The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-05
ORACKUP
.,ASTAWAYS
BY PRISCILLA WAYNE

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A crack-up which burns her air
plane 70 embers halts DORIS DEN
TONS attempt 20 fly solo around the
world. MARK ToMLINsoN. the az
year -old girls mechanic, is injured
s.sriously., The yssltny girls co-Pllo o,.
and Marx IN order 70 seek aid. but
returns alone Steve and Doris gather
firewood for the night and alternately
act a. night watchmen for two-hour
intervals. Doris realizes she has fallen
in love with Steve when Mark SAYS
e ef snsfssd . marry Su sEh Doris Don.
makes q crude net and succeeds in
getting a few small fish which the
three young persons boil and eat sans
salt or butter. Steve returns at the
end Of the day. but has not found any
Doris build = temporary shelter TO
protect themselves and Mark from
the elements. while Doris sleeps.
Mark tells Steve he must take Doris
and 20 on without him.
CHAPTER NINE
I'VE won't go without you,
Mark. Stop talking that way"
You've got to, Steve. Don't
you understand? You and Doris
must go. II you leave me and
keep right on going you'll find help
for yourselves. You're sure to-"
But what about your"
No Feeling
There isn't anything about me.
My legs are paralyzed, Steve.
There isn't any more feeling in
them. I'll never be any better, I
know.
Just leave me here. 1t can't
possibly be more than a day or
two, anyway, that I'll be-be here"
Steve held his friends arm
firmly. 81 know what you mean
but I want to tell you right now
you're mistaken. We three are
in this thing together. If one Of
US finds civilization the rest of US
will, too.
We're not leaving you, Mark.
That goes for me and unless I'm
very much mistaken, it goes for
Doris, too"
After the long watches of the
night morning came.
Steve opened his eyes to see
Doris bending over the fire. AS
he watched she turned from it,
rolling a stone along with the toe
Of her foot.
What in the world are you do
ing. Doris? ?" Steve sat up cramped
in every limb.
II was 30 cold I wondered what
IN the world I could do, so I got
up and moved around. I'm we'll.
I can hop up and warm myself by
running around. Mark can't to
that.
Il thought 1t might be smart
to heat some stones. Once I read
q book about a pioneer woman
who warmed bricks and put them
In the beds Of children when they
had to sleep in the attic where the
snow drifted in
you warmed the stones for
Mark"
That's the idea. Incidentally,
got myself warm over the fire"
Aches All Over
Steve stood up slowly. There
was an ache in his back and when
he Strengthened his knees he ex-
perienced pain such as he had
never felt before.
Our cabin was the best thing
we could think up in a hurry"
Steve declared, "but there were
leaks in it. I felt cold breezes a
number of times"
Look. everything is frozen
over" Doris pointed toward the
lake. I've heard of temperatures
80 below zero. It must be that
cold right now the way I feel"
Steve was feeling better now
that he was on his feet again.
The wind died down. too. Il
must have slept an hour or more
since fixed the fire the last time"
Morning seemed TO have raised
their spirits. It was wonderful
just to be alive, to be able to get
onto their feet after the terrible
night, and the sound of each others
voices was heavenly kind of COM
fort.
Mark was right. found the ice
frozen all over our wild rice even
though 1 set II right up close to the
fire. I've thawed 1t out already.
You ought to see 1.-THE grains
Of rice have puffed up about three
times their size. It's a good thing
1 put it in great big pan. Isn't
1t luscious"
at certainly is Steve declared.
They were putting up a bluff just
to encourage Mark.
Blue With Pain
Whatever gain the injured man
had made the day before he GER
tainly lost during the bitter night.
His lips were blue with pain and
his eyes bloodshot.
Doris felt his hands. They
were cold under the blanket even
close to the heated stones. But
his face, exposed TO the weather.
was dry and hot.
Hes feverish, Steve" Doris
whispered to her companion when
CONTINUED on Page Eleven
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