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him lying there on the damp ground. It was of no use; I could 

 not get him to go any further. While I was somewhat older than 

 pard, he was much the heavier, and I was unable to carry him. 



Taking in the situation, there was only one thing for me to 

 do and that was to leave him and go for help. After making him 

 promise that as soon as he rested he would work his way to camp 

 I took off my coat, and put it under him, again making him prom- 

 ise to get to camp, I started for help. 



The night was dark and it was miles through the woods to 

 the first house. When I came to camp I stopped long enough to 

 get a bite to eat which I took in my hand. After lighting a fire 

 so if pard did manage to get to camp he would have a good 

 fire, I started for help. Wherever the light would get through the 

 trees enough so that I .could' see the path, I would take a trot. 

 After the first mile and a half I came to the turnpike road where 

 I could make better time although it was dense 'woods. After 

 about six or seven miles I reached the first clearing and from there 

 the rest of the way was more or less clearings and I could see 

 the road better and was able to make better time. 



I reached pard's home about a mile before I came to my home, 

 rattled at the door and called for pard's father. I told him the 

 condition of his son. He requested me to go to my home and 

 get some of my family to take a team and start back at once after 

 his son; he would go af^er a doctor and have the doctor there 

 when we got back with the boy. I lost "no time in getting started 

 back. We could not get nearer than a mile and a half to the 

 camp, as we were obliged to leave the wagon road at that point, 

 and go down a very steep hill and only a trail cut through the 

 woods. When we reached the camp, contrary to expectations, we 

 found Orlando (that was pard's name) lying in the bunk in camp 

 but he said that he was feeling no better. It was after midnight 

 and we lost no time in getting him on one of the horses and 

 started back to the wagon which we reached with some difficulty. 

 On reaching the wagon we laid him on a straw bed which we had 

 brought for the purpose and got back to his home sometime after 

 daybreak. 



The doctor was there and after examining pard said he feared 



