The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1915-03-11

/ '""ls saw Tue OutcaStR divide their
Slowly decreasing store Of provisions
ior the morning meal. ID was ON. of
the pecullarities uf that mountnln eff.
mate that its rays dlffused kindly
warmth over the wintry landscnp.. ns
II In regretiul commlseration Of the
past hut Il revealed dnft ON drift
OF snow piled high around the hut-a
hopeless. unchnrted. truckless sea OF
"hlle lying below the rocky shore,
TO which the castawnys stlll chung.
Through the marvelOusly clenr mfr the
smoke Of the pastoral village Of Poker
hlat rose miles away. Mother Shipton
saw u hnd from remote pinnacle OF
her rocky fastnoss hurled In that dlrec.
ton final mal1liction. n WINS her
hst viiupcutive attempt. aud perhaps
Tor That rcanun was Invested with "A
certain degree Of suhllmity Il did her
g"od' size privately Informed the
Duchess Just you 10 cut there aud
cuss aud see she then set herself 10
the task u amusing the child" as
Hhe aud the Duchess were pleased 10
call Piney Piney WIS nu chicken. but
II was soothing aud original theory
~ the pair thus a. account for the fact
that she didn't swear ana wasn't i'm.
proper
When night crcpt up again through
the rorgss The recdy notes uf the nc.
Gordon rose aud fell Ia ntful snasms
nnd long drawn gasps by the nickcrng
campfire liut music failed 10 an rn
tireiy the aching void let by insufii
Client food aud new diversion was
proposed hy pincy story telling Na
Their Nr oakhur~t nor bis female com.
paninns caring 10 relate their personal
experiences this plan would have fail.
81. tno. hut for the Innocent Some
months before be had chunced upon q
HiHy copy u Mr. popr's ingenious
translation N the 'llind Tie now
proposed 10 uarrnie the principal Incl.
dents II that poem having thoroughly
mastered the argument aud fairly for.
gotten the words Ia the current yer.
naruar ~ Sandy Bar And ~ Tor the
rect ~ that night the lIomeric DENT.
gods again walked the earth Trojan
bully aud willy Greek wrcstlcd In the
winds. and the great pines In the can
yon seemed 10 bow o. the wrath NJ the
sou u Pelcus Mr. uakhunst listened
with quiet satisfaction Most especial
IS was be Interested In the fate ~
Ash heels ~ the Innocent persisted
la dcuomlnutlng the swift footed
Achilles
40 with small food aud much ~ Ito.
mer and the accordion a week passed
over the heads 81 the Outcnsts The
sun again forsook them. and again
from lraden skies the snownakrs we're
sifted over the land bay by day
closer around them drew the snowy
circle until At last they looked from
their prison over drfied walls u daz
ding white that lowered twenty feet
above their heads II became more
aud more difficult 10 rcplenish their
drrs even from the fallen trees beside
hem. now hair hidden In the drifts
Md yet no one complained The low.
rrs turned from the dreary prospect
aud looked into each others ewes aud
were happy Mr. Oakhurst settled him
self coolly 10 the losing game before
him The Duchess more cheerful than
,hc had been. assumed the care ~
l'incy Only Mother Shipiun- once the
strongest ~ the party seemed a. sick
IN aud fade AZ midnight on the tenth
lay she called bathurst e. her side
I'm going. she said In voice ~
lucrulOus weakness. hut don't say
1uythlng about u nnut wHkcn thr
Kids Take the bundle from under my
head aud open t." Mr. oskhurst did
10 IL contained Mother SYMPTOMS m.
tions for the last week. untouched.
Give EN- 10 the child. she said, point
ing To the sleeping Plney You've
starved yourself" said the gambler
That's what they call H. said the
woman ENORMOUSLY as she lay down
again aud. turning her face 10 the wall.
passed quietly away
The accordion aud the bones were
put aside that day. and Homer was
forgotten When the body OF Mother
Shipton had been committed TO the
snow MIR Oakhurst took the Innocent
aside aud showed him pair Of snow
shoes, which he had fashioned from
the old pack saddle There's ono
chance In n hundred 60 save her yet. /"
he said. pointing TO Pincy, but us
there" he added pointing toward
Poker Flat III you can reach there In
two days she's safe "And your ask
ed Tom simson. "Ill stay here" was
the curt reply
The lovers parted with long EN-
brace You are not going, toof' said
the Duchess. as she saw MIR Oakhurst
apparently waiting to accompany him
as far ~ the canyon. he replied lie
turned suddenly aud kissed the Ouch
ess. leaving her pallid face atlame and