Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1910-12-09

"a, pole, f9i n love with her
s'rni.wwav. and ! guess Arters did.
puth rr~trr was n witching thing
despite no. ugly. shape destroying
salns. and the hunger and snow fever
had male her dainty face hut that
much more nntheticnlIy beautiful he
spite her stern resolve to End the pole
and tbc self reliance ~ her she was
riost fenhuine person.
W. turned back The giri. now tina,
the Incentive for keeping IN was mar
10y removed grew seriously III. elid
/ gtcr Mn days ON The back track we
/ came ncl,ss "A deserted shanty that
had been a vaniarc point on our pole.
ward trip nn1 prepared 10 stay there
Will she was some recovered We
suew nothing OF her struggle nor why
we had found her alone. Her mind
was gone temporarily.
was worried, and had been fer
some time. about Arters Ills gaunt
| face had metamOrphosed into
pinched. weird cnricature OF its for.
mer leanness. and II spoke to him
suddenly be started curiously nor
delgned an answer. Occasionally he
broke out into a bnbble OF meaning.
less sounds apropos Of nothing what
ever IN our arctic world He would
sometimes catch himself at this and
flush Shnmefaccdly.
Arters was now again back In the
r!ckety chair across the table from me.
mumbllng lncoherently and with his
great knottcd hands clInchIng and un-
clinchlng reStlcSsiy.
This deserted shack. erected by some
forgotten voyager who. Providence
knows how. had got timber enough
together for that same purpose. was
the point OF our FIRST food cache. We
bnd now eaten down 10 almost the
last OF our pemmlcan. Tomorrow we
would dig up our treasure. enough TO
last us until we reached not too dis.
tant civilization.
Arters suddenly ceased his mad jun.
BILE of words. He pillowed his head on
his arms and slept. yawncd. and.
despite my resolve TO stay awake and
guard my mad comrade. the rhythmic
breathing OF the two sleepers lullcd
me 10 an unconscious condition
| ! was awakened by gentle shake
OF the arm. The frightened eyes OF
Ruth Proctor stared Into mine. All III
ness seemed 10 have vanished from her
ne Is dead" she gaspcd and point
cd an eloquent finger at the still form
opposite me.
IN invcsligutivc hnnd touching the
Iced flesh OF him testified to the truth
OF this.
With Infinite tact Miss Proctor camp
forward and placed soft little hand
In my own. II win be little bother 70
ycu," she said simply. "The snow
sickness has left me. What -what
shall we do with The tears sprane
from the black depths OF her eyes. and
she turned her head away. unable To
comilete the sentence.
I'VE must leave him here" I an.
swcrcd I'VE have only one sled. you
tpow Later viii return for him."
10 think" came brokenly from the
| Hrs OF the maid explorer, "that he gave
~ his life IN his effort TO save mine"
Womnn.lke she Graded her pretty
face In her arms and abandoned her
self TO her grief,
II devolved upon rae TO stlll the wall
In my own heart ana be practical,
Don't" whispered SO close 10 her
that felt her fragrant breath brush
my cheek as she raised pathetic eyes
10 me. What Is done cannot be IN.
| done"
In what would be the morning In
the United states | went forth and
dug for our reserve food supply and
dug In vain, Some vandal had plrated
& during our = lsence.
With a heavy heart returned to the
shack The girl stared lnterrogatively
az my empty hands.
Looted" | venmred briefly, What
good for me TO put or the truth
! Eventually she would have To know,
II ann sorry for your sake" she an
swered. and again an inexplicable look
came into her eyes.
I'VE must so nj once" warned.
1--WE have only enough provisions for
about two days"
After meager meal hitched THE
dogs tArers had long since been laid
ut resO and went back for the girl,
who was donning her heavy arctic
coat and mittens. A noise caused me
TO leap to the door OF the hut just IN
time 20 see my huskies, mad. 1.-THE
streaks OF gray, speeding across the
snow in pursuit OF that rara avis, an
arctic hare.
Yelpiug exeitedly, they refused TO re-
spond 60 my cries-ln fact, It is doubt
| ful II they heard me With a heavy
heart remembered that everything
was packed Ia the sledge.