Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-13
BEYOND THE GREAT OBLIVION
(Seque "The wordO
By GEORGE ALLAN ENGLAND
Copyright. 1910. by Frdnk 4. MuHssv Company

attacked IL like demon Now and again
he stopped to listen or TO Jab the suspended
wolf with the AK handle.
Go on there, you alarm signal :" he
commanded. Let's have plenty OF music,
good and loud too. Maybe n you deliver
the goods and hold out--well. you'll get
away with your life. Otherwise. not %
Robinson Crusoe's raft had been n mere
nothing 10 build compared with this one
that the engineer had TO construct there
at the waters edge, among the sedgcs and
the reeds. For Crusoe had plnnks and
beams and nails to help him. while Stern
had nnught but his AK. the forest and some
rough cordRge.
He had to labor in the gloom as well,
listening betmes for sounds OF peril or
stopping TO stimulate the wolf. The dun
and rusty AK retarded him: blisters rose
upon his palms and broke and formed
again. But still he tOiled
The three longitudinal spruce tlmbers he
ashed together with poles and with the
cords that Beatrice prepared for him. on
these. again, he laid and lashcd still other
poles, rough-hewn.
In half an hours hard work. while the
moon began to sink to the westward he
had stepped a crude mast and hewed a
couple OF punt poles,
mo use our trying TO row this mon
strostty." he said 10 Beatrice, stopping n
with a shaking Rnnd. We either rig the
skin sack in some way as sail. or we
drift up with the tide, tic at ebb. and so on
and II we make the bungalow In three
days we're lucky
Come on now, Beatrlce lend hand
here and Wen launch her Good thing
the tides coming up--she almost floats al
ready Now, one two. three 90
The absurd raft yielded, moved alid out
upon the maTshy water and was ahoat
"Get aboard I" commanded Allan. 20
forward to the salon de luxe. III stow the
buP al
lie lifted her IN his arms and set her
on the raft. The bag he carefully de-
posted az what passed for the stern The
raft sank u BIT and wallowed but bore up.
Now then, all aboard :" cried Stern
'"rhe wolf, Allan. the wolf How about
him?"
That's right. I almost plumb forgotl
guess he's earned his life, all right enough"
Quickly ne slashsd the cord The wolf
dropped limp, tried 20 crawl but could
not, and lay painting on lts side tongue
loiling, eyes glazed and dim.
Hell be a horrible example an his life
OF what II means TO monkey with the new
kind of meat" remarked Allan, clambering
aboard. IT wolves or anthrOpolds can
learn. they ought 70 learn from him %
strongly, steadily they polsd tho raft
out through the marshy slip. on. on, past
the crumbling wTsclsase Of the pler-head.
Now the tides got US" exclaimed Allan
with satisfaction, as the moonllt current.
an silver and ripplinE with calm beauty
swung them upstream
Beatrice, Etll strong ana full OF yiEoT-
GUS. pulsing life, In spite Of the long vign
In the tree and the hard night OF work
curled up az the foot OF the rough mast
On the mass OF mr. tips Stern had piled
there
You steer, boy" said she rand TN "a
10 work on making some kind OF sail OUT
Of tho big skin- by morning We ought 70
hava our little craft undar fuft ,,nt-.tt
'Its one beautiful boat. isn't it2a mocked
Stern. polling on from gaunt hulk that
barred the way
1T mayH't be very beautiful" she An
sweFed SOFTLY but L carries the greatest
purest noblsst love that ever was sInce Nv,
world began-lt carries the hope 81 tbs
whole world. of All the ases-and it's tax
Ing Us home :"