Barton County democrat., 1892-08-25
NOT VERY ROMANTIC.
"A ETatter-of-Fect Story, with a
Disappointing Sequel.


They had decided to divide the SUM-
1zner. and spend the first half camping
out in the widest part OF the Adiron-
. dacl-s, and the remainder amid fash
ions frivolous whirl. The girls, with
;their chaperon, had a. rough cabin,
while the men, Franks father, broth
~ers and his friends, tented near by.
Three guides, 4 cook and five dogs were
included in the party. They had set
-tled on Ii spot ''one hundred miles from
nowhere" as Miss Frank Fairfellow
~expressedit. it. It was her determination,
and she generally carried her point, il
they were going into the wilderness, to
20 qcdy into bury the mselves ii the
depths; so they had travelled for days.
and nothing suited her till the guide
stated that they were in as wild and
~desolate a spot as any party of eXcur-
=siOnists had ever reached.
On this particular morning most of
the girls and men were off on hunt
This was just the opportunity for
which Miss Fairfellow longed; and
with one of the girls, q Remington
rifle, with which she was an expert,
and her IN separable companion, Rover,
u BIG, faithful Newfoundland dog, they
= little exploring for themselves, un-
-.trammeled by guide or male compan-
Ions.
They had been once to the lake, not
half a mile away, and did not doubt
their ability to go there alone. They
were careful enough to take every pre-
caution to prevent becoming confused;
but Rover seemed to realize more than
anyone the seriousness OF the expert
-cent, and, keeping close to them, he
was unusually quiet and watchful.
After about Il half-hour's wandering
Rover suddenly sprang ahead. lifted
his nose, shifted the air, gave two or
three barks, then plunged into the
-thicket, and for u moment disappeared.
Above the noise OF breaking branches
there came the faint cry of a dog.
Back rushed Rover in state of great
excitement, barking furiously. Quiet
-iag him, they again listened. and could
distinctly hear the barking of another
dog.
Now Miss Fairfellow was as fearless
ezas any girl with masculine tastes and a
ssiXteen-shOoting rife in her hands could
be; while Vida, her companion, was al
ways ready to encourage her in any
scheme: so they decided to look into
Sthis affair, to Royer's evident delight.
BarlSs were frequently exchanged be-
tween the dogs, and thus guided they
pushed through undcrbrush and BRAN
.bles, until finally they espied a little
>Scctch terrier running towards them.
The meeting between the big New
foundand and the little terrier, Hiss
Eairfeliow said, Suggested the de-
.scription of the first interview between
Low Il Ie
eof Africa
They next discovered, through the io-
Vteriacing foliage, q young man leaning
against tree. Rover went up to him
like an old friend, and, after a mo-
-ment's hesitation, the girls also ad-
-vanced. He received them with an at
tempt at facetiousness.
Excuse me, ladies, have no card
with me. Allow me TO introduce my
self. Hal Dangerteld, in a starving
condition, with sprained ankle, hav-
ing lost my way some forty eight hours
ago. Do you happen to have chicken
-croquette in your pocket?"
But not u crust did they have; so the
4only way was to get back to camp as
soon as possible. OF course, by this
time the girls were as completely lost
as Mr.. Dangerfeld; but Miss Frank
4Fairfeliow was no novice at camping
Sout, and with the aid Of her compass
sand Rover they finally, after labori-
-ous trip with the lame stranger, reached
stbeir cabin. They learned that Dan
sgerfeld had left his camp 10 do some
quiet ssxeeching, and, being perfectly ia
experienced as woodsman, had, in
stead OF regaining his friends, wan
~dered for some forty eight hours with
Sout mouehful to eat, during which
Ttine he had sprained his ankle.
Through it all, his litsle Scotch terrier
was his faithful companion
After satisfying the penys Of hunger,
Dangerield's frst thought was to ce4
word 10 his friends, to relieve Their
anxiety. The guide said IL would be
Hike hunting for needle in a haystsch
ITO seek for the camp 80 messen9e.
was dispatched to oiviization, TO for.
ward letters 30 his friends neares,
spost-office address.
While Dangerield was lying around
during the next few days regeinina hf,
strength he found. that Miss Frank aoc
=he had many mutual friends; so, fa 9
sshort time, he was on tho familiar fuos
~ing OF . first cousin.
The first exploit altar hk recover,
was fishing party Eow Danoerfels