Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-12-04

SItd 10 arrange matters so that he
could pay her millinery bills and TX
the furnace and have her do away with
the Sewell part Of her name forever
Those WHO could stag only week or
two went away limiting at pistols and
blighscd hearts. But Compton stayed
Ike the mountains themselves. for he
could AFFORD Ii. And Gaines stayed be-
cause he was fighter and wasn't
afraid Of milllonaires' sons. and we'll
he adorcd the country.
What do you think, Miss Mary? ?"
he said once. Il knew a duffer In New
York who claimed 10 like II 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 could breathe on Broadway
after the LIST 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
I in town In the summer The roof
gardens. You know. and the-er-the
roof gardens"
v.
the day when they had the mock tour.
nament. and the men rode clumsy farm |
horses around in glade In the woods |
and caught curtain rings ON the end of |
lance. Such fun
Cool and dry as the finest wine came
the breath Of the Swallowed forest The
valley below was a vision seen through
an opal haze. A 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 s
and naiads and sprites. Gaines caught
most OF the rings. His was the privi- ,
lege to crown the queen of the tour
nament. He was the conquering knight
las far as the rings went. On his arm I
be wore white scarf. Compton wore 7
light blue. She had declared her pref i
erence for blue. but she wore white C
that day. :,
Gaines looked about for the queen to =
crown her He heard her merry laugh, :.
as If from the clouds. She had slipped u
away and climbed Chimney rock. lit q
lie granite bluff. and stood there. n
white fairy among the laurels, fifty
Get above their heads. u
Instantly he and Compton accepted ii
he implied challenge The bluff was n,
asily mounted at the rear but the
ront offered small hold to hand or -
DOT Each man quickly selected his
QUITE and began to climb. crevice, IN
bush, slight projection. a vine,
rec branch-all of these were aids
hat counted IN the race 1t was all
was no stake-but there =,
Tas youth in it. cross reader. and light
carts and something else that Miss
lay writes so charmingly about
Gaines gave a great tug at the root pr
laurel and pulled himself to Miss be
Iary's feet. On his arm he carried the CO
reath of roses. and while the villagers in
nd summer boarders screamed and Of
Dplauded below he placed it on the al;
Ieen's brow. p'
You are gallant knight" said Miss OF
airy. 10
IL COulu De your true KNIGHT al VIZ
avs" began Gaines. but Miss Mary the
ughed him dumb. for Compton scram-
ed over the edge of the rock one min ra,
e behind time. hv
What a twilight that was when they NJ.
owe back to the hotell The opal of IN
e valley turned slowly TO purple: the
rk woods framed the lake as a mir LIN
:; the tonic air stirred the very soul ize'
one; the first pale stars came out ing
err the mountain tops. where yet a hur
mt glow Of Sta
II
| beg your pardon. Mr. Gaines" said han
kins. -
he man who believed New York to
the finest summer resort in the
rid opened his eyes and kicked over
mucilage bottle on his desk. nov
II believe | was asleep" he said.
It's the heat" said Adkins Its
lething awful in the city these Est
\OnSenseW said the other "The CITY No