Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-07-24

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snapped and cracked under the hack
ing md saving The s.wash socks ana
heavy woolen stockings were sboaths
of ice. II was MS " her feet and calves
we're lncased IN corrugated iron
How are your feetT be asked as he
worked.
Pretty numb. can't move or feel
| my toes But II will be an right The
| Gro Is burning beautifully Watch out
YOU don't freeze your hands They
must 5o numb now from the way
you're fumbling."
He slipped his mlttens on and for
nearly q minute smashed The open
hands sayagely against bis sides When
he felt the blood pricke he pulled o0
the mlttcns and ripped md tore aud
sBwei and hacked at the frozen gar.
ments The white skin Of one foot ap.
pearcd, then that OF the other 10 be
exposed TO the bite Of 70 below zero.
Then came the rubbing with snow,
carried on With an intensity OF cruel
horceness, TN she sQulrmed and shrnnk
aud moved her toes and JoyousIy CON.
planned OF the hurt he bali dragged
her and she half lifted herself nearer
10 the Are. He placed her feet on the
blanket close 10 the flesh saving danes.
You'll have 20 take care Of them for
InwhIle." he said
She could now safely remove her
mlitons and work aud manipulate her
own feet with the wisdom N the lni-
tIlted being wntchfu that the heat ot
thc Gre was absorbed slowly While
she did this be attacked his hands The
snow did not melt or moistcu It's
| llsht crystals were like so much sand
| Slowly the stlngs and pnngs OF clrcu.
lallou came back into the chilled flesh
| Then he tended the Ore. unsuapped
the light pnck from her back mud got
out o complete change " footgoar
Shorty returned along the creek bed
aud climbed the bank 10 them. ~ sure
ytlked O full thous1n feet" be pr.
claimed. "No. q an so. 2S. though
ia only got the upper stake " 81
when | met the 6rt gccler of the
bunch behind. lie Just straight dpclar
ed wasn't golu TO stake 2s An I
told hlm"-
Yes yes" JOY cried, "What did you
toll hlm|
We'll, told him straight TINT n be
didn't back np plumb 200 feet I'd sure
punch his frozr nose into Ice cream nn'
chocolate etaIs He backed up. am
I've got ln the center stakes of two
ull an honest 600 foot creek claims
Tie stlkri next au | guess by now
the bunch has Sluaw creek located 10
hradWaicrs un down tho other side
Iouu Is safe lts too dark 10 sec now.
hut we can Pot out the corner stakes
la the m0-n'D,"
When they awokc they found a
change had taken place during the
ulght SO warm was II that shorty
and Smoke estimated the temperature
90 no morc than 20 below. On top ot
their blankets lay six inches ot frost
|gys8ls
Good morning How are your
rct| was Smokes greeting across tho
ashes ot the are 10 where Joy GasteII
WAS Sitting np 10 her sleeping furs.
shorty built Toe Ore and Qunrr.cd Ice
uom tho croek while Smoke cooked
brakiast Daylight came ON as they
huIsted thg meal
lou so au dS them corncr stakes.
Smosr, shorty uM There's gravel
under where chopped leo for the cot
Zee 1n lm soln' TO melt snow an
wash pan o' that same gravel for
m.s"
smoke departed, ay IN hand. to bIarc
''e stakes Starting from the down
aiwm coN.tr suk, OF No "a he
hg1lgd at r'sh, sgslcs across The mar
"N valley toward It's rim. he pro.
leeIrl my.hud.auy almost automst.
l'.', I've DIS mind was alive with re,.
''chon' nt 'h' night bcforo lie frlt
somehow that be bad won to emn,ry
over 'h' delicate lne and arm muscles
'f those t.'' aui angles he had rub
'.I WITH Snow aad this cmpyrr sc,m.
ISL f" r1,gul 90 tAe -vst aud all OF this
woman .' .s sH1 In dim ond hrry
Why's .r,..r 'f possession mastered
l.H N s.,w.a ttst nn that was as.,
essay wHH .r Nn q, walk no 90 ,h.s
''I u".'..I nsg no- band in MS aul
nv rU.r.
70 n's H t.s uoul that be di.,oy
..I "r.'..# h1t made him fou.rt
."."1 H,or '.e uhfe tc,t of woman
s. iat I'..t Ha st biased no cor,er
'"st Doc u r.t vaeh the yar,y
.." '.' HH.HI be- found himself s,r
I'''.i .I H-r.ret s,rvam ne lines,
o' "..H DIS e,s a ttstcd willow tr,,
'.l a '.s f.' 7scosaiable sprucc a,
r'a'a' W '. stream wbcrc vcr,
,.t 't..f FHEt lie followed tt.
.'i o' lh' ay,A atoand a via, bsrse.
& ...l hwgsa tho Cat ani found
..'t lat tuH ,rtGs wpr the sw,
.,'FA N.'t be- aoundcr,l twic,
.''sA '.t s-'a trcm valley rim 10
"h 'Haa.1g no Or, lire from
'''f ''ts % No q. the sccbi
n, lyr stake ot Nc ~ ana
'-'al iaat t,S e0per sAks " ihe
"'.'f Nn sfts i,sa the lowe, ,t,Ks