| Show r r ON THE DESERT I I On a sweltering cloudless and I windless day two travelers were crossing the Great Salt Lake Des Des- ert The horses with low-hanging low heads and sweating flanks trotted wearily along scuffing up clouds o 01 of white alkali dust which settled z f slowly over them and over the wagon and its occupants These travelers two men sat silently on the he high spring seat gazing with dull tired eyes over the miles of alkaline sage-brush sage waste that stretched in front at both sides behind be be- hind The wagon was old and rather rickety squeaking dismally as it ran from one small chuck to toy y I. I another The loosely fastened wagon wag wag- on cover hung over the gaunt rib- rib like bows and flapped from side to side with the motion In a small dust-covered dust flask wired to the side of the wagon-box wagon splashed and slopped the tepid vile-tasting vile water which necessity compelled them to carry At the rear end a few small pieces of baled hay hung fastened together with a piece of wire Below Below Below Be Be- low fastened to the box by the same means swung a blackened pot banging against the bake 1 let And so they rode tediously on waiting for the night with its relief i from the blinding scorching glare of an alkali desert L. L H R R. j J a |
