The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-25

look for danger.
 Yep, wouldn't wonder if we'll have plenty of use of them guns before we've been in the woods an hour" agreed Peg, another sturdy little man of the party of adventurers
 Then they set oif-hve strong-down the ''section road" towards q long line of grey-blue in the distance. This line of grey-blue was the edge of an extensive forest which had not known the wood mans ax and was still in a charmingly wild state, abounding with small game and birds of almost every kind, and whose winding creek was full of fish. Many hunters went deep Into the great woods every year, hunters that were big, bold, and fearless. Of course these hunters were men. not boys like Fred and his party.
 As the party of five sturdy little chaps made their rapidly increasing footprints in the deep white dust of the road many were the strange surmises voiced by them Shorty hlnted that they might happen upon an old Indian fort where human bones would be stacked In piles, rotting in the damp shade of the dark forest. Peg rather hoped to come upon a treasure box filled with gold hidden in the bottom of the creek He expected to come upon this rare discovery by stump Ing his toe against the corner of the metal box while he should be in swimming Fred with a brave light In his eye, de- clared that he wouldn't be surprised if they should find themselves within Jungle filled with tigers, partners and Hons. Not that anyone had ever heard or such beasts of prey roaming those woods; but Fred did not stand in need or hearsay. He had n wonderful imagina- ton from which he could draw at a mo- ments warning. Sim and Tom, the other two boys of the sturdy five, had m idea that deep within that forbidding forest there dwelt tribe of dwarfs But they declared they would not be afraid of such Insignificant beings as dwarfs. (Sim- and Tom were twin brothers and always thought along the same llnes).
 Ana so they passed the time as they trudged along the narrow, dusty country road leading towards the darky-looming forest which held-as they fanced-so many strange adventures and dangerous experiences for them. And every little while Fred, remembering his mothers warning not to overdo themselves by walking too far without resting. would call the party to n halt, ordering them to sit on the roadside and rest.
 About ten o'clock the party of adven- turers and explorers reached the forest They followed n wagon road, dim from want of frequent use and Uttered with dead leaves and fallen twigs and branch es, till they had penetrated to some dis tance. But to their astonishment the trees were so sparse in patches as to admit the sun. And here and there were signs of recent human feet and hands. for the tracks of shoes-adult size-and bits of whittlings made by pen knife trimming down q bit of elder stick told the adven- turers that other human beings from civilization were there also.
 Bet there's an exploring party some where about here," said Fred. Maybe they are out trapping Hons and tigers.'
 ''Or hunting for Indian bones and an old fort suggested Shorty, resting his gun from his shoulder
 "Who can tell but what they're in search of buried treasurer said Peg, look of mystery in his eye. Always In the deep, shady forest there's been rob