Gunnison news-champion., 1913-11-21

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Hughes speechless He Grtanel Weah-
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foot Hanlin's s0atinusl stlsnce
brought . pr0test 70 his hps.
Damn n kRsw wAy zee cay that" :"
be began Haven't I beea ssuspe!"
"Because I know yous style, bsusAes
You hate Ii revre for the atvty tsick
he played On yeu, but you'd cell out to
him again IN nve niAutss n yeu
thought these wss cay nsasy In n.
1sat propsss 0ivtao yes TIE chance.
You'll go ahead. and you ere N ness
danger from me than that 0utAt yea
der. Nov move, and we'll take Q look
up the valley"
They peOughed . way thr0xGh The
drifts to the mouth q The marrow
opening betweea the hills, aropvins to
their knees IN the Sew, snA eautisus-
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voiss 1swePel but stin tsass With
command Re careful. nan. Crawl
up there IN between those arifts, anl
looh over Keep down Isw. you issl"
The two men wrisgleA slowly Tor
ward. smothereA In the snowarift, sn-
III Hughes eyes barely topped tie
surface. Hamlin Icy outstretchel .
loot below. watching for the slightest
sign Of treachery. The cowmsa stssel
up the depression, blinkiAG BE eyes
in the Snow glare. Tie impatient
Sergeant gripped his arm.
We'll, what is It? Are they CON-
ins!"
You bet. an about dead, from the
looks of 'em. Them fellars amt look
in fer nuthin'. l reckon I could stand
up straight we're an they'd never see
me. Take q hook yerself; its safe
nough."
Hamlin drew himself up, and peered
out over the snow, but still gripped
the others arm. With his first glance
up the valley there swept over him q
strange feeling of sympathy for those
he was hunting. 1t was q dismal, de-
pressing picture-the bare. snow-cov-
cred hillsides. and between. FOUNDER
ing weakly through the drifts, the lit
lie party of fugitives, the emaciated
ponies staggering with weakness. the
men on foot. reeling as they tramped
forward, their heads lowered in utter
weariness. The girl alone was In sad
ile. SO wrapped about in blankets as
to be formless. even her face con-
cealed. The manner in which she
swayed to the movement of the pony.
urged on by one of the Indians, was
evidence that she was bound fast. and
helpless. At sight of her condition
Hamlin felt his old relentless purpose
return. He was plainsman enough to
realize what suffering those men had
passed through before reaching such
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