The Ozona Stockman (Ozona, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 8, 1929 Page: 6 of 8
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THE OZONA STOCKMAN
THURSDAY, AUGUST H.
JINGLE BELLS
<>lv !.K .V:
can’t get through iron. :
drifts are six and eight
in places and they ha<;
back."
"What can u< 'in'1" v.,
Lillielove.
“You'll havi to -?ivy
own. The
Tvet deep
to turn
.Vd .Mrs.
until
at the »!
way.
"Don’t he un:
Cooper put in h
"This is all for
ought to be triad
you. If he’s w.tl
|\ way you can t
isn’t flirting vv.:t
Jim's a:g m*-
Hemming
table
they gi t the road hr*'*.-
: tnrough. | Hbb weigi -
vS iff; * f-
Tht'.v -av that they ca«
ri.-m it to- husband. 1
v j!d •** bin
morrow if thci-- ;» n*- :
-t-trier tall lit. Altiiiiug!
:i (-.♦ r,n: t-axt
of JUIOW."
' the idea or h
■ Wi * fa sing
"But lh< tv must ' » --
>mt vv ay ot! xomisiru* *
...x gall.rig !
getting liftough It**lav
At las h«
-a. '1 “t <'
“Not utile,*.* you iim -
IlOWshOe*." jii lou’l't the
only uTit* w^o
We siit hi rn<*niv
lie Hi e. As 1 i'i'i \ e to I ol!'
i •-% • ♦ r»’ I .V.
J im
uul.
l t .s rhe
itain that he
„r wife,’’
rried uudeni-
tranted
ponder
her off.
ip w th
hint.
ski.
!called my attention to it.
| leaned forward a tntU to re-
As 1 did s<»
The speed increased. I . ooktu
about for some way o? -low :.g up.
There seemed to l»t no hr. It
appeared inadv isablt to turn ‘ide-
wavs as one does on skates ir: or-
hardly any om wa-
anyone else, there w.
opportunity foi <!i-> .
situation.
Mr Henim: ngu.iy m,
move "I'm going to r.
dared. 'I can's ’a vi
longer, i mad*- 1
shoes, and Is." I
gain."
“Hut the snow
i ; t i vi u
fjpjtrviru Mi js.
matronly .onto:
angei for li. m* >;
"Thank ■
vour suggi -1 .'Oi,
coldly, “bu! tii' >* .
has yea - <(
yours."
Mrs Heinni; • gv...
she hail been i K i
if to delend he p :> v\
by the other-. k...
another with xigmnc.;
if to say. "See ! T -n .
the woman has a- -
husband to the a mo-v
er!"
"W e can’t let ; . g.
onel Stewart obi. '<
mingway began to h.j:
paratory to leaving "T
ly considerable danger
“Then will sotnror*
o*»
rm*.
Mr Hemm< igwa,
group with di‘da n. 5
signified that he did
there was a man in th*
“I'll go," I volunteer*
Alter all, why is..?"’
nothing to stay ! r
“You go with me'*"
way questioned d»r v.
is no object . n yi.jr
rne alone ’i .
bed me ot thi *ri;*
in life ” He . a«’ a ■:
- I easl f-g to
- nor much
• -. o. of our
* rhe ;irst
•u? " he dv-
- here any
.iU do it a-
T',en .m.e
l.-hoi-x. Hemmir
had m cured
wasn’t anoth*
lion
Kiriiil!;. vv,
which had b*.
itable vontrit
j humor If •*'■
*.-♦'} or now ,”
have an.v, trie;
. her
'b'.'* ru, • i
- r , n !’v*i'
:h*-;rt the chan
. . 1 said
t> I 'CVVt U'!'
The cob, M,l
••V v
halt ri'M* io
i-oat! on ..ami
a- ob-rved
ing t He ! <.*-*
TI* look* a.s
vvriership of
We
d rum the
heard th;-.’ Did
vdvi.gei: !ov ■
travel acre-' -
tiouvjy ar..- «!i.
' Cot-
teudenvN f«.
w *;»■*: H*m-
aggravat it./
nil- pic-
to cow: li
' '-**■■■
1-OUt it. 1 I'ttil
them, and if 1
go with
f i.i 1*. av *• cTie i*
;
. :
(In the *ea .
irvvyrd cur
fleeted f hi m 1
i * attitude
g!e the> ’urn*
no: think
1 got my r.inr
lot of US
"If you’re *i
d -uddenlv
lailg- said M
T: e r* a a s
cm*tica 1!>, as I
H.mmmg-
ma.i w* 11 g!
*• “Ttiere
humor for it ”
g TO get
1 vv.,» .. »!*
<«,.!■ rob-j
Heaven. uBhou
g ! *r* for
given t;i* g •.
itf‘ glance
swatted btm -v
The country round about was
sloping. This is ideal ground,|store my equilibrium
they tell me, for ski running. It
host. Youjwas fairly level from the Old Sol-j the runners glided swiftly over the
Tom withIdier's Home, however, for a dis-jsitow
on-!tunce of several blocks. 1 was glad
he | of that because it gave me an op-
| port unity to sort of find my ski
legs. By the time I could take
three st.ps without tripping or
piitting, I considered that I was
no longer in the amateur class.
My egotism melted away when that 1 abandoned a I!
we came to the first rise It was aMlthing but prav.
a gentle slope, but 1 found it very! j)jmtlv in mv ,,a*h.
difficult to climb. I had to tack ,o%vh ,|own lh,. hl!!yi,!f
or else I found myself slipping
backwards.
I tried dismounting from the
skis, hut found that the snow was
up nearly to my waist and well*
nigh impossible t o flounder
through
somehow, but Hem
now shoes beat me to
t by several minutes. He
waited in* re linin’ 1 got nearly to
tile top and then he started down
the ot hi {' side
w as not
jhead.
i “You dung ’tHirdtr* r!'’ i * shout-
led b\ way ot emphasis to tin blow.
1 heard a sharp swishing sound as|“What'd you try to kill me tor?"
"Wh—what’s that? ' 1 tyro ulated.
"Do you think ! did it on purpose?”
“Of course! Otherwise why did-
n't you slow up or jump over me?”
I maintained a dignified silence.
What possible answer could 1 re-
turn to a fool query like that" Why
th.
<ong
but
the
ol snow
« that he
there
istitu-
some ski-
sonae char-
Jack of
I made it
mingway on
d« r to stop. K\eti a< ! thought, my j<Jj«in’t l jump ov. r him Why does
pace arc* lerated to -""h • degree n>? •pM)-! hold the j id* -vault record?
When my »ms vver* readjusted
where 1 had .strain* d the footstraps
by tripping over Mm 1 proceeded
.K'hnjthe rest of the way down the hill,
was I Hemm.ngway joined n> a little
t- I'later, limping.
.rec- j "1 s» a long stick th ageing ;r) th«
' to- snow to make them go nlow*r,’’ i,c
:•< *•• ! fTerod cont# mptuojaly.
How do you know?" . asked.
1’iitures," hi niJaimd tersrly.
ted to the
■- strips
• ur inch
ite
;h,
rained the .summit. I
c.,ri very hgh, but .dfordvd
the lent view of the inuntry
the snow it vv.-'is beautiful.
• i d of fir ini s o'.er at the rig!
bronchi * borne down* with a tie
,•« .1 niendoUs load of white w.»•• a grace
the lul picture.
l excel-r
Under j
A group' :
with!
i
!
i'll* d ib mmiitgway.
hill. "We have t<<
llemmingway. Headed !
I could n«>t fail to *i i < r
ti n d to steer in -urn ot t r d
lion. It was no u«* I :!iv
ward him as al'iling to a mag
He was blithely uncm.se. 'j-
I was overtaking him. !!••
Ia> ge man and so *,ni 1
of an impact was t*r
tomnlute
5 tried to cry out T.
vnici left my dry thr<
a uish cackle. The
■ old think of \vn- "!' <
Intuition made 1. a a,r
i must have read in my
had lost control bee..;:-*
! to scramble h; -t ;
ay.
Horror of hom e-, nr.
i a h had hitbert ' gliili c.
and deep dryvvj.ah and lot- of snow
had drifted into it.
1 had gotten across it safely and
was proceeding without looking
back, w hen a muffled cry ot “Help"
caused me to turn around.
Ht-mntingwuy was nowhere m
sight!
Slightly puzzled, 1 went buck. He
nail certailily been close behind me
I found him in the gully up over
h s head in snow, Hia snow-shoes
lay on top. melancholy monuments
of his whereabouts. 1 looked down
at him in amazement.
“What’s happened?’’ 1 asked
“Mow did you get down theie?”
“I fell off my showshoes." he ex-
plained briefly. "1 tripped, and in
try ing to save myself I stepped out
of the loops that fastened the fool
things to my feet. 1 didn't realist
how thin a crust it was here or
h"\\ deep it was underneath it. It
Th*
exult
i n
rnj «*-|
V
coll* -1*• d - om* t r..
f, n> av * hat he * a
oil : erien.t • •:■'!*
im. l>
*• my
• k
ran*-* ;I v in f rv.;
M-‘ t
-led e
»;> at d • «*’;.** r i"
dy vv
,.ji' hi
ill vv,.y from • r
ho
it on* >1
graph I
a t a
n mid;l
•ound t<
ng pol*
it smile
A pop
;h< iiv’l
vv a
I
v. inch he wa going
He saw it and ret
t ome on,
vv. b it it half down lh
. onn- out i .it* i tli.it team!"
1 wrenched myself away from
a- I have my contemplation <>t the beauties
•i ■• * g „r..» o :i;,t ur» and considered the inat-j *' 1' '..tV "l" /'•
l it cau- ter ol jirogre .sing further. I start-
ik.s had u ed to walk after tiim. Soon I was
w«s very relieved of the tie
lice I had The ge,nil<* gradf
’hem u
both o!
* 1 had
dole
■ - w '•* i I de
' * outward an
■ other w
- -s*d
- tii make m*
mmingway s«r-
p and dug the
- ami
v Ur-
ea u *• me to
ot the -now
It was an exhilarating sensation!
arid very restful. I was suddenly
glad that 1 h:ul skis instead of
snow shoes I had be* n env y ing
ndish perversity
(also. I was almost
sit"v of effort j»"»«»' 11 supreme effi
was * nough 1 s,,u, m> * -v
ver the surface
ouldei.
i.i lig-
ht skis
upon it
t’HAl’TKU .\!
The Soup-Bow I.
My skis went under h.m
(went over him. It hardly
I possible that an object it.i ■
£
i!,n". tt;■ tl
ii lieav:!'
i -.• XT '.!.*
,, .. , >
other - d.
For th*
tt’i I'll!" i
,.\ e.t'U
\ , *
it sib nee.
Ol • » hitd
a- i.rgu-
*d
illetlt ..s to
vv h» t he: o’ •
's e wen
1*
t-roi', editig
in Ttu right
.ir* cticr.
ti-
1 thought
n were r i” '
and i e
jmaintaiiit ii
that w *’•
i a ring
duo tiif to
h* left.
"To go
iu» *•«.* *h«
insisted.
i ought t
o head tlir* ct!
v toward
* t hat j wouldn’t hold nie and I fell thru;
hat’s all."
As far as my experience went
| t was an uppdecodented situation.
Han’t you climb out?" I asked.
N’o Kvery step 1 take makes
t th* hole larger."
i I began to ce th*- advantage of
• •’.ovvdices and skis for winter
‘ |f raveling. It seemed hardly possi-
ble that the same crust which held
-o easily with them on would
prove o treacherous when we
e wire d* j iived of our wide l’oot-
"'-* •• if you i ati'l giv e a lift of
ome sort." suggested Heniming-
way.
"tiladly,” 1 answered, "but how .”
"Iveacli down with your hands
land help me while l scramble up
I in the ground 1 am in. and 1 think
* en?
mg as
and 1 Hi nimingway th*- superior travel-1 ’’apidly as | was could ha.* be* n
ling qualities of his equipment, buti 1,1 to -l ‘•hort a
,now I could see that the advantageidistance, llemmingway a
I wa* going to be all my way. Whilei "“tnli rfu! buffer. 1 was uhruly
he walked down the hills I would j^!Ur* ** '' r? *''•*<■
!cease moving for a few m« merits
. “you bt sliding gracefully and resting
in the j myself for the climb up the next'1;1**1 n,°re parts ol me resting
one.
still, thank; VV*rapped in pleasant introspec-
v- uid havejtion I had scarcely noticed that my
* ur* *o hav _ .. ____ _.....
•Pit • .!* Of a I. -light difficulty, ::» balancing he brought it down
'the ground than ju-t my teet.
! Hemmingvvay scrambled to his
.. ........ j feet. To my amazement, he held
*i\”as increasing a'lVule*.**Now 0,lt‘ »•*»«»*hoc in his hand wh:!» I
the ‘un.“
"No." 1 argued. "No- this
time ni y ear. In the winter the sun
i- ijuite u ways south. S< . to go
vast, vu ought to kf«’• tr.* sun a
little to the right."
I finally convinced him. or he
got tired of arguing. Anyway, we
went my way. I still maintain that
we would have reached Fair
in that direction had it not Ken
for the accident.
Ue passed through gaily that
wa-- pretty thickly grown up with
hardwood timber It w..» narrow
1 acquiesced in his plan, as 1
could think of no other. Reaching
down I gave him my hands and
began to pull up while he scram-
bled wildly with his feet.
1 sincerely believe the scheme
would have worked if my skis had-
n’t begun to slip. As it was he
was nearly half way out before
my feet shot out from under me
and I landed solidly at the bottom
of the pit he had made.
How 1 managed to end up un-
di-rneath Hemmingvvay 1 can’t im*
(Continued on page 7)
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White, W. Evart. The Ozona Stockman (Ozona, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 8, 1929, newspaper, August 8, 1929; Ozona, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1097891/m1/6/: accessed July 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; .