Mower County transcript., 1908-12-09

Q,Connor could not &. thAs
thought 81 being alone there, With the
4smnrde Chambers .pers 4
haps near BY, made his heart quake.
His drst impulse was TO hasten to the
fresh burro and start Immediately
back to Otto. where he could notify
the authorities Of Jerry's disappear
ance.
mo-" he finally decided, his face
still white; he may not be dead, and
II he's alive its my. place to find
him. Tommy would have stuck IT out
for me until the last spark Of hope was
gone, and I'll stick It out. for himsunfil
4 know something definite ono oway or
another s5#= 5sis:.s ss, 4
He hid the provisions IA some
bushes and turned his burroa,3oose.
Then, with arevolver ready fos. zach
@hand, and IN eye that spoke featj9ss-:
ness. he.atarted cont to h1nt Tor 8.
For three days he searched, Scouliagi
far down the trail and far luil ups tho side
OF the mountain, but He found no trace
Of his companion. Hi6 voice became
weak from shouting and HIS sturdy
body was almost worn out Still he
went on and on, the itttle hope hope insshiss
breast becoming fainter the .lonEenshe
hunted. On the morning of the fourth
day he decided to abandon the search
and return to Otto, where he# could
enlist the aid of the author orities. He
planned to leave Immediately after
breakfast. After building a. fre he
went to the brooklet to get water for
his coffee. He was in the act of dip
ping his pail into the stream when he
heard a faint but hideous laugh be-
yond him. He dropped the pail and
whipped out his revolvers, beads of
perspiration coming to his brow. Then
he stepped into the bushes and waited
until he heard another sound.
Let me have just another drop Of
water, and I'll go-go," reached his
ears. s5:# &szs
It was Jerry Chambers voice.
Tommy! Tommy" cried Mike, al
most insanely, dashing out Of the
bushes and running up the stream.
Where are you, Tommy, 1ad?. For
Gods sake, where are you? ?''si ?@5
Behind a great boulder he found
Jerry bending over so that his face.
was only a few inches above the
water. .ss!5.tEs.# 5s5.tt:s.s#
Tommy! Thank God rye found you
at last! Where"
Jerry looked up, but the expression
In his eyes and the absolute lack OF
recognition checked Mike. -
"One more drop Of water" said Jer-
~. his voice weak and trembling and
very strange. and I'll 60"
p T. MY God, he's crazy!" gasped Mike.
He lifted the wasted body Of the
young man to sitting position and
felt his brow. !''.The fever is burnin'
him up, sappin' his very life! he went
'onsa He, carried him back to where the
provisions were stored, and few
minutes later the feverish, delirious
head was on a pillow made Of q coat
and his body lay on . blanket Then
he constructed q shelter OF leaves and
twigs. S5, 5z. .s q: 80 s g f
Mike administered large s doses OF
whisky and quinine and remained at
his side until he began to show signs
Of normal mentality. It was plain: to
be seen that Jerry was almost starved
and that the great quantities of water
he had drunk had made his condition
very precarious. - 1..5t.* z:.,sS=.
Mike had laid in provisions enough
to last two hungry men for two weeks,
but he made them last five full weeks,
at the end of which time he had nursad
Jerry back to; health. The Seventh
Person of The Gemini was mot the
strong, husky fellow he had been be-
fore the fever seized him and sent
him wandering in tho wilderness de-
lirious, but, he felt strong enough to
continue the search for the lost gold
mine. Mike brought his stron.
est argument against continuing the:
search, but j Jerry was obstinate, and.
finally the engineer submitted to his
way of thinking. t;1-5 gsSi n I:
''But well not be apart after this,
lad" said Mike. Where one goes to.
hunt, the other goes, and when more
provisions are needed we'll both go for
them. There'l be no more meetin''
Indians single handed. !"
They both went back to Otjito and
laid in a further stock. Of supplies,
enough to last them for long time.
and re-established another camp, this
one nearer the brooklet and at q
spot wholly screened from view from
all sides. They explored far up the
side of the mountain, remaining away
from the base Of operations days at q
time, but they found no trace Of "l4.".
They followed the trail farther than.
the red stone designated by the old
man Of the adobe, and found that it
skirted the mountain. They went
over it for five or six miles, until they
reached wider pathway leading up
the mountain side. ss
This, said Jerry, ..must be the
way to one sof the holes the old man
said led the wrong way. Il might be q
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