Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-08
CHAPTER W.

1t was grinning Barry Houston who
ieaped from the train at Tabernacle a
Week later and ran open armed through
the snow toward the waiting Ba'tste.
You got my telegram Z" He asked 1t
almost breathlesSly.
''Ah. ou! oui. ouf. Sacre. and Won are
the wizard.'
A moment he surged with another idea.
But, now, Ba'teese have cot. He shall
go TO Medaine. He shall tell her to
write to the district attorney OF Boston
that he Will tell her
! 1T was part of my agreement. Ba'tiste.
! that he be forced to make no statements
regarding my innocence"
Slowly Ratiste nodded and slammed the
reins on the back of the horse
"Ba'tecse will not see Medaine." came
at last. and they went on.
Again the waiting game
A month went by. to bring with 1t
the bill of lading which told that the
machinery was at last on It's way.
March, and few warm days. which
melted the SHOWS only that they might
crust again. Back and forth Travelled
the bobsled TO Tabernacle, only 10 meet
with disappointment.
I've wired he agent at Denver three
times ahont that stuff" said the Taher-
nacle telegrapher aud general supervisor
of freight. Hes told me that he'd let
me know ms soon as il got In
week more. and winter had returned
for last fling
They tried the bohsied. Ra'tlste and
Houston, only 10 give It up.> The horses
fioundered and plowed about in vain ef
forts at locomotion. at last to plunge IN
the terror of a bottomless road.
Fat ts asTba
horse. he can NOT pull We must make
the trip on the snowshoe"
They turned back for the bunk house.
to emerge a few moments iater-bent,
padded forms, fighting clumsily against
the sweep Of the storm. Ghosts they
became almost Immediately. snow covered
things that hardly could he discerned
few feet away, one hand IF each hiding
tight tn the stout cord which led from
waist belt, their only Insurance againsl
being parted from earh other In the
binding swirl Of winter
The features of the agent. as be stared
up from the rafting key. We're not con
duciye 20 relief
Your SUITS on the way, Il that's any
news To yan." came with a worried
laugh ut left Denver this morning
behind Number Eight Eight isn't past
ht8HtFE YET
Not past TolIifer?" Houston stared
anxiously. why, it should be at the
top Of the range by now"
Good reason. They're getting the
snow worse than here. Denver reported
ten inches at II oclocs-and IT'S fifteen
miles from the range"
He ratified and banged nj the key for
a long moment. cursing softly. Only he
dead "cluck'' of a grounded line an
swered him
Things are going to got bad in This
country if this keeps up,' came at last.
II here amt ang too great sock 1T
food
At last the wire opened again. md
He bent over the Ley. His face went
white-tense
Cod"
whats wrong" The two men were
close beside him now
Number one eleven's kicked over the
hill. They're wiring Denver. from Crest
line Tho second pIow's mp there Ia
she snowShod with the crew one of
ems dead. The othcrs-wast minute.
! have - pieee 4 tezef her
silence except FIR thr rattiiug II the
key. broken. jagged. clatterin.: voice cf
iho distance. faint in The roar and whine
~ the storm. vet penetrating ~ it
carried the news Of far away world n
world where the three waiting men
knew that all had turned to white he'll
Of wintry fury.
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