The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-01-03

snow bank, though they were far be
low the snow line on the mountain side
they were climbing.
well, here he camp" announced
Mrs. Yellett. What Mary had taken
for bank of snow was huge can
vas covered wagon. Several dogs ran
down to greet the blackboard, barking
shadowy group. huge of stature, max
ing Its way down the mountain path.
And here's all the children come to
meet teacher" Mrs. Yelletts tone
was tenderly maternal, as IL it was
something of feat for the children to
walk down the mountain path to meet
their teacher. But Mary. straining her
eyes to catch glimpse of her little
pupils, could discover nothing but a
group OF persons that seemed to be
the sole survivors of some titanic race
Not one among them but seemed to
have reached the high water mark of
six feet Was IL an optical illusion, II
hallucinatlon born of the wonderful
starlight or were they as huge az they
v
the girls as IL they had wandered out
of the first chapters of Genesis. Their
mother introduced them They all had
huge, warm, perspirlng hands, with
grips like bears. Mary looked about
for a house into which she could escape
TO gather her scattered faculties, but
the starlight, yellow and luminous. re-
vealed none. There was the huge Gov
cred wagon that she had taken for a
snow bank. there was small tent.
there were two li2ht wagons. there
were dogs innumcrable. but there was
no sign Of house
what do you think Of itr'' inquired
Mrs. Yellett smilingly, anticipating
favorable answer
ITS almost too beautiful to leave"
Mary innocentiy supposed that Mrs.
Yellett referred TO the starlit land
scape. but I'm so tired, Mrs. Yellett.
and 50 glad TO get to real home at
last, that I'm going to ask If you
will not show me the way TO the house
so that may go to bed right away"
This apparently reasonable request
was greeted by fine chorus of titanic
laughter from Mary's pupils. Mrs.
Yellett waved her hand over the sur.
rounding landscape In comprehensive
gesture.
Amt all this large enough for your"
she asked gayly.
you mean the mountains? They're
wonderful. Butt really think I'd like
to go In the house,
81 shore hope you amt figgern' on
goin' into no house. cause there amt
no house to go into" She laughed
merrily, as IL the idea of such an effete
luxury ms house were amusing. "This
yere family amt ever had house; IT
camps
Mary gasped. The real meaning OF
words no longer had the power OF max
ing an impression on her. If Mrs. Vel
lett had announced that they were in
tie ...t OF sleeping in the moon 1t
wo,,ii not Lave surprised her.
III you are tired an want to go to
bed you can shuck off an lie down any
time. Ben. Jack Ned, go an set with
paw in the tent while the gov'ment
gets ready for bed. Cacta an Glen,
you help me with them quilts
Mary stood helpless in the wilderness
while quilts and pillows were fetched
somewhere from the adjacent scenery,
and Mrs. Yellett asked her, with the
gravity Of Pullman porter interrogat-
ing passenger as to the location Of
head and foot. II she liked to sleep
light or dark" She chose dark" at
random, hating to display her igno-
rance OF the alternatives, with the hap
py result tfat her bed was made up to
leeward of the great sheep wagon in
nice little corner Of the state of Wyo-
ming. Mary was gr@efnl that she had
chosen dark.