White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-05-22

could be alone with you and my work
-" He paused, clasping his right ell
bow and biting his lips with pain.
Hugh, have you hurt your arm?"
"a little. Perhaps you'd loan me
your scarf and help to bind my arm
across my chest"
Miriam snatched the knit scarf from
her shoulders. do you think it's
broken, Hughie? o my DEAR, your
hand is terribly swollen! You must
not think of starting out"
Nonsense, Miriam! Tie me up,
then I'll get the grub out Of the plane
and be off,"
She bandaged him skillfully. He
would not allow her to go near the
plane, but after long effort he man
aged to hoist out the wicker hamper
of food that always accompanied the
Dinosaur on its flights.
| Miriam watched him anxiously.. He
turned to her with sudden tenderness
Miriam, you believe that ought
to go?"
Yes, Hughie, don't bother about
me. | shall be perfectly SAFE"
Miriam chung to him helplessly for
a moment, hiding her face against his
shoulder
Were on the lap of the gods," she
whispered, finally. kiss me, Hugh,
u; ,t; 80. A1l,
send you"
He kissed her lingeringly, then
turned toward the wall. Miriam gave
a little sob.
He began carefully to work his way
inch by inch up the yellow face of
the mountain. Miriam stood watching
him, her eyes tragic, her delicate cut
lips twitching as though she found it
difficult to maintain the poise habitual
to her.
Above him, the deep blue of the sky
was cut clearly across by the yellow
edge of the mountain wall. He did
not look down but kept his gaze fixed
on the difficult horizon line. Painfully
but surely it drew nearer. At noon
he lifted weary knee to the final
edge and rolled slowly onto the fair
slope of the peak.
The sun had slipped behing the
great head Of Big Fang and all the
strange distorted out-croppings and
erosions Of the bad lands danced in
fantastic mockery in front of Hugh s
pain-blurred vision before he came up
on Jessie with the rescue party. For
a moment, he thought them only a
part of the crimson, dancing land
scape. Then he heard Jessie's voice,
"Hughie! o Hughie!" He leaned
against a pillar and waited. Jessie
and Heckle, the rancher, with a cou-
pie of cowboys, leading extra horses,
rode up to him.
"Hello!" said Hugh. "That was
quick work, Jess"
you go back to the ranch, Hugie,
and let them take you in the car to
Fort Sioux" said Jessie. "You must
be in misery"
Il am going on up with you all" in
sisted Hugh you'll need all the help
you can get"
You'll be no help in the shape you
are int" exclaimed Heckle. "The
young lady up there amt hurt and is
fairly husky, as I. understand it. IT
won't take any time at all to work
her up that LEDGE"
Two of you must go down and
come up with her." insisted Hugh.
Maybe I'd better get on to doctor.
Don't do anything but secure the plane
to the ledge. I'll send Marten back
to superintend lowering 1t off the
ledge. 1t can be handled best that
way" st
Hugh's voice died away in a mum
BILE of pain.
Can you get back to the ranch
alone, Hughie?" asked Jessie, anxious
ly. Il think you need me more than
Miriam does"
"Pshaw! Heckle might wander
over Big Fang for two days without
locating Miriam's ledge. You've got
to guide him, Jessie. Give me horse,
| Heckle, old man, and I won't hold you