The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1894-11-22

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CARING who was completely taken
.Jaok.
"Flrs. knew your little brother
wa invited" EI-ygcndorf burst out.
"Camping isn't any fun with Kids
tagging along"
For once it seemed that Heygen-
dorf had spoken a word in season.
'No, he did not receive the invita-
ton" Dupont acknowledged; but
AIphonse and I've ADORE one am.
other-wc never have been separate.
lie wished to accompany me, he
screamed with tear in the eyes, when
! made to go off without him he
takes little room, and he has made
the promises to be good"
"Oh, / dare say he will have to
90, Them" said Carling ungraciously.
Then he said aside to me, "lle's a
bashful little chap; maybe he'll
hang on to Dupont's hand like that
for the whole week, 50 We won't
mind much
Our camping ground was not very
far south. We took the narrow
gauge from Alameda, after crossing
the bay, and shortly after eleven we
reach our destination in the noun
tains. There was no station, but we
bundled off, collee-pot, provisions,
Dupont's little brother and all, in a
great, quiet redwood forest while the
train disappeared IN second around
IL mountain curve.
"Comc, let us on to the hotel"
said Alphonse, speaking for the first
time, and looking neryously at the
deep shadows Alphonse spoke in
manly tone, but his voice threatened
to break.
"There isn't any hotel" said Car-
ling briskly; the camping ground
isn't very far away; just follow me.
Come on ~
lie led the way up mountain
trail at such a lively pace that Hey
gendorf, vino is fat, began to breathe
like pOrpOise.
"Hold on, he gasped remember
we have a grocery store and hard
ware shop l-l-loaded on us. Its all
very we'll for You, who haven't any
thing
1t was II fact; our host was unen-
numbered, for Dupont carried the
stew-pan, and Carling had actually
given the blankets to AlphOnse, who
was stumbling along, saying in
French to his brother that he wished
he had not come.
"Here. ~ said CARING at Last, "here
is the camping ground
1t was on a small level plain half
way up the mountain, in grove of
live oaks, with long, ragged strips
and streamers of gray moss hanging
from the branches. A man who
owned a vineyard near by rented
tents. Carling had written to him,
so our two red and white striped
tents were already up for us.
"NOw," said Carling, beginning to
enjoy himself, "the first thing, of
course, is to get lunch. Van, you
and Heygendorf look around for
sticks for the fire. The grub had
better be unpacked, and"-
"Don't count Dupont and me in
this" said Jones quietly, before he
had been told what to do. "We're
going to fish. Well be back. by six.
Have something ready to eat then
and have it hot, for we shall be no
end hungry"
"Ohw said CARING, watching
them as they got their poles ready,
'1ook here, Dupont, you are going to
take your little brother along, aren't
your"
Il refuse absolutely to make long,
er the promenade said the little
brother. He was in the hammock,
sucking an orange, and pushing him
self with leg that look like dusty
pipe stem. 81 am tiresome," he add
ed.
''Yes, Alphonse is tired" Dupont
said che will be we'll content to rest
with you, while | go fish with Jones.
Then he and Alphonse clinched
The rest of us stared, and Heygen'
dorf, with great animation, said
something joyful about a w-w-w,
wrestling match, out it turned out
that the two brothers were simply
hugging each other for good-by.
CARING recovered his spirits after
the fishermen went, and began or.
deripg us about with all his old time
delight. He even got Alphonse tc
work, unpacking "a hamper, but as
Heygendorf detected him sticking
his grimy thumb and ferefnger into
everything, we concluded that il
would be better to let Alphonse lie
in the hammock. When lunch was
ready, he got out, seated himself
Turk fashion on the ground, and
munched steadily until nearly two.
"The woods give one the grand
Appetite" he said enthusiastically.
II should think so,'' said CARING,
looking at the empty sandwich plate
| eat enormously" Alphonse went
on, 'after | made the journey by
Train and the long promenade. Will
you oblige me to hand to me again
the one large spoon that l may get
vet more of this delicious strawberry
jam"