Mower County transcript., 1908-12-09

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tain II yscouldn. - ne liyed long
enough to ten us which way to tsrn
and where to stop!
He simply aggravated as, that's N,
ladtold us just enough to make MS
feel that We owned the earth and had
! mortgage on the moon. feel about
seven years older than I felt seven
days ago; every Joints % soreeAs .
gum boil. What's more. our provi-.
sionsi wont last two days longer One
ofs susS has 10 drift up to Otto md 70
stock u We're goins TO- hang 'ronnd
here amy longer s 5.Fa. s.
Tho hipping Of . coil decided that
Mike should start for tho mining VII
lage the next morning and i1y n 2
new supply OF proYisions.
Nh .saAnd, MIX e,s1 ;ss said Fsrry at dayhrelk,
!. ite tray 0'Canaor soesnn hisl
burro. keep an eye peeled for that
fellow Riax, too, or any Of the others.
1 IL syou get 4 line on any ofsthems learn
something worth while. But you'll
never 80 20 heaven, Mike. i you dent
come back 1T all. :"
z..j il ''''If the goblins or the yellow divils
don't get mer Tommy, I'll be back with
both feet and the big bump on my
knee" The next moment they were
waving farewells.
sS5 The thought Of being alone in that
wilderness, particularly at, night,
caused Jerry to shudder, and more
than once that day, while he continued
his exploring, he forced himself to
sing and whistle to keep down his
gloom. That night, although he was
thoroughly tired, he slept but little.
All that day he explored, but with
no success. He had calculated that
Mike would be back that night, but
he was doomed to disappointment and
to another night of misery. He re-
NAMED at the camp until noon, and
was beginning to worry over the nom
appearance of his companion. He left
a note on a box and resumed his hunt
for the hidden treasure. He went far
up the mountain side and became SO
interested in his work that he did not
start back to the camp until after
dusk. ar ..4 -
When he emerged from q dense
clump of trees into an open space
about 100 feet from the camp he was
startled into cold shiver by seeing .
bright light through the trees before
him. For moment his legs seemed
to be paralyzed and his mind blank.
& It must be Mike giving me some
signal,"' he finally decided, and he
cautiously picked his way towards the
camp. When he was within 40 feet
Of It, well hidden from view IN the
tangled underbrush, his heart almost
ceased beating and his eyes almost
popped from his head The tent and
all the provisions were in flames.
around which "a dozen or more In
dams, clad only as savages are clad.
were on their hands and knees, their
faces to the ground as though. in twor-
ship. ~ s. .54sst.. .f.i ,gs.sf,s, .
'".The Yaquis!" flashed through his
mind, and he sank to the ground. a..
An. instant later a wild, concerted
whooping pierced his ears and chilled
him to the marrow. Il The: Indians
danced around the fire, frantically
waving guns and acting more like mad
men. with each. succeeding minute.
Jerry thought of his revolver, but If he
had been compelled to bring it into
action it is doubtful if he would have
possessed the strength to handle it.
The marauders remained at the camp
until the flames died down, and then,
with horrible yelling, they ran down
the mountain side. f. -.
Jerry, his brain aflre, did not-could
not-move for minutes. After his wits
had been restored sufficiently to per-
NIT OF reasonably rational thinking his
first impulse was to flee to the trail
and pick his way back towards Otto,
hoping to meet Mike on the way. He
picked his way down to the trail, but
had not gone far when his strength
left him and he sank; to the ground.
Not far from the red stone in the path
way he fell asleep, and while he slept
thunder shower came up and the
rain fell in torrents. He thought moth
ing Of shelter, but lay there, target
for the elements.
When the first faint tint OF morning
came he was almost mad for water.
Fever was burning him up, and he
was so weak that he scarcely could
keep his feet. But he worked his way
back to the brooklet, his mind awhirl.
After he had drunk great quantity
of water he staggered aimlessly back
towards the trail.
... CHAPTER XVI. g
Marina.
Early in the evening Mike O'Connor
led his wellladen burro up the noun
tain side towards the camp. He was