The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1914-11-06

Arms.
lessened perceptibly. thanks to tho
strong current sucking through the
spillway.
His shot few wide, but almost in
stinctively his finger closed again
upon the trigger. and he saw the pad
die snap In twain. Its blade falling
overheard. And then the Indian fired
again. his bullet droning past Alan'1
ear
AS he fred In response Jacob start
ed, dropped his rife and crumpIed MP
In the bow of the canoe
simultaneously earth and heavens
rocked with terrific clap of thun
der.
He turned again and ran swtn ~
along the dam, toward two heavy . -
bers that bridged the torrent Of tiN
spillway.
Then a glance aside brought - ~
with thrill Of horro': the stick OF
the overflow had drawn the canoe
within a hundred yards of the spill
way. The dead Indian in AS bow, tho
living woman helpless in It's stern,
1t swept swiftly onward to destruc-
ton.
His next few actions were wholly
unprecedented He was conscious
only of her white, staring face. her
strange likeness to the woman that he
loved.
He ran out upon the bridge, threw
himself down upon the innermost tim
Der. turned. and let his body fall back
ward. arms extended at length. and
swung, braced by his feet beneath
the outer timber.
With q swiftness that passed con-.
scious thought, he was aware OF the
canoe hurting onward with the speed
of wind. its sharp prov apparently
aimed directly for his head. Then
hands closed round his wrists Ike
clamps; tremendous weight tore ~
his arms, and with an effort of neon
ceivable difficulty he began to lift,
to drag the woman up out OF the foam
ing jaws Of DEATH
Somehow that impossible feat was
achieved; somehow the woman gained
hold upon his body. shifted 1t to his
belt, contrived inexplicably to Chamber
over him to the tlmbers; and some
how he In turn pulled himself up to
safety, and sick with reaction sprawDe0
prone, lengthwise upon that foot-wid0
bridge, above the screaming abyss.
Later he became aware that the
woman had crawled to safety ON the
farther shore. and pulling himself to-
gether. initiated her example Solid
earth underfoot, he rose and stco@
swaying, beset by great weakness.
Through the gathering darkness-aa
CHASTITY twilight In which the flaming
forests on the other shore burned with
an unearthly glare-he discovered the
wan, writhen face OF Judith TrinO
close to his and he heard her voice, Q
scream barely audible above the COM
mingled voices OF the confiagration
and the cascades:
You fool! Why did you save met
tell you, have sworn your DEATH"
The utter grotesqueness OF II an
broke upon his intelligence like the
revelation of some enormous funda~
mental absurdity in Nature He
laughed a little HISTORICALLY.
Darkness followed. A fash Of light
ming seemed to fame between theno
like fiery sword. To its crashing
thunder, he lapsed into unconsciou1-
ness.
When he reused. 1t was with . SHY
or and a shudder. Rain was falling
in torrents from = sky the hue q
slate. Across the lake dense volumoD
Of steam enveloped the flres thaG
tainted beneath the dsluge. A grone;
Kissing noise filled tho world. mutine
even the roar of the spillway
He was alone.
But In his hand. tattered and brulno
By the downpour. he fOund--a runo