Bisbee daily review., 1921-12-28

watched him feed the fire with
strange, heavy motions.
She dozed off, then Weakened TO
find him sitting on the edge of her
bed, holding cup of some steaming
liquid. He put his left hand behind
her and lifted her up, then fed her
spoonfuls of the hot liquid. She
didn't know what it was, other than
ii contained whisky.
Take some of it yourself" she told
him at last.
He shook his head and smiled-a
wistful yet manly smile that almost
brought tears to her eyes.
In the stress of that first hour after
tie disaster of the river, Lounsbury
and Vosper had chance to test the
steel Of which they were made.
For the first few seconds Louns-
bury sat upon his horse and simply
stared IN mute horror. i'len he nafI-
climbed half fell from the saddle, and
followed by Vosper, started running
down the river bank. Immediately
he lost sight OF Virginia and Bill. AL
most at once thereafter the cold and
the darkness got into his spirit and
appalled, him.
They're lost, they're LOST" he
cried. There's not d chance on earth
to get 'em out"
ITS a deah trip. / :inew it WITS a
death trip" 10 Insbury moaned. And
It's death trip, | knew it was a
haven't a chance on earth"
1t amt the first this rivers TAKEN"
Vosper told him. And they never
what's the use of going farther. Tney
even found their bodies
And we won't find these now"
Locnsbury replied. What do you sup
pose we'd better do?"
1 don't know. VIVA; can we do?"
There's no chance of gazing them.
1t seems to me the wise5t thing for
us to do is to go b@C:.-and build
big fire-so they can find their way
in if they did get out"
This they did.
"Of course we'll never find the
bodies" Lounsbury suggested at last.
mo chance that can see" agreed
Vosper.
You think Lounsbury's voice
vavered, you tlink-ve can get back
all right ourGelves?"
Sure. That is, if we start first
Thing tomorrow"
They didn't try to sleep. The snow
and the cold made sleep impossible.
At dawn Vosper PACKED the horses,
slyly depositing portions of their sup
plies and equipment in the evergreen
thickets to tighten his own work.
Then they rode away, these two
mentS.
In Virginia's first moment of wax
ening the full dreadfulness OF her sit
uation swept her in an instant.
The cabin, she could see, was rather
larger than any of those in which
they had camped on their journey.
1t was well-chinked and sturdy, and
even had the luxury of window.
Bill was stretched On the floor in
the farthest corner of the room.
He gave the impression of having
dropped with exhaI ton and fallen
to sleep where he lay.
She resolved not to call him; and
in spite of her own misery, her lips
curled in a half-smile.
But she was woman, and the
thought suddenly, came to her that she
was wholly IN this mans power.
shielded only by the blankets around
her, unarmed and helpless and lost
in the forest depths. What did she
know of him? He had been the soul
of respect heretofore, but now with
her uncle on the other side or the
river
Then Bill stirred in his sleep. She
saw his eyes open. And his frs,
glance was toward her.
He flashed Ter smile, and she
tried pitifully to answer II. How
are you?" he asked.
"AwfIlly lame and sore and tired.
Maybe I'll be better soon. And your
"A little stiff, not much. I'm hard
To damage, Miss fremont. But I've
oversight there isn't another
second to be lost. I've Sur 10 uress
and so locate Vosper and Lounsbury.'
Il suppose you'd better-right
away. They'll be- terribly distressed
/ thinking we're drowned"
! I'm not worrying about their dis