Gunnison news-champion., 1913-11-28


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se sign q ssDsusbrsaes, end - ~
tered no word. LyiaS oa her side. hsr
eyes wide open. she watched h.D rsds
away. across the barren spsce. uusu
the slov-moving pony topped ~
ridge, and dissppeared on the osher
SIDE. Twice the uaa turned go
glanced back into the valley, but sav
Hoshins except the black blotches on
The snow. Molly made NO motion. no
otlsory. She preferred death there
alone, rather than rescue at his hands
scarcely conscious. feeling no strength
IN nar limbs. no hope pulsine at her
heart. she closed her eyes and iay
stiA Yet wrapped about ss she Was,
her Young body remained warm. and
he very disappesraRce Of Dupont
Yielded sense of freedom, awoke q
strong desire to live. her ewes opened
agaih. despairiIgly. and gazed across
he barren expanse. She could see
iamlin lying face downward the web
low Inning of his cavalry cape over his
head II seemed to her the mans
iaot moved. Could she be dreamins9
Mel He actually drew up one limb.
This evidence that the Sergeant
stili lived gave her fresh strength anA
renewed determination. She struG-
gied to move her own feet; the left
was free. but the right was CAUGHT
hrmly beneath the pony She strux-
gied desperately. forgetful Of pain. In
the faith that she might save Ham
lin. Little by little she worked the
imprisoned limb free. only to find II
numb and helpless. She lay there
breathless. conscious that she ached
from head to foot. Beyond her the
Sergeant groaned and turned partial
ly over upon his side. TugginG at the
blanket she managed to free one arm.
gripped the name of the dead pony,
and drew herself into q sitting pos
ture. New the blsoA seemed to surge
through her veins in new volsne, anA
she laborel feverishly to release the
othsr Asnl. At last she uaAil Q knot
with ~ tse<A. snA s,ipesA -
baaahst fSoo hsr. bsatiaG ~ hsaAs
taoethsr - pUDtsee cipoulstteo. ~
st0At leo sti1 vas tee nunA - stsnA
49,. but - srept ferward, Arasgi.a
II hsApaessly behind her over ths snsw.
- wAers Aanlin lay.
The girls heart seemed - ste,
beating - she looked ct hin-st the
white, colorlsss face. the closed eyes,
the discOloration of blood stamina the
tenple. Yet he lived; his faint breath
wss plainly perceptible IN the frosty
air.
20 ooA!" she sobbeA. what can I
Ae!"
was an unrestrainel cry Of an
guish. yet there was no hesitation.
She had forgotten everything except
that helpless figure lying before her
on the snow-her own danger the sur
rounding desolation, the dead forms
accentuating that wilderness tragedy.
With bare hands she bathed his face
in snow, rubbing the flesh until 1t
flushed red. pressing her own warm
body against his, her lips speaking his
name again and again, almost hys-
terically. as though she hoped thus to
call him back to consciousness. Her
exploring fingers told her that II was
no serious wound which had creased
the side of his head; if there was no
other he would surely revive, and the
discovery sent her blood throbbing
through her veins. She lifted his head
to her lap. chatting his cold wrists
frantically, her eyes staring again out
across the barren snow fields, with
fresh realization of their intense lone
illness. She cho&ed back a sob of de-
spair, and glanced down again into
Hamiin's face. He did not stir but his
eyes were open, regarding her in be
wilderment
Molly" he whispered, forgetting.
lis this really you? What has hap
pened?"
The girls eyes filed instantly with
tears. but she did not move, except
that the clasp of her hands grew
stronger.
Yes, l am Molly please do not
move yet. You have been hurt, but it
is all right now"