I could see the light, not well, but enough for what I had in mind.
I grabbed my lantern and ax and ran for the bottoms.
I was looking for a stand of wild cane. After what seemed like ages, I found it.
With the longest one I could find, I hurried back.
After it was trimmed and the limber end cut off, I hung the lantern by the handle on the end of it and started easing it out on the ice.
I saw Old Dan first. He was sitting close to the edge of the trough, looking down.
Then I saw her. I groaned at her plight. All I could see was her head and her small front paws.
Her claws were spread out and digging into the ice.
She knew if she ever lost that hold she was gone. Old Dan raised his head and howled.
Hound though he was, he knew it was the end of the trail for his little pal.
I wanted to get my light as close to Little Ann as I could, but my pole was a good eight feet short.
Setting the lantern down, I eased the pole from under the handle, I thought, “I’m no better off than I was before.
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