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CMAPTHR XI. (Co*tinitcvl)
Honed my arteries some. It Made
With eyes of tenor San' Kirby_methink of ail my sins noel follies;
exetrined the boilirx ex -reuse throu>atb rte. (=bored all the bets I'd over-
vcitirh the ''barge wan drifting, Lut -looked. Recollect that pioneer we
*nowhere mould he catch sight of held for four hundred at 1)yea?"
Danny Roeal. He 1tihnee to ehouc The Kid nodded. "Sure: • i re
to his pilot only to discover that he - member him easy. Be avuawked realso was Missing and 'hat the neer• =loud you gave him baa:, half of it."
ing-sweep was smashed. - "And ell the time he had A thou.
"remit' He's gone:" cried the old -*and sewed in his shirt! Wasted op.
roan: It was true; that inundation nortunities like that 'lay heavy on a
succeeding the mishap had sestet the man when he hears the angel$ tun-
alter -+deck clean, and now the scow • `n, and smells the. calm -lilted.`
• Was not only rudderless, bet it lack- • Uridges agrees in all eer:ousnesw
ted a man of experience 'to direct he_ ncl went on to say: "1 ucky, if I
. course, 1 otte get out of this country, the way
Roulette Kirby wee tugging at her I got into it I'm going • tot -let you.
..-,._seener'a.-arn1.._._.. ehe.--iiVrod_. a .white'.bury me in Dawson. Look at them
Tieotrified Sato to Iiia• and exclaitnaed, 'apids ahead -of u* t Wh y,- the- guy
•-"Diaa?u'y: I saw him ---o:" Ott laic! out this river vnie elf hie
Her father's dead face was twitch
''ins; he 'nodded silently 'then ht • "'you're talking sense. Well »tics,'
related at Ulu Cataract toward which ,Il they build a railroad up to us or
they were being carried. Ile opened else well let 'em` pin a pair of soft.
Isis lips to say something, but one or pine overcoats on the two of us. The
the crew came tunninil• back, shout. •"•s of +'3 calling ourselves wise. .
eels hemmed). and waving his arms, acres and doing circus stunts like
"We're going over," the ' 'eilow ,a sl We're suckers: Wa11 be
eeis►ntored, "We'll all be drowned:" working in the mines next. I bet
Kirby felled hint with it blow front I'll see you poulticed onto n Dick
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_--`bis-s<rtieetal hand ; then, when the handle before we get out."
men aerambled to his feet his eel- "Not mel I've rained any lade
esloy��e�r ordered,: blister, and it ever I get another cal -
4,04 busy: Do 'what you a:an e, tour it it be from layin abed. Safe
For himself, he taut: Royal's and saner that R.rn,e. I--
sweep and atrughled with it, flat Bridgau words were cut :short by
he wags woefully ignorant oil how to to exclamation from Doret, who, had
apply his strength and had only the'
faintest idea what he ought to do,
Meanwhile the thunder of the
'Whitt horse steadily increaeol.
• HavIng brought the isst of _the
tcourteau 'boats through the .canon
''Poleon Deret piloted the little Ito -
"Ole across to the town ' oe Whttc
Horse and there collected his enoney
while Pierre Phillips .and .the,: other
a+ien pitched camp.
The labor of meking things com-
fortable for the night did not pre.
int Lucky' Broad from discussing
at some length the exciting ineIdentt
e of this afternoon.
"I hope her Highness got an eye.
:ins of me -shooting the chutes," ;aid
be "for that's my farewell tri;;.-
'ieoeitively my last appearance in any
'rater set,'!
"Mightet'decent of you'antl the Kid
Ito • volunteer," Pierce told• hire.
'"It sure •was," .the other .agreed,
"-Takes Takes g couple daredevils :like him
•and me to .pull that kind of a bone-
head : play." •
Mr Sri e h .,
+ d e8 who was i� hear-
ing
awth r
R within is .
a
•ing distance, shrigged edit an ng-
'pproached, in company . with the.
Countess Courteau.
"Ballo!" the French c:'anadien
roke in. "]Jere comes dirt beeg
bine.'.
Out `'fro' the lower end of the
Es o we, the
Kirby crft liars emerged;
plunging along with explore.
ons of white foam from. beneath Re
bow and with its sweeps rising and
taking, rhythmically, To Doret's
:ompanions it seemed , that the seder
had eon* throujrh handily enough
and was in little further danger,' but
Poleon, ' for some reason or other,
had. blazed into ,excitement.. Dowry
the bank he 'leaped; then hem raised
ifs voice' and sent forth a loud cry.
Et was wasted effort, for it failed to
carry. Nevertheless, the warning
note in his voice brought his M'ar'ia
running after him,
"What'a the Matter?" Piero
(;sired.
Thepilotbeg
i
Paid no heed; Ped, he l,e;,,en
waving
his cap in his °long sweeps,
fc meanwhile in a patois which
the others could not understand.
Even n vrh t
ie they stared.at the
Itauletta she drove head en into an a
sumption of careless indifference. expanse of tunblingebreakees,-then
°It :takes more n a little Lather to the onlookers could not believe: their
»earn nae," lie boasted. • "1 rn a divD eyes--sho "stopped dead still, as if
faz Venus and I ate It up elle' had come to the end os a steel
"You—liars" Lucky cried. "Why ..'able or as if .she had collided with
.:.,evc*y quill. an your head was stann an invisible wall. Instantly hoe or
TIP and you look five years older,'tire. after part was smothered ho
":lilt you did thla morning: You heard white.. Slowly her bow rose out • of
the undertaker shaking• out. your the chaos until perhaps ten. feet of
entroad s11 the way down—you know herr . bottom was exposed, then elle
yon did. l never seen a man es *seemed a lint.
scared at you waist" When .Bridges The Countess. uttered a strangled
accepted the ,accusation with a grin." cxelamation. "Oh.h) Did -you, nee
JIM speaker ran on, ilea less resent- There's a man overboard!"
Jul tone; "I don't mind saying it • Her eyes were 'quick. , but others
s
inucuirl4r.
Two K � ;the ,sire gathers itself for the fin-
al plunge, and although, set the lest
t�l1 0s NKvei • moment the Roulette *.'tread about
to straightest herself out and take
Made Nor Hood Rill , the rapids head on, some malign in•
fluence 'hocked her swing and oh'
Mrs. Mary flirter, llt'cstrbester, N. Iunged over querteringle to the tor.
writes:—"I anti wining to tell rent.
you, as well aaa (411,141,... 'that' MiIburs'a ' �, roar issued from the throats of
heart and terra Pills.#ace dans for the beholders; the craft •a 1 eared
me. Ja l p
vrtirx held a and then, a moment later, was hal:
stroke whisk wrorkeal ea the accww of hidden nal<ain in the smother., l
Wer head, sad lett ase with nervous could be seen that she was conmplete•
iuulaehes, and evert cern In rot bead ly awash and that those galigpiag
wok!, just reeca to "creep aad.etawl" white -maned horses were charging
sail at times I thought I surely cou1.1 ever her. She wits buffeted nhent •
not live by battering-rams; the remainder of
Then, two }errs ago, 1 west through her cargo 'vias being rapsd.y •. tan
two very serious operations which eost- from her deck. Soon another nhou'
pietely shattered nay nerves slid 1 be• crone, for human figures could be
cave nothing but s,nervous wreck, sad seen still clingirtg to her.
my heart became salso la a bad stag, onward the scow went, orbs mice
so I deeided to call ia. our family 1again she fetched up on sty re••;: or a
phyhinisn and he tale tae that 1 lead rock whichAe.1gw stage of rhe river
nothing seriously wrong with my heart, had
bat test rpt aeries were so hyud tksvbrought clone to the surface"
were pressing on my heart end cauaiag there 'she ".hung.
all the trouble, and"adrised me to tete 'Polebn Doret had one into set
some good heart and nerve tonic. ion ere this. leeivin1 aiitiafled hurl-
_. _Hot keg lifter thatr /mamma 1 was self that some of the ltorletta's crew
eit the store and brought rice kerne a remained alive, he cast loose the
box of Milburn's Heart and Nerve painter of the nearest skiff and eat
rilseverial boxes, ant time to nae that led to Phillipa, who was standing
theyare the out tis I ran take Ault clone by ; .
work* tilt my z'ervoui trouble, anis 1 "Come • ant_ We goin' get dose
would not, for way stoney, be without peaplets'
them in the house. Now. Pierce had had enough rouge
T went praise thein tao,highty, and water for one day; it seemed to hin
would advise. any one suffering from 'that there must be other men in this
say form of aervi trouble to give thele crowd better qualified by training
a fair trial, as I know by my pentons' than he to undertake this rescue
axperienee that the reaulte can be neut.' But no one stepped forweri, and ee
ing but setiefeatoiee he obeyed floret's order. As he Alp,
n. age N. Pins ars put nil osl0 by ped out of his coat and kicked off hit
T1ie T. Mantra Co.. Limited, 'Piranha, boots, he reflected, :Pith a sinking
Brt. feeling of disappointment, that hit
too, had beheld a dark bundle picked 'moutons were not by any moo such
un by some mysterious agency and as a .,really catuageous man would
flung and over and into the waves., experence. lie was completely:
The Roulette's deck.load was die• seeking in enthusiaelzt for this enter
solving;' a moment or two and she prise, :for it. struck hint' as risky, nay.
turned completely around, then drift. footearty, insane,' to to a boat
ed I'r'e.
over that cataract in an ' ttezupt tc
"Why—they brought the girl snatch human, beings out from the
along; cried the Countess, in grow- vel midst of those threshing breaik•
ing dismay. "Sam Iltrby should ors, It seemed more than likely that
have had better sense...: Ile: ought tel all hands; would be drowned in th
'hong „ o undertaking, and he could not' sum -
be
From the tents and boats along the mon 'the reckless abandon peceg tut*'
bank, from the village abate, peaple to face that Iikelikest with' anythinc
were assembling hurrie'ddly, •a babol except the - frankest apprehension
of oaths, of shouts arose. Ile twee surprised at himself, for bs
'Poleon found his recent employer had imagined that when his moment
Phillips -
plucking at his'sleeve,' .-
would
if ever it did, that. be, Phillips
"There's a . woman out there—Kir-
!Taal would prove to be a rather exeeatte
W's girl," she was crying. "Can't al person; instead he discored that -
yeti do something?" a he was something of a coward. line
"Waits" He flung .oft hot grusn unexpectedness • of this discovery
and watched intently. Astonished the young man, tieing
Soon the helpless scow was abreast deeply and thoroughly frightened, i
of the: encampment, and in spite ai was nothing' less thein the subhorrencc
the frantic efforts, of. her crew to at allowing that fright to "becpmt
propel. her shoreward she: drifted known which et:fe'n'd his determine
tion. 0 In h` .
la 'Own sight
he d iud '
m menta II ease • to a c:'t taew ler
o r l l tel le t
y
below, illanlfestty it was _nipassible to very small proportions; then carte
:o row and intercept, the derelict lye the realixat1on that Doret.was having
Ivo alit Agog the plunge,: ktid� eo, difficulty in securing volunteers to t.,
sw;,pai`el as lee utas xtres►waa y, 'the aifiili-hwith ;them, aunet lte, eves heett.sldara
enee began to stream down over the f heartened, at finding he ' wa4 � `
rounded boulders which .formed the greaetly different from' the rest o:
margin of the river. On the oppo-
people.
site _ bank another crowd was keep. "Who's goiter he'p us?" the French
ing pace ;with the wreck. As ` they man was shotstung. "Come now,. ;dot
ran, these ° people shouted et one an- .stout 'tellers. Derees lady on daf,,
other and gesticulated :wildly. ,Their scow. 'Ail* nobody got nerve?"
teems wore white, their word. . were It was a tribute to the manhooc
meaningless, for . it was ;t epectacly of the North that after a brief hese i
tense with imminent disaster that'tation several men offered them
they beheld; it. turned thein, sick with t selves.. At the last .moment, flow
apprehension, lever, Broad and Bridges elbowed the
Immediately_ above White Norio ' others . aside, saying: "Here, you
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That's our boat and we know ho
she handles."
Into the skiff they piled and hur
rigidly stripped down; been, in obedi
ence to fret's •commend, they s of
tied themselves at the forward oaf:.
leaving Pierce to set the :tithe.
'Polson stood braced in the ste.
like a gondolier, and when willin
rends had shot the boat out into t
current he loaned his weight ul
the' "after oars; treneath his as .
Pierce's efforts the eta blades bag
Out into the hurrying flood the fon
nen sent their craft; then, with a
mighty heave, the pilot swung i
bow down -stream and helped to driv
it directly at the front of the cats.
act.
There came a breathtaking ;,lung
luring which the resetting skiff ane
as crew were hidden from the vies
-: at those on shore; out into sight the,
lungead again and, in a cloud of spray
went galloping through the stamped
ing waves. At risk of eapaizint
het turned around and, bettlite
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y
eon
furiously - against the curxente wen
swap down, stern first, upon the
strap ed barga. floret's face wa.
turns back over his ahouider,, ha
VAS ensuring + distance, gauging
- with r practised lee of eye the ,Philos sand
when he clung himselfuponthe ear -
Pierce Pierce Philips felt hia nwn 'strength
- Completely dwarfed by that of • the
big pilot. 'Poleon's hands inclosea.
his in a viselike grasp; he wielded
- the sweeps as if they were reeds, and
with them he wielded Phillip.;.
Two people only were left. upon
;he Roulette, 'that sidewise plunge
having carried the crew away. .Once
again 'nam• Kirby's artificial henc-
e proved its usefulness, and with.
eie its aid it ,is doubtful if either he
or his daughter could have withstood
;he deluge, For a ;second, time .lye
had•sunk that sharp steel hook fete
solid wood and had managed by
virtue -of that ` advantage, to save
Atwell and his girl: Both of the
were half drowned; they were well.
nigh frozen, too; now, however, find'.
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voice he said, "It looks to me 111/
you boys had a drink coming."
Orem his coat pocket he drew a
bottle of whisky; with a blow of that
irtif:cial bend he streek off- its Weak;
end' then proffered it to Doret.
"Drink hearty:" said he. "It's all.
that's left of a good outfit:"
(To be continued)
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mg themselves in temporary recur•
y, Kirby had broached ane of the
few remaining eases of bottled
goods. As the rowboat came clone
is oceepants seer him` press a,.drini,
1pon Ilia daughter, then guip one
himself.
It wala.impossible either to lay the 1
skiff alongside the wreck with tiny
.serine of tare or to hold her the •
ss a natter of fact, the two hulls.
minded with a crash,' Kid Bridges
oar snapped off short and the Ride
the' lighter haat was •'mashed in.
Water
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Por
poured .over
..he raeseuersa
an instant it :seeme�1 that they
were: doomed, but, clavng fiercely
.at whatever the'y..' could lay hands
u
on
their e
,. y cheokcd choly lsrogreas:
long enough for: the eastayr:ays to
they Doret's shout of commend,
The :. girt flung herself ,into Pierre's
"trans; Irate father .followed,; landing in
a heap'amidships, • Even as they
jumped the skiff was torn away and
hurried onward by the: flood. .
Sant. -Kirby raised iimseif ito his
'knees. and :turned his :ashen ,'ace. to
Roulette. • •
!lied you any,kid?"'he inceideed.
The girl shook her head. She •wars
very white, her teeth were ehettei
ng, her wet:dress clung .tightl"
her. figure.. �'.
Staring fixedly at, the .retreating
t large the, old man cried: "Ali gone?
A1I gone.!" Then,-. -•bracing himself
with his goodehand, .sue brandished
sis steel . Jerk •a5 the rapids and
;leaped curses upon then,, ;
A half -mile below the wreck
Poleon Doret brought his -crippled
tail! 'into"an eddy, and , there the
'roved, which had kept pace with It
Nem the i*er bazlk, le'w willing' as
sistince•in effecting a landing.
As Kirby stepped cohere he shook
hands tivith the inen who had jeoper•
sized -their lives for hint and his,
laughter; in a cheerless, colorless
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