Gunnison news-champion., 1921-03-11

De- -aiI r0nHEru'ly- 1t l- l..lud u be
O. hard rl.mh Hu' veil JAKE our tim.
20 it and rest vLen We ,re tired. No
me ran sar us from below after va
"ao- fa-- The point youtor."
4. the Trail up hill aI The way -
asked rhr E.r,. hsr sy'-s s-arrhlnE the
steep gar. uf Tho hluE
-Y.-- pretty -hsrr O., 'ira,-s. hut we'll
uruua-. o. follows deep cleft
rlr.r=l 'hr rocl. end Ur., found can
ru' We. lur III take flls end. that
~r. XIV" ~" r.r most 90, 'h,. weigh
a..' 1.H hHt r'r way. take 10 slowly
Ha- sulr 20. an -i@hr~
Ia. picked no" litter up between
fLrr. uIra relieved To dlsru,rr bow
uEN'b rhl. distributed. her SHARE Of
The burden r-s...d upon her. She was
ahl. 10 advance easily aud pick her
way among u. rocks without expert.
s-uriug great discomfort The weight
OF n" mans body came fnr heavier
upon Shelby. but the r"st and change
had largely restored his strength and
he felt no doubt Of his ability to sus-
tain This end OF the burden Unable
:" &C." ius' wh"r" se vas placing his
feet In tie stony path, he stumbled
occasionally causing the wounded
mhu 10 gruin lu some sudden spastn
Of pain, yet II vas evident b. dII not
suffer greatly. The trail they followed
had 80 Impressed Itself on hl- memory
that %" recalled every turn clearly and
could call out directions TO her ln
low voice.
Turn sharply TO the right There: we
Will have TO hold the litter higher to
get by that rock here is the only
point exposed; once in the shadow OF
'h"~e trees the way t. completely coy
rI,rl Yes We can move rapidly
around this point: from uow VI there
Hrr rocks on both sides Take Il easy.
aud II you need to rest. say 50"
The burden grcE p"rrcptIhiy heav-
i"r as they 'o'lcd upwn-L aud several
times they put MucEIin dawn. while
.unr flung themselves 0u the rocks 20
regain breath for o rrr-h .Tvt. The
BIf.'gI. hoen- 10 affect Olga her heart
i"ar"" rupNdy from eNrrtlon. hni she
struggled nn. r.r"rl'unf not fu yield.
Sho'hy uoUus the vhfcur.s 0f her
face. insisted on frequent raiinds ~
rest .n rhat they must have n0"n more
'lar nu hnHr .u r'rnIn.rc ths rock
platform auulrrg ru fnr cave. Gr'-
ting MarklIu' helpless body over r-It
'aaf high ,tnnr urrH-r proved to be
Tho MOST difficult Task of ~. sud sns
only Irr0wp'. '.~acd HE Sheer strength.
shelby, hanging downward. with limbs
huryl against The rock and slowly
drawing the Inert body mp by tho mus
rly- II his arms. assisted iu some eN-
tont by the efforts Of the plri beneath,
once safely behind the cover Of the
stone porapet, they lay painting with
exhaustion.
However this was bodily wcari-
ness soon mInIstcred unto shelby
refusing 10 let 0igR attempt any more.
drew The wounded man buCk into the
greater security Of the cave, aud made
him rs comfortable as possible, Then.
although Stlll breathing heavily him
self. he hastily gathered together what
food remained from his store Of the
day before. and took this out to share
with her. They sat in the open
just outside the narrow entrance to
the cave, where. by lifting their heads.
they could look over the parapet into
the deep chasm OF the valley. II
had begun TO snow, In large. swirling
flakes, thickly enough 20 blot out com
pletely the scene beneath, leaving
them perched high above Its vortex.
ms though they lived In another world.
The white curtain gave them n sense
OF isolation, Of security, which helped
lmmeasurably to restore their courage.
They were beyond all probability of
pursuit. free from immediate peril !;
shut of from discovery. All that re-
mained was TO wait patiently the re-
turn Of Pancha with help. The wind
kept the platform free from snow.
hurling It down into the deep gorge.
powdering the trail they had Just trav-
eied. and thus completely obliterating
any signs Of their passage. Yet the
gray gloom weighed heavily on the
girl.
How long will it take herr" she
asked.
"Pancha7 Oh. she can hardly get
hack before late tonight. 1t is hard
ride. even II she meets with no acci-
dent"
You do not think she will attempt
TO return alone?"
Not II she brings the doctor.
said nothing, for I did not believe It
necessary. He will never venture into
this Hole without an escort. and a
reasonably strong one. am hoping
she encounters some party out scout
Ing which will make a trip to Ger
iasche unnecessary. Since the fight
out yonder. troops must be searching
the Bad Lands for renegade Indians.
They would only be too glad to dis
cover some guide &ho would lead