Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-01-06

frOW eastern oregon. tehl NilNti p.
thatd managed t0 get team DO i
diaus together nc 40 cents when alou-
c6mes Spraguc am slime lhey uf
Tered SD cents an 90 ma at dolfr
pound tbe indians jumped the con
tract an Tools ot their straps Stiut
an' Srrague came through though b.
cost them three thousand uu the ore
pon bunch is still on the beach They
won't get through un nest scar
"laye another cup of coffee. au
take 10 from me that ! wouldn't trave.
win no such outfit II ! didn't want t0
get 10 Klondike so blamed bad they
amt hearted right bid Won sign
contract"
Kit shouk bis head
''Thcn I'm sorry for you. pardner
They amt no grub in the country. an
they'll drop YOU cold as soon as they
hit Dawson Men are going To starve
there this winter What's your name
pardner?"
call me Smoke" said Kit
Well smoke you'll have run for
your verbal contract just the same
They can sure shed mazuma. but they
can't work OF turn ont of bed In the
mornn We should have been loaded
an started an hour ago It's you an
me for the big work What dye know
about boatin on the water? I'm "a
cowman an prospector. but I'm SURE
tenderfooted on water. an they don't
know punkins What dye know"
Search me Kit answered
II was : O'Clock when the call for
coffee came from the tent and nearly
before the two employers emerged
Hello" said Sprague. rosy cheek
ed we'll fed Young man Of twenty-five
Time we made start. Shorty. You
and" Here ne glanced interrogative-
iy at Kit II didn't quite catch your
name ast evening"
smoke
Wei. shorty. you and Smoke had
better begin loading the boat
Sprague strOlied away among the
tents, 10 be- followed by Dr slime. a
slender. palhd young man.
TO move 5000 pounds on the shout
ders 100 yards was no slight task. aud
10 90 10 in nalf "a gale was exhausting
Then came the loading As the boat
settled it nad To be- showed farther
and farther ont. increasing the dis
lance they had TO wade.
BY . o'clock il nud all been accom-
plished and Kit was weak with The
fantness OF hunger Ills knees were
Shaking under him shorty. in similar
predicanent. f0raged through the pots
and pans and drew forth bic pot ct
cold boiled beans i'm which We're em
beddpd large chunks OF bacon There
was Only one spoon. long handled
one. aud they dipped turu aud turn
about into the pot
Sprague and slime arrived IN the
midst OF this pleasant occupation.
What's the delay" Sprague com
planned Aren't we ever going to gel
started?'
Shorty dipped in turn and passed the
spoon 10 Kit. Nor did either speak till
the pot was empty and the bottom
scraped.
"Of course we amt been doin moth
in" shorty said. wiping his mouth
with the back of his hand I'VE amt
been dom nothin' NJ all. And OF course
you amt had nothin' 10 eat II was
sure careless Of me
Eyes. yes" Stine said quickly. We
ate at enc or the tents friends OF
ours But now that you're finished iet
US get started"
They waded out. and the employers
I'D nj shorty
showed clear When the waves tapped
the tops of their boots they clamDered
In The other two men were not pre-
pared with the oars. ana the boat
swept back and grounded Half q
dozen times. with a great expenditure
of energy. this was repeated
If you'll take my orders I'm get her
off. Sprague finally said
The attempt was we'll intended bu
before be could Chamber on board 90,
was wet TO the waist
We've got TO camp aud build %
fire. be said as the boat grounded
again. I'm freezing
Don't be afraid OF wetting' Sunr
sneered Other men have gone of
today wettcr than You Now. I'm go
ing TO take her out"
This time Il was be who got thp
wetting and who announced with chat
tering teeth the need OF Gre.
III you give me shot at IT ! think
/ can get her OF. Kit said
How would YOU 20 about IT." stinc
snapped M him
"Sit down ana get a good rest til
luli comes in the wind and then buck
IN for all we're worth"
Simple ms the idea was. be bad been
the FIRST to evolve a. The first time o.
was applied it worked and they hoist
ed q blanket 90 the mast and sped
down the lake
Sprague struggled with the steering
sweep for q quarter Of an hour and
then looked appealingly az kit. who
relieved him
my arms are fairly broken with the
strain Of IT," Spraguc muttercd apollo
gctically
Kit stccrcd the length OF Iindcman
displaying an aptitude thai caused
both young men Il money and disin
clinntion for work to name him boat
,rer
tween Lindeman and Lake Ben
vas a portage The boat lightly
was lined down the small but
onnpcffnC ofrcam aud horo