Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-02-01
CHAPTER ll.-Continued.

"Of course he'll make IT," Kearns
whispered in BEETLES ear. And |
there's five hundred Daylight's back
N sixty days" he added aloud.
Billy Rawlins closed with the wager.
and BEETLES Rugged Kearns ecstatical-
ly.
by Jupiter. ! ban take that bet"
Olaf Henderson said, dragging Day
light away from BEETLES and Kearns.
Winner pays!" Daylight shouted
closing the wager. And I'm sure go
ing to win, and sixty days is a long
time between drinks, so | pay now.
Name your brand. you hochinoos
Name your brand"
Somebody opened the outer door. A
vague gray light filtered in.
Burning Daylight. Burning Day
light" some one called warningly.
Daylight paused for nothing, head
ing for the door and pulling down his
ear-naps. Kama stood outside by the
sled. long, narrow affair. sixteen
inches wide and seven and a half feet
In length. its Slated bottom raised six
inches above the steel-shod runners.
On it, dashed with thongs of moose
hide were the light canvas bags that
contained the mail, and the food and
gear for dogs and men In front Of
IL. in a single line, lay curled five
'rostrimmed dogs They were husk-
les. matched in size and color. all I'M
usually large and all gray. From their
cruel jaws to their bushy tails they
were as like as peas in their likeness
to timber wolves Wolves they We're
iomesticatod. it was true. but wolves
In appearance and in all their charac-
teristics On top the sled load, thrust
under the ashings and ready for i'm
mediate use were two pairs OF snow
shoes Daylight was saying good-by
TO those who clustered around him.
The Virgin wanted to kiss him, and,
iuddled slightly though he was with
he whisky. he saw his way out with
out compromising with the apron
string He kissed the Virgin. but he
kissed the other three women with
equal Partially. He pulled on his
long mittens. reused the dogs to their
feet. and took his place at the gee
pole
"Mush. you beauties" he cried.
The animals threw their weights
against their breastbands on the in
stan,. crouching low to the snow and
digging in their claws. They whned
eagerly. and before the sled had gone
half dozen lengths both Daylight
and Kama tin the rear were running
10 keep up And so, running. man and
dogs dipped over the bank and dowr
10 the frozen bed Of the Yukon, and II
the gray light were gone. On the
river. where was a packed trail an'
where snowshoes were unnecessary
the dogs averaged six miles an hour
To keep up with them. the two mel
we're compelled to run. Daylight an'
Kama relieved each other regularly
|: at the gee-pole. for here was the marc
| work of steering the flying sled ant
| Of keeping in advance Of It. The mai
| relieved dropped behind the sled oo
casionally leaping upon 1t and resting
AS II through a wall. Daylight MAJ
passed from the hum ana roar Vi l."
Tivoli into another world-a world O
silence and immobility. Nothih
: stirred The Yukon slept under Goa
of ice three feet thick.
= The cold snap continued. Only me
Of iron kept the trail at such 10y
, Temperatures. and Kama and DAY
i light we're picked men Of their races
!. But Kama knew the other was the be
!. ter man. and thus, at the start he wa
himself foredoomed to defeat Nc
n that he slackened his effort or WILLING
IS ness by the slightest degree but th'
!. he was beaten by the burden ne ca
n ried in his mind His attitude towai
= Daylight was worshipful. Stoical' Ia
} turn. proud of his physical proves
n he found all these qualities incarna''
I'd in his white companion.