The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-01-20

faces In the direction of and set out through that
region of frozen silence Davidson was unable walk
He big and his weight proved burden to
the dogs. For two days they went slowly. On the
evening of the second day they made their small fire
and started to brew tea. The bottom fell Of
the pot and it could not be fixed. only
of any kind that they had with them. 1t they had
heated their pemmcan and stepped their tea That acct
dent, apparently trfing in itself those two felt
might mean their death. From that time they ate
frozen food and had warming beverage
On on they went and at last there realizing
that they lost There food left which
could be spared to keep the strength of the dogs
Vincent led two of the creatures away and killed them
that they might food for the remaining ami
mails Both men were weak to the point of exhaustion
Vincent kept his good cheer and rallied his patient
by his hopeulness Then he into the harness. TAX
ing the place of the animals that he had san and used
his remaining strength to help drag the sledge onward.
The two remaining dogs gave out. There would have
the blackness despair 1t not been
thing in the spirit of those two that made them
light.
Doctor" said Davidson you can't drag further.
There is why both of us should die. Unen-
numbered perhaps you can make your way to the old
camp. Try it,"
Vincents the fitting of the harness
his shoulders the trudging onward, drag
gng the sledge with its weakened burden behind him.
Doctor" said Davidson more, you'd better go"
Vincent turned with sort OF half smile Davidson,
he said, its barely possible, matter between
might find in heart to desert and leave
you here to die. You must remember however that l
doctor and you're my patient and it would be I'M
ethical to the last degree for away and leave
you, I'm afraid you'll have to put up with me-
The physician dragged his patient through the
horror of the awful stiffness Finally the end was at
hand Vincent tottering and Davidson weakened as
the result of the operation he had undergone coupled
with exposure and lack of food, practically in
aintng condition The sedge had been brought to a
point from which swept away for mile gentle
decvity smooth with and Ice. Vincent sat down
the edge of the sledge.
"Old fellow" he said. I'm sorry, but I'm afraid it's
almost up with me- Then he turned away his head but
in q moment his feet. Far down to the right OF
the sloping plain he grm-ooking rock which held
his gaze Then he turned to Davidson again. II don't
raise any false hopes' he said but that rock
looks like that stood not far from the place where
the natives are 1t is like thousand others and prob
ably am wrong, but God knows it's our last hope.
can't drag you further. but I'll not leave Wen go
together We can slide down this declvity with our
sledge We may go into crevasse, as you know, and
that death, but It's death anyway unless when
pass that rock we huts beyond and to the
right"
Then those two men kissed each other but spoke not
a word.
Vincent his last remaining strength to start the
sledge. It went slowly with its own momentum down
the barely perceptible incline. Occasionally the acce
Grated speed be checked by smooth bilow of Ice
which they rode smoothly. They approaching
the rock which to Vincent had looked familiar. They
almost up it, On what the first look around the
rock should reveal the physician knew meant life or
death He turned and looked at his comrade. David
sons eyes closed tight in the agony between the