New Britain herald., 1923-11-27

1 shrouded by the sane bluish veil, and the aid seemed full Of distant crack ling. Out Of the veil ot smoke as she watched broke a long leaping tongue Of yellow flame, and inc air blowing towards her seemed hot as a turnacr. Her face puled bnfor" the terror in front. Her first thought was for the sick man who was in her care. The camp Was directly in the line of fire, and. ir the wind kept up, muat inevitably burn. She would have to get him away But how" Stanc was awake lifted on one elbow. an anxious look upon his fac. As his eyes saw her pallor, hc knew that fear which in the last few mo- ments had come to him was not sroundless.
 "Ah" hc cried, the timber is on fire, I thought ] could smell it."
 Yes" she answered. and the wind is driving the fire this way"
 You will have to go, Miss Yarde- ly," he answered quickly. "Thc fire travels quickly in such timber as this. You must not mind me"
 You want me 10 run away and leave you to die" cried the girl. "l shall do nothing of the kind. would sooner die myself, could never respect myself again, There must be some way out of this diff culty. only don't know if. But you are used to the ways of this wilder ness. You must tell me what to do, and quickly, and I will do it Oh if wo only had u eanoe:"
 "Nc haven't" he answered thought fully. but the next best thing, VIC could make, and"
 What is that?"
 "A raft"
 "A raft?" she echoed. hope lighting her face.
 "Ycs. 1T by any means yon could get me down 10 the lakeside. I could instruct you iu the construction. Rut how are you going to do that
 "l shall carry you" interrupted thc giri. "tt will be very painful for you. but there is no other way"
 "But how"
 "on my back, am strong. thank Heaven, And as we have TO time to waste l will mako arrangements at once. t'l take our things down to the shore. and then como back for yoa."
 CHAPTER N1I.
 The Raft
 Never in her life had Helen Nardc- ly worked so hard as she worked in Inc next two hours. She made two journeys 10 the lake with their pos pessions. and on tho way back tho ss cond time she arranged several resting places in preparation for the hardest task of all--the carrying Of her injured companion down to the shore.
 She did what shc could with an improvised sling and hclpod him 10 stand on his uninnred leg She Vas afraid that he was about to faint. but he recovered himsslT and three quarters of minutes later. she was rarrsinc him pick back to inc lake eide.
 Tg fer she heard a groan torn from him. but she sft her teeth. and point cd on Co the first resting place. where. as gently as she could. she set him on the trunk or a fallen tree which sup ported ly it's under branches. lay waist high. Instantly she felt for his sery- icr water bottle which ailc had pre- ,iously nIrd with brandy and water. and pouring out sonr of the liqHida she held it towards him.
 Drink" she said. "sH Of it."
 He did SO. and when they had rested i've minutes. they started again : and. after haltiHg twice more ] reached the shore. where shc sci him down on a convenient rock. below 1, which she had piled blankets 10 snp- 1 prrt his in niut1ed leg r vas q little ! lime before either of them coHlJ l speak. and it Was th" man nho did ! 70 first