Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-28

shallow"
Ten minutes later the pole failed
| to touch bottom, and a current o.
water setting across the lake begar
to drift them well from the shore
As he saw that, Stane gave a sigf
of relief.
Helen glanced toward the shore
and gave an involuntary shudder
The fire was running through the
forest lie wild beast.
The raft drifted slowly along
borne by a current towards the
northern end of the lake and cross
ing it obliquely, and the girl
crouched in her place apparently alb
sorbed in the spectacle the fire af.
forded. An hour passed, and then
glancing at her Stane saw that she
had fallen asleep.
She slept for quite a long time,
and when she opened her eyes, she
looked round in surprise. The fire
still roared on its way through thu
woods on the distant shore, ovel
which hung a huge pail of smoke.
but the raft was now a long way
from the zone of destruction anC
drifting slowly but surely towards
the northern end of the lake. She
measured with her eyes the distance
they had drifted. and looked towards
the shore which they were steadily
approaching, then she spoke.
There is some cold bacon some
where, left over from yesterday, and
that small box of biscuit. | will
find them. We must eat. Forum
ately we're not likely to be short
of water" She laughed little as
she spoke, then rising, began to look
for the food, which, when she had
found it, she divided between them
She herself ate the simple meal
with a relish that surprised herself,
and then looked round once more
They had drifted nearer the shore
and looking oversize she could see
the bottom of the lake. At that she
clapped her hands.
"The water is shallowing," she
cried. l believe l can resume my
punting."
She took up her pole and finding
that she could touch bottom, began
to pole the raft inshore, and in
twenty minutes she was looking for
a place to land. She found il in
quiet little bay beyond tree
crowned bluff. and in little time
she had beached the clumsy craft
and jumped ashore.
Her first action was to gather
kindling wood for a fire, and to set
the Kettle over it, and that done,
once more she pitched the tent anu
made a bed for her patient; then
with great trouble and some pain
for him, she got him from the raft
to the spruce couch: after which she
examined the rough splints and
bandages. They were in place and
hoping that the leg had suffered nj
harm through the enforced removal
she prepared hot tea and such a
meal as their resources allowed.
L shall have to build a new house
for myself tomorrow" she laughed
as she slipped the tea. "And l shall
insure it against fire. / shall be quite
an expert architect and builder b..
the time | reach civilization"
'Well." Stane explained, 'it will
be some weeks at least before I can
face the trail, and that means thai
autumn will be on us before we can
move"
No more was said upon the matter
until next day. when whilst she was
engaged in building a new tepee
for herself she hurried into the
camp, and picked up the rifle.
what is it?' he asked.
"Meat." she whispered laughingly,
ION four legs and with horns. don't
know the precise name of it, but ]
think it is a woodland caribou. 1t
has come down to the water just the