The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-10-12
CHAPTER TX.
A Find In the Drifts.

Corners In earnest. Snow fell and
drifted, until there was scarcely any
thing to he seen one morning when
Carolyn May awoke and looked out Of
her bedroom windows but white,
neecy mantle.
This was more snow than the little
girl had ever seen In New York. She
came down to breakfast very much ex.
cited.
Uncle Joe had shoveled off the porch
and steps. and Prince had beaten his
own dooryard In the snow In front of
his house. For he had house Of his
own, nova roomy, warm one-bullt
by Mr.. Parlow.
II must be confessed that, although
Uncle Joe paid for the building of his
doghouse, 1t never would have been
built by Jedidiah Parlow had It not
been for Carolyn May.
AT noon Uncle Joe came home, drag
gng a sled-a big roomy one, glisten-
ing with red paint. Just the incest
sled Carolyn May had ever seen. and
oae of the hest the hardware dealer
III stOth.
ooh, my. that's lovely!" breathed
the little girl In awed delight. "That's
ever so much better than any sled I
ever had before. And Prince could
draw me on II. II only had harness
for him. He used TO drag me In the
park. OF course, IL he saw a cat. had
to get Off and hold him."
Mr.. Stagg. once started upon the
path of good deeds, seemed TO like II.
At night he brought home certain
straps and rivets, and In the kitchen,
much to Aunty Roses ainazenient, he
fitted Prince to a harness which the
next day Carolyn May used on the dog.
and Prince drew her very nicely along
the beaten paths.
BY Saturday the roads We're In splen-
did condition for sleighing.
So Carolyn May went shedding.
out of sight of the houses grouped
at The Corners the road to town
seemed as lonely as though II were n
yeritable wilderness. Here and there
the drifts had piled six feet deep. for
barrcns.
"Now, there's somebody coming"
said Carolyn May, seeing moving OBJ
ject ahead between the clouds of drift
ing snow spray. "Is II sleigh, Prlncey.
or just a manT'
She lost sight of the object, then
sighted 1t again.
ut must be a man. 1t can't be
bear, Princey."
The strange object had disappeared
again.
1t was just at the place where the
spring spouted out Of the rocky hillside
and trickled across the road. There
was a sort OF natural watering trough
here In the rock where the horses
stopped to drink. The dog drew the
little girl closer TO the spot.
where has that man gone tot II II
was man."
Prince stopped suddenly and whined
and then looked around at his mistress,
as though to'say: "See therel"
Carolyn May tumbled of the sled
In hurry. When she did so she
slipped on a patch of snow-covered Ice
and fell. But she was not hurt.
There that's where the water runs
across the road. It's all slippery
OH"
1t was the sleeve of mans rough
coat thrust out Of the snowbank that
brought this last cry to the child's lips.
"Oh, oh! It's mani" burst from
Carolyn Mays trembling lips. How
cold he must bel"
She pumped down on her knees and
began brushing the snow away. She
uncovered his shoulder. She took hold
Of this with her mlttened hands and
tried TO shake the prone figure.
"Oh, do wake up! Please wake up"
She cried, digging away the snow as
fast as possible.
A shaggy head was revealed, with an
Old cap pulled down tightly over the
ears. The man moved again and grunt-
ed something. He half turned over,
and there was blood upon the snow,
aud great frosted cake of II on the
side of his face.
Carolyn May was dreadfully fright
ened. The mans head was cut and the
blood was smeared over the front of
his jacket. Now she could see pud-
die Of ii, right where he had fallen on
the ice--just as she had fallen herself.
Only, he had struck his head on rock
and cut himself.
You poor thingl" murmured Caro-
Iyn May "Oh Won mustn't lie here
You must get upl Youll--you'll be
frOzenw
Easy, mate" muttered the man.
4 mint Jest right In my top-hamper,
reckon. Hold hard, natey."
He tried To get mp. lie rsse 10 his
Nfea, but pitched feyysSa asnin.
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