The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-04-29
CHATTER il-continued.

WeTl rest now. Dan told them at
IN O'clock. 1.-The sun is warm enough
- that we won't need much Of a fire.
And we'H try to get five hours sleep.
aToo long. if we're going to make it
suit" LennGx objected.
That leaves a workday Of nineteen
hours" Dun persisted. "Not any too
little. Five hours 1t viii be-"
He found where the snow had drift
ed against a great. dead log, leaving
the white covering only a foot IA
depth on the lee side. He BEGAN to-
sCrape the snow away, then hacked at
the log with his TX until he had pro-
cured a piece of comparatively dry
wessd frGsn its center. They all stood
brenthfess while he lighted the little
pile ef kind1fng and heaped 1t with
green wood-the only wood procur-
abIe. But 1t didn'r burn freely. 1t
smoked fitsuily. threatening { O die out.
ant emitting very little heat.
But they didn't particularly care.
The sun was warm above. as always
IA the mountain winters OF southern
OregDa. Snawbird and Dan cleared
spaces beside the fire and slept. Len
nox. who had rested on the journey.
lay on hts sled and with his uninjured
arm tries to hack enough wood from
the sapfings that Dan had to keep
the fire burning.
At three they got up. still tired and
aching In their bones from exposure.
T~wenty-feur hours had passed since
they had tasted food. and their unre-
ptenished systems complained There
fS no better engine IN the wide werfi
than the human bedv. It viii stand
mere neglect and abuse than THE finest
steel motors ever made By The hands
- craftsmen. A man may fast many
Days II he Eies quietly In one place
md keeps warm. But fasting IL a
deadly proposition while pulling
SteffEeS over the snow.
Dan was less hopeful now. His face
todd what his words did not. The
Ines cleft deeper about his Lips and
eyes. and SnowbfrtFs Heart ached
when he tried to her with
= MnfIsl II was n wan. stranrR smile
tAat couldn't Guife hide the irst sick
ness OF despair.
The shadows quickly fengthened-
atmpty Ieaping over the snnw from the
faSt-faEIing sun. The twilight deep
ened. the HOW turned gray. and then,
~ Z vague way, the journey began to
p9Ss1ke Of q quality Of u~nreaIfry. It
wxA m that the ceId and the snow
and their hunger were not entirely
feaL o. that the wilderness was ne
Eenxer naked fo~their eyes. TT was Just
tkat their whole effort seemed like
aome dreadful, unburdened journey in
. drp4m-a stumbling advance under
dfdieuIties too many and real to be
true.
The FIRST sign was the far-on cry
- tie wolf pack 1t RI very faint.
stanpty 4 stir in the earirums. yet ID
rs eatfre4y clear That clear. cold
D01mtzIn mir WAS q perfect Telephone
system- conveying q message distinct
b. - MATTER how family. There
~ - t1Tf buildings or cities to dis
tuKb the ether WAVES. And an three
- theD knew At the same instant Ii
w1s ~ exactly the cry they had
AenEd befnre-
hey euaBdnrt have told irst whv.
60 - they had wished to talk ahout
~ i s1me dim WY. It had Lost the
stv1nge 4uaTffy Of despair II had held
hgGmA II WIS N n the nark waru
runnfng with renewed life. that each
wusf wss calling to another with n
Asundfd abrt ~ -exHttatten~ III was an
@Elfe6 cry. tao-nof the hong. sad
- ny Aed learned to listen for. 1t
0un1ea fmmediafeiy behind them.
1Aey eunadn1t help hut listen. No
- en- could have shut out The
mnA Buf nsne q them pretended
TT thGy - hesrd And this was the
49, - u m Each - sf the
60 - hepsxg agxinst hone In his