Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-07-27

their knees the two young men took
hold of hands and proceeded to slow
Iy grope their way through the inlzy
darkness. Wet leaves slapped them
in the face and sharp branches cut
them as they Numbered through the
underbrush, but anything was re-
lief after the swamp. Presently the
big bulk of building doomed up be-
fore them.
''Thank Heaven" gasped Elliott,
''here's a farmhouse. Now We'll get
lantern
Their approach to the house was
greeted by terrific growls, and the
sound of a running dog. Fortunately
tall board fence was convenient and
! they clambered to its top. Then they
proceeded to call for help. After yell
ing for several minutes an upper win
dow was raised and man leaned out.
eff you drunken wretches don't clear
out I'll shoot" he yelled. ''I've been
bothered enough by people from the
lake"
80 mister" called the despairing
Elliott, eve only want to borrow Ian
tern. We're lost and can't find our
way. Well pay you for it"
After talk of several minutes, dur
ing which the dog made several vicious
charges on the fence, the farmer final
ly came down and plodded across to
the fence with a farm lantern in his
hand. Even then he was doubtful. He
called the dog and kept it close at his
heels until he had carefully inspected
the young men on the fence. Then he
laughed.
pretty wet looking kids" he said.
ellie down, Rover. Amt you ashamed
of yourself? What you been doin'?
Tryin' to ketch frogs? If I give you
the lantern will you run straight
home?"
Wet and wobegone Edwards and FL
lott were beyond the reach of an in
suit. They borrowed the lantern at
the farmers own terms and started
again on their trip to the hotel. It
was five o'clock in the morning when
they got there. Old "Tom" had got
worried at their absence and had
rowed across the lake to the log cabin
shortly after midnight. There he-was
told that they had started to row
home. Close by he had found the
! empty sl1iff where they had beached it.
Naturally he had come to the conclu>
sion that they had been tipped over
in midlake. He had rowed back and
aroused the hotel. Steam was up in
tie little steam launch when they got
back to the hotel, and several parties
were already out searching.
Fortunately there was an early train
for the city that morning. Edwards
and Elliott took it. They did not even
wait for breakfast. Fortunately they
had enough money left to pay their
bill and bus fare. Return tickets
they were wise enough to bring with
them.-Chicago Tribune.
Noble Caterers.
Nobody will grudge the Gunter fam
Ey its baronetcy-or nobody but an in
CRATE. Readers of the "Reminiscences"
of Georgiana, Lady Bloomfield, may
remember certain anecdotes which in
dictate that in more exclusive days than
ours a certain section of society found
it difficult to be taken down to supper
by the caterer who supplied it. Of
course little awkwardnesse might
easily occur. a guest might, for in
stance, confide to fellow guest dis
content with the champagne or the ice
pudding, which, if the fellow guest
happened to be a Gunter, might. be
painfully personal. But then, few peo-
pie do complain of what Gunter pro
vides, and everybody whom his ices
have cooled will leave frigidity behind
to congratulate Gunter on his admis-
sion to the Order of the Bloody Hand.
The original Gunter was fond of sport
: and welcomed in the hunting field.
? But on one occasion he was run away
= with and carromed against Lord Alvan-
| ley, the wit. He apologized: MY
chestnut is so hot, my lord" ''Ice him,
5 Gunter, ice himi" cried Lord Alvanley.
7 But the story may now be in one re-
spect like the horse.-London Chron-
! icle.