The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-01-24

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whipped up by the storm made
the going easier, for as long as
kept that roar to my right
knew was headed right.
At 4 o'clock in the morning
pulled up at the White Postof-
flee, a combination store and
post office. My horses were stagg-
ering; l was becoming groggy.
Inquiries of the proprietor proved
that l was on the right trail, for
at 4 p. m. that evening before he
had seen my man. The rider had
circled the White house, and the
postmaster had waved at the
%passer-by. No recognition was TAX
en- of the salutation.
With instruction to the man to
awaken me in an hour, l rolled
up in my blankets under the dem
ocrat. We all have experienced
the sensation of being awakened
almost before we had fallen
asleep. l feel constrained to men
ton the thoughtfullness of that
store-keeper. l found, upon arts
ing, that he had, while l slept,
taken my horses to a lake a mile
away, given them a bath and a
good rundown, had fed them, and
harnessed them ready to go. l
shall never cease to marvel at
the relish with which l devoured
the breakfast good housewife had
prepared for me, Just before l
climbed back into the democrat,
the s%torekeeper drew me out of
earshot of his wife, and asked;
Corporal, would you like to
have a drink of-?"
Would 1! You bet" l interrupt
ed in my eagerness to obtain
some stimulant.
of cider?" he finished.
I know my face fell. for l de-
tected a mischievous twinkle in
his eyes. But having so complete
ly capitulated to the invitation,
couldn't very we'll back out, so
l followed him to the basement.
You can imagine my surprise, as
well as gratitude, when that good
settler produced from a secret
cache the most delicious and in
MIGRATING rye highball it has ev'
er been my good luck to take
aboard. 1t put new life into me,
and l resumed the trail with re-
vived zest.
1t was typical of the treat
ment we received throughout the
territory watched over by the
matchless Royal North West
Mounted Police. That same spirit
of cooperation and respect was
one Of the attractions the service
held for those who composed it.
At 1890 o'clock the same
morning l struck a settlement
some twenty miles south of White
Postofice. There l was met by
the father Of the telegraph oper-
ator, stationed some sixteen miles
north, who delivered a message
from Mundy, directing that
await his arrival, as he was fol
lowing by automobile. Owing to
the mud and the difficulty OF the
trail. l knew it would be some
time before the sergeant arrived.
| welcomed the delay, for my
horses were by this time STUN
bling along, sustained by their
.tenacity.
Eventually there labored into
the village a moving object that
proved to be an automobile. Null
DIV was in a terrible humor caus-
ed by the difficulties of the trip,
such as the loss of mud chains,
Tres and the other trials of mo-
.oring through mud. Thinking to
cheer him up somewhat, asked
i'm if he did not want a drink
cider, for the store-keeper had
supplied me with a small bottle
or use if the trip continued its
present unpleasantness.
IF it's anything like some 'cl-
ler' l had back there a ways,
;ure want some," the sergeant
.eplied, and he looked at me Gag
,rly.
1t must hive met with his ap-
,roval for he didn't spit any OF
t out and I noticed that when
lie handed the bottle back to me
t didn't even smell of the bev-
rage it contained a few seconds
Y
Our maps showed us we were !
within % miles of Willow Bunch. c
from the standpoint of utility, f
he automobile was at that time '
o much junk, so we hit the trail t
gain in my democrat drawn by c
wo weary horses. We succeeded 7
n crossing the dreaded alkall t
ats that evening, and visited the q
ONE of Preel's girl friend about i
Midnight. We were convinced, t
rom the straightforward manner @
4 which she and her parents h
nswered our questions, that they t
.ad seer nothing of the man. We t
roceeded on into Willow Bunch
there we spent the remainder OF 4
he night. a
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