The Washington times., 1910-03-29

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4 m with agreeable anticipation.
! IF In a few hours she was sure
that she should see her father
! Payton had said that ne could reach
Pettytown in an hour and a half. and
that probaly two or three hours would
suffice for the repairs. Allowing an hour
and half for the return, they ought
( 10 be at the lodge not long after noon.
/ II would only be necessary for her 10
/ pass the forenoon as pleasantly as pos
sible. and what better beginning could
/ there be than another trip on the
water?
! After her successful experiment under
/ Payton's tutelage, Miss Grayman felt
| that she could paddle the canoe we'll
| enough. and. accordingly. after they
| had enjoyed for an hour the scene from
( the veranda, she and Susan embarked.
/ Mrs. Williams ran down to the land
| lng, offering TO take the paddle. or
I 10 send for Indian John, but Miss
/ Grayman declined all assistance
When they had entered the inlet, and
were out Of view Of the lodge, Miss
Grayman turned "a the shore, and
/ they dlsembarkeC j.. a delightful little
cove, Oyerhung with pendulous branches
| beside ar enormous, liChen-Covered
rock, which She had noticed and ad-
mired during thei- former trip. Here
they SAT- down on ohe sweet-scented
moss and chattei.
I'D like 10 know where Pettytown
is, said Miss Gray-msn. Il never heard
Of the place before. II II had only been
familiar name I might have guessed
whereabouts We are ! suppose II is
some little bdCkwoOds town. CommO-
dore Brown said he could go there in an
hour and a half. and I suppose that
means that II is at least 80 miles
awav."
Maybe II was the town u,e sau, ves-
terday.' suggested Susan
Yes 7 thought Of that, but that
was farther away And even II that
were the place. It wouldn't help any,
I. for I don't know In what part of the
world Pettytown is"
Good lordy, Miss Helen. We can't be
IN son some foreign country. can we?"
OF course not We're somewhere In
New York State. I think. and I am stilI
Inclined 70 believe that it Is the AdirOn-
daCks. But what's the use OF guessing
We shall know I'm few hours. Let's
take stroll. there seems to be a kind
Of path here. perhaps we shall disc1v-
eT something interesting"
But II might have been made by
the bear said Susan in alarm.
"Oh, I'm not much afraid Of bears.
Commodore Brown said that they were
not dangerous. Indeed. I'd really like
10 see one. The bears in the geological
gardens never interested me, but here
it's diferent-here where they live. And
just think. we may see deerl Come
on. and don't be afraid. I'll go ahead
Suddenly. as they entered a little in
tervale where the ground was more
solid, curious noise drew their startled
eyes 10 a huge animal. which stood 70
Garding them Its height seemed pro
digiOus and its huge. long nOsed head
was crowned with enormous horns. It's
eyes slared as II stamped iercely with
its fore foot
I believe its a moose" whispered
Miss Grayman, and I've heard that
they are dangerous"
Thie one certainly looked dangerous.
and fhe girls were petrihed with fear
as il advanced few steps toward them
They stood fast, simply because they
were unable % move muscle. The
animal STAMPED savag geiy again eIared
parently char ging its mind, turned and
tTOtted aW Wkw2rdly away, until II had
disappeared in the forest.
oh, do let's go back" said Susan.
shivering with fright. What an awful
beast"
But Miss Grayman's courage had re-
turned with the disappearance Of the
danger, and she insisted upon pushinr,
ahead little farther
Look, There yonder are some beau
tiful red flowers" she said, and I must
have them. Don't you see these ami
mails are not dangerous, after all?
Come, and We'll turn back as soon as
/ get the flowers"
When they reached the spot that she
had indicated they saw ahead another
comparatively open place, and imme-
What in the world does that mean, l
wonder"
Il don't see anything" said Susan,
still trembling rs II another beast2"
Beast. No. you goose, But don't
you see that somebody has been dig
Etng here? And there's a Pickax; at
least, that's what I think they call it"
She pointed to a spot under a great
hemlOck where the ground had been
turned up The work was either very
fresh. or unfinished. and, as she had
said. a pickax leaned against the trunk
I'VE must see what II is said Miss
Grayman, her curiosity singularly
awakened
But ar this moment. a cracking in the |
bushes sounded behind them. Greatly !
startled, they stopped in their tracks and !
looked fearfully around. Nothing was
in sight, but the sounds became louder |
and nearer.
"Oh good Lordl'' cried Susan. nearly |
sinking to the ground That terrible |
beast has been circling round, and is
going to run At us again.
Miss Grayman felt her courage also !
ooZe away, and she became almost as
weak with terror as Susan was. They |
could only fix their eyes in the direction !
Of the sounds; and in another minute. TO |
their surprise. but partial relief. Indian !
John appeared, running after them and |
waving his hands as If in warning.
Co" he exclaimed in cultural !
voice, and with a look that was by no |
means TeasSuring. Must not come |
here Big bears here, Eat you
But we have seen no bears" said I
Miss GTaymdn. recovering her self
'and Commodore Brown said /
that they were not dangerous. But I
we've seen a moose, / believe"
Yes, moose bad, too. and bears-both /
much bad. Some bears not bad, but I
u.
As he spoke, he laid his brown hand 4