American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1921-05-06

take four days to get out; do you
think you could lie here and battle
with q fire for four days, and then four
days more that 1t win take to come
hackf You'd have tive choices: to
burn green wood that I'd cut for you
before | left. or the r~ain-soaked dead
wood under the snow. You couldn't
keep either cue OF them burning, and
you'd die in a night. Besides-this is
no time for an unarmed man to be
alone In the hills"
Lennox's voice grew pleading. "Be
sensible, Danl" he cried. THAT
Cranston's got us, and got us right.
I'VE only one thing more care about
land thai is that you pay the debit
can't hope to get out myself. / say
that | can't eveu hope to. But II you !
bring my daughter h~rough-snd when
spring comes. pay what we W to
C~ranston-rll be content. Heavens,
son-Tve lived my life, The old pack
leader dies wbeu his time comes. and
so does a man"
His daughter crept TO him and shell
tered his gray head against her
breast. "rll stay with you. then" she
cried.
Don't be n little fool. Snowbird,"
he urged. "My clothes are wet al
ready from the melted snow. It's too
long a way-it win be too hard a fight,
and c~hlldren-rm old and tired out.
don't want to make the try-hunger
and cold and even IL you'd stay here
and grub wood. %Snowbird, they'd find
us both dead when they came back In
a week. We can't live without food.
and work and keep warm-and there
Isn't a living creature In the hills"
Except the wolves" Dan reminded
him.
echoed. Remember, we're unarmed-
and they'd And It out. You're young,
Snowbird, and so Is Dan-and you
two win be happy. I know how things
are, you two-more than you know
y~ourselves--and In the end you'll be
happy. But me-Im too tired TO
make the try. | don't care about II
enough. I'm going to wave you good
by, and smile, and lie here and let the
cold come down. You feel warm in a
little while"
But she stopped his lips with her
hand. And he bent and kissed IT,
"If ~anybody's going to stay with
you" Dan told them In a clear, arm
voice, sits going to be me. Blu aren't
| any OF tire cabins occupied9"
"You know they aren't" Lennox an
- aNf.a ... kHn An.Yana hnxAnF
the North Fork, even II we could get
across. The nearest help In over sew
: enty miles"
"And snowblrd, think Haven't any
supplies been left in the ranger sta
tionf"
mot one thing" the gri told him
"you know Crnnston and his GROVE
u when the rangers left.-
" ,rhen tho only way IN TOT "a" =
u .tav here. You can take the pih'o
$ and you'll have a fair chance OF 70,
,,rg through. I'll grub WOOD Tor on
:" camp meanwhile. and you can '"'
"a help 20 nai
admit come I'm time" Lennox VIM
nered. p~assIon-drawn for the nr
" time. "who would pay what we owe
,cL Cr%anstonf" !,
'cN "put her life counts-hrst OF nj
ieo ~ know II does-but mine does
count nj all. Believe me, you "
!. I'm speaking from my W des'I
,ts when I say I don't want 10 make !
100 aqht. snowbird would never make
Ca, through alone. There are the WOW
~ and maybe Crnnston too--the wo
wolf of all. A woman cant M
80, across those ridges -four days Win
~ food without some one who loves
and forces her on Neither can
~. stpy here with me and try 20 III
o,a green branches barn In q fire. ~
a,a, 90, three little pistol balls-and v
ali die for q within. ON, pie
her. please"
% az but Dan leaped for his hand y
,der. glowing eyes. Listen. man" he CT
IenIy ~ know another way yet. ] VI
her. more than one way but one. " W
eof the strength, r. almost sure. III
,er- ia an nx In the Kitchen. ana the o
DAMS win stilI be good"
that sLikely dalled with the fire."
new "TIl cut Il linn WIN my jathH
sst Of for the handle. There VIII be
the in tire ashes. plenty Of them. '
For make a rude sledge, and wen get
ess. a 0ut too"
stery, Lennon seemed 10 be studyinf
IT'S OF wasted hands. TITS q chance. D
eyes isn't worth f." he said NJ last. y
I Danf have fight enough without tuggii
ID his n heavy sled. II will take all
70 build II. and II would cut
10 the vour chances Of getting out by
them nenv half. Remember the r
D reu' Dan"
With a pBut we'Il climb every ridg'
sides. It's a slow, down grade ms
o. he the way. snowbird-tell him he
gone do H."
, may Spowbird told him. Overpov