Show t Men By GEORGE MARSH bt by The Th Penn r I nn Co Cou NU CoV u U U Service CHAPTER Continued XII XII Continued 19 19 V 1 good 1 1 lend dog dOl Ins his nn extra Gen sense Instinct Instinct ft fl dr r n 0 trail Castor hM has hasIt It that s why hy he lies sour our lend lead llo dog lIe his l I 1 rains t loo too w here s I Shot Oh Oli lies h s following follo In the shore chore It If he misses us he hell II circle and b bet tet t our scent lIt on 1 t tie t 1 I e bark borl barko o 0 Ie to t e was liS not to to-qt to it n night ht nut But I must mil e c a n decision lon 1 1 decision e a re noir near the mouth of ot the hn ha pl It Its s going to lie be slow work work- work can nn you ion ou thIs tills tIll Ull div ll light hat liRt has lias UJ that Hint t to do with tl tI c e hn ha pill nu au auIt anIf If It von vou re too tIred tired too tired to go goon goon on n we ue cm can stop top at nt the post She caught a note almo almost t of appeal In his voice folce Too tired she she che protested in army tired when there s a n patient paU nt to take care ot of I know but lib its Il b n 0 bit dangerous too oo be he sid doubtful doubtfully Of Of course 1 d II like lIe to 1 1 I Cp cep for on-for on for ils lIs sal eal e c cell ell ell 11 well w eli I lee eel on It means mgt n ng In hours scorer doe down n tit t it nd It Ind that Hint counts I can sleep loop on this sled I m almost almot asleep now no Think ink vou sou Soldier I he lie said Bald and stepped the team team while lie consulted t Is compass compas I K Ir I coul could 1 only sec cee that the shore the boulders Guthrie left leIt the sled clell and a rn ra rawhide i lode hIde thong thon to Castors Castor s col collar collar lar cried Haw How Castor IVe I 1 We Ve re going ashore to see If we can con stumble into those boulders nut Hut leading his Ills team and at Inter Interval Interval val vats topping Stopping to examine the lee Ice from nis I I trees nees to Guthrie s 8 surprise the dogs traveled tro many hundred cards wIthout reaching the drift and the shell Ice of the tho shore as as S he lie deep ii 11 the mouth of ot the I And 7 ij ofT off TIe lie had hod been tou tOll careful to ba base e drifted out toward yet he be had trawled traveled a mile straight Into the chore hore without n hitting It The only po solution was the die wide Ide mouth ot of the I Ind IOU ind he be had wished to avoid getting Into the had rimer-had river hoped to pass well ell outside Swinging the team Into the north northwest esl eit he lie de- de decided de decided clde to trl el el bv by compass compas for another mile That would bring him Into the thc north shore chore If he lie heere were ere Inside the Hiner mouth It would also also- also lIe Ile looked tow to ird the Invisible figure fiure on the the sled sled the girl who vho hall had unreservedly edly edl place placed 1 herself In his who hands han hands 1 ho hohall hall had entered on this voyage of mercy men of ot self The hands inside hIs mittens shut com convulsively ely as n a warning had once given him flashed ashell across his memory And lie he had brou brought ht the her her thing most precious In the 1 Id to Garth Gorth Into Guthrie this b h hu had be he not camped on the nig Bing nu 11 Ilion illow For minutes Guthrie walked ahead ot of his tem team praying for tor signs In the tho Ice n a gray blur nt at his hoJ feet ot feet of time of ot the shore Then des perote he stood on the tall toll of the sled and urged Ms J Is dogs Into a n trot ns as he checked them from circling the din dial I he be held In his mit mitten mitten ten I f or a space Castor gingerly led lell the team Into tato the black blak I will when hen the murk wurl sounded Bounded a 8 bl brittle bark bul Aroused the yelping huskies quick inch nell ned their pace vace I Shot hot liot s J found round the shore shore-he chore lift smells something cried Guthrie to the girl girlIn girlin girtIn In front of ot hImI him I Queer he be l birl trl ed though 1 Ag Agun un the rou h voice Of U the tho airedale aire- aire airedale dale bloke through h the pit like news nes Castor answered n a Jerl the hush lles 1111 lea les started Into n a fist trot They had not ele 1 a 0 hundred yards when directly In front front of tiro tho In team sounded Shot b raw challenge There 1 here was runs nn an impact of hard barll b dies Castors s I smil of ne I s ro ir mr followed Hd by the bed het bedlam lam of his lis fighting Into the melee of cm eta toed I CI llo dogs tangled In their traces lId lid the lc 1 With Will the han ban He lie of his I easy 3 y llo dog goad oad clubbed the bend be II Jerd run JO o the rescue of the aired do who ho for tor some ome reason had hM Castor a tor Mend ly ly 8 the heavy heafY butt of the whip hIp calling the dogs doge I ly y name he fought to free tree rte tl II e offending Si I ot of from time the like knife fangs tangs of C Castor and A iving ho-iving Ins ma mass massof massof ts of snapping ja Jaws Jane the hulles leg mn mad 1 with excitement c 11 hampered by their traces were here ere g wildly In It tte e dark nt at theft theli and each coch other r rAt At last taking a n slash ru which the c ot of hI Ills bis i arLi as OJ I lc Ie e reached In Garth hot t Shots Shot bol a collar colinI with one J hand and nul lifting the th struggling dog while he be bed 1 the Hie others buck L ell him from the milling team tc-im tempting to f fallow Castor Caslor fell Cell stunted bv by h u a blow on the sl ull and was runs t tree e from the tho ted team am unable enmeshed In their tracer tc to drag the tho sled In pur pursuit of the thc dale airedale who fought In s arm to return to the battle Oh what hat has tins call called Joan Quarrier 8 frightened voice It runs nJ too loo n awful ful V ii int t starle I them It s nil all right I ve got Shot and nud he s not cut much lie ire Hell 11 cool oft off In n minute lor I or some reason he piled In Into into Into to Castor Attacked Guthrie led Ild his dog to the lie toll tall of the sled clell where he him fast 1 cs he mn must t hive hl a Lo Low led Cn Castor lor over oser en cn the run Of cour course e tint tilt started the thet t am But Hut It Its s BI sin s dirl I doul t If 00 an of them are arc hurt much The coul couldn t l tsee see Se to strike strike ind their traces sued Sl 11 Shot Ill lies s got ot two t 0 on the shoulder but they th thre re rc not d deep ep the Hie girl was off olT 1 tI e sled 1 and sooth Ing soothIng tI li tie e a aired ilc trembling w with Ith the heat of ot the tho light fight I straighten out the lie dogs now Th They v don t care for this whip hIp handle handleI I could hear the lions Hows llo s she sail Ill It hurt hurt but hut I supreme oe It was ns the onh rugy 1 rues d 1 have 1 Shot If It th they y once pot got ot him down n I hind to 10 get him him out of ot It quid l b Guthrie e cal c lamed and calming his excited log doS dogs coon h id ul them on their feet teet with straight cued ened traces Cn Castor lor Girths Guth s fo who ho had taken the lull of ot the blows blow found the hand of hl his t master with his tongue as he rub rubbed bell against s leg Garth led the Hie erect errs cirs ot the ling n I old 01 1 ho hoi boy I 1 It t t your hull fault faults s IS It If Shot went wont erO Don t I me Ll von rou n a lit 1 I It old mm man I hall had to todo todo todo do It hut but It Its s forgotten Isn In tit t It 1 les es good old ohl Castor Cotor I With ith alit a it of the h e skull chull Carth went ent to soothe the still excited I anI an 1 the rest restI I ut nil all the white while his braIn was buss bus with the strange action on of the They The Thc were ere close to time the bench beach Shot hind found some found 1 found 1 Hied some lied something thing and refused ell to shire chue It wIth the approaching team lint But why ruby hy did lie he leave It ith Shot In lashed hed to time the tall of the sled an and 1 the heat hent of the combat cool cooled ell In the t Mood Hood of the hu huskies lles through the soothing t nes of the masters maler s voice olee and the touch c if f t his hll hand G agaIn called to his hb leid dog Marche Castor Cator I As the sled started time the airedale brol c e Into furious barking 1 Guthrie turned beck bick hat s the mat matter ter Shot The L Cog og g wis clearly excited about something lib th a n whimper he be rose roseon roseon roseon on his hind legs and pawed the min m-in s chest In dumb attempt to communicate the reason for Ills bas protest ft hat Is It old boy bov bo I S os 0 er en eron enon on tint that slime you don doat t want us os to see me called the girl girland girland and ond Uie he dog left Guthrie to go to her ber herbut herbut but was stopped by his leash leish It s spore Ilore more than queer said Guthrie It Its s 8 uncanny Well 1 Iu Ive I've C a got to find that shore to make maJe n II fresh start Itow ow Shot be quiet will you Again the driver er called Cu Castors IThe 1 I The dogs leaned Into their collars ant on time the sled 1 started but from Its tall rose the howls bowls of ot the protesting Shot Good lord I IMS m e got to look Into thIs I I II be bo l lack ack shortly And stop stol pIng his team Garth Garlti walked walled In Into Into Into to the murk lie had advanced but a n short dis als huce doubted doubled 1 0 over oer er the Ice feeling hl his way vay with Uh his moccasins when ho stopped as a n chill chilI like lIle the touch of a cold wind cut through him Title Tide crack crach I he be gasped W a astep astep astep step of the gray blur of ot Iceon Ice lay on w which he stood a n black streak fading Into the em enveloping gloom barred his way rummy I e a re In the river mouth among the tide cracks Will warned meI me I Shot old old Shot Go God 1 bless him him-he him he know knew I Shot Shota b a actions were yere clear enough now DOW Coming upon the open water toward which the sled was as hurrying the airedale had returned on the bonn bound 1 bail barl Ing a al as os he came callie 1 Then hen as the time dogs cime on at nt a 0 trot Shot hind had catapulted Into Inlo Castor Costor start startIng In lug a n fight stopping the time sled Stunned struck truck with remorse GuthrIe crouched on the time lip of the Lime gash ah In time the rh ricer er kc Ice Into which dog dogs sled all sled all ot of them thern would hive blindly plunged but for Shot s mad attack on OD the tho team To have led her to a this this a hIdeous death with smith Uh the time dOnS dohs drawn n uD under by bythe time the drab dra of the sled Ind nd hud had warned warnell him of the tide crick end s In Inthe Inthe time the 11 miser liver er mouths lie He lad had Intended making a wide ulde Ide s swing sIng Ing around the hall hat isi 1 1 1 nu nil I 1 ut In Ills hb starch fc for time the I 1 cadi each had Ind entered time the river I ut Si I ot of staunch old warrior that lint he lie runs as I hl through some uncanny Instinct sensed their danger and taken the thel l method of ot stopping time the team tam I ng her tI ut In Girth Shot hall had cad her lier lie He turned lI I mcl to the HIP team thrilled In ID the dog who worried at nt his leash 1 The he lore c of oC the mm WIn for his dog dOJ do had been cemented by hy yet et ne no more bond Shot hot had hod c n cd lien her for Cor Garth Guthrie Guthric I hut did Sou vou ou find she bIle I tucked asked hed ns as ashe ashe he be reached the tile 1 bled 1 1 I I learned that we well Il II ha home have e to 1 tract t straight east he lie bald v s liy hy area t vie we e heading the for for the st sl ore ley es but wove o got to gut fit cut ut t this rim rl I eh heu hen I strike the Hie sea sen lee Ice I m going to circle lilt hit time the coast coa t and gime Sl e vou some re rest t Lute Lut but we rue ought to keep on ot Not In this ness It Its J as ue thIck as Flemish rain in March Murch larch I Ive me e got gotto gotto to 10 lead leid the team lie he did not add w to watch atch for water enter ahead Shot whom hom he lie as I Ii e led for a u space Jut lut Il a tar car ar GuthrIe suit the out as ns nn an advance patrol He lie ha lia I 1 found water once ha be would find It again If they lee upon another tide crack crock I ending COE Castor lor on a leash he started straight east enst for tor tilL sea Ice an nn hour bour they walked Shot ranging ahem while GuthrIe bent hent for forwar forward forward war ward 1 eyes eves eye on the Ice and hIs Ills corn com pos pass dIal follow 1 I earful of not nt set iet et I living iming smeared cleared time the rimer mouth he led lell Its lis 1 Is dogs dos for another hour lour then circled Into the lie northwest cst tad found the shO shore e above e There he lie fed fell his dog log dogs cut willow and oller nl her amid mm lib his lil ceder l 1 got goti I 1 lire Ire gln g to boll boil the kettles Ae goon oon pI as a It lightened enough to 10 follow Collo the COl coast t they 1 Start afresh h for forill ill wan on After Arter time the 1 nu the ten tenmile mile Belts of 11 U o ii J was LIS not to be thought otAs ofAs of ot ofAs As Join sit eIt Ny Jy l y time the corn com fortin I 1 eat eit In the mm willow mow thicket GuthrIe told her the etc ste ry r which he hid kept hept from flOm her lier while he groped till ough the water tuis tI JI s of or the rh riser er mouth She Site cat with parted lips III's her serf serl s ous eve eves suspiciously su l bright as ns O GIrth e eti lamed why ruby hy Shot hind hall hurled I im self on time the nd Ind you ne never neer er toll me what hat you found when hen you yon left us I l lh h scare Feare you vou ou It runs as bil enough ns as It was She Slie shock 1 I er or liei hell he'll 1 In protest protect I You sill me n a sc idler and tre me as a oman u 1 r 11 are nrc a n woman to too me-too me precious to take tae out on n a night hike this and nD 1 h e into Inlo 1 i tide crack he replied watching the light lIht of or the fire pins on h her r broo brooding e eves e I or answer the she called Come here Shot to to me I ant to U kiss s you vou The mie rose roe stretched y 3 ass a ned Ded and w agge I 1 hIs Ills wn way to herr her r y m mf f ro h I c f Out Dut I 1 Almost Lost You There I n Ii semen never ne er forget what shat hat you did tonight lou ou deserve the V G C C ith 1 Uh a Ii grunt Shot thrust his nose to toward ord her Iler hood Look out he s a trying to return the kiss s warned the mm man who vho envied his dog Her lIeI white teeth flashed In to amuse amuse- amusement amusement ment meat lou lou may moy on oo the tho cheek cheel for you ou re a brave and gallant gentleman I IDd nd ind the other brave and gallant gentlemen are are they to be Ignored Ignored ren ren t Castor and Pollux their and and brave and gallant master to shire share In lour our salute solute oh mon nion general This TIns general decorates but one hero tonight and that Is la Shot she replied arch Ills de devotion demotion Ot OD has hus been proved And And mine She would not Dot meet hits bis eyes eves e es Oh Oh my friend she partied panted pall led lede we use have C work before us us-mu us a bitter fight for the life Uta of ot a bra brave e man mOD Why think of ourselves In the bite lee Ice of ot the sled tipped on Its stile Ide Its canvas cansas cover stretched above her like Ie a shed tent tens to reflect the meet of the lire tire Joan slept warm arm In her robes robea until waked by tilt tut cracking of the the fire at dawn 11 Good Healer of ot The tea Is almost ready rendy the time bacon bocon done the tho bread brend cut cutill ill III you iou OU wash ash your face and hands hODds In the snow avow and partake of ot the time bounties set before you on these thee beautiful plates of ot tin Through sleepy sleep eves the girt girl smiled uv up nt mint the time man who had hod for her comfort You are arC very cery ery good to your our passenger Mr Ir I I shall recommend this thus lint line to nil mill who con contemplate template a night voyage up tills this cons coast t e e a ought to make male au all I y noon I wonder whet |