Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-08-21

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place 70 stay here. You, nnse &C.,
But the big man he'd kuEsasd % Dul.
nvan and fosced Nm o . seat IN the
nidAle oDsni1g e The ea0se.
~Csme, come" 10 ezasA 70 The others;
':you can't spsnd all night hersi II
ysu want - save ths KID :youVs ct
to hurry. Yen take The front seat
there, BARTON" and asAs dia 20 George
tnrned to tie protesting Captain,
.Shut un curse ysu. 81 ct 1Ar
II won't do It." rsbsalsd the other.
II can't 1t yoa Lay 1swa ysur LIE n
this way when I made Jon coma"
Georso thrust Q eoaGs1acs Within IN
inch Of tie others and grisly said: III
they hadn't stopped No I'd beat you
into dog meat this morning, and II
yoa don't quit this snivsling TIL Do II
yet Now. get in there and paddle to
beat III Or you'll navsr make It back
Quickr'
''IT Gene back for you then, George,
II 1--we to the Shore" Captain cried,
while the other slid the burdsned
canoe into the icy waters.
Az they drove the boat into the
storm Captain realized the dimculty Of
working their way against the gale.
On him fell the added burden Of hold
fnE their course into the wind and
avoiding the churning ice cakes. The
spray whipped into his face Like shot
and froze AZ It chung to his features.
He strained at his paddle I'll the sweat
soaked out Of him and the cold air
oiled his aching lungs.
Unceasingly the merciless frost cut
his face like keen blade I'll he felt
the numb paraly is. which told him his
features were hardening under the
touch Of the cold
An arms length ahead the shoulders
OF the kid protruded from the deck,
hole where he had sunk again into the
death sleep. while Barton. in the for
ward seat, leaned YEARLY on his ice.
clogged paddle, moaning as be strove
to shelter his face from the sting Of
the blizzard.
An endless time they battled with
the storm, slowly gaining. foot BY foot,
till in the darkness ahead they saw
the vail Of shore Ice and swung into
itS partial shelter.
Dragging the now unconscious Sulli-
van from the boat, Captain rolled and
him, while Barton. too weak
and exhausted to assist feebly strove
to warm his sttnened unbs.
In answer to their signals the team
appeared maddsned BY the lash Of the
squaw. Then they wrapped Sullivan
In warm robes and forced scorching
brandy down his throat TIL he eoughe1
weakly and begged them to let him
rest.
"You must hurry him to the In
dian village" directed Captain. Hell
only lose some fingers and toes now,
maybe, but you've got to hurry
Aren't you coming, too" querted
Barton. "Well hire some Eslimes to
90 after George. III pay 'em any
thing" -. .5
"No: I'm going back to him now.
He'd freeze before we could send help.
and, besides, they wouldn't come out
in the storm and the dark"
But you can't work that big canoe
alone. IL you get out there and don't
find him you'll never get back. Charlie,
let me 60, too" he said, then apollo
gized. II am afraid won't last,
though; I'm too weak" -
The squaw. who had questioned not
at the absence Of her lord, now
touched Captains arm. Come" she
said; II 60 with you" Then. address
ing Barton: ''You quick 60 Indian
house; white man die. mebbe. Quick!
30 Big George" 80
.Ah, Charlie. I'm afraid you'll never
make it." cried Barton, and, wringing
his friends hand, 10 staggered into
the darkness beAiRd the sled wherein
lay the fur bundled Sullivan.
Captain felt q horror Of the starving
waters rise up in him, and panic
shook him fercely TIL he saw the