The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1894-11-15
FRENCH LEAE L.
BY e. ADAMS N WIDE AWAKE.

BY q. ADAMS N WIDE AWAKE.
W. t.>.s CABLING .dlo =, made sSn' up bis bis
worth while to 60 camping in the
Santa Cruz mountains, he asked
Sam ueygendorf and me to 90 with
hire.
Just we three" asked IEeygen-
dorf, you and Van Dorm and -
"WeIl, no." CARING answered ;
i thought I'd ask Dupont"
Dupont was a French boy in q
higher class than ours, and none of
us ever had anything to do with
him.
What m-m-makes YOU hook on
D-D-Dupont:" Heygendorf asked.
lie suffered when he was surprised.
Because Dupont is French; and
the French people are polite and
they're good cooks; and it's because
YOU have never been camping, Hey
gendorf, if You don't know the use
Of a polite cook. Van knows, any
way. lie and have camped out
before We had IL good cook, but
he was so cross we didn't dare ask
HIM for anything, 50 we nearly
starved, didn't we, Van"
said we did, and both Heygen-
dorf and | admired Carvings diplo-
macy.
"M-m-nny goodness, VAN" slut
tered Heygendorf as we followed
CARING across the school yard to
where Dupont stood, "isn't CARING
Il stiff one. Now you and | togeth-
er couldn't think of anything so
deep as that"
I've three are going camping next
Week-it's vacation, you kuow-ahd
we would like to have you go along
too" said CARING to Dupont.
Dupont seemed surprised.
II am honortd. Where DO you
go ?" he asked.
CARING explained.
Dupont accepted on the condition
that we ask big fellow from his
own class, and he suggested Jones,
who accepted readily when CARING
invited him.
so now you'll go, for sure, Du-
pOnt," said Heygendorf cordially.
dts jolly, You know, because Car
ling says you'll do all the c-c-cook-
ing"
Heygendorf, after this brilliant
speech, was pulled into IA corner by
CARING.
sometimes | think, Heygendorf,
you haven't as much head as a clam
A clam keeps his mouth shut" said
Carling, highly exasperated. Jones
and Dupont were walking off toward
school, so we three were alone again.
Il don't think Dupont heard" |
said, for it looked as though Heygen-
dorf were in for a pommeling.
"Don't you:' said CARING, re-
lieved, letting 60 Heygendorf's COL
lar.
What's the d d-diff if he did or
didn't" said Heygendorf GROSSLY !;
land | give you to understand you're
not to haul me around like that
again. You sad he was going to do
cur cooking, you know you did"
"But he wasn't to know it, stupid,
until We were out in the woods"
said Carling, "and then he wouldn't
back out, you see.
Dupont did not change his mind,
and the last thing Friday afternoon,
he promised to be at the ferry early
the following Monday.
CARING, in his blue fannels, was
in the waiting-room when | arrived.
Heygendorf came putting in with a
gallon tin coffee-pot, shortly after,
and, buying his ticket, went outside
j. 20 watch for the others.
Presently he came in.
They're coming" he reported.
"Jones has his old clothes on, but
Dupont, D-D-Dupont is all fixed up
in a hard hat and a tight roll UNI
brella-yOu wouldn't think he was
going camping, and don't see any
signs of the stew-pan."
CARING had been as sharp as ever
in telling us what to bring. The
coffee-pot, the stew-pan, the frying
pan, the four fve-pound boxes of
waters, and the other bulky articles,
ne had nothing whatever to do with.
These his invited guests staggered
under; he carried half dozen light
blankets, neatly strapped,
We went to the window of the
waiting-room to see for ourselves.
"A little boy is carrying the stew
pan," said CARING.
There was a queer-looking young
one trotting beside Dupont. He had
a round straw hat on the back of his
curly, bushy head, and he wore a
sailor suit of dirty white broad
cloth. Heygendorf laughed when
he saw him.
"That monkey is, Duponts little
brother" he said. "I've seen him
before; goodness knows what he
wants down here, though"
"Come down to see you off, has
he ?" said CARING, when the three
came in.
80, no." said Dupont he will &C
company me. See, Alphonse, here
is CARING"
To be continued next week