The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-27
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Bravcd Fire for His Master

WI AAAS AeAt'S
My wild stampings. beatings and
hurting of tirebrands made a deep i'm
preston on puppy Scotch. For a time
he stood still and watched me. and
then jumped in and tried to help. He
hti and clawed at the flames. burned
himself and with deep growlings des-
perately shook smoking sticks.
THE day following this incident, as
we strolled through the woods. he
came upon another smoldering camp
fire, and at one directed my attention
to it with lively barking. l at once
patted him and tried to make him
understand that I appreciated what he
had done. and then eXtinguished the
fire. Through the years his nose and
eye detected many fires that even my
trained II watchful senses had
"One autumn. while watching d
forest fire. we became enveloped in
smoke. and narrowly escaped with
our lives. Shortly after our arrival
a strong wind drove the wings of the
fire outward to right and left, then
backward down both sides of the val
ley. flooding with smoke the ravine
where we we're.
This movement Of the fire ould in
a short time encircle us with flames.
made a dash to avoid this peril. and
in running along a rock ledge in the
smoke stumbled into a rocky place,
and one of my shoes stuck fast. This
threw me heavily and badly sprained
my left leg. Amid thick smoke, fall
ing ashes. and approaching flames,
this situation was a serious one.
Scotch showed the deepest oncern
by staying close by me. and finally by
giving a number of strange barks that
/ had V before heard. After free
ing myself | was unable to walk, and
in hopping and creeping along my
camera became so annoying that /
gave 1t to Scotch: but in the brush
the straps became so often entangled
that throwing it away proved a relief
to us both.
Killed by Exploding Blast.
"Meantime we were making slow
progress through the unburned woods,
and h fire was roaring close. Sec
ing no hope of getting out of the way,
we finally O refuge to the leeward
side of a rocky rag where the flames
could not reach US. But could we
avoid being s%mothered? Already we
fire had Yet to surge around us.
ITO send Scotch for water offered
a probable means of escape. Shaping
my coat upon the rocks w or three
times. l commanded. water, Scotch,
water" He understood. and with an
eager Dark seized the coat and van
ished in the smoke. He would be
compelled to pass through a line OF
flame in order to reach the water in
the ravine. but this he would do OF
die.
After waiting a reasonable time
commenced to call. Scotch! Scotch!
as we'll as my parched throat and
aasping allowed. Presently he leaped
upon me. fearfully burned. but with
the saturated coat in his teeth. Most
of his shaggy Goa was scared off, one
" was closed. and there was a cruel
burn on his left side. Hurried I bound
a coat sleeve around his head to pro-
tect his eyes and nose. then squeezed
enough water from the coat to wet
my throat.
"Hugging Scotch closely, I spread
the wet coat over us both. and cov-
cred by face with a wet handkerchief,
With sitting smoke and fiery heat the
flames surged around. but at last
swept over n left us both alive,
Without the help from Scotch 1 must
have persisted.
ut was this useful. fre-fightins
characteristic that finally caused the
death OF my faithful Scotch. Den
morning the men started off to do
some road work. Scotch saw them
! start. and apparently wanted to so