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

Lon, when they had penetrated to
where the trees were tail and ola, anu
the light came through their timex
leaves but scantily.
"Yeup, Wasn't that a thrush? SAID
Phil, pushing on in pursuit of the song
They chased not only birds, but
squirrels and red Lizards, and as a
last resort little striped snake CITY
bred as they were. it was q. novel de-
light to tread spongy moss and chino
over fallen logs and crawl under low
bushes. They nibbled at wintergreens
and checkerberries; they dug with
their knives at many roots with vague
hope that they might be sassafras-
And finally after a season, during
which they had taken no thought OF
time. they flung themselves down for
a rest
IT'S a regular jungle in here" said
Lon Wonder where we are, any
how2''
Don't ask me, I know one thing.
I'm fearfully hungry. Let's go back
and get some dinner said Phil. He
looked at his watch. and whlstieo IN
establishment Two o'clock. he cried
They could hardly believe it. They
sprung I'D on the instant and made
start. I'm famished." said Lon. m
actually faint. Don't believe can
They trsmped back in the direction
from which they had come, as nearly
as they knew it.
Think we're going the right way?'
said Phil
Guess so" Lon answered, and they
strobe on silently-for what seemed 10
them. finally. TO have been an hour.
Then, if we've come right, we oushl
TO be out by this time" Phil said, Tor
we didn't make time like this. coming
in: we fooled along, you know.
I'VE ought to be out, but we arent
were going wrong Let's try an
other tack" Phil suggested
Anything" And veering from their
course a little they pushed on.
Their feet sunk deep in the moist
Ground the bending branches
Scratched their faces and they trlpped
on the roots and snags. They mad no
longer their freshness of the morning
and they Jagged.
"WeI?" said Lon.
Well" Phil answered ITS Amos
O'clock" ooh
other. 4 guess were lost, Lon on, saiu
I don't guess, I know II, fhll an
swered. Pm scared, Lon, and that
the truth Here we are, so hungry that
we're weak. and all worn out from
rraTnning so long, and we cant ma
o,,,. ,rav ont of these woods. Ia IKE
to know what's going to become u
us2" s
We've got to get out" Lon cried,
Swinging un in a sort of desperate
fury. Suppose you so one way ana !
90 another" 49,. rod
enough. being lost together, salo Z, I'M III
They started again, YEARLY. They
neered with anxious eyes for glimpse
of light beyond the thick,set trtes; ~
tell them that they had reacheu
clearing. Not a glimmer came to them;
The black trunks shut them IN, anu
seemed to press them back Ihey
turned one way and another ana Win
every minute their hope lessened-
Look herer' said Phil. DO you re-
member that great pine stump tou
know we spoke about the shape OF II.
Lon remembered it. 1t marked the
very point at which they had hrst
turned to leave the woods Ihey were
lust where they had started
They dropped down then with a COM
mon impulse of CONSERVATION:
I'VE hadn't any business to come mere
What did we know about these Woous'
anyhow" said Phil
Perhaps the Gibsons VIII SEND some
body to look for us
No: for they don't know We're mere.
We didn't tell them where we were go
ing: we didn't know ourselves
ITS getting dark" said Lon.
Yes. / guess we'll have to stay here
all night
And what will we do in the morn
ing? If we couldn't find our way out
today we can't tomorrow.