Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-01-21

day. We went on until dark and
made fire. ! smoked two cigarettes
while we rested; so did Kloor. Hin
ton did not smoke.
1--WE did not eat that day; we car
ried the pigeons until the next day.
There was some snow on the ground,
40 we got lot of pine brush to lie
on and l picked lot Of rotten wood
with my penknlfe. We had no fire.
arms-only the knife and the box Of
matches.
Hinton went on a little to find n
stream. While he was gone he laid
Off his flying suit to make better head.
way and he could not find 1t on his
way back.
"That night slept next to Hinton.
He was next to the fire. was on the
outside. Kloor lay off to one side and
slept. We got on fine together In the
forest. Hinton and l didn't sleep.
We got up at daylight.
They Eat First Pigeon.
I'VE ate pigeon that morning. De-
cember Is. We cleaned pigeon and
cooked 1t. We divided 1t In three
parts, couple of mouthfuls apiece.
We drank water out Of moose tracks
and holes In the ground. That is
what probably made me sick the next
day. We started off, l carrying my
grip.
I'VE came TO creek that day 1.-THE
Indians call this stream the Nesco-
haga). Hinton was leading and kept
moving too far to the west.
II proposed to him to go southeast.
In 30 minutes we got to the creek,
which was not frozen over, so we had
to follow the bank. We camped again
in good shape. l, for one, was not
very hungry, but we were cold wheh |
we stopped walking.
ave had made q fire and rested az |
noon, but We did not eat In order 10 |
food. We argued abou,
where we were. figured 1t some
where in the woods In Canada, b1; |
wasn't sure.
How They Were CARRIED.
AT that time l was still In M
dying suit, Hinton In uniform aai
Kloor In uniform and flying suit. ~,
all wore flying boots. My grip keLt
getting foul Of trees. so l threw Il
away at ten o'clock, but took care to
put 1t in a tree. Before that | ret
my good English shoes out Of the gilD
md put them on and threw away M,
lying boots, which were pretty near
gone.
II did not make more than four
niles the first day nor more than sew
IN or eight the second day. Our night
amp was on the creek. We did not
,at. During the day we all nibhled
/ bit of kind of moss we found grow
ng around.
ave were not cheerful. We began
% dread that this dog barking prop
,sition was a kind of phoney. There
we're so many noises. l figure now it
vas wolf barking. We saw lot Of
volt tricks.
Youngest Flyer Prays.
"Kloor told us he had been praying
not out loud, but just to himself.
IN not much on religion; didn't
ray. No more than made propo-
ltion they should dine Off me.
Hinton and l discussed our course
lille Kloor was praying. We had to
Omit we were In pretty serious jam
nd felt pretty blue. But when we
uit we had bunch that the third
ay was going to be lucky.
1--WE nte the second pigeon and killed
re other one the morning of the third
ay-December 10. Kloor put the
cad pigeon In his pocket. We did this
, do away with the cage.
During the night Hinton and Kloor
,t their feet In the fire. Now their
wing shoes were burned and they had
} throw them away and walk In uni
'rm boots. My shoes were in the
st shape.
tiikers Growing Weak. :
ave were all growing weak and fell Z
lot In holes and over trees. Hinton ,
as very weak. l felt like vomiting. =
inton was naeseated, his stomach II
rs very bad, but our heads were as
ear as they are right now.
IF we had had q definite object we
uld have gone fifty or a hundred |,
lies without so much distress. We C.
W so much of the same sort Of G.
pods that It appeared we were not n
Ing anywhere. But we were not Il
ing In circles because we were I
,ered by the compass zlgzagging m
rough the wood. That counted
ainst US. II