The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-05-19
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|oy I''' ! BIN. Hes 8, not S1,s 5AS Sock Il
.,.-s. you'd see him all +
winters enthu hush. &c n.y.
i be in the thick Of Inc
,r cap recognize any
sss Ugh the glass S.. at h sne 5o4 a
ID Rodney, after ,l s ne a5G
3D. I'D taken look 90 , n5mITiI;
s be thick Of it. He's that
Dok, Dick" =, Winters in
ss, ia q fight they are max
I.r that dam" -uomor
.....Yt one hour" said Winters
IA " w.
and ' ",s t that" assented the the
80. 6sr another look see io'
go. Miss Hlingworth.' , -, ~
kof the world. they were spec,
hattie. witnesses or
|. contest. in which herculean al
..sDarate courage, human WILL
.ual +sd 10 the limit, finally de-
..S ~ n into blind, mechanical habit
ia ,uOus and frenzied endeayor.
n Of reckless continuance had
=" !. hem and moved them to the
.b As men In a battle charge
,a. r,o with wounds enough to Kill
,bor. rdinary circumstances, as sol
winchester, though shot in the
Ia finally struggled after Sheri'
90, n they fell, or even as a com
rs may so be imbued witt
~ r,,osity of determination tha'
con. Em on until he drops dead
., men gave their all in unmatch
rxstence.
az, "a better get off that DAM" sal
4, when 1t once fails it'll e
|nha, rsh and then it'll be too late.
|ifor, 1t them. They're not goin
iS IT," said Winters. "They'r
Fossil tEn with 1t. Fools, God bles
nm h shouted, throwing up h
|urno |. aultation over manhood an
au and determination.
Is hps you had better go bac
b tbs angworth," said Rodney, thin
md Ae horror she might witness
l. trj knent.
MN suuldn't be elsewhere for {
wo aid the brave girl, white b
thI I'm llps-she was made of [
| flor stuff as the fighting men,
|1ice --even II he were there, fig
| plo h great battle, l should wait
end"
Fh. n not the only people in {
|sed nas Look yonder!" cried w
|pid
IN dnted down through the cea
pa, In toward the lower edge of
a. There. far below him, W
Sec pdden figures. The water In
an Id flooded the slope of the
he u that side ii was tapping
tro 4 the cliff. The trail had,
/ VI been covered. and there was
progress except by taking
IL " Of the broken rock at the
prey elf, which here and there
an hove the water. 1t was a p
|s' hnen could only pass by caref
|ne ING their way and calculating
nee Of the next point tow
to leap. These three were I
= he madmen, splashing thrC
nter, hurting themselves
10 rock, falling against the
hing a tree or shrub. slipping
lake, saving themselves
|, ming apparently only by the
~ Of complacent fortune, W
- we're trying to the utmost |
IL, % man carried a miners pic
- and a surveyors range pole
another spade and two
e which looked like the sep;
|, Of tripod. The bareheaded
|. had thrown his rubber coat I
he reddish-yellow water, carr
lsiEed oIlskin bag. He was
y hurried of the three. He
ne distance in front of the OF
Esy noticed how carefully he :,
- protect the bag. When he 81
- seemed about To fall, he a
must It franticully away from
pei with OutStrctchrd arm,
Whatthe three men would be
ourse no one knew. II was u'
hat they were in "A desperate
md that the thing In the bag N
carefully carried. Naturally the
Prs Connected the men with tn
RuilderS. They were dressed
IN engaged in such labor wo
PISSED. The pick. the spades n
Ne and stakes bore out that
hu.
Al What's in the bag?" aske
uman.
He carries IT as though ii
3 gold or diamonds" said W
4 Rodney shook his head. Su
b Z OWNED the reason for the g,
Il are with which the bag was C
se men were Immediately bel,
n rsee watchers now. He could
3 VI pretty well what was the 81
|td Aape of the objects that bulg
= nterproOf bag.
i have it," he shouted. "Dyna
~ What for?"
7 Rodney shook his head again
II 'nan in front was in plain view
WIS tall figure, his face was I