Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-24

T 1jiaE TN were were many things in favor OF
she httle party which was fleeing
- from from the road-agents, and not the
t&sISMI haSt lheas1 was That each one was in the
- pest possible condition for travel
two days. '""s W 'ne rest OF the past
Fart. B5aIt. who claimed that he never got tired
e;sht Gshins En-, nad been lying, in the woods forty
erc1se. Kirk and Dory felt that they could
walk at good pace all night, and by rid
ing a portion of the time were sure that
fhey could continue the flight for twenty
tours hours without halt, if necessary.
The burros, who had done nothing but eat
AT the srQDoers camp, were. able to bear as
much fatigue as Bart, and certain II was
I;nit tnat they would be pushed to the utmost
limit OF their endurance before the valley be-
yond the mountains was reached.
=, The line of march was the same as when
they started from Canon City, save that
MIX rode more closely by Bart's side behind
the pack animals, and that Dory was alter
nately IN the advance and in the rear.
The course along the base of the noun
tains was continued until about half an hour
before sunset, when Bart, leaving the two
boys to attend to the donlleys that carried
the. loads, took the lead, and started off at
q right angle with the direction in which they
had been raveling
This led them directly up the mountain,
and the ascent was SO steep that the bows
were obliged to dismount.
=, Kirk drove two of the burros and Dory
the other two at the fastest gait possible.
=, Up, up, the ascent was continued, until
the shadows had heightened into gloom, and
it was not until they could no longer see see
the way that Bart called halt.
Don't stop to unsaddle or unload" the
guide said, as the boys began to unstrap the
packs Every minute will count tomor-
row morning, and We can't afford to waste
one. Tie the burros where they wont he
able to move around much, for thev'll get
nothing to eat until we're in the yaIley .
"Shan't we take the blankets out?' asked
Dory, surprised at this remarkable economy
of time. We've got to have something to
sleep on"
1--WE shall not suffer very much if we
stay awake" replied Bart. "All hands must
be on watch, and if it's cold enough TO make
us keep moving, so much the better. You
can get some hardtack out of the packs if
you want to; but as we haven't any wa
ter, my advice is not to eat anything that
will be likely to make you thirsty"
The night passed. but slowly Kirk and
Dory, lying on the ground, fell into uneasy
slumber from time to time, but only to he
awakened by some disagreeable dream, or by
an oppressive sense of impending evil.
Bart made no pretense of trying to sleep.
During the entire night he walked from one
point to another, listening intently at the
slightest sound, and trying to peer THROUGH
the gloom that seemed almost papable.
There were but few signs of approaching
day when he gave the ordp to go on. The
in which trees and boulders were distorted
into fantastic shapes and figures; but IL was
possible TO see. in a partial way, the rocky
incline before them.
as he aroused his companions from an uneasy
slumber. eve can manage to get on now.
and we must do it, Make the burros travel