New Britain herald., 1924-09-03
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VT Aut Ntlh lhdt N3tiliJ iiNia ''i' Wy gan tying the big creatures ankles. But look what it did for us," said the Wreck, as the storm shrieked at them again.
 '1s he hurt much?"
 The Wreck began exploring the skull of his victim.
 "I cant even find blood" he said. "He had a hat on when I hit him. There's a big welt on top of his head When he comes to he'll think be was struck by lightning"
 You don't think he's dead Henry?"
 No" answered the Wreck, scorn- fully. q can feel him breathing. Come on, now. We'd better get out of this"
 He picked up Denver's rife, ex- amined the breech, then threw it across his shoulder. Sally bent over the loose figure and stared at it curiously.
 We all have our weak spots" she said, solemnly. I'm honestly sorry for him."
 We did him a kindness, averred the Wreck. "He won't worry about the rest of the storm. Come on."
 "Where?"
 "We're going to get the car, of course"
 He seized her hand and they plunged into the brush that sur- rounded the small clearing where the camp lay. AZ they did so, the rain came. It did not begin gently. with widely scattered drops, but came in an abrupt rush. with a roar that resembled the voice of cata- ract Even through the trees it beat down on them from the dark ness. carried on the wings of a squall that fairly howled. Amos as abruptly the electric phase passed, go that now the flashes were fewer and dinner. 1 They hlundered forward, clinging to each other. They stumbled over roots and vines, foundered blindly into trees, forced their way through underbrush that seemed to claw at them. Both were drenched to the skin and gasping for breath before they had gone a hundred yards.
 Seems to me we've gone far enough" panted Sally. Tt was only a little way from camp"
 Its right around here some. ! LCr cold ha on"
 He dragged her forward again.
 If we could get some more lightning we could see something, she complained.
 We'll find it." he promised con. fidentlyy
 But they had not found the f1ivvel in five minutes, or ten. although they steadily groped their wa! through the dripping woods, trying to shield their faces against tht beating rain.
 "We've been going uphill toc much" said Sally, who had a sharI misgiving concerning their quest "The ground was almost level be tween the flivver and the camp"
 Then we'll go downhill some, declared the Wreck.
 They went downhill for awhile but 1t was still a blind scramble through the trees and underbrush with no touch of a fliyver to gree their outstretched hands. It wa very dark. They could hear dis tant thunder. but the lightning the! could not see. And it rained al though determined never to stop.
 'I don't see that that rife is doini you any good" observed Sally. a they paused to rest. It's only st much more to carry"
 We may need it." he said stub bornlE
 Half an hour passed. The rail was lessening. although the fac made little difference: neither Sally nor -1e Wheck. nor the woods coulC get any wettcr
 Pm afraid" she said. that W started in the wrong direction whel 2 We Icft the camp
 wen go back 10 the camp an start over again."
 But you'll never find the cam now, Henry"
 t Sure"
 D There was no use in arguing c . trying to discourage him, and Sall [ knew they might better be movin 10 than standing still, so she suffere n herself to be led on another journe d through the darkness. The Wrec , seemed to be tireless. He plodde
 and stumbled onward, scornin n difficulties, picking himself Il e whenever he fell, clinEing to tn d rife, and doing if all with an amsi - ing optimism and even a show ( 'f patience.
 Any time you want to rest, tu, - holler," he advised.
 Sally promised that she would, b1
 she kept going. They did not find the camp. Eve , if they passed within a few yards
 it the chances were against di . covery, for long ago, Sally knew, il
 rain must have obliterated the la ycstige of glowing embers. B !, the Wreck searched stubbornly | !, hours, it seemed, He would not a , init that he was lost, although Sal would have conceded it witho hesitation. He seemed to proce Q on the theory that EroninE throul
 the woods WAS like walking