The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-07

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feed nor decent eamn az. n.,,..s,
here ana there. ne-,,i.. 49,, ~,
10 nut Miss I'r,r,an, ~, an : 80, -,
night. The h.st eahtn Ia a., ,sss,,
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only a mile q, "a ave-, 80, ,,,r
moose trau..
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~ TAR az ! can soc. I'm a ht,is
oN worried about urizziy River-i'u
AFRAID us up pretty hirh-but ~
~ hrs' and see u IT'S safe 20 ford
Tug Tn""ssofn has quit think
W" nave nice weather In a few
osSs ~ " should begin again We
eoaia turn back and make thru
before inc drifts gct too deep &c
eross-~'has Ia. q We didn't delay
ana besides when We get across
N'ri1Aiy RIVER we're In favorable
country tor your search. we can
Pu. up ~ tne CABIN few days and
MAKE a thorough hunt for any slEn
OF me MISSING man. III the weather
VIII perinit--and hsieve u will
We can tei"w down the river 20 the
fuga and make inquiries OF the In
aisns
TVS words heartened the party
even Lounsbury had begun 70 show
some eaEvrne-s; No~per. flinehins
petore we hsra WORK or the Naii.
was luo'iaht ~ the Thought OF a
tew Gays rest They pushed on
'h.o we sho~~~ep' waste. :.
The clouds knit again overhead,
ent a. yet the air Was clear OF snow.
ihe temperature, however, seemed
Heansiy faiisns. The breath % the
horses was steam cloud the pot
holes IA the march we're gray ana
lifctess Win ice. Ana " seemed 70
Nirrinh thst the Wild things ina,
they passed we're curiously RESTLESS
ana uneasy the Jays fsw from tree
10 tree with raocous cries, the wa
tsrfowi ctFcied endiessiy over The
gray lakes.
THIS impression grew more vivid
as the hours pascal; and there was
an elusive but sinister significance
about Z, tina, ensro~@sd her. but
which she couldn't name or under'
stand. she didn't mention the mat
ter TO BIZ She couldn't have told
why. for the plain reason ina, IN
her simplicity she was not aware Of
her own virtues A Hportswomah
10 the last hair. she simply ava not
~tsh to deprass him with her frars
There was suspense. strange
hunh and hresthlessnees IN INC ar
shst depsvned her.
The SAME rsstlesarees mat she
observed IN the Wild creatures be
gan 10 Be noticeable In the h"rsrs.
Time amer time they bol'ed from
the trail. and the efforts Of all ths
party ~er~ needed 70 rcund them ~
again. Thsir norlAle--A high dc
gree Il which Is a. ee~entisi "a
pack train as In an army vas
breaking before the eyes They
seemed 20 have no spirit 70 lssp me
logs and battle the ausSrnir~. They
would try 70 encircis the hills rather
than attempt 20 climb them
She wondered II the animals rad
sixth sense. She was Nide-
awake. observing SRI. and throusn'
out the trip she had noticed 10.
stances % forewarntng instinct
that she herself did nos possess. on
each occasion where the horses
were more or less unmansgsRble she
found on progr@ing farther. SONS
dangerous obstacle 70 their progress
IA steep bin or a trsacherous
marsh. Could u DO that they were
forewsrned now
Fatigue came quickly this AFTER.
noon. and by four o'clock sne was
longing for food and rest She was
cold. the snow had wet the sleeves
and throat OF her undergarmsnts'
the control Of her horse had cost her
much nervous strength. The next
hour dragged unfortunately.
But they we're descending now. a
steep grade TO the river. Twilight,
IKE some graydraped ghost OF
shephcrdess whom Apollo had
wronged and who sslli shadnwed his
steps. gathered swiftly about them.
Bill urged his horse to faster
walk: tired as the animal was he
responded nobly. Because Nirginist
horse was likewise courageous he
kept pace, and the distance widened
between the two OF them and the
remainder Of the pack train. Louns-
bury's shrill complaints and Nospcr >
SHOUTS could not urge their TIRED
mounts 10 a faster gni'. The shad-
oss depend In the tree alsles; the
trail dimmed. the tree trunks faded
In the growing gloom.
We won't be able TO see our way
At all In five minutes more" Nir-
gina told herself.
Yet five minutes passed. and ten.
and stiii the twilight fingered. The
simple explanation was that her
eyes gradually adjusted Themselves
10 the soft llSht. And all at once