The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-09-13

thing by her ! s'pose she'll go back to
her people now. though"
The wind hurried them out from
land. while II drove the sea water In
freezing spray over their backs and
changed their fur garments into scaly
armor as they worked through the
Ice cakes. peering with strained eyes
for a sign OF their friends.
The sailor with deft strokes steered
them between the grinding bergs.
raising his voice In long signals like
the weird cry Of siren.
Twisting back and forth through the
foes, they held TO their quest. now
floating with the wind. now padding
desperately In race with some drift
ing mass which dimly lowered above
them aud splintered hungrily against
its neighbor close In their wake.
Captain emptied his SIX shooter TIL
his numbed hngers grew rigid as the
trigger. and always at bis back swell
ed the deep shouts OF the sailor, who
with practiced eye and mighty strokes
forced their way through the closing
lanes between the jaws OF the Ice
pack.
At last. beaten and tossed. they rest
ed, disheartened and hopeless Then.
as they drifted, sound struggled to
them against the wind-a faint cry.
Elusive and aeeting as a dream voice
and. still doubling. they heard II
again
Thank Godl Wen save 'em yetr'
cried Captain, and they drove the ca
noe boiling toward the sound
Barton and Sullivan had fought the
cold and wind stoutly hour after hour
TIL they found their great foe was
breaking up in the heaving waters.
Then the horror OF II had struck tho
Kid till he raved and cursed up and
down their little island as II dwindled
gradually 10 small acre.
He had finally yielded to the weight
OF the cold. which crushed resistance
out OF him. and settled, despairing and
listless. upon the ice. Barton dragged
him to his feet and forced him round
their rocking prison. begging him TO
brace up, 10 fight II out like man. TIL
the other insisted on resting and drop
ped to his seat again.
The older man struck deliberately at
the whitening face OF his freezing
companion, who recognized the well
meant insult and refused to be reused
into activity. Then to their ears had
come the faint cries Of George. and m
answer TO their screams through the
gloom they beheld long covered skin
canoe and the anxious faces OF their
| friends.
Captain rose from his cramped seat,
and, ripping his cracking garments
! from the boat where they had frozen,
| he wriggled out OF the hole In the deck
and grasped the weeping Barton.
"Come, come. old boyi It's all right
now" he said.
"Oh, Charlie, Charliew cried the 9TH
er. II might have known you'd try to
save US. You're Just In time. though.
for the Kids about all IN"
Sullivan alphabetically nodded and sat
down again.
Hurry up there. This amt no q.
A. Il. encampment, and you amt got
no time 10 spare" said George, who
had dragged the canoe out and with a
paddle broke the sheets OF Ice which
covered II. eth be too dark to see
anything In half an hour"
The night. FASTENED by the storm,
was closing rapidly. and they realized
another need OF haste. for even as
they spoke crack had crawled
through the Ice Zoe where they stood
and, widening as II went left but a
heaving cake supporting them.
George spoke quietly to Captain.
while Barton strove 10 animate the
Kid. "You and Barton must take him
ashore and hurry him down 10 the VII
/ lage. He's most gone now"
But your questioned the other.
"We'll have TO come back for you a.
soon as we put him ashore"
"Never mind me-" roughly interrupt
ed George. Its too late TO get back
here. When you get ashore It'll be
dark. Besides. Sullivan's freezing, ana
you'll have TO rush him through quick.
I'll stay here"
mo, no, George" cried the other as
the meaning Of II bore I'm upon him.
81 got you into this thing, and It's my
place 10 stay here. You must co.
But the big man had hurried to Sui
Ivan and forced him TO n seat In the
middle opening OF the canoe.
Come, come" he cried TO the others;
"you can't spend all night here! II
you want TO save the Kid you've got.
to hurry You take the front seat
there, Barton" and as he did so George
turned TO the protesting Captain.
"Shut up. curse you, and get inl''
II won't do H." rebelled the other
Il can't LET you lay down your life In
this way when ! made you come"
George thrust a cold face within an
inch OF the others and grimly said: III
they hadn't stopped me I'd beat you
into dog meat this morning, and II
you don't quit this sniveliDg I'll do u
yet Now. get In there and paddle TO
Il