedr"
But he amt dead yetp says weak voice from the
other side bawlder. there Aphonse,
and well, though and weak.
when what happening" he explained,
after some, Il knOwed Billy trying
take me with him to his home When got here,
I jumped and hung to this rock while the
whred around sucked him down. 1 skun my
knees and knuckles. but I amt lost nothing but my
snake!'
We all looked at the little crack that swallowed
up our fortune but felt bad to talk much
Il reckon says Jimmy after while, that it don't
pay cry spilled serpents. Let's make the
best of it. We played Billy OF the boards. and lost
It's back to the states for met"
Il guess you right" says Aphonse. and the
Serpent Syndicate. Well gentlemen, I'm sorry. but
hope you'll hold blameess. L could a
serpent but 1 amt tanning earthquakes
Then gathered ourselves up and went back TO the
shack a damp and sorry bunch of broken sports.
The next day we drilled back the Alphonse
wouldn't hear taking him along though. My
work is here" says he, and here 1 stay" Then he
added very wistful and pretty Close tell
you And if Billy should back, wouldn't
him to think had deserted him"
AS luck would have it, sighted vessel two hours
after we reached coast the captain sent
boat to aboard Jimmy and shook hands hard
with AIphonse had got aboard the steamer.
we watched him until couldn't
before got out of hearing, I made a mega
phone of my hands.
If Billy ever comes back" yells. you'll US
know won't you2"
sure" he hoIers back. though sad and dreamy.
That five years agO-and have heard
from Alphonse So l guess the Sea Serpent Syndicate
was dissolved good and all the day Billy went
with the earthquake.