Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-03-11
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e In Liverpool.
i Trine's death sign for your father FL
r Gods sake. look TO Yourself and ktc
, away from America
But Alan had more than once Wis
hted America incognito aud unlnow
, To Seneca Urine via secret route O
his own selection
Eight days out of London. second
class Passenger newly landed iron
one OF the C-P steamships. he Wake,
the streets OF Quebec ana droprc,
ont of sight between dark and dawn
TO turn up presently in the distant
Canadian hamlet of raie ST Paul ap
parently Il very tenGerfooted American
woods traveller chaueruned by tact
turn Indian guide picked up heaven
knows here
Crossing the st Lawrence by night.
the two struck OF quie.lv into the
hlnterand OF the Notre Dame range.
then crossed the Maine border
On the second noon thereafter.
trail-worn and weary. as lean as their
depleted packs the .vo paused on "a
ridge-pole OF the Wilderness up back
OF the Allasash country and made
their midday meal i'm silence which.
ii normal in the Indian. was one OF
deep missivines on Allr's uart
Continually his gage questioned the
northern skies thar lowered rorten-
tously. foul with smoke a country.
wide CONFEDERATION that threatened all
northern Maine. bone-dry with
drought
Only the south offered fair pros
pect And the fires were making
southwark far faster than iaan might
hope to travel through that grim and
stubborn land
Even as he stared. Alan saw fresh
columns OF dun-colored smoke spring
up In the northwest
Anxiously he consulted the impas
sive mask OF the Indian. from whom
his questions gained Alan little com
fort Jacob recommended forced
marches to Spirit lake. where canoes
might be found to aid their flight.
and withdrew into slllen reserve
They travelled far a.. fast BY dim
forest trails before shutdown then
again paused for food and rest And
rs Jacob sat deity about preparing
IN" meal. Alan stumbled OF to whip
ne title trail-siie stream for trout
Perhaps a hundred yards upstream
the bao k-lash OF a careless cast nv his
weary hand hooked the state OF Maine
Too tired even to remember the an.
pronriate words. Alan scrambled
ashore. forced through the thick un.
dersroWth that masked the trail
found his fly. set the state OF Maine
ireland swinging on his heel
brought up. nos- to a sapllng trans.
hNed by a rectanele OF white paste.
board fixed to rs trunk trey OF
hearts. OF which each 10 had been
realty punctnrel b.. = 92.oallber bull.
let
lie carried it back 10 camp. mean.
ing to consult the guide. but on sec.
ond thought. held his tongue II vas
not likely that the Indian had over.
looked an object SO conspicuous on
the trail
80 Alan waited for him 70 speak
and meantime determined 70 watch
Jacob more narrowly. though no other
suspicious circumstance had marked
the several days Of their association
The first half Of the night was 90
the day devoted to relentless prog.
ress southwark; thirty minutes os
steady jogging. five minutes for rest
and repeat.
No more question as to the need for
such urgent haste: overhead the nor,h
WIND muttered without ceasing Thin
wells OF smoke drifted through tho fnr
est, hugging the ground. like so,na
"eird acrid mist; and ever the chr.
tanned heavens glared. livid with 70.
ilected fires.
ny midnight Alan had come 10 tho
Douhus OF endurance: flesh. bone and
slhew could no longer stand tho s,ratu
hough Jacob declared that CIT.
lake was now only six hours d,s,na.
as far as concerned Man he miybt
nave said 600 His blanket once ~
rolled Alan dropped upon it like ona
drugged. NS one
Inc sun was high when he avail.
ehed and sat up, rubbing heavy evcs
stretching aching limbs wonder,nn
what had come over the Indian to To-,
him sleep so late 'e'
vi sudden he was assailed by sick
ening fears that needed only the br,as
est investigation to confirm Taaa,
mad absconded with every valmahIo
Item Of their equipment. ""'e
Nor was his motive far n cot.
overnight the fire had made -"
mendous gains. And ever and -
the wind would bring down the , rnor
OF the holocaust, dulled bv d,staD oa'
put not unlike the growing ~ n.T,
animals feeding on their XIII WIN
Alan delayed long enough onIv =,
swallow a few mouthfuls Of rav, 80 70
gulped water from a spring and ,o oo.
out at dog-trot on the trail to 60.
Lake " spirit |
For hours he blundered blind,v
nOldlnB TO the trail rnafrI,, = VII