Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-07-17
CHAPTER ~.
Tho Yukon surrsndsrs-

Tho Yukon surrsndsrS.
%R& was a long minute OF
silence. Shorty was the arst
70 speak.
Come o." be said I'VE
might az well tackle II. My feet II
get cold II stay here any longer"
shorty and Kit tramped back through
a foot OF snow to the head Of the rap.
ids and cast on the boat
You've sure got 10 keep the top OF
the ridge" Shorty shouted nt him as
the boat quickened In the quickenIng
current aud took the head OF the rap
IDS.
Klt nodded. swayed his strength and
weight tentatively On the steering gear
aud beaded the boat FOR the plunge.
Several minutes later, haf swamped
and lying against the bank In the ed
dy below the white Horse. Shorty spat
out a mouthful OF tobacco juice aud
shook Kits hand
A. the top OF the bank thoy met
Dfeck His wife stood At q little dis
tunce KIT shook his hAod.
I'm afraid your boat cau't make
lt," ho said III N smaller than ours
and q BIZ cranky"
The man pulled out roll Of bills.
"rll give you each a hundred II you
run Il through"
XII looked out and up the tossing
name of the white Horse A long
gray twilight was failing II was turn.
Ing colder. aud the landscape seemed
taking on a savage bleakness
1T amt that" Shorty was saying
we don't want your money But my
pardner Ia the real meat with boats.
an when he says yourn amt safe |
reckon ho knows what hes talkln'
about"
KIT NODDED Affirmation and chanccd
10 glance at Mrs BreCk, Her eyes were
dIed upon him. aud ho knew that II
ever he bad seen prayer In woman's
eyes he was seeing II then. Shorty FOL
lowed his gaze and saw what he saw
They looked NJ each other In confusion
aud DID not speak. Moved by the com
mon impulse, they nodded TO each 9th
er and turned to tho trail that led /,
the head of the rapids.
Barely had they showed Breck'a boat
out from the bank and caught the Grsl
rough water when the waves begun d
lap aboard They were small wayea
bot It was an earnest OF what was Il
come
The wpids grew sitter. aud tn,
spray began 10 d. In the gathering
darkness Klt sllinpsed tho mane anC
tho crooked ding ot tho current into Il
le worked into this crooked curen
aud trlt glow OF satisfaction as N,
boat hlt the heed Of the maue squaN'
" IN the middle After that. Ia n,
smother leoplng and burylng AMI
sNamping, DO had 40 clear impression
OF anything save that he swung MI
weight on the steerlng oar.
They emerged breathIcsa. We
through, the boat alled with water al
most 70 Ihe gunwale Lighter piecei
of Aggasc and Outnt wep uoatlng IN
side the boat A fow careful stroke.
on Shorty's part worked tho boat lnt,
the draw ot the eddy aud the cid,
ild mo rcst ti.l the boat softly touche,
the bnuk
Looking down from above was Mrs
hrcck. llcr prayer had BEEN answer
rl. and the tear, wep streaming dowt
her cheeks
You boys have hUply got to tab,
the money" BpsSk called down &
them
shorty stOod nv slipped ami m
down To tbe watcr while the bo,
diprcd Que suuwule under and rishte,
'asaln.
'hefu tho money" said Shorty
Fetch oot that whisky, Now that A.,
''rr Ton gr,tIu coIi fcct an tn sun
hAely 20 have e thUl"
The lgh by Nutct crosstd Takc Ia
'70e hcro WAS ~ tast current DO
uiclcas s,rrtch u tcry mues whicl
must by rVvci unless al- win,
boa but tho ume tor ialr wind wa
asi sni uu hy gallo blew In th,l
'ec'l ouI ot thc north rhls made
0'osA sta. asslDst which Il vas Al
n'a' lnp'ss.hle % pgD toe host Ada
rd 70 ibtlr troubles was drlylns sp,w
a'so tle frvctlug of Toe water On th.t
Gar blades ter, oae maa eccuple, \
'eoppins q 90 with 4 h,chrt C,m
peiAN O. take thelr turn AZ the ar,
SP'asge uli suue pst'cuty lostci
~ 90 cni % three hour snr,sp
fsscd ah 1ar m aud saA ,Aey woo,
.o' eats nto She mouth o, the rsyr
~ shelter Site seO,aisa Aim An.
'he 'ere,ai hard wa niles wece H.,
','Ved Gay. and a Shhd the san,
.'N.usfs a'srmpi wsa madA IN.
"e,trap waa very tnmineat
We Wa.d msre h n taey had n.
-lh " camS- Kh tod sAorty !,
{ 'hey dr'ct iltir nooa,sins 81 tAs Al
~ 1ae s'e1'ag u Ne tard dsy w
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a'aa' ua'ued escA ApoShes aoar'