The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-05-04

tho night with his stentOrian voice hb
he called upon Sandry's name. From
time to time he listened Then he
lighted a torch and widenod his circle,
pccrinR into every covert OF fern. be-
hind every log. aud ever searching the
branches of the trees. lie had seen
the pines bear CHASTITY fruit a time or
two when n blast OF giant powder had
gone wrong.
After a long time he Strengthened
and his muddy face was blanched.
Done fort" he said aloud to the
dusk of the forest. bitterly. Down an
done for-an' him so damned good for
an Eastcrnor!"
But even as he spoke n cry sounded
from the water far ahcad-anothor an.
swcred, another and another, as the
Siletz drew In to each other some
where out in the dim moonwash, and
he knew they had found him.
SO they had-a limp body lying bent
back across u floating log. the pearl
buttons on It's breast shining and its
hair dabblinE In the water. They
pushed the log with it's burden IN TO
shore and big John Daily, wading out,
picked up his employer as "A mother
lifts a child. carried him back up the
bank and bent TO listen for lite in the
still breast. II was there. The timber
man ran n great hand. experienced and
gentle. over the SPRAYING arms.
Busted" he said bitterly. legs too!
He's crumpled like a broken tule! II
! don't take this out OF Hampdcn. !
hope I'll burn in hell"
He gathered the scattered blankets
from bush and tree branch and laid
the Fastener upon them, Then this
simple son Of the big country went OF
by himself into the shadows to think.
What should he do?
Here was his employer, this East.
erner who was going through the or.
deal by fire TO win his right TO live
and fight In the wild land, and he was
all but worsted, down and out. His
life vas not worth a ~copper-that coin
OF which the large West takes no no.
tice-and far on the shores OF the
other ocean was that old father Of
whom he had told Daily In the quiet
talks at night. II would take quick
work TO get Sandry to n doctor and
word should he sent East at once.
ON the other hand, II Sandry should
live and the contract had been lost his
, fight would be over. Those mort.
/, cages OF which he had spoken vaguely
| would be fOreclosed and the billing.
y worth would become a thing OF the
2 past, tho East Belt go by the board and
IIampden would be supreme in the
hills.
mo. by heaven. he'd want her to go
@ through dead or alive, an I'll see her
v there" was Daily's ultimatum as he
I rose from the log in the pink flare OF
@ sunrise. and could he have known al
@ that Sandry would lose with that con
II tract and the D~illingworth his hatred
OF Hampden would have beer deeper
n still. for Sandry was his friend.
d He went back to the huddled Indians
y and the silent figure on its blankets
"Memmiloo." he said decisively
y make quick n pole sling. You an
d big Bill an Multoowah an Jim Pine
@ tree will take Sandry back to camp
y Go first to Toledo an get Doc Hookei
70 have him do what he can there an
90 along TO camp. Tell him to sta.
Ie with Sandry day an night till &c
a back. Hurry now"
Without a word. the four Indians
10 picked out by name set about thei
appointed task. In less time than
"a white man would take TO begin the,
"a had laid clean sapliags along blankets
edges. warped a short %spreader at to
10 and bottom 10 hold the poles the widtI
u. of n mans shoulders apart. and tn
III sling was ready.
Now" said Daily grimly, "trave
like hell, boys. but carry him soft, 10
! he's broke like the ferns when a pin
n falls"
s. Tendcrly hey lifted the wne G
10 the Dillingworth and laid him in tn
h. hollow OF the blankets.
His foreman cast one look at him q
the Indians swung away on the bac
q trail and turned his face To tn
TANNED raft. He studied the prObleI
from all sides, Then he took his r.
= naming Indians. for none OF theI
WI we're beyond work from their shaking
up, got OF the mooring chains an
VI snubbed the monster to the shor
IN pines fore and aft. Then he calmi
M prepared to wait the turn OF the It'd
w She would loose herself.
The damage at the Prov was Sigh
h The lift had come a momen too 500
. TO hurt the big raft much. Several
N the binding chains at the extren
head OF her had been broken, loose
ing the ends OF the logs which sr
downward and apart, giving her Il
appearance OF a ragged broom,
Snamishta, like all the a Ind
Ii ans. was a good waterman. He c
fered 10 dive for the broken chair
. and Daily let him go. In three houI
he had found all the ends, fastenC
to them hauling lines, which the othe.
- used to bring them ur, the breakal
- was repaired, and Daily was ready
mend the broken nose as well as |