The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-10-26
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Of bell rang out. Its pitch carried
through the storm startllngly clear.
There was movement out In the
cove. One field of ice crashed against
another. Mr.. Stagg stihed q moan
aud was one of the first to climb 'doNn
to the level Of the Ice.
"Have care, Joe," somebody
warned him. This snow on the Ice
will mask the holes and assures some
thing scandalous."
But Joe Stagg was reckless of his
own safety. He started out into the
snow, shouting agnIn:
prince! Princel Here. boy Here,
boy!'
There was no answering bark.
The changing Of the chapel bell was
comforting sound. Joseph Stagg did
not know that, unable to find the sex
ton, Amanda Parlow had forced the
church door and was tagging at the
rough rope herself.
Back and forth she rang the iron
clapper, and II was no uncertain note
that changed across the storm-driven
cove that afternoon. II was not work
TO which Carolyn Mays pretty h,iy"
was used. Her shoulders soon ached
and the palms of her hands were raw
and bleeding. But she continued TO
toll the bell without a moments sur
cease-on and on, till her brain swan
and her breath came chokingly from
her lungs.
Joe! Joe !" she muttered each time
that she bore down on the bell rope,
and the iron tongue shouted the word
for her, far across the snow-blotted
cove
Carolyn May was not the first of the
trio caught out on the moving Ice to be
frightened Perhaps because she had
such unbounded faith in the good In
tentions of everybody toward her, the
child could not imagine anything real
ly hurting her.
'Oh. isn't this fun!" she crowed.
bending her head before the beating o,
the storm. do hang on, Princey."
But Prince could not hang or sc
well, now that they faced the wind H.
slipped off the sled twice, and that dc.
layed them. Under his skates, Chez
could feel the Ice heave, while .he
resonant cracks followed each othc,
like file-fire of musketry.
Goodness mel" gasped Carolyn
May, "the Ice seems to be going all tc
pieces, Chet. / hope II won't till we
get back to the shore"
I'm hopin' that, too," returned the
boy.
He had quickly realized that they
were In peril, but he would not LEI
carolyn May see that he was fright
ened-no, indeed
The boy unstrapped the skates swift
~ He had very good reason for re-
moving them. If the ice was breaking
up into floes, he might skate right off
into the water, being unable to halt
quickly enough, II on the steel runners.
He now plodded on, head down, drag
glng the sled and the child, with Prince
slipping and scratching along beside
them.
Suddenly he came 10 open water. 1t
was so broad channel that he could
not hope to leap 1t; and, of course, he
could not get the sled and the little
girl across.
"Myw cried Carolyn May. "that
place wasn't here when we came out,
was 1t, Chet? II must have just come
here"
81 don't think II was here before"
admitted the boy.
Suddenly n sound reached their ears
that startled both; 1t even made Prince
prick up his ears and listen. Then the |
dog Snt up on his launches and began
to howl.
"Oh, don't PrlnceW gasped Carolyn |
May "WhO ever told you yOI could |
sing, Just because you hear church /
bell ringingT
That's the chapel bell !" cried Chet
Gornloy. "NOw I'm sure I'm right.
Bnl We must get around this open
patch in the water"
lie SGT off along the edge of the open !
water, which looked black and angry.
1ho lee groaned and cracked In
threatening way. He was not sure
whether the foe they were on had com
pletcly broken away from the great
mass Of ice In the cove and was AZ
ready drifting out into the. lake or not.
Haste, however, he kDew was Inn
prralve. The tolling of the chapel
Dell coming family down the wind,
'hct drew the sled swiftly along the
edge of the opening, the dog trottlng
along beside them, whining. Prince
plainly did not approve Of this.
Here 1t Is ~ shouted the boy In sud
den Joy. "Now wen be all right,
carlyn Mnyp
"Oh, I'm so glad. Chet." said the lit
lie girl "For Tin getting real cold, and
ms snow makes me all wet"
Keep up your heart, Car'lyn May
he begged. 81 guess Wen get through
all right now"
"Oh, I'm not really afraid" tho little
girl answered. "Only I'd really like to
be On shore"