The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-07
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UiAit .icfEl thNN III lutuNtF camp
Miss Margaret storms Of 81. Louis
was the daughter OF an owner Of lnm.
Der property IN Wisconsin. She was
city born and bred aud bad never been
IN a Wild country III her life. But one
winter she took It into her head to 20
with her father to his lumber prop
erty, and, although he told her that
the people were very rough and she
would not like to be among them, she
was possessed with desire 70 go, and
she did.
From the moment Of her arrival she
seemed to delight Ia the wild woods
and showed no disinclination for the
rude lumber folk she met there She
was eager to 90 about and IN order to
be able to travel on the surface Of the
snow asked for some one to teach her
to walk In snowshoes. A guide named
Jim Hogan, tall strapping son of
the woods, was recommended to her
as an expert snOwshoe and skee
teacher. Jim had physical beauty
enough to captivate dozen women.
He had a profusion OF curly black
hair, large brown eyes. an oval face.
shaved except for a dropping mus
tache, and the figure Of an Apollo
Belvedere He was perfectly fearless
and thoroughly versed IN woodcraft
But here the guides qualifications
rs a lady killer ceased He could
read and write. but If he had ever
read anything he had no ability to
impart # to others. He had little fan
cy for women and was rather annoy
ed at their attentions. Indeed. he kept
himself as much as possible away
from the settlements to avoid them.
Strange as 1t may appear, Miss
storms. who had been educated IN the
best schools, came under the spell Of
this ignorant woodsman. But It should
not appear so improbable when we re-
member that the early kings Of Eng
land could neither read nor write. True,
their queens we're just as ignorant,
but there is ample evidence that they
loved their husbands. At any rate,
the lumber capitalists daughter, skim
ming over the snow with her teacher,
became bewitched. Possibly she pos
sessed an emotional nature. Possibly
her fancy was fred By seeing bis
graceful ngure threading its way be-
fore her through the interminable
woods. Be the cause what It may,
she came to feel that life would be q
wretched existence without her Ho-
gan.
II happened that the daughter OF the
storekeaper OF the camp found more
favor in Hogap's eyes than Miss
Storms. This girl, Anna Woodson
was also city girl, but not Of the
class OF Miss. Storms. Perhaps the
fact that she was nearer Hogan's Level
gave her his preference He had be-
come aware that Miss Storms was In
fatuated with him and that Miss
Woodson really loved him. He did
not break with either, fearing trouble
with her be discarded. BE dIsliked
especially to break with Miss Storms,
for her father was paying him q hand
some sum each week for bis daugh.
ter's instruction.
One day Miss storms was driving
in her fathers buggy when she over
took Jim Hogan and Miss Woodsor
walking side By side. Influenced By
a sudden impulse. induced by Jealousy
Miss Storms as she passed the couple
gave her rival q cut with her whip
leaving a red welt on her cheek.
There was no opportunity to resen
the Insult then and there, for in a mo
ment Miss Storms was beyond reach
Miss Woodson burned FOR an opportu
nifty to get her fingers In Miss storms
hair and so expressed herself to MI
Hogan. Terrified at being the cans
Of fracas between the two women
he told her that II she attacked be
rival he would leave the camp ans
neither girl would hear from hin
again
Miss Woodson. fearing that be would
keep his word. yet not being able t
restrain her thirst for revenge, chos'
middle course she secretly sent
challenge to Miss Storms to fight
duel. The feelings that induced thi
city girl who had been carefully rear
ed to fight duel with another girl 4
lumber camp cannot be analysed
Was It the influence OF the wild way
among which she had faIleng Was
hate for her rival2 Was It return I
the brute Instincts which some seien
lists aver were once common with u
ali? Whatever the motives, the cha
lenge was accepted.
Unfortunately seconds were neces
sary. Indeed. some one was needed I
bear the challenge. The bearer toll
DER most Intimate friend. who Ia tur
toId her most intimate friend Til
Included two Intimate friends, beside
the principals, who knew Of the a
fafr. But Ak each intimate friend na
ene Or more intimate friends within
few hours after the challenge ha
passed tie coming duel was known 9
NIL over tile camp.
Hogan aed
one Of Mr. storms managing me
Informed him Of the situation. an
when the next train left Miss storm
was on It.
A few years later Miss storms ma
he'd q professor of Greek literature
5ne Of the universities. She took
fancy to 20 on her wedding trip
her fathers lumber camp. While thel
she brlbed a lnmberman 70 walk e
man tor whom she had been within
10 unsex herself and risk her life pa
he cabin occupied by herself and b.