Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-09-18


Something is going to happen" La
Dlskwee Whispered "Don't you Zee
il-here, there, everywhere7 Every
thing Is strange"
II feel chill that Is not Of cold.
Smoke answered. Nor Is II Of hun
ger"
ut Is In your bead your heart.' sh
agreed excItedly. "That Is the way
feel IT,"
A quarter Of an hour later the.
paused for breath.
'The air Is getting thick and heavy
said Labiskwee. ut is hard 10 breathe.
There be three suns" McCan nut
tered hoarsely, reellng as he chung t
his stan for support
They saw a mock sun on either side
Of the real sun.
There are 1ye," said Lablskwee
and as they looked new suns formed
aud dashed before their eyes
by heaven. the sky Is Glled with
suns beyant all countln'." McCan cried
IN fear.
Which was true, for, look where they
would. half the circle Of the sky daz-
zled and blazed with new suns form
ing.
McCan yelped sharply with surprise
and pain. I'm stungw he cried out.
then yelped again.
Then Lablskwee cried out, and
Smoke felt a pricklng stab on his cheek
so cold that 1t burned like acid
Aud then shot rang out strangely
muilied Down the slope were the
young men, standing on their skis,
and one after another they opened
Gre
spread outr' Smoke commanded
"And climb for It! We're almost to
the top. They're quarter Of a mile
below and that means a couple Of
miles the start OF them on the down
going on the other side"
"Thank the Lord" Smoke painted to
Lablshwee, "all these suns spoil their
aim"
"lt shows my fathers temper" she
said. "rhey have orders to kill"
How strange You talk" Smoke said
'Your voice sounds far away"
"Coyer your mouth" Lablskwee
cried suddenly. "And don't talk. /
know what It Is, Cover your mouth
with your sleeve, thus aud do not
talk"
From the crest looking back, they
saw the young men stumbling aud fall,
ing ON the upward climb
They win never get here" Labisk.
wee said 1T Is the white death. |
know IT, though | have never seen It.
have heard the old men talk. Soon
will come a mist unlike any mist or
fog or frost smoke you ever saw. Few
have seen II and lived"
McCan gaspcd and stranglcd.
Keep your mouth covered" Smoke
commanded, McCan had sunk down
aQuattlng, on his skis, his mouth anC
eyes covered by his arms
Come on, make start" Smoke or
dered
n can't movc," McCan moaned,
"Let him be-" Lablskwee muttered
harshly.
But Smoke persisted. dragging th,
man TO his feet and facing him down
the long slope they must go Then h,
started him with shove, aud McCan
baGlng aud steering with his stan
shot Into the sheen Of diamond dust
aud disappeared,
Smoke looked at IAhskwee, whC
emlled, though Il was all she could do
20 keep from sinking down He nodded
for her TO push on, but she came near
20 him, and. side by side, dozen feet
apart they few down through the
singing thickness Of cold Gre.
Brake MS he would, Smokes heavier
body carried him past her, and he
dashed on alone long way, at tTe.
mcndons speed, that did not shcken
t,ll he came out ON level. crusted
plateau Here he hraked tlll lahsk.
wee overlook hlm aud they went on.
ngain side by side, with diminishing
speed, which finally ceased. The leth.
atgy had grown more pronounced. The
widest etlort OF win could move them
40 more than nc a snail's pace They
passed McCan, again crouched down
On his skis, and Smoke reused him with
his stau IN passing
Now we must STOP lAbiskwee
whispered painfully. ''or VIZ viii die.
We must cover up--so the old men
said"
She did not delay TO unite knots, but
began cutting her pack lashmgs.
Smoke cut his, and. with last look
&C the nery death mist and the mock.
cry Of suns, they covered themselves
over with the sleeping fum aud crouch.
I'd Ia each others arms They felt a
body stumble over them aud fall then
heard feeble Whispering drowned IN u
violent coughing ht and knew Il SNl
McCan who huddlcd against them rs
he wrapped his robe about him.
Their own lung stranglng began, and
they were racked aud torn by dry
cough, snasmodic aud uncomfortable.