Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-09-01

and the girl were sauntering ore the
path where the landslip occurred
when she suddenly asked:
mr.. Kennel, why do landsiips &C.
cur?"
1T 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 IT
carries things before it. Again, the
fall Of a tree on the mountainside
starts a slip"
Gould a man bring about a land
slip?"
why. yes-a little one,
One big enough TO scare a won
an?"
II could guarantee that" laughed
the young man. rs there any woman
in particular you want to scare?-
"N-o-o-o. III Just wan my aunt TO
see a landslip-a little ona and TO
be a little bit scared. Then she a
appreciate how scared / was that day.
She doesn't think 1t vas a bit awful"
she must be rescued?" Querie4 Mr.
Kennel, with sober face.
Mercy, yesi | wouldn't have her
buried under a landsIip for anything"
And when will she be walking
along this path!-
After dinner this evening / shall
be with her. but having escaped o
landslip l am not afraid Of another.
In fact. my dear aunt may be quite a
distance ahead Of me on the path II
a slip takes place. and If someone 9 8
cues her"
There was no more said On he
subject That's the way up n the
Berkshires. Two people get TO talk
ing on a very interesting matter and
then suddenly stop. and IN outsider
is left hanging 10 the air. Toward
evening Mr.. Kennel and q man with
a crowbar might have been seen walk
ing along that sams path together.
They we're going to dig q woodchnck
put Of his hole. They found the hole
on the side Of q hill. and after some
talk on the habits Of the chuck re
turned to the hotel.
II was In the cleaning that Miss
Clara and her aunt wandered up the
winding path TO reach a spot called
Crows Nest and get a view Of the
valley. They never reached H. They
we're only half way there when stones
and dirt began 30 rattle down, and q
tree OF 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 % IN
derstand that that landslip might have
carried her Ave miles down into
squaw valley and left her q wreck. she
came down handsomely. Her gFaft
tude was expressed in tears sobs and
words. and in her perturbation she let
Miss Clara introduce her ~pfeserver
by name without wondering how and
when the girl became acquainted With
him.
And Mr. BakerBetd saw Us come
this way and never followed o. 10
neseus you" said the deceiveR as the
trio walked back 30 the hotel toeethee
mo. he didn't and ! shall gfVe him
the cut direct after this"
II was six weeks later when MT.
Kennel called at the professors house.
in the city. Both ladies received him
warmly. and landslips and other BerAN
shire things were the subject q coz
versation. When tbe young man bad
departed the aunt was busy with her
thoughts for a while. and then sid:
CLARA why did Mr. Kennel asa
when your father would be tn7~
"He wanted TO ask HIS oouDeuu-
was the braEen reply.
But DO you pretend 30 say@G~
yes. Of course. have loved hhm
from the moment he rescued you from
that AudeIlp. Yon dear old thing. bot
don't you suppose / know Whist srad-
tude is as wen as you do"
And when the professor was asied
the momentous question he replied;
aTrmf TTmT" But "A was enough.