The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-03-09

one morning he took Sketc hing block
and pencil and went forth on the trail
OF Ellis. who had been gone hours be-
fore hot Oh the track Of brown bear
which had invaded their storehouse
the night before.
Roderick paused to rest on the fallen
trunk of q giant beech when his
startled glance took In a scene that he
never forgot
Beyond him in small clearing car
peted with a soft drift Of newly fallen
snow there stood girl and a deer.
quite unconscious of his presence 1t
was evident that each had emerged
from the woods on opposite sides of
the clearing and were now poised In
startled contemplation Of each other.
The girl. small and slender and
graceful. wore a long red cape that
enveloped her like the cloak of Little
Red Riding Hood of nursery tales. and
over her fair hair was drawn q red
hood. framing the pale oval Of her
lovely young face. out of which shone
eyes as shy and brown as those of the
deer which stood in an attitude Of pitt
able fright
So they stood for a whole minute
while Roderick transferred their heads
to his block with quick. sure strokes of
his crayon. Then he thrust both IN
his pocket and made sharp sound
with his lips. Instantly the animal
turned about and leaped into the forest
from whence it had come. while the
girl leaned against tree. one little
hand against her palpitating bosom.
staring at ROderick.
"You were frightened-there was no
cause for alarm-but 1t was no doubt
startling to come face to face with
such a wild creature" he said. talking
rather volubly to enable her to recover
herself. How is it that you are alone
and so far from the settlement? Are
you not afraidY' asked Roderick Gu.
riously.
Indeed. no." she said in surprised
tone. Il know every inch of these
woods, but | don't know all the deni
zens thereof Now | can add another
to my acquaintances." She smiled in
SuCu q AIICuuly way tAdS AsOASk HN0
took the compliment to himself.
Thank you" ne said courteOusly.
II am proud to be received by the lady
Of the forest
She blushed beautifully and bit the
red curve Of her lip thoughtfully. Real
ly it seems such rude thing to say,
but l didn't mean you. sir. l meant
the deer was new acquaintance"
Roderick Redeemed as he laughed at
his own confusion. Serves me right"
he said emphatically. for being such
a conceited jackanapes If can be Of
no further service to you l may as
we'll get along after Ellis"
"Oh, do you know Mr. Ellis?" she
| asked. lis he hereY'
Hes staying In Anjou for the hunt.
ing. I'm with him. My names Wake
| ly-Roderick Wakely."
''Then you're the painter. Mr.. Ellis
has often mentioned your name to US.
He always comes over to the lodge to
see father and me. We have a camp
| away back here Tell Mr.. Ellis we
shall be glad to see him and his friend
| too" She smiled back over her shout
der and disappeared. while Roderick
whirled about and tramped back to
the cabin. forgetting everything save
| was at hand.
After that the weeks few rapidly
while Rodireck worked on his picture.
tramped the woods hoping for a
| glimpse Of Katherine behring's red
cloak or joined Ellis in his trips after
brown bear and deer. Many evenings
they spent at the lodge with Colonel
| Deering and his daughter while the
great fire blazed on the hearth and
threw Pickering shadows over their
faces.
AS the spring came on ROderick's
engagement to Edith Penlow seemed
| to fade into a dull background that he
| had called life-before he had met
| Katharine Deering and fallen In love
| with her sweetness and shy simplicity.
Edith's letters had grown fewer un-
| til they ceased altogether. Then one
morning there came letter that fell
! into his life like a bombshell of un-
| pleasantness.
81 am tired Of New York" she wrote
rather petulantly. 80 il you are ready
| to go to Paris l shall prepare to be
married in June. Aunt Bee has given
up the trip for this year"
| In his perplexity Roderick laid the
| case before Dick Ellis. The latter
gnawed his pipestem savagely and
looked at Roderick through narrowed
lids.
you're all over it. eh. Rodr he
asked bluntly.
'Tm ashamed to say am" nodded
| the other 81 didn't know | was such
q cad"
you're not. only neither Of you Is In
! love with the other. OF course It's
Edith Penlow" His voice lowered.
YES"
"She doesn't care a rap for you
! never did! She's in love with me.
NJ ,o< rod old