Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-01

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 off-hve strong-down
the section road" towards a 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 ak 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 hinted that they might
happen upon an old Indian fort where
human bones would be stacked In piles,
rotttng in the damp shade of the dark
forest. Peg rather hoped to come upon
treasure box filed 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 brave light In his eye, de-
clared that he wouldn't be surprised If
they should find themselves within q
jungle filled with tigers, panthers and
lions. Not that anyone had ever heard
OF such beasts Of prey roaming those
woods; but Fred did not stand in need
of hearsay. He had wonderful imagina-
ton from which he could draw at mo-
ment's warning. Sim and Tom, the other
TWO boys OF the sturdy five, had an idea
tnat 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 linesl.
And SO they passed the time as they
trudged along the narrow, dusty country
road leading towards the darkly-looming
forest which held-as they fancied-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 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 wagon road, dim from |
want of frequent use and Uttered with
dead leaves and fallen twigs and branch I,
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
made by a pen knife trimming |
down 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 lions 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, a
look of mystery in his eye. Always IN
the deep. shady forest there's been rob- |