The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-10-16

we found yesterday" he announced to
White.
20, yes" chuckled White. wonder
fully attractive brook, isn't it, You
didn't notice that young woman from
Judge Vantine's camp rowing over II
that direction. l suppose
She did?" inquired Mason in appar-
ent surprise, Strengthening up from
the task OF depositing fish basket and
paddles il his canoe.
&c, no. OF course she didn't, ana Oh
course you wouldn't have PLANNED 10
explore your creek if you had seen her.
Still" sarcastic&lly, 4 wouldn't let
that spoil days sport. I'd go right
along If / We're you. IL you happen TO
run across her she won't nouce you
She never has, and you've tried IL on
long enough"
%, shut up. White, sad mason, tes-
tily. IF ] really wanted TO meet Inc
girl there's nothing 10 prevent my
jumping into a boat and rowing over
TO Nantine's, is there? The Judge Is an
old friend of fathers, and he'd intro
duce me in a minute.
.'Gf course in that case she couldn
help herself" observed White, aggra-
vatingly Bat l didn't mean to stir
Up your injured feelings. suppose IL
is a sore subject with yoa.
Look herer' cried Mason. anGrily, If
that girl has really gone over TO
Cherock I'll row her home, just to show
you fellows"
Bet you SO you won't" said White,
sententiously. raising himself on his
elbow. 4
Done" responded the other as he
pushed off from the landing, I'm row
around this side of the island SO that
you can see"
There was just light ripple on the
water and Just faint breath of cool
summer fragrance coming down from
Graves mountain as Rod Mason drove
his canoe across the lake in the dlrec-
ton of Cherock creek, which was
reached through a tangled maze of
deadwood. The exercise brought
glow of color into his handsome face
and dissipated the mental annoyance
caused by his recent conversation
i ought not to have been so hasty,
he reflected. But now I'm in for 1t. /
suppose I've got 70 see it through, that
is. if / can. If l don't III never near
the last of it. / wonder what she Is
like, anyway"
1t was perhaps an hour later that
Miss Elizabeth, or. as the was known
10 her intimate friends, BeSs Elliot tan
cied she heard a slight noise as OF
something moving through the bushes
on the higher bank of the stream above
the snot where she stood. She glanced
one of the squirrels or other woods
creatures that are always stirring and
turned her attention once more TO the
task of persuading the trout from
th.. pool beside which she was stand
ing.
The spot was one TO which Miss Eliz-
abeth came frequently, as much for its
natural beauty as for the good fishing
is usually afforded. 1t was an idyLic
forest glade. The little mountain brook
which. further up. -idled along under
dense alders, or tumbled riotously over
piled up powders, here left. its hgher
level and slipped noiSeleSsly down a
smooth slide some twenty rect IN
length. between borders Of messy rock,
10 ioin the pool below. The steady flow
of the waters, for centuries, perhaps,
had worn away the borders OF the pool
itself to perfect smoothness, and had
given il the appearance of a big ma
tural basin. Ancient trees ieaned
above the water-hole from all sides,
making a bower through whlcn otiiy
a glance could he caught OF the
canopied blue sky above. The scene
needed only a touch of human life to
make it perfect. and this requirement
was abundantly satisfied by Miss EilZ-
abeth herself. as she stood on round
topped rock, sending her flies skimmlns
ever the surface of the pool With the
graceful movement of the skilled ang-
Ter AS she stepped from one point &c
another with the freedom impaired by
high boots and & short outing skirt
she seemed d sprightly, self-containeo
girl. who would be likely to hold hel
own at any outdoor sport, or in the
more subtle contests of the drawing
room. Her costume of dark blue suit
ed the surroundings, and set off to ad-
vantage the somewhat unruly mass OF
he rrl1 fnTriSi
hat. The front brim of the hat, turned
down 20 shade her wide gray eyes. gave
me oval face a piquant look, and sug-
sested that Miss Elizabeth was jolly
person, as well as q very decided one.
She had just drawn quarter-pound
trout from the depths of the pool and
deposited him in the fish basket slung
across her shoulders. when suddenly
the peaceful quiet of the scene was
broken.
There was the caclle of a swapping
branch above, a sudden exclamation
and before Miss Elizabeth's astonished
gaze a young man came flying down
the long slide with anything but a
graceful or dignified appearance His
arms and legs were wildly brandishing
his cap was gone, and the FISH basket
trailing behind him was spilling its
cargo along the way. One hand still
srasped the fly rod and on the end OF
The line, describing q wonderful circle
in the air. was a fine big trout.
IT all happened so quickly that Miss
Elizabeth was able TO take in DO more
shan these details before the wild
descent of the unexpected intruder end.
I'd in the pool while the trout inter
cepted in his flight, was left hanging
from a projecting limb, and making
vigorous fiops in a fruitless endeaVor L
be free.
Miss Elliot did not scream. although
she was decidedly startled. She merely
cast aside her rod and peered anXiously
into the pool for the temperance OF j
head. It popped up in a moment. rather
wet and bedraggled. and its owner af-
ter a preliminary gasp and a loob
about, started slowly for the shore.
Cant 1 help you?" yentured Miss
Elliot Can you get out?"
I'm all right answered the head, as
cOmposedly as possible under the cir
cumstanees. What became of the
trout
He's up there" responded the lady
pointing TO the limb from which tht
red-spotted captive was still swinging
The head turned slowly in the direc-
ton indicated, and the expression of the
face Frightened visibly as the proper
tious of the fish We're observed. The
pleased look was succeeded Immediate
~ by one Of anxiety as the trout made
an unusually lively flop that threatened
70 release him.
do you think you could get him
down2" inquired the immersed one. as
he prepared to resume his shoreward
course. 1T would be a shame to lose
him"
"Oh, yes. certainly" replied Elizabeth
from the bank, If you are quite sure
that You can get out alone -