Gunnison news-champion., 1913-11-14

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auicher than that. ksuUAss. r you siae
xith me. IN have everything ready
by the time you get Asss. Eat' Hell,
Wen eat in the saadas! WASTE that,
CARROLL"
We amt s-eoin' to lssss - yere
alone. are ye. sereeaat?"
No. thereH be twe h0sses 70 keep
yoa company You've Got . snap.
man. plenty TO eat anA Q sooA Are
what more % yea waat-a nurse7
hughes. what. in the name Of Heavea.
are you standing there tpr, Perhaps
you would like to have me stir you
up. will n those horses are not here
in ten minutes"
The eowman. nuMed 10 the sass IN
q buffalo coat. pauRged profanely into
ne drift slammins the Aoor behind
him. Hsmlin hastily glanced eves the
few articles piled IN readiness on the
bench ch-ammunitlon. blankets, speA-
payine no heed TO CARROTS uutterinS
Of discomfort BY the time hughes
returned. he had everything strapped
for the saddles He thrust the COW
mans rifle under his own Zap. bu;
handed the latter q revolver. staring
straight into his eyes as he did so.
Il reckon you and have got enough
IN common in this chase to play
SQUARE" he said grimly We're both
out after lie Fevre. amt we?"
You bet"
AN right. then here's your gun N
you try any trickery Hughes. Id al
wise that you set me the Arst shot. for
II you miss yosn never have an
other"
The man Grew the sleeve Of his
coat over his lips. his eyes shifting Be
fore the serGeants steady saze.
I amt thet sort" - nuttereA un-
easily. Yer coat need 10 think thet
O. -"
"hayss nOt." end Hamlin swung
INTO the saAdle carelessly. Only
thought re tell you beforehand what
would happen n you attempt any fool
gsn play Take the lsaa. yOs know
tAs trail"
Carroll. supporting himself by the
table, crept across to the door and
watched them, reckless - to the en-
terihg cold. The glare Of the white
snow revealed clearly the outlines Of
the disappearing horsemen, as they
rode cautiously down the bank. The
thin fringe of shore ice broke under
the weight Of the ponies hoofs, as the
riders forced them forward into the
Icy water. moment later the two
crept up the sharp incline Of the op-
posite shore, appearing distinct
against the sky as they attained the
summit. Hamlln waved his hand. and
then. on q lope. the figures vanished
into the gloom. Crying, and swearing
at his helplessness. the deserted sol
der closed the door, and crept back
shivering into his blankets.
Hughes turned his horses head to
the southwest, and rode steadily for
ward, the buffalo overcoat giving him
a shaggy grotesque appearance in
the spectral light reflected from the
snow. Without a word Hamlin fol-
lowed. q pace behind. Their route Law
for the first few miles across a com
parstively level plateau, over which
the fierce wind of the late storm had
swept with such violence as to leave
the surface packed firm The night
shut them in silently. giving to their
Immediate surroundings a mournful
loneliness most depressing There
we're no shadows. only the duh snow
CLEAN across which they passed like
spectres. the only sound the crunching
of their horses hoofs on the crust
The Sergeant, staring about. felt that
he had never looked upon more de-
pressing spectacle than this gloomy
landscape, desolate and wind-swept.
still overarched with lowlying storm
clouds, black and ominous.
They advanced thus for two hours.
making no attempt to force their ami
mails, and scarcely exchanging a word,
both men watchful of the snow under
foot in search of a possible trail. when
the character of the country began to
change The level plain broke into
a series of ridges of irregular forma-