Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-18

the station" 1t was Mrs. Hearne VINO
spoke to her little daughter Lucy.
They were going to the city-apGouie Gtoi
fifteen miles distant from their little
toWn-to spend the day with Mrs:
Hearne's sister, Mrs. Brown, VINO liVeu
there And Mrs. Browns son Ned
15-year-old lad, had promised Lucy
great time.
"All right, mamma" cried Lucy run
ming upstairs to get her little Wilst
bag which she had forgotten to bring
down with her "Ill be ready in less
time than 1t takes to count fifty" so
saving the little girl was off like
flash and back into the sitting room
again before her mother had quite mn,
ished with locking up the doors and
securing the windows. Papa anu
brother will have luncheon and dinner
at grandmamma's," explained MRS:
Hearne. "And now, dearie, we're OF.
The ride to the station was deignt-
full one, and Lucy was just as happy
as she could be making plans for the
day in the great bustling city where
she did not get to go very often during
the term of school. But as this was
Saturday, and Mrs. Hearne had not
paid her sister a visit for some time
She had decided to go while the wealth
er was fine and give Lucy the pleasure
of q visit to the zoo.
Mrs. Brown and Ned were at the sta
ton to meet MIS-. Hearne and Lucy,
Ned taking care of the lugg; e and
of Lucy. Here" he said laughingly TO
his little country cousin as he teas
ingly called Lucy, have to keep an
eye on you or you'll be taken up for
a wild girl"
Lucy was much amazed at her big
cousin Ned's Jokes and retaliated as
best she could, but being only years
old she could not hope to hold her
own" with such wiseacre as Ned
After luncheon Ned took Lucy to the
zoo. while their mothers went shop
ping. The zoo was about a mile from
the city limits d Was very COM
plete one, acres and acres being COW
cred by animal houses and pens.
Lucy had visited the zoo once when
she was little tot OF years, put hao
not been there since. So the visit heio
much interest for : or. Long she anu
her cousin Ned remained in front OF
the monkey house, Lucy laughing and
laughing till her sides ached at the
funny antics of the queer little animals
Then they visited the lions, the tigers,
the wolverines, the buffalo, The camels,
thu elephants nd the deer. but the
bears were left till the last as they
were kept at a place some distance
from the other animals, being penned
on a sort of wooded cliff that aboundedi
in boulders and YES, rGtural as Well
as artificial.
Now, cousin, suppose we nave some
ice cream to make us cool wh1le we
rest a bit, suggested Ned ieauing a,;,ins
Lucy to little feIresnineht paNiaoii
near at hand.
T,ucy was glad enough to enjoy both
the ice cream and the rest, and in
few minutes she and Ned were seated
at little table on broad Veranda
overlooking the grounds of the zoo: AS
fhev sat chatting and eating Ned
llad hV voice famlllar TO
him. and turning about he saw two
young friends from the city.
s'Why, hello, Frank and Toni he
called out "Wait a minute and I'll
come down to the path" Then excuslng
himself from Lucy for few minutes,
Ned Joined hsi friends on the big path
leading toward the gate. I'll be back
after a little. cousin" he explained to
Iuck "And you just rest and watch
the crowds while I'm away. want TO
talk to Frank and Tom about our boat
ing club"
After Ned was gone Lucy decided to
wander about the grounds in the Vicln-
itv of the refreshment pavilion, think
ING that she would not forget to keep
an eve on the spot where Ned had left
her. SO that she might join him the min
ute he reappeared. But the crowds, the
MANY new features of the zoo hitherto
unseen by Lucy, carried her on and on
that she was out of sght of the spot
on the veranda where she and Ned had
eaten such lovely Ice cream she found
herself in a shady nook bordering upon
a rock strewn clin.
Pausing, Lucy looked about her, at
first feeling no apprehensions. Then,
NOT seeing the refreshment pavilion
anvwhere about, she became little
frightened, thinking that she might
have some difficulty in reaching there
before Ned's return. And If he should
get hack first and find her gone he
would at once rush off in search of her.
"Oh, ! came only a little yay," Lucy
reassured herself, turning about and
walking as fast as she could in the very
wrong direction, though she thought
she was retracing her steps. Mercy, I
had no idea l had come SO far!' she
exclaimed after about nve minutes
rapid walking
Then of a sudden she came to verS.
thick wood, where the paths grew dim
rner and grass grown. 'What, don