Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1911-09-01

i lr..i II.h and shovel Ike u
tH uad man The other was sway
iu- ou top Of n gaIopinc horse,
e-,;.,-u- the rummel Of the saddle with
49,. go. strength he had and shutting
lis eyes when hc came 10 the high
.,e~.
captain HIurahan party were min
Ell # suhstaare I4vy We're working
their way out 10 new country to suit
their iuciinaiions. 1t had just been
suggested that it was perhaps time TO
LIT Tie trail again when the captain
saw a figure on Il horse flying athWart
the mountain side.
Huh" said the captain, that mans
drunk or crazy"
Holy suffcrin'." casped the man
next tim as the yellow horse slipped
OH Il turn and sent a shower Of gravel
thousand feet below. that vas
near touch rs the horse caught him
sei and swept on.
Looks TO ne like a case of trouble.
cap" said third speaker. That
amt no man anyhow. It's only boy"
Horse running away with him
probably His folks ought TO be club
bed for letting him OFT on such an
animal. Wen. spread out. boys. and
Wen catch him
But Buck stopped in two jumps at
! CheS' command OF Whoa"
"Fr'en's," cried the boy. me pard-
ner's caught in tunnel dat caved in
IN him Kin yer help US outf Three
mile above Jones hill"
I He had not finished the sentence be-
fore two men sprang for the horses
| The rest grabbed picks and shovels
and hurled them into the wagon.
We'll be there. a-whooplng." said
| Captain Hanrahan.
Tanks" replied Ches weakly. and
then the world went out. The captain
caught him as he fell.
poor little cuss! He rid hard to
help his pardner." said the captain.
"Humph yourselves. boys! All ready.
Got the whisky. Pete? Picks enough?
Stick the axes where they won't jump
loose and cut i leg off some Of Us. Tie
| he uOTSc DtNiuu IOOu ubIhiai' tho@
All right. let 'em go"
They went over stones and gulleys
the tools changing and banging tit t.
leap from the wagon. the men cling
Ing to the sideboards for dear life
down hillsides like the slant OF {
roof. the horses keeping out Of the way
Of the wagon: up the other side will
the reeking animals strainlng every
fiber; over bridges that bent fearfully
beneath the shock Of their onset
swaying around curves with thu
wheels Slowing and sparks flying ant
over the level as though the devil him
self were behind them.
1t was the record trip for eigh
miles in n wagon In that country
The driver stood up. foot braced oil
either side. the reins thrown loose. TIL
whip piled hard and every urging tina
powerful lungs.
1t was like the rush of q fire en-
CINE plus twice the speed and twent.
times the danger. Above the pounding
Of hoofs. the din Of rattling metal. tn
crash. smash and roar Of the wheel
| and the yells Of the driver could b
heard the man Pete. eX-cowpuDcheI
cheerfully singing:
Roll your tails. and roll 'em high.
e Wen all be angels by and by
J Braced in the back corner sat CAY
o tain Hanrahan. his leg keeping som
n Of the tools from going overheard
u holding Ches In his arms.
Curse it all. Billy" he screamed t
d the driver. miss some of them bumps
:. will you: I've got on a new pair O
e pants"
e I'll take 'em clean or you the mex
e time, capr' retorted the driver
a They joked. which may seem hear
8 less. but they risked their necks
It hundred times. and that isn't yer
II heartless.
That's the place. | reckon. cap.
!. said the driver. pointing. 'Somebod
working there now"
d Give 'em a hoot." replied the car
b tain.
Re Bud stepped out and held up hi
II hand in answer to the yell. The wav
Il of thanksgiving ut the sight of thi
= most efficient help took all the stiff
1t ness out OF the knees OF the ma
rider. The tears rolled down his fac
< unnoticed
e You're welcome. boys" he cried O
L. the driver sawed the frenzied team I
d. q standstill and the men sprang out
q Reckon We are" said the captain
st Now, what's up!'
us the boy hurt? He amt hui
s. himself. has hep
Y. Nav. Pore little cuss is used Vi
u that's all. He'll be around all right |
q minute. Now. tell me what's loose
IN Bud answered briefly. but completely
8 "Pete aud Billy. get to cutting WOO,
IN The rest Of you come here" con
manded the captain.
"You amt going to stop to timbe
Is are your asked Bud In an agony {
Is haste.
Il sure am" replied the captain
n "All this troubles come Of careles
'e ness. Now. you just keep your clotht
ON and let me run this thing.
e. well have your friend out In 4
. time. and there won't be no more me
e stuck In there with a hill atop Of 'el
re In the doing Of 1t. What you've dor
there Is help all right. but 1t migl
ar easy have meant that we'd had tw
6 men instead Of one to hunt for"
ct you're dead right" said Bud. 'Te
m me what I'm to do"
The captain took hold rs only a ma
~ can who has the genius for 1t. u
knew by long practice what size Of
~ relief tunnel meant real speed Of pro-
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