The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1913-09-04

"They was crossing the bay aud go
carried out by the offshore gale" eli
planned Jones Windy was follerinl
em when the ice ahead parted and
begun moving out He tried to yell
to 'em. but they was too far away to
hear In the storm He amauaged to get
back to the land and follered the shore
Ice around. He's over at Hunters
cabin now. most dead. face and hands
froze pretty bad
torrent Of questions followed and
many suggestions as to the fate Of the
| men
They'll freeze before they can get
| ashore" said one.
"The Ice packll break up In this
wind" added another. land If they
don't drown they'll freeze before the
foe comes In close enough for them
to land :"
From the first announcement of his
friends peril Captain had been think
ing rapidly His body. sore from his
long trip and aching from the hug of
his recent encounter. cried woefully
for rest. but his voice rose calm and
clear. We've got to get them off," he
said 'who will go with me2 Three
is enough"
The clamoring voices ceased. and
the men wheeled at the sound. gazing
incredulously at the speaker. what!
In this storm? You're crazy" many
voices said
He gazed appealingly at the faces
before him. Brave and adventurous
men he knew them TO be. testing with |
death and tempered to perils In this |
land where hardship rises with the |
dawn. but they shook their ragged
heads hopelessly.
I'VE must save themr resumed Cap
tain hotly. Barton and | played as
children together. and II there's not a
man among you who's got the nerve to
follow me I'll go alone, by heavensw
In the silence of the room he pulled
he cap about his ears and. tying It
'nugly under his chin. drew on his
huge fur mittens. Then. with a scorn-
ul laugh. he turned toward the door.
He paused as his eye caught the
wollen face Of Big George. Blood
lad stiffened In the heavy creases of
lis face like rusted stringers In
edge. while his mashed and discolored
ps protruded thickly. His hair CLEAN
d red. and the sweat had dried upon !
Is naked shoulders. streaked with dirt
nd fecked with spots Of blood. yet
ne battered features shone with the Z
nconquered, fearless light of a rough, :
rong man. :
Captain strobe to him with out c
FETCHED hand. You're a man." he a
lid you've got the nerve, George. Q
I'D you'll go with me. won't your" =
"Whati Me?" questioned the sailor =
lguely. His wondering glance left
lptain and drifted round the circle =
shamed and silent faces Then he .
stifiiy and cried: "Will | 5
with you? Certainly! I'll go to - a
It'll you" ="
Ready hands harnessed the dogs. ,
jagged from protected hooks where
ey sought cover from the storm =,
lich moaned and whstled round the :,
" houses. Endless ragged folds of q
'et whirled out Of the north. then
'ithed and twisted past. vanishing 4,
o the gray veil which shrouded the
idscape in twilight gloom.
rhe fierce wind sank the cold into a
; aching flesh like knife and stiff ~
I'd the face to whitening mask, -
ile fusillade of frozen Ice particles - -
II against the eyeballs with blind :.
fury. 81
IS Captain emerged from his cabin, -,
red and hooded, he found a long ~,
in of crouching, whining animals RI
messed and waiting. while muffied ~
Tres stocked the sled with robes and
d and stimulants -
liz George approached through the ,
lrling white. a great. squat figure. ~,
b huttering squirrel tails blowing Y,
+" uiS p"' No. anu at uis neeis there asl
led figure skin clad and dainty ia .
It's my wife" he explained briefly .
Captain "She won't let me go ..y,
le" CO.,
hey gravely babe farewell TO all. "
the little crowd cheered Justify ed
! cracking whip and hoarse shouts. dar
I were wrapped In the cloudy wind yor
sheet Of snow. ri
cite storms have an even same the
1.-The intense cold. the heartless 81
I. which augments tenfold the chill pla'
he temperature; the air thick and B
!, with singing flakes rushing by Iva
n endless cloud, a drifting, freez- mid
shifting eternity Of snow, driven II
ravening gale. which sweeps the ''yo
late, bald wastes of the northland. you
e little party toiled through the to
her till they reached the igloos tf
r the breast of the tall coast bluffs. tn
re coughing Eskimos drilled pa IS
ly at ivory tusks and gambled the
from their backs at stud horse
r. IN
Georges INQUIRIES they answered