Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-01-08

for his dastardly treatment of his friend
He had lied to Ruby about Reeston.
sam, he cried, save yourself! Cut
the rope and save yourselfl"
Save your grandmother" replied
Reeston hoarsely. 'And keep still''
But the desperate nature OF the situa-
ton was now palmer than ever to
Oakley. The more Reeston tried to work
the leyer of his planted axe, the more
certainly could he see the approach of
the doom for both Of them.
He felt for his knife, found it, and
opened blade.
Sam" he cried, Il told Ruby You
loved another woman, I deserve it all"
Shut up" Kissed Reeston.
But | must tell you. / can't die with
this on my soul. She wouldn't believe
it at first, but | persuaded her. Good
bye!"
He sawed at the rope while he spoke,
and with the Good bye!" on his lips he
beheld the last strand part before him
Shutting his eyes, he fell.
Almost at the same instant Reeston
perceived that he could do no more
that he, too, was going inevitably. He
felt the relief from below, but that did
nothing for him. The hanging mass of
snow gave way, and the gap received
him into its depths only a moment or
two after Oakley had dropped.
Some two hours later they both
emerged from the lower end of the
ereyass-the worse for work and wear,
but otherwise in sound condition.
Instead of being an unreasonable
abyss, it was less than forty deep,
with their own disturbed snow to aight
upon Oakley had come down without a
scratch, and was just in time to dodge
Reeston's hobnailed boots. when he I'M
derstood that he was by no means dead.
Reeston fell more awkwardly. and had
a cut face-nothing worse. With all his
wits soon in the ascendant again. and
his ak safe, he saw plenty of hope in the
situation. And Oakey's ak having been
recovered, though not without a search.
they set to work in grim earnest.
We're couple of lucky beggars."
Reeston said, early in the endeavor. 'At
least, | think 500
Ere they were out, he said something
else:
DO you know, old chap, that was
plucky thing to do-to cut loose like
that? You'll forgive me, Dick; but |
hardly gave you credit for that kind of
heroism"
4 don't wonder" said Oakley But
it wasn't heroism."
That's what it would be called bv
the best judges" Reeston insisted well,
Wen talk more about it by and by
He was the first out. and held the
mended and readiusted rope with both
hands to help Oakley.
There, done!" he said, as Oakley
Joined him The Pic de Dieu, white and
black against the blue sky, was the
first other object their eyes saIuted in
this return to the loved upper crust of
earth. We'll, what. Sam?" asked Oakley.
reading something of Reeston's thoughts
in his face, but not all
'0h about my loving another woman.
It's the truth. Didn't think | was such
worm, did your"
Sam! You don't mean that ?"
'.0h, yes, | do! | was immensely dis
gusted with myself; yes, and puzzled
when | discovered that Ruby was only
the second best woman in the world
after all. | kept it as dark as dark
though You see why, of course So
long as she loved me, | had to fight
against the other notion / meant to
try and live up to her, and that kind
Of thing. But you've Strengthened my
knots, and there we are"
oh, SAM" Oakley whispered again.
but it doesn't make me any the less a
liar. And yet l believe I'd shrink at
nothing for her"
Really? Woman is all that to man.
isn't she? But let's get on"
you forgive me - Oakley pleaded
Daocfou y,ro-cnJ hi ~ I'LL
hand very hard
"A fellow who cuts himself adrift in
a crevass to save another fellows life
doesn't need to be forgiven much by the
other fellow. &C Edwardes in Black and
White