The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-09-19

were added, and the simple menace
Was complete. Not quite. Jaspar
Hume locked round There was not
tree In sight He stopped and cut
away a pole that was used for
strengthening the runners OF the
sieds, fastened II firmly In the ground.
and tied To IL q red woollcn scarf.
which he had used for tightening his
white blankets round him Then he
said BE sure and Keep that flying.
men"
Jen Hydes face was turned toward
the north. The blind mans instinct
was coming TO him. Far OF white
eddying drifts were rising over long
hilIocka OF snow When Jef turned
round again his face was slightly tron,
bied. IL grew more troubled. tken II
frightened up again. and he said 10
laspar Hume. Captain. would you
leave that book with me TIN you
come back-that about infir mites.
dangers, and neccssities9 I know a
rfverboss who used to carry an old
spelling hook round with him for luck.
Il had belonged 10 n schoolmastcr
who took him IN and did for him
when his father and mother went into
Kingdom Come. IL seems TO me as n
that book OF yours. Captain, would
bring luck To this part OF the White
3uard. that beln' out mt the heels
iike has to stay behind"
Jaspar Hume had borne the suffer
lnEs OF his life with courage: he had
ed this terrible tramp with no tremor
II his heart for himself, he was seek
ing 70 perform perlious act without
any Inward shrinking. but Jens ~.
quest wsa the greatest trial OF this
niomentuus period In his life This
book had not loft hla breast. save
when he slept. for twenty years To
give IL up Was like throwing open the
doors of his nature to such weak
nessaH that agsaii and conquer muxt
man Al some time or other in their
liyes.
JET Hyde felt. II he could not see.
the hesitation OF his chief His rough
but Kind instincta told him something
was WRONG In his request. and he has.
sened 10 add. .Beg your pardon, sir. II
amt NO matter. oughtnt TO have
TAXED You FOR IL, But it's Just like
mc. I've been chain on the Ieg of
he White Guard this whole tramp.
The moment Of hesitation had
PASSED before Jcfi Hyde had said hair
. dozen werds. and iaspar Hume put
the book ia hla hands with the words
No. Jeif Hyde. take H. II viii bring
iack ~ the White Guard. Put Ii
where ! have carried II. and keep IL
ssfe until come back
JeH Hyde placed the book In his
bosom. but hearing a cultural Ugh
behind him he turned round defiantly.
The Indian touched his arm and said.
Good. Stronghold book--good.
letf was satisfied.
AZ this point they parted. Jeff Hyde
and Gaspe Toujours remaining. and
Iaspar Hume and his two followers
going ON toward Manitou Mountain.
There seemed little probability that
varre i.epage would be- found In
their progress eastward and north.
ward they had covered wide areas of
eonntry. dividing and meeting again
after stated hours OF travel. but not
q sign had been seen. neither cairn
nor stan nor any mark of human pres.
enee
Jhspnr Hume had noticed jon Hyde's
face when II was turned To the eddy,
ing drifts OF the north. and he under.
stood what WAS In the experienced
huntsmen'n mind. He knew that Sc.
we're weather was before them. aud
that the greatest difiicnlty OF the Jour.
n.y was to be encountered Yet.
somehow, the fear that posseasee him
when the hook was taken from his
breast had left him. and be reaped
Ia hiA act OF selfsaeriHee a larwer
courage and rarer strength than that
which had heretofore stayed hlm on
this checrless Journey.
That night they saw Manitou Menn.
tain. cold colossal. harshly calm. and
Jointly with that sight there arose
ahrieking. biting, fearful north wind
II blsw upon them In cruel menace OF
eonaaezt. in piercing inclemeHcs Il
struck freezing terror To- their
hearts. and grew ia violent attack un.
I'll. as II ropenting that e had fore.
gone its power To save. the sun sud.
denly grew rec and angry and spread
out q shield of biood along the has.
tiona u the west The wind shrunk
hack and Erew leas murdrroas. and
err the last red arrows shot up De.
hInd the ioaely Western wall OF white,
IN. three apew that the worst OF the
storm had PASSED and that death had
drawn hack Tor = time What Jaspar
Hume thought we shall gather from
lsls diary. for ere be erawled IN amoas
the dogs and stretched himself on,
beside Jacques. he wrote these words
9Th aching sngefH.
January 10Th Camp - "A bitter
day We arr facing three fears How
the fsts OF those ne lefi hehina hlB
Gate. and thu going back We arr
thirty miles from Aaniton Mountain
" be IL found ! should not fear Al all
the return Journey. saoeesN gives
hope. We trust 10 God
Another day passes aad a, Night,
after hard march. they camp ave
miles from Maniion Moaufaig Aud
not sign, Bat Iaspar Hume knows
That there II q faint chance OF Varrp
f.epaga being found At this mountain
His Iron frame has borne the hard
ships Of this Journey we'll. hiss val
isnf heart better. Ba: this Elght az
unaccountAble weakness possesses
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