The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-30

he called upon sandrys name. From
time to time he listened Then he
lighted q torch and widened bis circle.
peering into every covert OF fern. be
hind every log. and even searching the
branches OF the trees. He had seen
the pines bear CHASTITY fruit a time OF
two when a blast OF giant powder had
gone wrong.
After a long time he Strengthened |
and his muddy face was blanched
Done tori" he said aloud to the |
dusk OF the forest. bitterly. Down an
done for--an' him so damned good for |
an Easterner!"
But even as he spoke q cry sounded
from the water far ahead-anotber an
swered. another and another, as the
Siletz drew In to eacL other some
where out In the dim moonwash. and
he knew they had found him.
SO they had--a limp body lyins bent
back across a floating log the pearl
buttons on It's breast shining and its
hair dabbling 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 child. carried him back up the
bank and bent to listen for life in the
still breast. II was there. The timber
man ran great hand. experienced and
gentle. over the sprawling arms.
Busted" he said bitterly. legs too!
He's crumpled like broken tulel II
! don't take this out OF Hampden,
hope I'll burn In helll"
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 on
l by himself into the shadows 10 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 was 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 doctor and
word should be 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 Dilling.
worth would become a thing OF the
past, the East Belt go by the board and
Hampden would be supreme In the
hills.
mo, by heaven. he'd want her to go
through dead or alive. an I'll see her
there!" was Daily's ultimatum as he
rose from the log in the pink flare OF
sunrise. and could. he have known all
! that Sandry would lose with that con
tract and the Dillingworth his hatred
OF Hampden would have been deeper
still. for Sandry was his friend.
He went back to the huddled Indians
} and the silent figure on its blankets
"Memmiloo." he said decisively
make quick a pole sling. You an
big Bill an Multoowah an Jim Pine
} tree will take Sandry back to camp
Go first to Toledo an get Doc Hooker
have him do what he can there an
go along to camp. Tell him to sta,
with Sandry day an night till ge
back. Hurry now"
without a word. the four indiana
picked out by name set about thei
appointed task. In less time than I
J white man would take to begin the!
had laid clean saplings along blankets
i edges. warped a short spreader at tol
and bottom to hold the poles the widtl
/. OF a mans shoulders apart. and tn
sling was ready.
+ Now" said Daily grimly, 'trave
like hell. boys. but carry him soft. 70
he's broke like the ferns when a pin
l. falls"
+ Tenderly they lifted the owner @
Q the Dillingworth and laid him In tn
/ hollow OF the blankets.
His foreman cast one look at him'a
}. the Indians swung away on the bac
q trail and turned his face to tn
jammed raft. He studied the probler
from all sides. Then he took his RI
; naming Indians. for none OF ther
III were OeyOuu WOTh lTOlu tucii bhdhht
N up. got of the mooring chains an
n snubbed the monster to the shor
II pines fore and aft. Then he calml
N prepared to wait the turn Of the tid
She would loose herself
II The damage at the prov was sligh
/ The lift had come a moment too 500
| to hurt the big raft much. Several {
N the binding chains at the extrem
N head of her had been broken. loose
ing the ends OF the logs which sli
downward and apart. giving her II
N appearance OF a ragged broom
Il Snamishta, like all the coast Ind
v ans. was good waterman. He Q
fered TO dive for the broken chair
: and Daily let him go. In three hou
he had found all the ends. fasten6
TO them hauling lines. which the othe
used to bring them up, the breakal
was repaired. and Daily was ready
mend the broken nose as we'll as