The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-08-16

where we shall sleep, don't KNOW
on the ground, under a tree, l sup
pose"
.EBut the bearsT'
eve must trust In God"
'sAnd what shall we eat2''
To be killed2 To starve7 What were
these In comparison with meeting that
man again? Yet, by one OF those Gu
rfouS mental freaks to which we are
an subject, while Miss Grayman had
thought neither OF wild beasts nor OF
food. the idea that they would need
covering at night had flashed upon
her, and It was for that reason that
she had sent susan for the wraps.
And now they chung to these things
and lugged them along as If their lives
ana safety depended upon them alone.
Miss Grayman made no reply to SUI
sans questions about what they should
eat. She simply pressed on, and Susan
followed. Sometimes they were caught
in tangies of spiny underground, from
which there seemed no issue. Yet on
and on they struggled. They were
wearing the stout garments that Pay
ton had recommended but even these
were becoming torn and disordered.
! At last, wearied beyond expression,
they had to stop. It was getting dark
In the woods, and they knew that the
sun was near setting. Miss Grayman
selected a spot where the covering Of
pine needles was deep and soft, under
a group Of trees, and, spreading her
cloak and bidding Susan do the same
with her wrap. lay down. They were
worn out, hungry, thirsty, but they
had no supper. They wished for a
IRE, but that could not be had. SO
they lay down again, close together,
arms intertwined, the daughter of the !
great billionaire embracing her hum. |
bier sister, and finding a comfort in |
her companionship that at least warm
ed her heart.
They tried to sleep, but, In addition
to the cold, noises now arose that
drove sleep from their Tired eyes
strange sounds of the trackless wilder
ness, distant, Railing screams that
gradually approached and filled them
with terror, rustlings among the
branches, the Swapping Of twigs in the
inky darkness, heavier sounds from
the depths OF the forest animal voices
to one another. Eyes were
watching them, though they did not
know #. They twined their arms
closer and trembled, and at last sob
bed together The cold increased. al.
though, after a time. the nearer noises
ceased. At last, In spite Of all the dis.
comfort, they fell asleep
Then a dark form moved stealthily
and silently from a thicIpet and ap-
preached them. It knelt beside the
roubled sleepers ana listened Final.
y # reached out long arms and eau.
iously spread warm robe over them.
The next Instant it had disappeared.
The sun was shining on the tree.
tops when they awolSe, both opening
heir eyes at the same moment. DIS.
:urbed probably by some noise. For
/ few seconds Miss Grayman did not :
,ealiZe where she was. Then It all :
anne back to her In dash. Without q
.aising her head she said TO Susan:
THINK heaven, the night Is gonei We
ave escaped, and today
A scream from Susan interrupted
Ter. Ia
"oh. Lord, lookP' cried the girl, who =,
lad risen on her elbow.
Miss Grayman half rose In alright,
nd there. sitting on log. stolidlyl
tRrinG at them. was Indian John.
Susan, after her fashion. tainted, but
Hiss Grayman was stronger. Al -
hOugh trembling with fear and SUI Al
rise, she rose 70 her feet. Then fo'
he Srst time she noticed the robe THAI
lad covered them. Her quick intelll
;ence, awakened by recent events, told =
Ter the story In an instant They had
zen tracked and recaptured-