The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-06

| oiiiy sway ~ biESiiy
Brukaw was bu.toning the thick col
lar of his shirt close up about his neck
ON his face too. thcr, came for mo-
| ment a grim and determined smile
come on" he said. Wen make
| Thorcau's or die"
sure" said Billy, stepping quickly to
his side. 81 suppose | might lie down
in the snow. an refuse to hul.,e. I'd
win my game then. wouldn't ]? But
Wen play ton the square. It's
Thoreau's or die. And It's UP to YOU 20
find Thoreau's"
He looked back over his shoulder at
the burning c4u.n as hey entered the
,dge of the forest. and in the gray
darkness that was preceding dawn he
| smiled to himself. Two mics to the
| south, in a thick swamp. was Indian
Joe's shack. They could have made 1t
easily. On their way 10 Thor,au's they
| would pass within a mile of 1t. But
| lirukaw would never know. And they
| would never reach ThorcaV'S. Bluy
knew that.
He looked at the man hunter as H.
broke trail ahead Of him-a. the pug
nlcious bunch Of his shoulders, his lone
| stride, the Diet. rmined clcnch of his
| hands and wondered what the soul and
| the heart of a man like this must be-
| who in such an hour would not trad" life
for life. For almost three quarters of an
hour Brokaw did not utter a word. The
| s;orrn had broke. Above tn. spruce tops
| the sky began to Gear. bay came
| slowly. And it was growing steadily
| colder.
The swing Of 8rokaw's arms and
shoulders kept the blood IN them Circu-
latu-. while B:'ly's manaclei wrists
he'd part of his body almost rigid He
| knew that his hands were already
frozen. His arms were numb, and when
at last Brokaw paused for Il moment
| on the edge of frozen stream Billy
| thrust out his hands and Clanked the
steel rings.
at must be getting colder" he said.
| Look at that"
The cold steel had scared his wrists
| ike hot iron, and had pulled off patches
Of skin and flesh. Brokaw looked. and
| hunched his shoulders. His lips were
blue. His checks. ears and nose were
| frostbitten. There was a curious thick
| ness in his voice when he spoke.
"Thoreau lives on this creek" ne said.
How much farther Is ."
"I'if;r.n or sixteen miles" replied
| Billy "HouIl last just about fiv,. Bro
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