Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-12
CHAPTER XIV
THE HOMELESS ONES

wwv-u I'M tried to call the boys back, for
8 lust as they were landing he noticed
Vk that there was no place along the
shore where he could moor the River
Opeen hut it did no good for him to call
after them, for neither heard him, SO eager
were they to secure the fleeing cub. = ~
1t seemed to the young trader as IL the
fat boat had never drifted down stream as
rapidly as it did after the boys landed; he
banks of the river were low, almost level with
the water, and with no trees on them sum
GENTLY large to hold the boat, IN case 'hey
"I don't dare to 90 on any further" Jim
said to Jethro after half an hour had passed
and he saw no signs that the boys we're re-
turning "There is no telling how lar INTO .e
the country they may chase that pear ana erI 4
surely be lost. We must stop, II we nave 10
run the boat aground"
you've got an anchor" suggested Pete:
As he never had any occasion to use 1t pc
fore. Jim had forgotten that there was such
an useful article on board. 1t was slowed
away in the hold, but it did not take many
minutes to bring it on deck, bend one OF the
hawsers to it, and drop it over.
The heavy boat was brought to sudden
stop. the water boiling and foamlng around
her stern as she remained stationary III the
full force of the current.
All Jimmie could do now was to wait. But
his patience was not as greatly trled as ne
feared it would be. In an hour from the time
the fiat boat add had 5o%n e the nRer 'ne
That they had had quite enough OF chasing
hears could be seen as they clambered on
board. wet, muddy and completely tired out.
There had not even been any excitement IN
the chase. The last they saw OF the cup Was
when he scrambled out of the river, but they
could hear him crashing through thu, canes
for some time after they landed, and wne 5
finally they no longer had even that to gulde
them. they gave up the pursuit, hndlng their
way back TO the river WITHOUT 1idncui'y n
s;nsplv following their own well-dehned iran.
Then the anchor was raised and the River
Onepn allowed to 90 on her way again, Bent
mourning the loss of his pet in eloquent Ai'
ence. -, r. ,,orn amid
.Tethro. with a grin, as he served the dihheIi
and placed a platter containing the dn r
nicely roasted. directly in front OF True
They've cost four charges of powder an
shot an fine brown bear. though he was
leetle under size; so It am any more .ha ~
EN-
True did not exactly fancy this careful reek
oning of the cost OF his game; put ne was
nevertheless, delighted that the ducks wei
cooked, and he proceeded to carve 'hehi
the most approved manner.
The ducks were pronounced excellent, ana
when the dinner was over, true ana pen
were the first to go on deck Hardly ha'
True done so, however, Wheh ne Gaiieu ny, 1ue
Jim! Jethro! come here quick This l
Both started at once, alarmed by the ton
of True's voice, and when they were out
side thew saw, hardly more than a hundre.
yards ahead on the right hand bank, a SINAI
one Of the upper windows girl was trying t.
lower to the ground, by means of sheets tie
together, middleaged woman who appeare
to be unconscious.
put every pound of strength you have go
ON to those sweeps, so as to get the boat in t
the bank" instructed jim.
And at almost the same moment he spran
into one of the skiffs, knowing that he coul
reach the shore by that means much soone
than the heavy fat boat could be swung il
out of the current.
Before Jim reached the shore the girl ha'
succeeded in lowering the woman-who wa
evidently her mother-to the ground, and
cry of horror burst from his lips as he say