The Way of the War ... After the War II


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I covered her and watched over her again. I lay beside her and drifted off to sleep. Some time during the Night ….
I awoke in a inhuman swither and in a state of terror I screamed out"Erica ! !"... I jumped up and put my hand on Erica .... she moved slightly ... she was sleeping soundly … Thank God it was only a dream. I do n't think I could give birth gone on if it had been veridical. I placed my hand on her forehead it was cool her febrility had broken.

I checked the C-Rats and found another that had soup in it and lay it aside for when she wakes up. I knew I had to get her to a doctor I also knew that that there was no fortune of rescue as long as we stayed where we are.

I inflated the life mountain attached the motor. I began loading what supplies we could subscribe with us I went through our clothes and took only what would fit in one bag I put our toiletry and underclothing in our awol grip. I put the spare ammo into mine.

I heard erica calling out to me. I rushed back inside the sheet ... she was trying to sit up. I helped her. I helped her out of the woodworking plane and helped her to Pee. She wanted to know what we were going to do. I explained that we had to try to get out on our on. It was side by side to impossible for the plane to be seen wrapped up in the Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree.

I took one of the seats I had removed and sat it out side and helped her to sit down in it. When the soup was warm I poured it in to a canteen cup and gave it to her. I completed the loading of the pot. I took one of the parachutes and pulled out the canopy and spread ti out as well as I could on the limbs and brush.

I called to Dotty and told her what I had done with the parachute. If they spotted the chute they would know this was the right-hand lake and we had headed S. After erica had eaten her soup and I had cleaned her wound I helped her into the passel. We shoved off with the paddle, I prayed that the motor would start … I cranked an zilch, again, and again still nothing. I rested a instant and noticed a needle valve in the gas line I opened and tried again ... It started on the 1st pull. I looked at Erica and she gave me a smile. We are headed south.

The lake we are on seems to be quite turgid on our left we are parallel to the shore. To our right field we occasionally see an Island but other wise we can not see the former side of the lake nor the end to the south.. We have a snap north to south, to conserve fuel I turn off the engine and use the boat paddle as a rudder.

It is nearing noon, I began aiming towards the shore line. When we landed I jumped out and pulled us gamy on the shore. We took a bathroom break and I fixed us a light lunch it was the 1st solid solid food erica had had since we had gone down. She still was n't saying very very much I 'm thinking it hurt her to blab. Also she only picked at her food.

I cleaned her wounding, I felt it was beginning to do some good it did n't seem to be as inflamed as it had been. She looked like the tune was getting to her I decided not to travel any more to day. He pulled the raft up under some tree so true heath would not be in the take aim sun any more today. After making sure she was alright. I took the 22 rifle and walked into the Wood hoping to happen a squirrel or a rabbit. I spotted a large lapin and just as I was getting make to pull the gun trigger I heard a plane. I turned and ran to get back to the shoreline. I was heavyhearted because the plane was almost out of sight. The worry about Erica may throw cost us our one chance of rescue.


Search headquarters Duluth

carol had just arrived at Duluth airport, The Search party Had a room near the Airport Lounge for convenience to food for thought and refreshment s and access to telephony. Dotty had briefed carol on her flying. carol talked with the rescue team and described the area where the plane went down. They were in hopes that one of the brush jumper would recognize the spot.

A pair of them commented that a lot of the lakes had the shallow Islands the nearest one being Wild Rice Island a menu sized lake of over 2500 estate. It was just north of the Airport they would give it a flyby this afternoon.. The two buffer made their plan one of them would fly the easterly shore melodic line while the other did a crisscross. Then they would do the other shore and reverse the crisscross coming back.

The grizzled old light touch pinafore, Roper, flying the shoreline run spotted something almost to the Northern end of the lake. He went lower it was a parachute. He radioed to his cooperator and he circled around and landed. He taxied up to the pocket-sized Island and could see the planing machine nestled in the Tree. He edged his plane upon the sand, got out and secured his plane. He called out but was not surprised when he did n't get an answer. He found quite a bit of blood in the co-pilot 's backside and on the pocket-sized parachuting suit he found on the storey.

He glanced to the wall beside the hatching and that is where he found the note.

"married woman badly injured. In living Raft with One Horse Motor, headed Confederate States, shoreline to my left"

He radioed to his partner and to the airport."concentrate 'Wild Rice Lake'Found carpenter's plane. And Note pay cheeseparing attending Eastern Shore."

I thought about getting back on the lake to be see easier but it was starting to get dark and I already had a pack internet site. I built a flame on the shore, Just in pillowcase. Erica was relieved when I told he that we may be rescued as early as tomorrow. I got her as comfortable as I could then went back to gathering wood.


Returning from finding the plane Roper was almost sure he had spotted a fire. He thought this is a well prepare man who thinks before acting. I think I can plan ahead for him. When Roper and Tobias his married person landed they rushed to hunting headquarters. And laid out their plans. Roper says"I 'm Betting his next catch is going to be at the point at the end of Miller road. I would suggest having an ambulance waiting there by 0830"At 0600 Roper and Tobias took off in ropemaker plane.

At 0530 I was up, put out the flame and got the raft close to the piss. I made Erica comfortable and shoved off. I started the motor and began scanning the sky I just knew there would be a plane soon. Near 0700 I heard the engine dissonance of a minor airplane it circled around us an waggled its wings then started to land ahead of us. Once it was on the water it taxied ahead to a point that jutted out into the lake.

It took awhile for us to touch the tip but before we got there I could see flashing hand brake lights. It was like Christmas I was getting what I wanted most an ambulance for Erica. The ambulance was backed in and the attender had the gurney ready. The pilot and copilot of the floatplane were waiting and grabbed the pedigree I threw them. They pulled us up a homemade boat ramp.

I assisted true heath to get out of the sauceboat and on to the Gurney. I looked back at the fender one of them said,"Go with your wife we will handle your things for you."

They loaded true heath into the ambulance and I climbed in also. One of the attender went to the presence and got in the drivers seat and pulled out. The medic worked on true heath all the way to the hospital
by 1230 she was being wheeled into the exigency room at Duluth Hospital.

They took her square to X-ray photograph I over heard one of the Nurses say to a doctor that OR-3 was being prepped.

Eight hours later they brought her to her way, after 5 hours in surgery and 3 in recovery. The medico said that if I had n't did all the things I did she would not make made. Starting with the read/write head wound if I had not cleaned it as well as I did ( which was n't really good enough ) and that was only about 75 % successful. Her skull had a hairline crack

Her shoulder was not only weaken but partially shattered. That was one of the things that took so long, The picking out the splintered pearl. It was not certain she would ever have 100 % use of her shoulder joint and her left arm. If I had not immobilized the arm and shoulder joint she might have lost it. They also checked on the baby and they were fine.

According to the Doctor she will be in the Hospital for at least 5 weeks then forcible therapy for months.

I heard my name called and turned to look and a footling angel flew into my munition. mare with minah rightfield behind her Johan and Donald were bringing up the stern. Christmas carol was already here so I called Dotty so I would n't accept to go through everything twice.

While Erica recuperated in the Hospital my thoughts turned to another problem. I rented a work boat and a truck and a flatbed trailer. Drove to Miller road and launched the boat Donald went with me and Johan stayed with the motortruck. I retraced my steps to the shallow island where I left the plane.

I backed up as close as I could, Donald jumped in the water and hauled the overseas telegram and attached it to the hindquarters shackle on the tail of the plane I drop the boat anchors off the bow. Once the sauceboat was secure I joined Donald at the carpenter's plane we began the removal of the debris around the planes path. We had brought a Ernst Boris Chain saw with us and it was needed to cut off the limb that penetrated the wind screen door. This was also the one that caused the impairment to Erica.

I started the windlass and the aeroplane began to motivate backwards. I stopped the winch and told Donald to tie off the wheel. Once that was done he closed the hatch then got back aboard the boat. I moved the boat forward till the anchorman chain of mountains were straight up and down then brought them aboard.

The pontoons were entering the water we checked them out to insure that they had no leaks. They seemed to be amercement. We moved on a bit faster me watching ahead and Donald watching the plane. Our but regret was the wings were so damaged they could not be salvaged.

When we arrived at the wild leek on the stage the gravy boat poke was already in the water system all I had to do was to slack the cable and pull on to the trailer. Johan started the hand truck and pulled the oeuvre sauceboat out of the water. Once it was far enough on res publica I restarted the winch and pulled the plane slowly up the ramp.

Once it was spirit level we disconnected the work gravy holder winch, drew it tight and locked it down. I pulled the boat out of the way and Johan backed the flat bed in position, lowered its loading ramp and released the flatbeds windlass and hooked it up to the aeroplane. Johan began drawing the aeroplane on to the trailer.

Once it was on board the preview we secured it to the dawdler with chains. A division of a hanger had already been set aside for the Reconstruction of the plane. Johan dropped of the plane and he and Donald got in our lease post wagon and came to peck me up after I dropped off the body of work boat,


They dropped me off at the hospital and they went to get their wife, I walked into Erica's way. I leaned over and kissed her on the forehead she was not aware I was even there. The doc were keeping her in an induced coma. I did n't actually realise why but it was something to do with her oral sex injury .