St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-01-29


region OF frozen silence. Davidson unable walk
He was big man and his weight proved a burden to
the dogs For two days they went on slowly. On the
evening Of the second day they made their small fire
and started to brew some tea. The bottom fell of
the pot and 1t could not be was the only vessel
OF any kind that they had with them. In it they had
heated their pemmcan and STEPPED their That acct
dent, apparently riing in ITSELF those felt
might mean their death. From that time they ate
frozen food and had warming beverage
On, they went and at last there came realizing
sense that they lost There left which
could be spared to keep the strength of dogs
Vincent led two OF the creatures away and killed
that they might food for the two remaining
mails Both men were weak to the point of exhaustion
Vincent kept his good cheer rallied patient
by his hopefuness. Then he the harness. TAX
ing the place Of the animals had SLAIN and used
his remaining strength to help drag sedge onward
The two remaining dogs gave out. There would have
been the backness Of despair HAD been
thing In the spirit Of those made them see
light.
Doctor" said Davidson, you can't drag me further
There is no reason why both of should die Unen-
numbered, perhaps you make your way to the old
camp. Try it,"
Vincents answer the fitting of the harness over
his shoulders and the trudging onward, drag
gng the sedge with it's weakened burden behind him.
Doctor" said Davidson once more. you'd better 60"
Vincent turned with sort Of half smile Davidson"
he said, its barely possible, matter between
men, might find it in my desert you and leave
you here to die You must remember, however that
doctor and you're my patient and 1t would be
ethical to the last degree for to and leave
The physician dragged his patient on through the
horror of the awful stiffness. Finally the end at
hand. Vincent was totterng and Davidson weakened
result of the operation he had undergone, coupled
with the exposure and lack of food practically in
fainting condition. The sledge had been brought
point from which swept away for mile gentle
declivty, smooth with and ice. Vincent sat
on the edge of the sedge
"old fellow" he said. "Tm sorry, but I'm afraid it's
almost up with me- Then he turned away his head, but
in moment his feet. Far down to the right of
the sopng plain he grin-looking rock which held
his gaze. Then he turned to Davidson again. II don't
want raise any false hopes, he said but that rock
looks like that stood not far from the place where
the natives 1t is like thousand others and prob
ably wrong. but God knows it's our last hope I
can't drag you further, but I'll not leave you Well go
together We slide down this decivity with
sledge. We may go into crevasse you know, and
that means death, but It's death anyway unless when
we pass that rock huts beyond and to the
right"
Then those two kissed each other, but spoke
a word. &c.,
Vincent his last remaining strength start the
sledpe 1t went slowly with its momentum down
the barely percepble incline Occasionally the accel
Grated speed would be checked by smooth bow Of Ice
over which they rode smoothly They approaching
the rock which to Vincent had looked familiar. They
were almost up it. On what the first look around the
rock should reveal the physician knew meant life
death He turned and looked his comrade. David
sons eyes closed tight in the agony between the