02489cam a22003853u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000410011324500210015426400510017530000470022633600260027333700260029933800360032549000640036150000310042550800300045652012280048653400760171465300180179065300220180865300240183065300270185465300230188170000450190483000640194985600470201385600430206074113UtSlPG20260610134721.0mcr n260607r20241928utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aPierce, Frank Richardson,d1881-196614aThe ice goes out 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2024  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aProduced from the July 1, 1928 issue of Adventure magazine.  aRelease date is 2024-07-24  aRoger Frank and Sue Clark  a"The Ice Goes Out" by Frank Richardson Pierce is a short story published in the late 1920s. It is set in the northern territory of Alaska and revolves around the annual event known as the ice pool, which celebrates the dramatic melting of winter ice and marks the beginning of spring in the region. The narrative explores themes of hope, luck, and the tension between honest men and crooks, capturing the spirit of a community drawn together by their shared anticipation of the ice's break-up.  The story follows Mack Leach, a determined prospector who believes this year is his chance to win the ice pool by cleverly planning a robbery of Con Welch's store. However, after the heist, the ice begins to break, leading to a chaotic chase where the crooks try to escape from the law even as the powerful river threatens to engulf them. The narrative culminates in a dramatic and suspenseful scene where the inevitable force of nature claims its victims, leaving the fate of the gold and its would-be winners uncertain. Ultimately, the story highlights the unpredictability of life and fortune, as it is revealed that Leach won the pool, but not without significant cost and loss. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cNew York: The Butterick Publishing Company, 1928  aShort stories  aAlaska -- Fiction  aBurglary -- Fiction  aSweepstakes -- Fiction  aThawing -- Fiction1 aPyles, V. E.q(Virgil Evans),d1891-1965 0aProduced from the July 1, 1928 issue of Adventure magazine.4 uhttps://archive.org/details/adv_1928_07_0140uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/74113