The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1923-12-06

morrow. You see what's going TO hay
pen II We keep on going this wayy
Il know that feel Q queer drea,
and hopelenmess-"
And that dread and hopelessneo,
are just rs much danger signals u
the sound OF Simon's horse behind
IA IL means thar the cold and th1
snow and the fear are getting the
better Of us Linda. lis 4 race with
death. Don't misunderstood me or
disbelieye me. II isn't Simon alone
now. It's the cold and the snow and
the fear. The thing TO do Is TO make
camp, keep as warm As We can In our
blankets, and push on In the morn
Ing. It's two full days ride, going
fast, the beSt we can 1o-and God
knows what will happen before the
end"
Then turn on the TRAN. Bruce"
the girl told him
Il don't know that we're even on
the trail"
Turn OF, anyway. As long rs We
stay togethsr-it doesn't natter
She spoke very quietly. Then he
felt strange thing. A warmth which
even thar growing. terrible cold could
not transcend swept over him. For
her arms had crept out under his
arms and encircied his great breast,
then pressed with all her gentle
strength
No word Of encouragement, no
CHEEKY expression Of hope could have
meant so much Noe defeat, not even
the leng darkness of death itself could
appall him now. All that he had CIV
en- and suffered and endured. all the
mighty effort that he had made had
In an instant been shown in It's true
light, a thing worth while, q sacrifice
atoned for and redeemed.
They headed OF into the Tickets
olindly. letting the horse choose the
way. They felt him turn to avoid
ZONE object in his path-evidently a
ALLEN tree-and they mounted a slight
idge or rise. Then they felt the wet
ouch Of fr branches against their
,heekA
Bruce stopped the horse and both
lismounted Both Of them knew that
Inder the dropping limbs OF the tree
hey would ind, at least until the
nows deepened. comparative shelter
rom the storm Here, rolled In their
lankets, they might pass the remain
er Of the night hours.
Bruce tied the horse, and the giri
nrolled the blankets. But she did
OF lay them together TO make a rude
the dictates Of convention
lily had nothing whatever TO do with
: II one jot more warmth could have
cen achieved by II, these two would
ave lain side by side through the
light hours between the same blan-
cts She knew, however. that more
armth could be achieved II each Of
lem took blanket and rolled up in
!; thus they would get two thick
esses instead Of one and no openings
, admit the freezing air. When this
as done they lay side by side, econ
mixing the last atom Of warmth.
The night hours were dreary and I
nS. The rain beat into the limbs r
'oye them. and sometimes 1t sffted b
rough. At the frst gray Of dawn h
ruce opened his eyes. 4
His dreams had been troubled and 9
range. but the reality to. which he c
akened gave him no sense Of relief. q
e fought q little battle, lying there n
ider the mow-covered limbs Of the
tree Because II was one In which q
blows were exchanged, no shots 1,
ed, and no muscles called into &C
"a, It was no Leo . battIe, tryhg .
d stern. II was q Aght waged IN
} own spirit, and II seemed to rend
u In twain .,
The whole issue was clear In his n
nd at once. The cold had deepened n
these hours Of dawn, and he was
WY. steadily freezing to death
en- now the blood flowed less swift al
In his veins Death itself. In the W
ment. had lost all horror for him OF
her II was q thing Of peace, Of 81
We. All he had to do was to lie Al
i. Just close his eyes-and soft vi
ldows would drop over him. IT
They would drop over Linda too.
lay still beside him; perhaps they wi
already fallen The war be had
ged 30 long and so relentlessly kn
nd end In blIssful calm. Outside hi
re was only snow and cold and tn
sw
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