Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-07-17

wife. II you Ret ulfouRu Haiey W"
YOU run my boat throughr
KIT looked at Shorty. who delayed
10 answer.
~Hos got bis wife with him." Kit
suggested
"sure." shorty affirmed IT was
Just what was stoppln 10 think
Atout knew there was some reason
ought 10 do H."
AgBln they turned 20 60 but spragus
and stine made no movement
Good luck. Smoke, sprugue called
10 him "f'll.~er-I'il Just stay here
aud watch you"
I'VE need three men 10 the boat two
NJ The oas and oos az the steering
sweep" Kit said quietly.
Hpraguo looked AZ Sune.
"Pm cursed n DO" said that gen
ilenan.
we can DO without them" Kit aaid
10 Shorty. "You take the bow with
paddle. and I'll handle the steering
sweep Az you'l have y DO s Just 10
bslp keep her straight Once we'p
started you won't bo able 10 hear mo,
" Just keep on keeping bee straight"
They cast on the boat and worked
ouI 10 middle ia ths qulckening cur.
rent From the canyon came the ever
growing roar Tho river sucked 10 TO
the entrance with The smOothncas Of
molten glass, aud bew, W. the dark
shlng walls received them. Shorty took
q chew VI tobacco and dipped bis pad
DIE
The boat leaped on the arst ctesta
of ibe ridge, and they were deafened
BY tho apDar Of Wild water that NJ.
yeFberated from the narrow walls and
multiplied Itself They were hair
Smo,hcrcd with nying spray Az times
hit could not aee bls eomrade AZ the
bow II was only a matter ot two min
uiea IA which time they rode tho ridge
thrve quarters " a nllo aud emerged
IA safety aod Tied ~ tho bank 10 n,
eddy below
shorty emptIcd hls mouth Of tobacco
juice he bed forgotten 10 spit and
spoke Say, We went few. didn't
wei Smoke. dou't mlnd yellln you IN
confidence that bcfore W. started
was tho gosh dangdest scaredeat man
thls side ot the Rocky mountains
Now lm q bear eater Come on an
veil ran that other boat through"
After running tho strangers boat
through llIt aud shorty mot his wife
slrudor glrllsh woman whose blu,
cycs were moist with gratitude Brccs
himself tried to hand Kit SO and ther
attempted II on shorty
stranger" was the latters rejection
y como lu,o thia coautry % mak,
money ouA the ground an not Ouu
my fellow critters"
hrc'k the stranger rummaEed In hi
boat aud pnsuccd 4 dcmliohn ot whis
~ Shorly's hand bali went ont 10 1
ana aioppcd abruptly Ho shooE hl
head
'fhcws that blamed white uoe
rishl bcloW, an' they say ira wur
than thc hot I rvckon / dont iss
tackle any llshmlh.
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tho bank sud au tour walked down q
lpoA AZ thc bad waiter The rive,
whNh was succrssi0n u rapila va
hcrv dchccied toward ne risht bauI
by q oety rret The whole hdy 10
wu'VG rushing ccookeily into the ua,
wv passagt aeyolcuted its spr,
mhbtfoAt sal vaa untang into bog
ua'vs, whlie and vmthml This VA
the drcad mace " tho WHITE uor,.
ahd hep an r'ca heavier ton of dca,
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