The Wagner leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-1912, 1912-03-29
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..r.,.b ~ .end circled NV the blazing
.sv the wind sweeping its surface
.o,ndl.s. and hot "A though from the
~. ~ hell. no stir. NO motion. no
of ANYTHING animate or in
ar,mats n hresk the awful monotony.
n.a,h, ~ v.e death evervvhere! his
och,ny ewes rested ON nothing but
what wal typical OF death. Even the
heat waves seemed fantastic, gro
tesque, assuming spectral forms, AZ
though ghosts beckoned q danced
In the haze, Turing MIN on TO become
one OF themselves. Keith was not
dreamer, nor q to Yield easily q
such brain fancies. U the MAD deliri-
um of loneliness gripped him. q ne
had to struggle back to sanity. beat
Ing his hands upon his breast TO STIR
anew the sluggish circulation OF Ms
blood, and talking to the horse In
strange f~everishness.
With every step Of advance the
brooding silence seemed more pro
found, more deathlike. He got to
marking the sand ridges. the slight va
riations giving play to the brain. Way
OF to the left was the mirage Of .
lake, apparently so real that he had
to battle with himself to keep from
turning aside. He dropped forward
In the saddle, his head hanging low,
50 blinded by the incessant sun glare
he could no longer bear the glitter of
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dead and drooninr in the saddle.
Again Keith rose IN hi. .tirrups.
| rubbing the m,st ont of his eves that
ha might .ee clearer and .tared
ahead. What was hat awav ont Won.
der9 , shadov7 : snot dancing before
his tortured vision? or q moving liv.
ing something which ha actuall saw?
He could not tall ha could NOT be
sure. vet be strairhtenad nm expect.
antlv. shading his eyes. ana never
| losing sight Of the object. II moved.
grew larrer. darker. more reaI-yet
| how n cravled crawled crawIed to
ward him II seemed =. n thu vaxua.
shanelass thing would never tale
form. never stand out revealed against
| tha skv m ha could datarmina the
| truth. He had FORGOTTEN ali else-the
silent desert. the blazing sun. the
burning wind-aIl his soul concen-
| trated ON that smack wonder. Sudden.
" It disappeared-a swale in the sand
| nrobablv-and when II rose into viev
again, he uttered q cry Of toy-it was
q horse and rider!
Little by little they drew nearer
| one another. two black specks In that
vast ocean Of sand. the only moving,
| living things under the braxen circle
OF the sky. Keith was ready now. his
y . bright. the cooked revolver
gripped hard in his hand. The space
between them narrowed, and Hawley
saw him, caught Q glimpse Of the face
under the broad hat brim. the burn
Ing eyes surveying him. With an oath
he stopped his horse. dragging at hia
gun. surprised. daxed, yet instantly
understanding. Keith also halted, and
across the intervening desert the eyes
Of he two men met In grim defiance
The latter wet his dry lips. and spoke
shortly:
Il reckon you know what thia
means, Hawley. and why l am here
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