Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-10-31

Each one Of the young men greatly de-
sired to arrange matters SO that he
could pay her millinery bills and fix
the furnace and have her do away with
the Scwel part of her name forever
Those who could stay only week OF
two went away limiting at pistols and
blighted hearts. But Compton stayed
| like the mountains themselves, for he
could afford 1t. And Gaines stayed be
cause he was fighter and wasn't
afraid OF millionaires' sons. and we'll
he adOred the country.
What do you think, Miss Nary
he said once. IL knew duffcr in New
York who claimed to like 1t in the sum
mer time; said you could keep cooler
there than you could in the woods.
Wasn't he an awfully silly? | don't
think l could breathe on Broadway
after the 1st of June
Mamma was thinking of going back
week after next" said Miss Mary.
with lovely frown.
But when you think of it," said
Gaines, there are lots of jolly places
In town in the summer. The roof
gardens, you know. and the-cr-the
roof gardens"
Deepest blue was the lake that day.
the day when they had the mock tour
nament, and the men rode clumsy farm
horses around in a glade in the woods
and caught curtain rings on the end of
a lance. Such fun.
Cool and dry as the finest wine came
tho hraot tb Of tho shoJovp6 c forest Tho
valley below was Il vision seen through
nm opal haze. 4 white mist from hid
den falls blurred the green of hands
breath of treetops halfway down the
gorge. Youth made merry hand in
hand with young summer Nothing on
Broadway like that.
The villagers gathered to see the city
folks pursue their mad drollery. The
woods rang with the laughter of pixies
and naiads and sprtes. Gaines caught
most of the rings. His was the privi-
lege to crown the queen of the tour
nament He was the cOnqucring knight
as far as the rings went. On his arm
he wore a white scarf. Compton wore
light blue She had declared her pref
erence for blue but she wore white
that day.
Gaines looked about for the queen to
crown her. He heard her merry laugh,
as If from the clouds. She had slipped
away and climbed Chimney rock, lit
tie granite bluff. and stood there. a
white fairy among the laurcls. fifty
feet above their heads.
Instantly he and Compton accepted
the implied challenge. The bluff was
easily mounted at the rear. but the
front offered small hold to hand or
foot Each man quickly selected his
route and began to climb. a crevice.
n bush, a slight projection, vine,
tree branch-all of these were aids
that counted III the race. 1t WAS all
foolery-thcre was no stake-but there
was youth in 1t, cross reader. and light
hearts and something else that Miss
Clay writes so charmin@ly about.
Gaines gave a great tug at the root
OF laurel and pulled himself to Miss
Mary'S feet. On his arm he carried the
wreath of roses, and while the villagers
and summer boarders screamed and
applauded below he placed it on the
queens brow.
you are a gallant knight" said Miss
Mary.
If could be your true knight al
ways" began Gaines but Miss Mary
laughed him dumb, for Compton Scram-
bled over the edge of the rock one min
ute behind time.
What a twilight that was when they
drove back to the hotel! The opal of
the valley turned slowly to purple; the
dark woods framed the lake as mir
ror; the tonic air stirred the very soul
In one; the first pale stars came out
over the mountain tops. where yet
faint glow of
81 beg your pardon, Mr. Gaines" said
Adkins.
The man who believed New York to
be the finest summer resort in the
world opened his eyes and kicked over
the mucilage bottle on his desk.
II believe | was asleep" he said.
ITS the heat" said Adkins ITS
something awful in the city these
Nonsense" said the other. The city
beats the country ten to one in sum-