Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-25

like boy who had been caught in pet
ty mischief, and it sent a chill through
Cockney.
Then the strain began to tell on
Cockney He found that the contin-
ued lashing of his comrade to keep
him alive had weakened him.
The sled lurched suddenly and slid
deep into a hummock pit. Cockney
saved himself on the caribou meat.
Jim pitched forward and landed in a
heap off to the side, half burying him
selp in the snow. He made nc effort
to move, but lay laughing for mo-
ment until the drowsiness ended the
sound in sigh. Cockney beat the
massive body until his strength gave
way and he tottered in his tracks He
called in vain for the big fellow TO
make an effort to arise, but Jim only
half laughed once, and the sleep of
the north took possession Of him.
Cockney saw that it was too late,
and that he would not rise voluntarily
again.
After almost an hour of muscle
racking toll, Cockney got the body of
his companion to the sled and dashed
it there. Then he took up the trail
again.
But now the mists had begun to
swim before his eyes and his leg mus
Giles to ache cruelty. He shouted to the
dogs for courage, and grasping the
gee pole, he pounded his feet over the
snow, as vigorously as the worn ten
dons would allow, to Withstand the
creeping numbness. The dogs, as yet,
went strong, although the sled now
bore heavier burden. Cockney was
convinced that it was his strength
which would tell the tale.
over and over again he repeated to
himself:
Il must do it! l must do it'll"
The captain lay in his cabin. Weak
ness had almost completely overcome
him, and he lay listless. Every day
he had trained his glasses on the desc
late waste of the miles of ice for any
sign of Cockney and Hail. But none
had been seen, and this was the four
teenth day. Yet he had not given the
little fellow up. He hoped, and this
hope had caused him further to cut
the rations. From two pieces Of hare
bsead and an inch IAAsalt 1haef q dasS
he cut it to one biscuit and one bite Of
the meat.
The men forward grumbled at this
and mutiny was whispered. Two Of
them had been crazed with hunger
and seizing rifles, had gone over the
side on the ice where they had seer
the fleeing Arctic foxes. They did moi
return, but remained the prey o.
; those same foxes where they fell o
exhaustion not far distant from thu
} ship.
The mate, Hunter, entered the cab
in. He chung to the partition as HI
J stood over the captain. His enact
! ated form bore no semblance of tn
! heavy man whose boat had struck fiv
whales during the preceding season
t Captain" he whispered hoarsely
( the men forward have gone mad
D They are saying that we are keepin
g the food from them; that we sent tn
!
u be eaten. They have lost all hope an
/, say that they want one square mea
# before they die. They are coming al
in a body to search the cabin loci
e ers.'
h Hunter finished his speech, an
chung more determinedly to the part
IS ton from exhaustion after the effor
d He stared at the captain with the viii,
If glazing glance of a starving man. VI
Is his mind had remained unaffected. II
lie and the captain and the other officer
H. had allowed themselves the same foe
Ig as was allotted to the men forwar
lie The PROSTATE man made an effo
ID to rise, but fell back. Hunter assis
III ed him at the second attempt, and /
ut painfully got to his feet
Id Get your rifle he said, breat
sy ing heavily,
at The mate staggered out of his ca
to in and few minutes later returnt
dragging his Winchester. The ca
To- tain had possessed himself of his, al
ID. sat on the cabin couch. The mate pu
he ed himself over and sat with him.
to where are the other officers?" Il
IN, captain asked.
i'm Almost done for" replied the mai
ip Boyle tried to talk to them, but tn
op fell on him think he's gone. II
CHI others have very little life left"
of I'VE must hold them, Hunter. / |
if lieve Cockney will return. l know
MT will. Well talk to them If tn
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