The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-04-24

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damn vou-well save him vol eirI--
there dron his head in vonr langve /,
cry IL you want to-oniy, hold still
open the case. will you--down here.
where can reach it--now waterfall
our canteens-Hope. tear me off
strip OF your under-skirt--what am /
going to do?-extraot the ball-got 10
do it-blood poison In this sun
| She ripped her skirt, handing it TO
him without word then dropped her
white face In her hands, bending.
With closed eyes, over the winter face
resting on her lap. her lips trembling
WIN 'he one prayer "on, GOO oh.
uou HOW long ne was at H. or
| "na' ne uiu, sue scarceiy KNEW
ae",u .ne Splash Oh water caukn. .ne
30, :. w sun on .ne piops' iei' eAo
10" eseous snuuuet VI ,ne moun
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NAT rye got H.hisseu inc
.a"e nan ann re ~ piouu "a
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one looheu az nim' scarce aDie "
see her eyes pIihoeu Win tears.
Mlll-wlll ne hyez On tell me
| Live why shouldn't he2--nothlng
put hoie 10 close up-nature III 40
lnat, with a DIT oil nprsing-here' now
uoh you Keel oVer--elye me the RESI-
q mat SKIRT
ne bahdaged the wound, then
glanced anout suddenly
"How's the ether fellow"
Dead, returned Bristoe, "shot
through the heart"
Thought so--haye seen Keith shoot
before-I wonder how the cuss ever
managed to get him."
AS he arose to his feet. his red faca
glisten.ng with perspiratlon. and be-
gan strapping his leather case the
others rode up. and Bristoe. explaining
the situation. set the men to making
preparations for pushing on 10 the
water.hole Blankets were SWING be-
tween ponies. and the bodies Of the
| dead and wounded denosited therein.
Arm hands on tba bridles Hone rode
close beside Keith. strprgline n keen
hack the tears az sbe watched him
Wing motinnless nnconscions scarce.
ly brenthing So. under tho early glow
81 tbs a. sert stars tbey came 10 III.
wa,er.hole and halted.
The wounded man onened his owes
and looked about him unable to com
prehend. At first nh was dark silent !.
then he saw the stars overhead and a
breath of air famed the nearby fire.
The ruddy glow OF fame aashing
across his face. He heard voices
family. and thus, little BY little, con-
sciousness asserted itself and memory
.trar9led back INTO his bewildered
Din. The desert--the lonely leagues
aud-his fingers gripped as if.they
eli the stock OF gun-yet that was
II over-he was not there--but he
was rosnewhere-and alive alive. ii
hurt him 10 move. to breathe even.
aad inter- one effort TO turn over he
ay perfectly sun. staring up into tho
| slack arch of sky. endeayoring TO
.hink, 10 Observation-Disclosures was he
! low had he come there? was Haw-
81 alive also? A face bent over him,
The features family visible in the fash
Of freight. His dun eyes lit up in
sudden recollection.
DOC, is thar Won ?"
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,ooiin, bis nrIso no gr,v aSos ,uI,i,.
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