1939-04-08 — Page 8

MUTT AND JEFF

WELL, IF YOU'RE SO.

SMART, WHAT ARE

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ANYBODY KNOWG WHAT THEY ARE! THEY'RE CHICKENS!

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WHAT MOOD?

THE

COW MODED!

WELL, MAYBE, I'M NOT SO HOT IN GRAMMAR. BUT THEY "COULDN'T FOOL.

MR-IN GOGRAPHY!

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THE DAILY SHORT STORY

Trailing North

At the point where the trail came ten hours and be on his way with the down to the trozen bed of the river Big first streaks! of pawn, and reach Frozen Fritz stopped and slipped the pack, Creek Detort another day had passed,

would ba from his shoulders. For awhile he') At Frozen Creek there stood beating his mittened hands warmth and shelter and cheer. Curious. Use long against his body. Gradually, into his ly, he felt that he could

period of rest. His breathing, for some nugers came a stinging sensation.

Big Fritz chuckied, slowly flexing strange reason shomed to be laboured. He had never the nngers which had come so close to This annoyed hum. being frozen beyond repair. He was known such a feeling.

Suddenly, he: pgcame aware that all stiu chuckling as he gathered wood, fumbled in his pocket for a match and sense or touch hau gone from his fin- them presently had a tire going.

gers, He's upped and beat He set water on to pou and laid two against his bouy.until the stinging told biscuits close to the blaze. When the him that life once more coursed in their water boiled he dropped in a handtul veins. He swore aloud when, in stop- of tea. As Big Fritz sipped the tea ping, he became aware; that his feet and munched the now sodden biscuits 'had grown 'numb. He stamped about, ne chuckled again.

swinging bias-arms at the same time.

It must have grown cotuer. It must be all of UU below, Fernaps more. Per- hips it was amós£-70. At 70 a man - Terror beset the eyes would freeze.

So they had warned him against at- tempting to make Frozen Creek, had they? They had told him he was new to this country and didn't realise the folly of a man alone-being out when man. the temperature was 50 below. Bah! He moved forward faster. Perhaps Did they take him for a weakling? Let he had better stop now and make camp. those tabby-muscled, soft-brained idiots That would mean another day on the remain squatting about the fire at Ri-trail. He lumbered ahead oven faster. tey's Post if they liked. While they His fingers went, numb again and he Then his feet basked and soaked and made excuses stopped to beat them.

he, Fritz, was going on, up to the gold began to freeze. He stamped about, country, and atako out for himself the pounding his feet against the frozen best claim of all.

The snow on word: Than it happened. eyes. which he stood suddenly gave

Gold! Mere thought of the brought lustful lights into

his

•

snow.

By Richard Hill Wilkinson

way.

Two days ago a bread had come in with Too late he realized he had been stand- the news that miners at Frozen Creek ing on the thin coating of an air hole. had made a new strike. There haa He plunged down. Water closed about been a bustle of excitement at Riley's his legs, his thighs. He clutched fran- post, a rush of preparation, a fever of tically at the edge of the hole, but anticipation. The next day would see managed after a moment's struggle to JU per cent, of the residents at the post pull himself out, qui trekking northward.

And then that night the temperature He lay breathing heavily, then got had dropped. To 20 below, To 80. To to his feet. It was as though he were 401 And then to 501 Old timers said in a plaster cast. He fell, began in- it was bound to go lower. Even the thing himself toward the bank and the newest arrivals heeded the warning. No dry wood that lay there. He tried to man could live alone in weather like and a match, but his fingers were chat unless he got all the breaks, and clumsy, and in a frenzy of fear he nobody in the north country ever got ripped off his mitten. He found the all the breaks. A man would be a fool match, but his fingers were too cold to light it. He tried to get his mitten to try.

on again. The effort exhausted him. By the time he had the task accom- plished his hand was frozen, useless.

But Big Fritz's øyes had gleamed, So, they thought no man could stand the gaff, eh? They were staying home by the fire, waiting for the cold snap to break? O.K.I. Finel He'd show them! And his reward would be the biggest and richest claim of all.

The

Big Fritz looked up and about, Start desolation lay on every hand. weird light had begun to fail. A drowsiness came over him. He rested Big Fritz gwung the pack over his his head on his arm. He felt warm and shoulders, and, turned toward the river, comfortable,- He roused himself once, The river was a broad, smooth high- but there was a uselessness about the way, penetrating the wild fastnesses of effort, so he lay down again, finding the north country. Following it to peace and warmth in the first stages Frozen Creek was longer, yet it saved of the long sleep. time because it facilitated travel. Three

With_the passing of light a wind feet of snow covered its solid surface whipped, down the river, drifting af ice, te

powdery snow over the still form of the mán," laugħing eériely, mockingly;'

Big Fritz laughed aloud. The fools! ;.; The weaklings! Did they Imagine there was any country in the world-latching in triumph.

Big Frits had at last met a country which could defy the strength and cun- that was too big for him. ning of Bg-Fritz! He'd show them. ...ICWas noon when

ped to boil his ton

had atop-

ht, 1989, By The Associated

Shek-0 & Stanley:

Clients are hereby informed that deliveries of

Household Coal can only be made if cheque or cash for the supply is sent with the order.

DODWELL & CO., LTD.

Agents