Feliciana sentinel., 1892-09-03
NOT VERY ROMANTIC.
A Matter-of-Fact Story, with q
Disappointing Sequel.

A Matter-of-Fact Story, with q
Disappointing Sequel
They had decided to divide the sum
mer, and spend the arst halt camping
out in the widest part OF the Adiron-
daclks, and the remainder amid FASH
IONS frivolous whirl. The girls, with
their chaperon. had rough cabin,
while the men, Franks father, broth
crs and his friends, tented near by.
Three guides, a cook and five dogs were
included in the party. They had set
tied on spot lone hundred miles from
nowhere" as Miss Frank Fairfellow
expressedit It. 1t was her determination,
and she generally carried her point, if
they were going into the wilderness, to
80 ,ody into bury themselves in the
depths; SO they had travelled for days.
and nothing suited her till the guide
stated that they We're in as wild and
desolate spot as any party OF excur-
sionists had ever reached.
On this particular morning most of
the girls and men were off on a hunt
This was just the opportunity for
which Miss Fairfellow longed; and
with one of the girls, Remington
rifle. with which she was an expert,
<1hh llSi III 1AoNGlS
a big, faithful Newfoundland dog. they
secretly stepped out, determined to do
little exploring for themselves, un-
trammeled by guide or male compan-
ions.
They had been once to the lake, not
half 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
ment, and, keeping close to them, he
was unusually quiet and watchfuL
After about a 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 a moment disappeared.
Above the noise of breaking branches
there came the faint cry of dog.
Back rushed Rover in . state Of great
excitement barking furiously. Quiet
ing him, they again listened, aud could
distinctly hear the barking Of another
dog.
Now Miss Fairfellow was as fearless
as any girl with masculine tastes and a
sixteen-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
this affair, to Rover's evident delight
Barks were frequently exchanged be-
tween the dogs, and thus guided they
pushed through underbrush and bram-
bles, until finally they espied q little
Scotch terrier running towards them.
The meeting between the big New
foundland and the little terrier, Miss
Fairfellow said, suggested the de-
scription of the first interview between
Stanley and Livingstone in the depths
of Africa
They next discovered, through the in
terlacing foliage. a 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 Dangerfield, 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 a crust did they have; SO the
only way was to get back to camp as
soon as possible. Of course, by this
time the girls were as completely lost
as Mr.. Dangerfcld; but Miss Frank
Fairfe1low was no novice Mt cam ping
out, and with the aid of her compass
and Rover they finally, after labori-
ons trip with the lame stranger reached
their cabin. They learned that Dan
gerfeld had left his camp 10 do some
quiet sketching, and, being perfectly in
experienced as woodsman, had, in
stead of regaining his friends, wan
dered for some forty eight hours with
out mouthful to eat, during which
time he had sprained his ankle.
Through it all, his little Scotch terrier
was his faithful companion.
After satisfying the pangs of hunger,
Dangerfield's first thought was to get
word to his friends, to relieve their
anxiety. The guide said it would be
like hunting for needle in a haystacL
to seek for the camp; so q messenger
was dispatched to civilization, to for,
ward letters to his friends nearest
post-office address.
While Dangerfield was lying around
during the next few days, regaining his
strength, he found that Miss Frank ant
he had many mutual friends; so, in 9
short time, he was on the familiar foot
ing of first cousin.
sThe FIRST exploit after his recovery
was . Gshiug party. Now pangeraels