The citizen., 1901-08-09

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Johnson was distinguished by two
points from other persons He was an
mvetcrate smoker of Il most fantastic
pipe ana was a highly successful noun
taneer lie was supposed To know the
Alps far better than any native guide
ami was proud both of his pipe and his
reputation as a climber. He believed that
again and again he found his way to
peaks which never before had been trod-
den by man. and it upset him a little one
day when he thought he had the whole
Of a wide. wild mountain to himself, 10
find that Il pretty girl was standing on
the bank Of a stream at which he had
arrived
want To get across" the girl said.
However did you get here:" he asked.
lie showed his astonishmcnt at her pres
cnce by taking his pipe from his mouth
and holding the end of the stem about
two inches from his lips.
The girl plunged into a hurried ex-
PLANTATION.
"lon know the hotel in the valley?"
She asked breathlc~sly. I'm STAYING
thcrc with my people. This morning |
'''N'' ''''.''l ''4L'' ltil'S 't'lbN lilt mo-
tel ana crossed the stream by the bridge
ana came mp this side | thought |
should find soma way back across the
stream but I've come all this way, miles
l#St thy hotel, without finding any way
II :" back TO the bridge. | shall he very
late. and they'll all be anxious. but if
could sPt across Ecre | think | might be
pack before they miss mo.
Niie looked h.m up and down. rs though
n'aSutn% ms strength She then drew
H'r sum nSar' togeth'r as though TO
snow thTt she would not he n very heavy
"urd'h. johnson pr2teSSed to know
n''HihS oI women nut hr clearly saw
''''' >he was ASKING nm to carry her
"el'>S 'u' stream ana me- leIt mat 1t
"'UI' h' 'h''r'leh not to comply with her
relI'Nl
~ you '"'''" Sh' >.ld' making up
~. ,''' 'l'' i'>iI WIN .,I. Il SIl'll''
'F'"lH,I' 1 Will ne answered.
All nv l"' I'lN Pi,e e'cN ln'' ms month";
'Il'' .tIHI lhe Elfl IN ms arms he cross
~ VIZ ii'' 70 Ne ''i'r SIDE Jumping
t''"i r'''e 20 r''h'' ne sucked hard at
WIS i,, i., . so,ll'''l4E ,o o@Iane.nS himself
"'n 1r'at P1HS oi smoke ana When n"
,a,,,, Wv, -,,t , uoMi, ,1;i on 'he o'''r ''nk she
''..r,''t W., anu ou,lAe,''
,...'ii, ..'.'"N 'ou' sue So'' between her
''I.'N
II. -. ai'"'o ! We nan GhoNgd ana hilhd-
~ "l''''7'%yp' put l h"u 20 Keep
my P'Fe III my Houth' IL Is 700 iaTSe 10
P"' " III! Po'NPIs'
Nv y, '''t " luiIS IT9N'HS ,inhG II Is.
'"IN'u Hh' d uVa'" iiead'
,,ii,. iiE : l@lluyu lnF PIPE % her 'hat she
i"i-"' TNa"'Ile II, ne was always pleas
~ n"Ne ms PlPG a''Ii'rcd ana ne IN
'Ii''o,S I'l' 'iie lo' po"i To any one
~" a"""'" 'h' 'e"sI interest III MS
'ul tn's tili,e ne lorsot
.I ~" ,''''" nv ','H SUM" at '"e plpe anu
l' vs. M i"'p "i'-'is whose
~ >'i' ""S A"' :" 'hi'N - ms anu II SUR
''ou nm 10 near 'I'e eiri scream ana TO
so I''' uF"P th' PIPe' ne darteu Ior-
", Ma.'l .' ana caught 'he p'pe before II reach-
ga ,.ie ET"ulu'
'I'"l scout, ne crled. You might
i''' ~ " "noNel It.
~ Eou iii'Snt i''Ne tolu NE II was
~ 1io''
!. u"'eu 'ne P'pe lovingly oetWeeh
us ..dI l''iIiS' ~. -,
VII III so sorry he sad. forgot,
e. Gu .l''''Ni'iI. "P9'os'ze'
n' aV'ep'su ms aPo,ogieS ana then
s''u[N I Io"n ny the PACK OF the stream
~ li' n9'''' ""ll' ne went up over
sPur oI tne mountain TO ms deSuhatlon'
"i,l'm was dls,ah' village
= 5;,', it,,Ip more lnah Two years later and
one 0lSi,ial autumn evening when thick.
SuchE urlZ%le was IaiihS' Johnson stood
o, ,ile curo IN inc cl'y ana nerceiy smok-
'' ms reulaTk"ple pipe lie had been
N",N'HE "'lSAl!' nu' haa suduehiy stop
peu uhuecldeu Where or now 10 spend
ms evening lie would be certain he
knew, OF warm welcome at some
iflehd IN faraWay suburb. Indeed he
,iau peeh asked TO iook III mere tonight II
ne could hul ne haa no Wlsh 10 90 Tar "a
SuVh hlglt as ti!lS' ana ne was halt de
clueu 10 dIlie at ms club. lie had nor,
however IuIE ilade up MS ihlhd What l"
40 "heh ne heard some one can hlm by
HaI.e.
~, Johnson Johnson
lie looked Nlp' startled: y hanson mad
stopped Just opposite to him. ana a large,
ihldqle aged man leaned out of it.
Low 90 YOU do' johnson! 2 asked She
man ahahy.
Johnson ana not remember ever having
seen nm before, but there seemed very
niue dpuht that the man knew HIM. So,
thinking that his name would soon come
back to hls memory he said he was very
wei.
Dong anything tonight" the man
asked.
NO said johnson.
Come and dine with me at my club"