The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1923-11-08

lStActS TAXING TIE IOfXeI note tbs
had led 10 his downfall 1T saves IA
trip" Simon commented He sa,
two OF them lifr the torn body Of IN
animal On TO the back Of oae OF IN
horses, and he watched DULY as N,
. horse plunged and wheeled under tn,
unfamiliar weight.
Simon spoke In the silence, bar hi
words seemed 10 come from far away
Quiet thar horse OF kin him b.
said softly. You can't drag the car
eass with your rope-the Killer would
trace IL II you did and maybe spoil the
evening for Bruce"
Strong arms sawed NJ the Bits, and
the horse quisted trembling. For a
moment Bruce saw their white moon
III faces as they stared down az him.
What about a gagi" one OF the
men asked
No Let him shout II be likes. There
Is no ooe 10 hear him here"
Then the Tall men swung on their
horses and headed back across the
fields. Bruce watched them duly.
Their forms grew constantly more dim.
the sense OF utter isolation Increased
Then he saw the nis pause. and "a
seemed 10 him that words, too faInr
for him 10 understand. reached him
across the moonlir SPACES. Then on.
Of the party turned OF toward the
ridge.
He guessed that IL was Simon. He
thought the man was riding toward
Llnda's home.
He watched until tn. shadows had
hidden them all Then. stralnIng up
ward he tested his bonds. He tugy~d
with the full strength Of his arms, bur |
there Was not the play Of an inch be- |
tween bis wrists The Turner'S had 1
done their work well. Not the slight. i
est chance Of escape lay In this quar-
ter.
He wrenchsd himself TO on. side
then booked about him. The s.Ia,
stretched even and distant on one side.
but he saw that the dark forest va,
but nifty yards away on the other. lie
listened: and the little night sounds
reached him clearly. They had been
sounds to rejoice 10 before-inpuI...,
20 delightful fancies Of a rawn steal
ng through the thickets. or some o,
he Little People In their scurr,s,I !
remuious business Of the night hours |
sut lying helpless at the edge Of III.
crest. they were nothing to rejoice
now. He tried to shut his ears 10
hem.
He rolled again TO his bark ard
Ttefi TO ind peace for his spirit In IN.
tHrs There were millions OF them.
hey were larger and more brisb, }
nan any time he had ever seen them |
hey stood in their high places. wholly
different and impassfve 20 all IN.
'rifs and confusion OF the world b.
w them: and Bruce wished tina, n.
'uld partake Of their spirit enough 40 .
lat he could rise above the fear and :
tterness that had begun 20 oppres, :
m. But only The pines could faIk 70 :,
EN- Only the tall trees. stretching !,
'ward toward them. could reach into .
cir mysterious calm. !"
His eyes discernsd a thin h,apeo,
cloud that had swept up from be- =,
nd the ridges. and tie sight recalled -
M to his own position with added ~
rec. The moonlight. soft as II was y
u been tremendous relief to him ~
least. II would have enabled mir,
keep watch. and row he dreaded m. ~
|! Of utter darkness more than n.
o ever dreaded anything In his life. ~
Was an ancient instinct. cpruiux -
aight from the young days Of IN. 10
rid when nightfall brought the hunt
creatures TO the mouth Of the cave. De
he had never really experienced IL SIT
ore. 10
Re watched with growing horror IN. wv
= extension Of the clouds. Finally sRI
moon swept under them. tHi
he shadow fell around Brucs Fo I"'
nrsi time he knew tbe age-oId ter. Il"
OF the darkness. lie no longer
" himself as one Of d1rnIns,, fr'
'd' master of all the Wild things In -
world He was simply a living
iture IN q grim and uncopausrsi I'M
I'd, alone and helpless In tb. t.rro, bru
he darkness. y
as moonlight alternately grew and pro-
as The moon passed in and on, con'
ne heavier cloud patches. wind. ""
have been blowing In m. bIvb h"u
; OF the air. but there was No hah
tn Of them where Bruc. laY.rh. md
ITS we're silent, and the little IN. 81
ana Strings that reached him thsr
time to time only seemed 10 ne. n,
nate the quiet roob
specnlnied III h0w many hour. tried
passed. He wondered n no eopld The
TO hope that midnight haa al Tn
gone by and. through some m. into
nee from wilderness customs. the eipb.
y had fBlled 70 return 10 bis weau
IT seemed endless hours since ro@sl
~ r'-"nfered the empty rooms N rban,
nome A wave Of hope crsp, III.
- ny"rauiic system Of that
'iis. Ana then. ~ sudden sound Ana .
pd MIN fr"D the forests a, on. ~ 10
iltHi hrighf wnv. ~ -.