The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1899-03-30

and wound delightfully."- between sylvan
giants and underground, that looked
like one might find huclIleberries or
late flowers, or something.
Madame and the active girls con-
Guided to enjoy walk. and started on
promising If they found any bar" to
drive them back in gunshot. Half an
hour later the procession started. Turn
ing curve, a mile on, the captain in
advance halted and summoned counsel
to decide on the signs X,sible in the
sand. Broad tracks otrfterated the
shoe marks. and We're decided by the
authorities to be those of a very large
bear accompanied by cub and year
ling. Somebody said, "They're running
yet, If they saw the bear that made
these tracks," and they duickSned
speed to overtake the walking party.
Before coming in sight, their merry
voices proved that they had no severe
fright. and on reaching them it was
found that the animals must have
passed between them ard the train.
They did not care to get far from the
guns afterward, but it would have
been perfectly safe, for that neglected
opportunity was the only chance to get
the bear meat promised before start
ing.
On. till they passed through the beau
tiful forest on the Payette, as yet I'M
touched by the woodman's AK, and
came out on the shore OF the lake.
Out into its edge they drove, over
glistening white sand that scarcely
showed a track where they passed over
It. through a Maids garden thickset
with lovely pink flowers.
A high point, crowned with the l1ing
of pine trees, ran sharply ont into the
water. the tents were stretched on the
grassy slope. that fell away, and be-
low a sun-kissed beach ext snded far
along between shadowy fores. and sun
kissed wave.
Camp made, the small boys begged to
go for canoe they had passed perhaps
G. mile below. May, whose health had
given months of anxiety must needs
go too. They did not believe it be-
longed to anybody, and if it did he
would find it on the same beach, and
they were not big enough to injure it if
they tried and so forth and so on,
till leave was given. They set forth
with many cautions-"Don't get too
tired; 'if you have to rest. sit where
the sun has warmed and dried the
SAND; "be sure not to ret your feet
wet" etc.
Presently, appears May with broth
ers calmly approaching Waist-deep in
the water
me canoe was so nice ana dry ana
the boys said if I would get in they
would pun it up so we could come back
together, and all at once II was full of
water ara then my rect We're wet any
way ana II was easier waking IN me
water with my wet clothes, so we did
come together ana haven't even
sneezed.
"A speedy change or apparel and
not draught were called into repuisi-
Ion ara s'e u'u not sneeze then or
therealter' put was free OF tha lag from
,hnt tiiIe on.
me oluer people hshea ana banned
anu tne cniiureh piayeu IN the lake;
Whlle the last one walked in till he
los1 ms always insecure Footing and
slil'piy sat tnere' ne was tired, com
ins ou1 10 nave ms wet ciothing
stre'chsu over d. pough WINE ne was
nrFayeu IN some 1reshly-dried after a
'iEe performances
one Gay tne captain was looking for
,ns Wlte. NOBODY had seen her for
hours. PRESENTLY he cane up to the
.no.her want to show you a sight"
nesitating obviously for the word to
aescrlpe 1t.
is II sight for gods and menu" was
the laughing question.
NO he replied, theoretically, "a |
slght TO make dog laugh to see our
pa lat woman (madame was plump
una ia'r ana rather more than 400 stand |
put tnere and forget everything but a
nshhook for this length of time I
guess ia better go out and bring her
~ loI rear she won't think to come
.ersel' ana ne started to the mo-
lonless figure far out in the water
wei she said, when he reached
'er, III IS very well you. came; I was
iettlng TO feel uncertain whether it
vas the waves or 7 that had started
oward the shore, and am glad of help
o get m
Every evening the wind on the Lake
lows toward their encanpment and
ne waves peat on that beach like
immature tide on the seashore. The
water for few wards is shallow. rapid
Y deepening till like so many noun
am lakes Is said to be bottom1ess in
ne center. Those who have visited
Ay tney nave az all events never sue
cue IN touching bottom the truth
icing that, perhaps, q strong under
ut,ent carries the lire DOWN stream {