The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-09-21

anyhow Hold him Just rs he is--can
YOU stand It? I've got to find where
he was hit
"Yes--yrs" she answered don't
don't mind me"
He tore open the wooden shirt,
soaked with blood already ha, Aening.
felt within with skilled fingers. his
eyes keen, his lips mutteriug uncon
sciously
Quarter " an inCh--uuarter of an
inch too high-scraped the lung
Lord, II ] can only get II out got 10 I
do 1t nov cant wait-here l}rislCe,
that leather case on my saddle-run /
damn you-well save him yet. girl
there, drop his head In your lap--ycs,
cry II you want to-only hold still I
open the case, win you-down here I
where ! can reach it--nOw waterfall .
our canteens-Hope tear me off a
strip of your under.skirt-wh am
going to do extract the ball-got TO [
do it--bluod poison in this sun"
She ripped her skirt handing II ~ ?
him without a word; then dropped her
white face in her hands, bending, /
'''' ''''''N N'F. 'N'l 'llt Nh4A'I Af''
resting on her lap. her lips trembling |
with the one prayer. "Oh, God, on
Cod How long he was at IT, or
what he did. she scarcely kncw-shc
heard the splash OF water; caught the
flash of the sun on the probe; felt the
half conscious shudder OF the wound
! ed man, whose head was in her lap,
! the deft quick movement of Fair
balm, and then
"Thars tive got it--missed The
| lung by hni" damn me I'm proud OF
-, iub--you're a good girl"
| sac locked ~ him. scarce able TO
b soc. her yes b inded with tears.
YIN viii We live? Oh tell me"
II i've Why sEouidn't he?-rrth'
! Ut hole 10 c,oso gp--natm Ell -
ihs;, with hit of nursing-here, ROY
/ doat you ko'l over-give me he r,.t
., ,hc: skirt"
lie bandagcd the wound. then
glanced about suddenly.
"How's the other fellow"
Dead" returned Bistoe shot
through the heart"
Thought so-have seen Keith shoot
before wonder how the cuss ever
managed 10 got him"
AS he arose to ais feet, his red face
glistening with perspiration, and be.
gan strapping his leather case, the
others rode up. and Bristoe, explaining
he situation, set the men to making
preparations for pushing on to the
water-hOle. blankets were swung be-
tween ponies, and the bodies of the
dead and wounded deposited therein,
firm hands on the brides. Hope rode
close beside Keith. struggling to keep
back the tears, as she watched him
lying motionless, unconscious. scarce.
~ breathing. So, under the early glow
of the desert stars. they came to the
waterhole, and halted
The wounded man opened his eyes,
and looked about him unable to com
prehend. At first all was dark, silent:
then he saw the stars overhead, and a
breath of air famed the nearby fire.
the ruddy glow of flame flashing
across his fac. lie heard voices
family, and thus. little by little, con
sciousness asserted itself and memory
struggled back into his bewidered
, brain The desert the lonely leagues
of sand-his fingers gripped as if they
felt the stock Of a gua-yet that was
all oyer-he was not there-but ne
was somewhere and alive, alive. II
! hurt him to move, to breathe even
| and after one effort to turn over, he
! lay perfectly still, staring up into the
] black arch OF sky, endeavoring &c
| think, to understand-whore was he
! How had he come there? Was tlaw
! ley alive also? face bent over him
1 the features family visible in the fast
| of freight His dun eyes lit up II
:, sudden recollection.
| Doc. is that you?"
| -Sure. old man. the pudgy fingers
feeling his pulse, the gray eyes twink
j ling Narrow squeak you had-go
ing to pull through all right, though
I no sign of fever"
N Where am II"
v AT the water-hole sling you IN
blanket, and get you into Larned 10
morrow"
|, There was moments silence
Keith finding it hard to speak.
"Iawley-?' he whispered at last
oh. don't worry; you got him al
} right. Say" his voice SOLDERING may
be Il was Just AS well you took tina
e Job. II IL had been me ! would hav
been In bad"
- The wounded mans eyes questioned
I, ITS bad mlX-up. Keith, Wait
"a never told us all Of It, | reckon n
didn't want her to know, and sh
never shall, If can help It. I've bee
looking over some papers IN his pool
et-he'd likely been after them thi
trip and his name amt Hawley lie
=, BARTLETT Gale. Christie's father"
y Keith could not seem 10 grasp tn
)" thought his eyes half.closed,