Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1910-04-21

attention than the others, and this
was lucky for Mr.. Kennel. There
were those who could vouch for him
in all things, and then there was the
landslip in his favor. He may have
wondered why he was not introduced
to the aunt, but if so he kept his
thoughts to himself He may have
been piqued that whenever the said
aunt was around Miss Clara and
young Bakerfield were very chummy,
but being a gentleman he had to
pocket his feelings.
The month was almost up. and he
and the girl were sauntering over the
path where the landslip occurred
when she suddenly asked:
"Mr. Kennel. why do landslips &C.
cur?"
ut is generally the result of wet
weather." was the reply. THE rains
wash the dirt away from in front of a
great bowlder. and in rolling down 1t
carries things before it. Again. the
fall Of tree on the mountainside
starts Slip"
Gould a man bring about a land
slip?" ~
why. yes-a little one"
Zone big enough to scare a wom-
am"
Il could guarantee that" laughed
the young man. is there any woman
in particular you want to scare?"
"N-o-o-o. II just want my aunt to
see landslip-a little one. and to
be little bit scared. Then she can
appreciate how scared l was that day.
"She must be rescued?" queried Mr..
Kennel with sober face.
Mercy, yes! / wouldn't have her
buried under a landslip for anything"
And when will she be walking
along this path?"
After dinner this evening" shall
be with her, but having escaped one
landslip / am not afraid of another.
In fact. my dear aunt may be quite a
distance ahead of me on the path If
slip takes place. and If someone res
cues her"
There was no more said on the
subject. That's the way up in the
Berkshires. Two people get to talk
ing on very interesting matter and
then suddenly stop. and an outsider
is left hanging in the air. Toward
evening Mr.. Kennel and a man with
crowbar might have been seen walk
ing along that same. path together.
They were going to dig woodchuck
out of his hole. They found the hole
on the side of hill. and after some
talk on the habits of the chuck" re-
turned to the hotel.
1t was in the cleaning that Miss
Clara and her aunt wandered up the
winding path to reach a spot called
Crows Nest and get view of the
valley. They never reached it. They
were only half way there when stones
and dirt began to rattle down. and a
tree or two fell. and some one came
rushing down the path and picked the
aunt up like a bag OF potatoes and
hustled her to safety. At first she
was very angry at the way she was
mussed up, but when she came to I'M
derstand that that landslip might have
carried her five miles down into
Squaw valley and left her wreck, she
tude was expressed in tears. sobs and
words. and in her perturbation she let
Miss Clara introduce her preserver
by name without wondering how and
when the girl became acquainted with
him.
And Mr.. Bakerfleld saw us come
this way and never followed on to
rescue you!" said the deceiver, as the
trio walked back to the hotel together
mo. he didn't, and shall give him
the cut direct after this"
1t was six weeks later when Mr.
Kennel called at the professors house
in the city. Both ladies received him
warmly. and landslips and other Berk-
shire things were the subject of con-
versation. When the young man had
departed the aunt was busy with her
thoughts for while, and then said.
CLARA. why did MIR. Kennel ask
when your father would be in?"
"He wanted to ask his CONSENT"
was the brazen reply.
But do you pretend to say-say-"
Yes. of course. have loved him
from the moment he rescued you from
that landslip. You dear old thing. but
don't you suppose know what graft
tude is as well as you dol"
And when the professor was asked
the momentous question he replied:
"Um! uni" But 1t was enough.
llxtn h.