The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-10-08
THE RESULTS WERE PRoPITlous
BY cIarissa Mackie
Copyright. 1910, by American Press
Association.)

QOWeu noStelry percneu on the eastern
mountain
Dick Fancher lifted a pair of field
glasses to his eyes and scanned the
tiny objects emerging from the bus.
"Girls. girls. everywhere. and not a
man in sight," he misquoted complain
ingly.
Lester Pennington leaned back in his
chair and yawned widely; then. as If
suddenly reminded of something Inn
portant he jumped up and found a
seat on the railing.
"Did you see the masculine young
woman that came with the Bowker
party?" he asked. with animation.
They nodded assent.
"Say," he went on, "tell me why a
good looking girl will get herself up to
look like half baked dude? Did you
| note the dinky panama hat, the stiff
| collar and four-in-hand tie, the white
shirt waist and black cutaway coat?
Who could make love to girl of that
sortY'
II couldn't" said Dick bluntly. "I'm
fond of fluffy ruffly, lacy sorts Of
girls"
! $50 I've observed" chuckled Billy
! Satterly. knocking his pipe against the
| railing.
"You haven't expressed your opinion
| of the mannish young woman. Billy"
suggested Pennington.
MAILS in. Are you chaps going up
| after our share?" asked Satterly ir-
relevantly.
"Going after our own letters; then
| we shall sit on the piazza with the
Bowker girls. Come up and get your
own mail, you lazy beggar." Penning.
ton poked Billy suggestively as he saun
tered past "Come on. Dick. Perhaps
we can ring in game of tennis. Sc
long, Billy boy"
! ''Great Scott, it's hot here. Il believe
I'll climb up to the peak where the
/ wind must be blowing some miles Q
minute" Billy pulled his hat dowr
over his eyes and set forth on the
narrow trail that wriggled up the
mountain.
4 The wind was increasing. and thu
pines and cedars rustled and whisper
ed noisily. All the wild scents of pint
and hemlock and trailing sassafras ant
other more elusive odors assailed hi'
nostrils as he climbed upward. stop
ping now and then to rest and gaz'
over the view that widened below Al
he went on. The long afternoon wal
before him, and he outlined vaguel.
delightful period of repose on the pea,
with nothing above him but the tende
blue sky and the 6eecy white cloud
sailing along toward the south.
'.If none of those giggly girls iron
the hotel break in on me ought t
have bully old time," painted Sat
terly as he toiled up the last stee
ascent.
He crammed his hat down farthe
over his eyes in defense against til
gale that was blowing up here. Brat
, ing himself against the wind. he turne
, to look down into the valley belo,
when he became aware that he wa
not alone on the peak.
= Near him, and apparently Oblivion
to his presence, was slender, boyis
figure, whose black cloth skirts whiI
ping back In the wind accentuated tn
masculine appearance Of what prove
to be girl. "and mighty pretty gil
at that" thought Satterly as he locke
at her.
Thh was the girl who had arrive
with the Bowkers-the one Pennini
ton had been making all sorts of as
nine remarks about. Billy maneuvere
himself into her range of vision an
barred his head.
"Stfish gale" he remarked plea
antly.
The girl swept him with contempt
GUS eyes from which all the softnei
had fed and bowed her head so vel
slightly that Billy admitted It wou
have been better II she had made I
sign Of recognition whatever.
His brow darkened under the bri
of his hat; then he pulled the hat Q
again and stood bareheaded In Il
wind He would make her speak,
vowed
"Stifish gale" he said again.
No reply this time. The girl hi
dropped her hat and framed her ey
3 with her hands. looking intently at t
y figures like mannikins dotted abo
the hotel grounds below.
T. "Stiffish gale" repeated Billy obs
nately. still looking ut her.
She made no reply to this origin
remark. but the young man thoug
he detected CULVER Of the sensiti
mouth
"SHfish gale.' he yelled angrily. jr
as the gale took her light hat al
swept IT with stinging force agar
his face Il told you It was stiff
= gale" he added rebukingIy as be he
the hat toward her.
"The hands came down. and the 81
eyes CLEANED mirthfully upon him
she took the hat.
THANK you" she said demurely.
"Then you're alive. after al
brenthed Billy reiievedly. .you ws
sn silent thought you west petrif
with amazement or admiration
SOL ething. you know"
Il was petriHed-wifh surprise Il
Il Won shouId uddrpaa mo nj ,,lf :" uafd ,