The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-27

them. and the bearer of the lantern
swung IL over his head and called out
to them heartily.
They had never seen the man before.
But they had seen before the tail young
girl who stood beside him.
1t was the girl with whom they had
walked up the hill in the morning; IT
was the girl with whom Phil had
scraped friendly acquaintance, the girl
whose bundle he had carried. 1t was
Josie Nash.
Phil found no words He went to Josie
Nash and seized her hands and swung
them back and forth and sawed them
up ard dow 1t was no proper way OF
greeting a young lady, but he did not
know exactly what he was doing.
Josie Nash did not care. She was
looking at the boys with all her eyes.
20 father" she cried, I'm so glad we
camei'
How did you happen to-" said Phil.
gazing at her
We'll" said Josie Nash, and she
picked out a comfortable place and sat
down. L got to wondering why YOU
didn't come back, that was all. You
know, you promised to take Danny s
picture when you came back. and got
him all fixed up-I combed his hair and
put his best jacket on him-and l took
my work. and ne and l sat out in the
yard and watched for you. We sat
there the whole afternoon said the
girl and she laughed.
And when you didn't come and
didn't come commenced TO wonder.
knew you'd come back that road, fc'
there wasn't any other road And
when it got along toward night and not
a sign of YOU
''She come TO me, out in the potato
field her father put in, land says she:
It's funny about those two boys. And
says, What two boys? And says she.
Why, that boy that was going to take
Danny's picture, and the other boy
as if I'd onght to know all about you
without any telling.
And she says, They've got into the
woods and lost themselves and she
stuck to it. And says l, What are you
going to do about it,? And what do
you think? She said she was going TO
go and hunt you uD, and l could go
along if 1 wanted to. and if l didn't,
why, Danny would go with her." He
laughed a great laugh. She fairly en-
joys jaunt of this kind, anyhow. She
amt afraid of anything; never was"
L knew these woods are the mean
est woods in the mountains" said
Josie-"the easiest to get twisted up in,
If you don't know 'em. l knew Mark
Jennings got lost here once, and he'd
been in 'em before, too. Father knows
'em clear through, for he chopped here
one summer; and l know EN-, too, for
l used to bring my dinner and stay
with him all day, sometimes.
But 1 knew you didn't know 'em.
and l was just as sure as l wanted to
be that you'd got lost, and | knew
father and l could find you if you had.
That's how we happened to come"
said Josie Nash.
Ions SHAME.
i ~
eyes, and made her falter over her
last words, and flush. Why 'twasn't
anything at allr' she declared. You
don't suppose l was going to let you
stay here in the woods all night, if
could help it? And then-besides-
you're going to take Dannys picture.
you know, and l guess l was glad of
the chance TO do a little something for
YOU
Lon stood and looked at her. She
was the same girl he had seen that
morning; she wore the same large
shoes, the same calico dress with
streaks where the tucks had been let
down. But he saw neither the shoes
nor the dress-he looked al her.
II never saw a girl like your he
blurted out. And nobody but Phil knew
all that he felt.
That night after the boys had got to
bed they talked it over. They had
found the anxious Gibsons securing the
neighborhood for them. And they had
eaten a supper whose enormous pro-
portions had alarmed Mrs. Gibson for
their safety.
IF you hadn't been going to take her
little brothers picture, Phil" said Lon,
stretching his tired legs under the
patchwork counterpart, she wouldn't
have been watching for US, nor think
ing about us"
And if she hadn't thought of u.s."
said Phil, wed have been there yet"
"And-we might never have got out"
said Lon. They shivered.
Il called her your friend-and / made
fun of her. Graciousr' said Lon. wish
she was my friendr'
L shall go up the first thing in the
morning and take that picture" Phil
said.
I'm going with you," said Lon, land
I've thought of something. Let's take
two or three. and two or three of her.
too. and send them to the city and have
them all printed on one card-you've
seen them-and dandy frame put on
it. What do you say2"
Il say yesr said Phil.
He had fallen asleep, when Lon
nudged him.
Don't let's go over to the Kaaters-
kill said he. If all the girls in this
place are the sort Josie Nash is, we
can have a better time right here. Don't
you say SOP"
And he took it meekly when Phil an
swered: Yes, 1 say so, Alonzor'-and
laughed, sleepily, but meaningly.