White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1924-08-01

lower in the morning from what it is
on in the afternoon"
well, would never have thought
of that!"
20 yes. I've seen good foot and
a half of difference between morning
water and late afternoon water In
these mountain creeks. Well pack
and saddle up and step lively so as
not to have to camp on this side and
waste time. Just like me-wasting
time! Wasting time! But I wanted
to see your shooting"
John began to wonder where, pre-
cisely, he was come in these LADY,
rinthine hills. Ever and again, as the
trail coasted a slope, he could see,
framed in the tops Of the trees, dis
tant peaks and high valleys, and one
peak seemed familiar to him. But
how, he asked himself, could he have
seen it before? He had never been
there. Suddenly he thought he had
the truth.
Are we not bending north all the
time?" he called to Dewar.
Waits head nodded up and down.
yep. ALI the time," he said in a
chanting voice. He was very happy
riding through the wilderness.
well then, is that mountain over
there, by any chance, the mountain
that"
"That peeps over the last long hog
back behind Jaffery?"
eyes,"
1T sure is. And when we drop dowr
below here we come to where we wal
for Blunt. MacIntyre Creek rises tt
the back Of that peak you used to SEE
from Jaffery."
The highest woods were bright IL
the sun; but a shadow began to creel
in all the bottoms, a shadow tina
would not lift again that day, a shad
| ow that would darken into night. Ant
| down into the shadow they rode, tn
rub-a-dub of falling water sounding
nearer the while.
Were coming to another creek,
, said Jack.
Coming back to MacIntyre Cree
} again." explained Dewar, NEAR tn
head of it. We ford again there
but it is only a splash through at
2 very broad and shallow place. The
> we're back on the side Of the cree.
: that we started out on and it's onl
{ little way on to where Bunt is t
, meet us. He's to go on the Seventh
road and then down an old trail tina
. we figured (when we we're up wit
r the survey people) would come dow
to MacIntyre Creek"
l "Will he be there before us? VII
| we have to wait for him?"
q IF he didn't prolong that drunk G
I his in Jaffery that he got on after
t removed my restraining influence b
I should be-"
t They rode down out Of the wood
q on to what was like sea beach, shir
p gle banks and bars, and the creek ra
i past in various prattling channels.
9 sitting blue shadow, beginning G
g QuSh, was Lu0I0, dItAOu6A AA6A oOoS
o the peaks were bright.
Blunt sure came down that dra,
a and forded here" he said. "On tina
q earthly edge there you can see wher
Z the horse hoofs went along up cree
r on this side. I'll give him shout.
q And he flung his head up to shout.
q But at that moment voice raspe
a very definitely:
n Throw up your hands, you Wal
the Wolfer! Quick! And you, youn
, fellow, up with your hands!"
There they sat on their horses witt
their hands held aloft like two peopl
engaged in some pagan ritual, SOM
i. attitude of veneration for the grea
, forests round them.
! Then two men came out from tn
bushes across the creek, each with
rifle in hand, and splash-splashe,
through the water one with eyes yer.
coldly focused on the Wolfer, and tn
other considering Jack.
ITO Be Continued)
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