Charlevoix county herald., 1906-06-09
T" from Sunset"

"Oh, this Is grandi" exclaimed George
Casey a.. as he paused for few moments g
about him the mountains lay in tumbled
heaps, farther away. the foothills sloped
gracefully downward, and still farther
camp he could see the old trail that
stretched away to the westward. He was
new 70 these scenes; having recently come
TO wyoming from his home in Boston, and
he was drinking in the atmosphere OF the
new life 20 the fullest.
"Y-a-s," drawled the girl as she overtook
her companion; but I'm thinkin' as how
purity late, an we're some twelve miles
from town: We can't much more than git
"'Two'bits," said George, tauntingly, st
born and raised in this country, and you're
scared about being out in the hills after
dark. Now, I'm tenderfoot,. and yet l
wouldn't be afraid to wander all over these
hills from now until morning"
George Casey was indeed a "tenderfoot,"
but this. was not the worst Of his failings.
given everything he wished. and had ruled
his fathers house to suit himself. That
he was the most important portion of the
family ne ala not for os moment doubt
should share that opinion with regard 10
him. When he found that he. was 10 spend
the summer In Wyoming looking after some
mining interests he determined that of all
there that here was one tenderfoot that was
not so tender after all. The few friends
Cold Springs, had soon tired Of his lordly
ways and the only one who cared to accom-
pany him on his various journeys over the
hills was as TTS;I6hitts d who followed him
Nobody, could tell where Two-bits got, her
name. She was, rough, uncouth girl of
fourteen years, born IN, IN the wilds and true
and swarthy features told of Indian
Blood fact of which she was proud.
No two characters could possibly have
Casey and Two-bits. She had always been
accustomed to assocating with roughly
dressed, brown-featured, bow-legged cow
boys, who treated her like one of their own
for the amusement of the gang. An admir-
alton had been awakened In her for this
smooth-shaven. well dressed, polite young
gentleman who had come from the land
of which she had heard such wonderful
stories. She had dreamed of such indiyld-
uals but had never seen one before lie
appreciated the fact that she admired him,
and since no one else in that immediate
vicinity seemed to share the feeling, he
gladly allowed her the monopoly of 1t.
So the two had formed sort of social
system all their own, with just two classes
Nav" she drawled, 81 amt no coward.
neither. But l tell you; we cant go o PACK
1 We Eof to Ee s Som Straight back
Springs, an It's a good four hours walk.
Mebbe yer don't know tibet them there hills
Jest above the camp has got fire all under
'em. They Is great big cracks thar, tibet is
60 warm yer can hardly bear yer hand in
Am. Mebbe yer wouldn't like ter fall down
one of 'em inter the fire"
"Ho. no, ho" laughed the tenderfoot;
such ghost story. Now Miss" he added.
do you see that big pile of rocks yonder?
Well, that's the highest place there Is
around here, and I'm going to go there
'Huhp' muttered Two-blts. Yer kent
neither. I" A while back yer thought this
was the highest-her yer are, an thet's the
highest. It'll be the same way when yer
git thar; the highest will be just beyond. ]
tell yer, It's time to go home"
go home, then, II you want to, and are
afraid. x'm going on. 1t isn't more than
mile farther"
"It's all of five miles!" she declared: but
the master started along, and the faithful
slave followed obediently. If he were
going, there was nothing for 1t but that
she must accompany him. They trudgeod
along In silence for half an hour, and still
the peak seemed as far away as ever
"Confound it!' said George, at last, ''if
We had not stopped so long to talk about 1t,
we could have been there before this. /
suppose it's too late to go any farther"
Had Two-bits been more cultured ana
learned, il is likely she would have said
"I told you So" But she only turned as