La Junta tribune., 1908-02-15
The End Of
The Trail.
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Al last Helen bad riarted. The rest
Of the family after seeing b.r on
Opened tl-Ir comfortable cottage At
The shore and awaited developments.
They expected the worst 70 bappeu.
for Helen. their ienaieriy and punciil-
/ k,usiy reared daughter. bad broken
away from domestic restrain, and put
into action an incoinpreh~n. Idle i'm
pulse 10 spend her vacation In the
back woSis Of Maine
/ "A reckless and decidedly unlady.
} Ike procedure. Mr.. Wright charsc-
( terixed II.
| Mn. Wright expressed her dissp-
prevail more t~ntstiveiy.
Wont there he very rough men
there. HeI~nf
.'Nonsens~. moti,er.' was Heien's
emphatic reply. Only really nice men
| 20 on To the woods men who love nsh-
| ing and hunting and beautiful scenery
and-and tbing~ Ike that But We
girls shau't have anything TO do with
the raen anyway We're going to have
camp by ourselves, you know. and
| 60 on an long trips with the ruides."
with the gnides.' Kasped Mrs.
wrigat Have you lost all sense OF
proprie y. Helenf''
| Guides. mother dear explained
| Helen good naturedly. are nothing but
trees as men walking They haven't
the least idea who's trailing on be-
hind them Men. women or children
| tt1. LII ~
"A theory more ingenious than con
| vInrinx," remarked her father soto
so.~.
A week elapsed tefore any word
came from Helen. II took the form Of
a postal and ran as follows:
This 4. a heavenly place. Been on
on several day trips Have n guAran-
teei indigenous. danger proof guide.
Very handsome, though, and fairly In
teiiigent for ~ooisman. Start today
on four or nv. days jaunt over the
mountains. Don't worry ah"ut me.
Never MAS happier In my life
In spite Of the bu"ynnt ehe-rfulne.-
of H~len's message Mr.. Wright looked
worried. and his little wife shook her
head dubiousiy.
I'D give anything 10 see her this
minute she sighed. but = merciful
Prov idence spared her the shock Of IL.
for at the actual moment OF her moth
er's s.ilcitu.Ie Helen. her immaculate
khaki skirt i-.drngxei and mud stain
ed. her stylish buck.kins dlscolored
and cak.d with bog soil. her sunburned
face smears.l with fly lotion was sitting
beside u spring In the woods hungrily
dcvouring luncheon ot FNrk. sand
wiches and doughnuts. InSdentally.
/ too. she WAS a,imlrinx the picturesque
attitude OF the gnki. as he stirred the
coffee bubbiing merriiy In tin pail
suspended on an improrised crane over
| a fire Of brushwnod As he fiiled Tin
cup with the hot, fragrant beverage
and passed II TO her the sleeve Of his
flannel shirt slipped back slightly. and
/ Helen WAS amazed at the whiteness of
| his arm In contrast with the copper
colored wrists and hands. She almost
voiced her surprise. but checked her
self In time 10 spare him embsrrass
ment
| As the days went on Helen utilized
every opportunity TO learn what
thoughts lay behind this mans AS
sumed mask OF self effacenient, for
even n woodsman. she argued. must
have ambitions and some powers OF
nngination. That he was tender
hearted she discovered Inadvertently
She would never forget the thrill she
had felt when one morning as they
were padding silently aud rh ythm.csi
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and the guide at the steru. he bad
| whispered suddenly: There's deer
Sit perfectly still"
| Nearer and nearer the unconscious
little creature they stole until sudden
! ly he raised his head. his whole body
| tent with alertness. and stood looking
at them curiouSiy Then. with a snort
OF fear. he leaI-ei into the bushes and
disappeared through the cracking un'
dcrbrush into the forest. For n mo
| ment no one spoke. Then Helen turn
ed suddenly around. almost oyerturn-
| Ing the canoe In her eagerness.
DO men shoot those exquisite crea-
! tures:" she asked looking at the guile
with wide. incredulous eyes.
Some do" he answered laconicaily-
I'D rather put my arms around them
| myself
| Helen breathed deep sigh of relief
and took up the paddle again She WAS
unaware that after this the danger
proof guide" the while his keen EYES
scanned the river on either side for
teiltale sway Of the bushes. watched
with no less infentness the graceful
swing OF her rounded white arms. Nor
did she gness that the contrary wind
against which they were Struggling
seemed TO him special favor. as u
blew back her wnvy hair. in color sS18-
gestiye Of the bright tawny coat Of
deer. but far more iustrous.
On the day set to turn back on the