Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-12-26

it was = meadow, vet In pssts, ssr tss
surface vas low.
WHERE Is the YoadY
You'll have 20 Cross this MEADOW. and
you'll come Vt II. II isn't morn quarter
Of a mile. You'll find your way well
enough without me-
Waiter felt relieved At the prospsc OF
speedy return 10 the region OF c5vflizs~
ton. II seemed 20 him ~ II be had
passsd the previous night Tor srsy IN
some wild frontier cabin, instead Of 10 the
center Of q poDulous and thriving neigh
hood, within few miles Of several Sour
ishing villages. He drew out q dollar BIN
and offered IL 20 Neg.
This ls the money I sxree1 % pay
you be said. Thank you, besldss~
Il hear 10Y husbands steps, she ss5d.
hprrisdly. ~Fiy or IL viii BE- The worse
for you"
Think you for the caution" ssss Wal
tor. rousiDg 70 the necessity for inpnae1-
ists acton.
Don't stop 70 thank ns, Co" she
said, stamping Der foot inpstiently.
he obeyed at once. and sexsese oo a
run across the mesdow. a a1ssfs later.
jack came 10 sight.
Why, Meg. are you bers5" be said.
in surprise. Have you seen the bcy7~
lie did not wait for 40 answer. for.
looking across the meadow. he saw the
flying figure Of our hero.
'''There he 10. now" be excls3med. IN q
tone Of fierce satisfaction.
Let him 90. JACK" pleaded Meg VINO.
10 spite Of herself, felt q sympathy for
the boy who, like herself. had seen M
fortunate.
He threw of the hand which she had
placed upon his arm. and dashed Of In
pursuit of Walter
Walter had the start, and had already
succeeded In placing two hundred yards
between himself and his pursusr. But
Jack was strong and athletic. and could
run faster than q boy OF fifteen. and the
distance between the two constantly di-
minished. Walter looked back over his
shoulder, as be ran, and, brave as be was.
there came sickening sensation Of fear
as he met the fierce, triumphant giancs
Of his enemy.
''stopw called out Jack. hoarsely.
Walter did not answer. neither did he
obey. Only few rods In advance was
deep ditch, at least twelve feet wide
over which single plank was thrown az
bridge for foot passengers Walter
sped like a deer forward and over the
bridge when, STOPPING down, b. hastily
pulled II over after him, thus cutting on
his enemy's advance.
Put back that plank" roared Jack
Il would rather not" said Walter
You'll be sorry Tor II, tlAen,v said
Jack, hercely.
He had walked back about 6fty feet,
and then faced round. Ills intention was
clear enough. He meant 70 jump over
the ditch. Our hero took the plank and
put Il over his shoulder, moving with IL
farther down the edge. An idoe had oc-
Cured 70 him. which had not yet sug-
gssted Itself 70 JACK. or the latter might
have been less conddsnt OF success.
Jack stood still for q moment, and
then gathering ny his strength. dashed
forward. Arrived ~ the brink. he made
a spring, but the s0ft bank yielded him
40 support. he fell short Of the opposite
bank BY al least tBo test, and. 70 his An-
ger and disgust, landed ~ the water and
slime Al tho bottom " the ditch lie
scrambled out, landlns AZ last, bat nth
the loss Of one boot which had been
drawn OF Dy the clinslRs mud ~ ebieh
~ had become lrmly PLANTED. sill he
Has % dc sane Side Hlfh Naltsr. and
tie lAitsr nae Dor M bis p0ssr. This
paf wAsf ~ thought bVf a. lastspf
leisF NJ So bic misfake. Wslfsf had
slFsteAsc az plsab ogey ~ alseb . fsg
rods fpffRg w, And sss pssslRg esss y
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