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Show omow rrA Cff DATS. Box cidxr irsw5-OcritNiC- a smoke or two. We roulrfn'l aeo any t ft n of m I thirty seempd to hap pen I nsid after another we felt we ho than back. portant A bout tile so of me. 'Tex and I buth poin ted rise we went riff Mlttr i the trail After a lot we went down at were close, a time info ahead, of grunting, groaning and Otfrs-infhe dry II at it and started Jabbering rain storm came creek. There ua wafer grass each orher. We hadnt seen atly up. The wind and the rain were most of he found linaily there, but no water. We tried water yet, but we figured there cold. Our bodies couldnt take it. cut-vewe So some We a in for be close it. on From we the sand had cement water, there had (must by. water, digfin passed a little while before, so but no matches and no food But tiaf was useless, as we hurried up our pace. When we knew before we sfarfed. Jtf finally came up a long, low we boat it back to it and crowl-e- whatever. It irked us not to be in one in each end. It was able to smoke. That would have wouldn't do us any good to watering trough. we almost turn back, vve knew, so we just Mumped into it the water looked only about six ocolek, but we helped stave off the pangs of kept going on dow n the creek. so good. But we managed to both were soon sound asleep. hunger. So a sip of water had W'e Pretty soon the creek came upjresrain ourselves until We slept pretty well, too, until to do. along side the trail we had found the pipe that supplied it. the wind changed and started When we got about seven started on. So we knew we had We trembled all over as we blowing through the culvert. miles from Park Valley, some not mised anything there. By knelt to get water in our hands So we had to and go men came toward us in a big the time we were a couple of to drink. Then we filled our bot- again. The windgetwasup cold, but car. I them and they miles from the road we were so tles and started drinking from the moon was up and we could stopped.flagged Ah! they had some we could fatigued hardly walk. them. However, we did have see to travel. matches to spare. That old Bull It hurt our throats too much to sense enough to take it easy. tasted mighty good. We a hadnt mile Durham gone half try and talk to each other .Our We started bathing our wrists, when Tex started They are the ones who told us his counting were swollen badly. Our tongues our faces, necks, and final- change. He said, My gosh. Ive it was seven miles to go. Later ears were ringing. Our vision then our heads. Then we gave our lost most of my. money back they came back and gave us a ly was fading out. We would just feet a treat. Boy, there in that culvert. We count- lift to within four miles of the poor, aching have to lie down and see what home, and hotel which is they appreciated it too. We ed our matches. We were about store, happened to us if we didnt stayed around there at least out. But we decided that find- the center of the Park Valley find water very soon. A lot of two hours letting our bodies ing the money was more im- - (Continued on following page) things go racing through a perthe liquid they had needsons mind, coherent and in- absorb waso ed much. that Honestly, coherent, when he is that near delicious. It was pure, out from heat, thirst, and ex- ter was and Oh, so soothing. Ill cold, haustion. It is a terrible sensa- never forget it. tion. The test wets on us now for sure. Just by looking at . After we got back to our suiteach other we could tell we both cases, we divided our last crust knew it. So we slowly but stead- of bread and finished the little ily picked our torterous way dab of sandwich spread. That INTERIORS ahead. We felt that if we could water had done wonders for our us ached with legs .Though go far enough there would be water. We didnt know that every step, we marched ahead there would be, but we had to like a couple of good soldiers. Custom Upholstering Living Room Suites we have faith to keep going. That Considering everything, next mile was awful. But when made fair time. Over each hill Breakfast Nooks I looked up and saw a fence we expected to see a town. But Dining Room Suites with crows sitting on it, some- - the hills just kept coming one , g Bill And Tex Turn rr I u Desert Rat d I Continued from Preceding Page both felt the same. Then we both started to laugh. It was a sort of hysterical laugh, but it relieved us. We rolled a cigarette apiece and tried to smoke. But that made matters worse. so we put them out. Tex started looking off down the road. Suddenly he said, "Say, are iny eyes deceiving me? I think I sae a sign on the left down there. So I looked hard, too.. And it did look like a sign. We staggered to our feet and went weaving down the road like a couple of drunks. We had to rest often, but we finally made it. The sign said one mile to So after Prohibition Springs. hiding! our bagU, we started down the trail. It was a relief to walk without those bags. But we were so dearly done for anyway, that each step was torture. we saw something Finally ahead. But it turned out to be an empty barrel. We knew we had walked at least a mile, but there was no sign of a spring. That sign was old. Perhaps the spring had dried up. We were really getting worried again. TottIhaiee' J Fawson - Yourt -- Draperies and Casements Bedspreads ENJOY THE LUXURY dojjt tocdesi jj&i Drapery Hardware . COMMERCIAL INSTALLATIONS OF BOOTHES and DRAPERIES Phone 474 OF SOFT WATER! cMove Bedroom Suites 55 South.lst West, Brigham all iptM soft water . . . UJ&iluntj, HeedU. 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