Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-08-01
CHAPTER XVII.
THE HURRICANE.

DdCh 1TOn tnc DTcukIaSC IuDle ana
bit the end from a cigar. Morton"
he said, as he finished the last Of
his coffee, "those venison chops
were fine. Nature must have hest
tated long while before she de-
cided whether to make you finan-
cier or cook. / am not sure that
she did not make a mistake. Come
on, Hammond, you cannot find out
where we are by studying that map.
Let's get busy"
II do not care to be officious," said
Sidney, but wish some of you
gentlemen would give our committee
your assistance for q day or two.
The work have in mind properly
belongs to the housekeeping COM
mittee anyway. The park as we
call it, is our game and fruit gre
serve. In an hour any one can shoot
grouse, quail, pheasants, or deer, and
can pick all the bananas we need.
The trouble is to get there, and to
bring back these table Injuries. The
trail along the brook is almost inn
passable. Two men with axes can
put it in good shape in a day. I
would like to explore the east shore
of the island with Mr.. Kent. Mr..
Rockwell, you are President of tho
Social Island Colony. I suggest
that you detail members to do this
work on the trail"
Certainly" answered the mag
nate. "Mr. Morton and I will put
the trail in good shape. Mr.. Car
mody is working on his plans for a
boat, and will not need assistance
for n day or two. How far is it
from here to the 'park""
about mile, i should say" said
Sidney. Follow the brook until
you come to the reservoir. / would
take gun along. You may meet
one OF Mr.. Kent's painter friends"
This being settled, Sidney prepared
to stars across the bay. Mr.. Vim
cent expressed wish to help on
the work Of exploration, and 1t was
decided that matters conld be ex-
pedited BY forming two PARTIES
one to explore the coast north Of
the gateway Of the bay, and the
other to work along the south shore.
1t was therefore agreed that Mr..
Pence and Mr.. Vincent should take
the south shore and Mr.. Hammond
and Mr.. Kent the north shore. Mr..
Pence protested vigorously against
doing any more exploring, but Mr..
Kent cut him short and reminded
him that he was under>mfIitary dis
cipIine.
I'm cases like this" he said, ut is
always customary to shoot those.
who disobey orders. i Have always
been your friend, Pence, IS you
know, but If the chairman of the
committee on exploration ordered
me to shoot you'll woulds do it with
cheerful promptness."
Mr.. Kent examined his rife criti-
aaIly and looked serious. ME-. Pence
said he was only joking, and would
be- glad to go. Each member of the
expedition provided himself with
luncheon, and att eight o'clork they
not en- board the raft and padded
across the bay. The sum wgs not
WRITE and shone through a. peculiar
saffrUn haze. The" air was motion
less. It was decided that Pence and
Vincent should be- landed first, and
that Hammond and Kent should re-
t.urp for them with the raft not
later than five o'clock In the after
noon. All were provided with RI
fies and ammuni Hon.
They se~n reached the sfUree at
il,os,,t where it W.. ,possiblAS t%~c>os1e
the rocks overlooking rilH ocean,,
Mr.. Pence and Mr.. Vincaut Deft the'
raft and it vas agreedl that theys
shonld return ut about five o'clock;
They climbedi the rocks and disap,
peared in the forest. Sidney an$
Mr. Kent pushed away from shora
and headed the raft for the inlet
There we've no clouds In the sky
hut the SUI. was alm0st obscured. -
golden haze. They noted an an-
usual number of hisds flying past,
seemingly coming in from the ocean.
There was, not q breath OF air sair-
ring.
II believe a storm is brewing"
said Sidney.
cit is not IN sight yet" replied his
comparison, as he speared. ineftect-
ually at a passing fish. II am going
to come oat here Tomorrow and
catch some Of these fellows. / won
der what We can use fos. bait?"
"TAe brook Is fun IL minnows,"
said Sidney. II noticed 2 dip net
among the things in the storerooms,
Grubs. worms. or almost anything
viii do for bait"
Eve might try mosquitoes" SRin
Mr.. Kent. "some Of them are hzge
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