The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-11-18


most Impressive feature OF AN f,r
ih' crash or avaanghos. the rum.
i'' on thunder the dapason OF a
hundred Nlagaps should havc no.
'''npanicd such appalling phcuon,
'hs' IL seemed odd Indeed thar
the whine az sled runners. the sruff
o, moeeasins, the painting OF doss.
should Do tho only audible sounds.
tiAfIER NNNIl. Continual
mere were other oycrflows nm.
ae'ioot now. but the cold had fro-.
en- them and the going IVA. e,t
uhs constantly better Tho SNOW
was thln and IN places the sled-
slowed sidcwiso ana tho dors ,,p
on slack traces across long strotch.z
OF bare glare Ice. II WAS wbl,
negotiating such a place as ma
u'at hoek paid the price OF his
earlier eirelcssness, Dorcts DR.,
ihooas'sAin soles had suro grin
nence he never hcsitAted. but the
"eulei'Anta utocoasins were iis. a
PAIR oteiln shoes now and william,
warning. he lost his footing N,
was running swiftly "a, the moment,
nc ''FuNe go save himself. ta tWisf
ln m'dalr but bc failed psle,p
heatd a cry ot pain and aism,y
go ne halted his team and cam.
SiEia'nE hack. Rock raised himself
then took a STEP but falterrd ana
eluns helplcssly to tho handlsbsrs
TIC began 70 curse furiou.ly, d.
undertook 10 estimate tho extent q,
ms INJURY, then explained.
My foot doubled under mo ana
esmo down ON u like a ton OF
bricks, BY Heavens! b.llsys
something broke."
'Polcou was solicitous II, HAM.
Cd himself too, 'It,a dem we,
moccasin' | should have stop' nm
max you change" said nc.
We can't stop. Rock groansd
IN DO all right as soon ms,
Tho words ended In another ex.
plosivo oath MS hc again pu, M,
weight upon the injured member
blasphcmy poured from his lin, "a
repeatedly no tried 10 force His
loot 20 carry him He curxcd him.
SER for a clumsy. laundering ass.
ne shouted 40 his dogs; nc sent M.
sled forward and iurohcd along lie.
hind q. hair supporting himself un.
~ Ioleon finally halted him.
IT'S no good. max bad ting
worSe. Msicu," thr woo.iatnan Dc.
elared. You bus him for sure
an us no use Eoin' rurder. s'pors
mebhc No bon de kettle. ehg'
And iet them get away clean7
When We had 'cmg They can, IL
mile ahead. Let 'em slip between
our fingers2' ravcd tho officer. II
can't. won't
we make m fire nm look him
over dat foot. Ne. t'ink you don
walk no more for two. tree week.
You 50. III deputize youl Get
en-. Dorct, quick, You can DO IL,
III wait Go ahead,
The other nodded. SURE. can
set EN-! I never have no doub,
bout dat IN de least but It's bot.
ter we Tx you comfor'ble.
They'll be across. / tell you
over the line
II cnmS pas aat place more N
once or twice'-ths French cana.
dian grinned-- an / never see II
no line" He forced his companion
TO lower himself upon the sled. then
swung 4 toward the rlyer.bank
calling upon his own lead dog to
follow. Up and into tho shelter Of
the spruce he drove the police
team, quickly he folled dry wood
and klndled a fire. This took but a
few moments. but Rock was wet
with Sweat and In consequence he
was shiyering wrctchcdly: his teeth
were chattcrinE even before the
blaze had taken hold. 'Poicon con.
.ilnusd 10 work with what speed he
could, and in n surprisingly short
time he had built sung wickiup
and filled Il with boughs This done. |
lie unhitchcd and fed both teams.
spread Rocks sleeping bag under
tho shelter, and set a pail OF snow
TO melt. BY the light OF tho fire he
examined the latter's injury. but
could make little OF II. for already
II was badly swollen and every
manipulation caused its owner OK.
treme pain There we're no rem.
edles available: there was not even
vessel OF sufficient size In which
TO battle the foot; hence 'Poleon
contented himself by bandaEing Il
and helping his trailmato into bed.
Not since leaving Dawson had
either man tasted hot food. but
their hunger was as nothing 10
their thirst Even In this length
Of time their bodies had shrunk,
wiihered, inside their clothing. and
for perhaps an hour they took
turns greedily draining the pail OF
its tepid contents. Under intense
cold the human body consumes Il. !
self at a rapid rate. Once IL has
burned itself out II preys upon |
those deep.hidden forces which ma.
ture holds in reserve, and the pro.
cess OF rocuperatlon waits upon a
restoration OF n normal balance Of
moisture.
Both men were weighed down by |
an aching. nightmare fatigue, and |
as they sat gulplng hot water, NIB. |
sorbing heat from within and with
out, their muscles set and they felt
as II their limbs had turned TO
stone.
But, once the first mad craving
for drink Ind been assuaged. they
fried bacon and made tea. Like
wolves they fell upon the salt
meat; they dipped tho hot grease
UP in their spoons and swallowed
IT with relish; they crunched their
bareback and washed the powdery
mouthfuls down with copious
draughts from the blackened pail.
When the tea was gone they brew.
ed another scaldlng bucketfu.
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