The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-09-06

"'Whatg' Says |
1--WE cant Sell rows
allow you "a stay in de viliax A
"0rlof grins You must go@ 1(
says. or give her up
"s'No. IN do nelther.' And II10XI
the paper FROM the missionary.
lato stating that we were 4
She's my wife. says |. aud "a 111
for me- She's left her people ~
gods. and III care for her <<
how IL hurt 0rIor. and laid ~ baud
on his shoulder close to the neck
dIstrust ys. and sure as Fate ~ =
the shocking death IL ever hai -.
to the little one & M
That was the winter OF tie Ioo
though every winter was Il 11I(
then. and ! went TO Anvik for Eul>~
took all the strong men and ofs n
the village | was afraid whoI I>Ic<[
too. for twas the time ] shoM|0 have
been with her but there wa p Q
else 10 20.
when you come back. she
there Will be another--a litt1
and he viii grow mighty ana ~
like his father She hung he<
around me. Cap. and left WIED a.
kisses warm on my lips.
1T was a terrible trip-the riv1< NJ
with overGows and the cutoffS xxx
deep. so ! drove back into HOY ro4|
week late, with bleeding do 8r<
frozen Indians strainIng at q ~
ropes.
IL heard the wall OF the old q
before came 10 the cabin. an0
Meta had sobbed the story out
weakness ! went back into the
and down to the mission. ] RI
Der how the northern lights dared
the hills above and the little
on the summit looked 10 me like
stones. black against the moon
laughed when saw the snox
the night glare. for II meant bi(
death.
ut was as lusty babe "a
crowed. but Orion had couke 10
sickbed and sent her s0daws nvoI
Baptism and such thingNhs said heI
do. The little fellow died that night
they say the mission door was IocII
cd and barred. but pushed through 4
like paper and came into Father Ban
NUNS house. where they sat FIf<x
below Is bad for the mixed dcsh.
broke In. bareheaded. miftepIess,
I'd froze some on the way down.
saw murder In my eyesSand tried
run. but | got him as he went ou(
the room. He tore bis throat a
from my stlffened fingaks aud
into the church. but beat down
door with my naked fsts. mockI6
his prayers Inside. and may I ne[
be closer 10 death than Orion Was Ia
night
Then squaw tugged at my pari
"'She Is dying. Anguk.' she sal
and ran back up the bill with N
cold biting at my heart.
There was no death that night ID
Holy Cross. though God knows one
naked soul was due 70 walk out on "a
the snow. At daylight. when came
back for him, he had lied down the
river With the fastest dogs. and "a
this day I've never seen bis face.
though it's often I've felt his hate
Hes grown into the strongest q =
sionary on the coast, and he ncyr
chsnce so Dba, s.ssrry nv y
girl = ~'-S
bye mind the time skaew<-
net diedf We was pardntrs A -
ton sound way when he was
They thought he sulcided. but
found carboo belt ina the
near camp--the kind they md
the Knskokwin. Fnther Ofiofff
try. His men took the wrd
that's all /t
I'm sorry didn't tell re W.
before we started, for now f1
the south country. where u
natives. lie knows we've Il
blood token Of the guide
wants my life, and therein
BILE coming up I'm hopitell ~
get your sight. for w fIo<<s,r~~/
runner twenty miles into The Itf|ile WITH
news that we're blind IN n church
Fat Togiak. Three days he'litte soihg.
and on the 9TH ven hear the jhneio
OF Russian dog bells. He'll Nil the
fastest team 10 Nushagak In the com.
ing, and God help us II were berg"
George scraped BIZ OF FROST lace
from the lone window pane. Dark a.
ures moved over the SHOW. circIing the
chapel. and he knew that each was
armed Only their reverence fcf- 10
church held them from doing the task
set by Orion. and he sighed as he
changed the bandagcs on his suffering
mate. E'
They nwoke,-,lss-aext msosk {hs
moan OF wind and the sift or snow
clouds past their wniIs Staring
through bis peephoIe. George aistin;
guIshed only seethe Of wiiflint
takes that graycd the view. hlotfinr
even the neIghboring bnts. and when
the early evening brought rising note
IN the storm the trouble lifted from bic,