The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-02


+ everything on the car seemed inter-
ested In Fathers vacation, and. when
me IRAN moved OF at ANre tehtr~,
itaNlHs our gypsy party standing on
me plafoFh' every p9cE mead was OUT
~ the "ihdoW enc everybody hama
was waving
John and Eniuaus were for goins
straight up Rear Mountain, but Faith
rr said. NO we may reach Bear
Mountain before we get through II II
comes Our way, hui Just now Hello"
Father was shouting to conductor.
VIII your car take as out into the
country %
s\Vhaf country p" 3e,,,a,,ded the co,,
du,tor.
a.,
ANY country that grows trees
fhe conductor chuckled All
aboard, then. he shouted
i All aboard II was and such a da,-
as goIIeVedf N{ith tba horn % -
conductor II suitable mac f@r p,.nst,s
ms was soon f6nnd tatbe, I,1ot,
notatoes and apoIes of fn,,,s, H.
bows hmm a tr. AND Hatr., ,rt ~,
the fr1.inu-pau
.4uy,,.,
"'' ~" e'i''s =" 't9 asAsd
! Apples. SAID Mother Il don't
want To- run the RISK or bringing the
IfAInS- pan Way up here Tor nothing"
Now Il dinner of baked potatoes and
/ friend apples. to say nothing OF douga-
nuts and cheese g. top of with. isn't
tad dinner, particularly II you're a
boy and it's Octuber, and there ara
chestnut trees over your head apo
Wild grapes someW here about, ami a
lot of little furry Things st.4dding
through tho leaves Such a contfn
nous performance az all these. offered
for the afternoon would turn most
anything MO a feast
Better tban all though. was the ste-
/ Hghtfui feeling OF uncertainty atot1,
everything Where were they going
next " ere they going +, 1la,n ~.
the woods ali night And v'her.
MoulQ they be Hkefv f., 60, ~, ma ,nor,,
ing 1t was =, use to ask Farner
Tor he didn't kHuu. III. sand ~ tha,.
got through supper before it VAS ,oo
dark to see tu pick up their things
they might take a car going north ann
fiud II fArnIhou4e sonpyy hero and ,,3,t
Hp for the ptght.
sSt-tA-tirf~ tv t-t4,,.,-- r4l4-5,,
and the next morning the1 hirea .
team If the farmer au4 started ~
ia the direction If Eear Mountain i,
Il b..fF
alI{lr Hteh ,nnnsb FatIer IA ~
tpteht reach tbn tnn AMI .bs, MGR,
not. It4t th.v vau}dn't hurry
They certainly, a,ar.t h.4.r,. 10
fore the dav was over the old horse
rnauavaa ia IAarn mi, ,,.a,-s ard
stopped every time a partrtdoa ,yhtr,-
u! ~ q l,Iue b.az .s.er.,a med Abnn. 80
o'clock thav unhft,shtd the bn,sl -
fed MIN and mnthar s,t IN, ~ 49,.
they sat round for nm hnnr ~. w.
and roasted ,hestn,tts ,h.r=tbay otart,
ed an again Nyhan no. ,,sl',n ,fsr,,tt
|thrar.onarters ma no n,s.unt.,t,, 49,,
'conc,uda1 i, pftsh t.rt f5r ~ -,
as IT Wofrl4 ~ nreffv, ,,oy3 ~, tr,t, =
.,1-oa ,nla Car 49,. -.
Tor co5rs,. ,o,,, 49, 80 800 '"s,iaf'
zee one. We DOM want ~ sn,n .,, ~
chances
John never forgot that nigh, a,
Boar Mountain liz aidn,t ,,'e.,n
e., a., aTt..0 nm 49, 49,. -, -
when yof',e sp,.nt a ,yh,ia aat ~
+ ing a mountain Aimee, &c co.,, ,.,
his head touched tha nine naadIos t f'
VAS dreaming ~ s.a;,e a h.a,, ~
ing down tne mountain stds IN *
F middle ~ no ,,is,t, e,,,,s,ht,, -,
enaa rim A., 49, Va ,outa.'S. 80
where ne vas THO nipht VS. ND
las ink apd So ati1 ~ ,u,, -. -,
y Was, nor a AZ liLa ~ s,,a -
noisy citv fohn was usnd ~ ~ ~,
a ninutn John k,nt oi,i,t .,,a 1tsto',
, Whv couldn't he hes~ hts fa+hor 80
mother breathing he wondered \,a,,,
and ,hen ha r@'nd boar ~ 80
sat.n,,.teg .hs. eaf.4, <,,,s,a-~z. cai~ta,,
or AM where w.re his father an9
mother? An at once Johna heart re-
gan ia beat terribly. snmsthing u,as
! rarptry, trhnra ms a r,,st1inr e. "a
leaves and n cautious stan cor,fns
nearer, and naarsr
'Fatherf" cried John. "fath.r,,.
what Is il DEAR II was his
mothat's vutce an calm and naaoar,,i
as If they AN we're in their beds a,
home
where's father" WHISPERED Jobn
Something's fomfnrl"
IT'S only vour father Holm. ,a
went down to see TO the horse do