Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-09-13
CHAPTER XVIII.
TAKING A pIcruRE.

III AZ En- ~ III
TAKING PICTURE.
HAVE been thinking" said
Freckles. ~ believe II you
will leave one OF the guards
- on the ine-say Habitat !
will begin on the swamp at the north
end and lay It of In sections and try
to hunt out the marked trees sup
pose they are all marked something
like that FIRST maple on the line was.
WessneK mentioned another good one
not so far from that. He said 1t was
best OF all. I'd be having the swelled
head IL could find that. or course |
don't know a thing about the trees. but
could hunt for the marks Jack was
SO good at II be could tell some of
them by the mark. but all he wanted to
take that we've got on to so far have
just had deep chip cut out rather low
down and where the bushes were thick
over IT, believe could be finding
some OF them"
Good headw said Mclean I'VE will
do that You may begin as soon as
you are rested. And about things you
came across in the swamp Freckles
the most trlfllng little thing that you
think the Bird Woman would want.
take your wheel and go after her at
any time. I'll leave two men on the
line, so that you will have one on
either SIDE and you can come and 20
as you please. Have you stopped to
think OF all We owe her. my boy7"
'Yis: and the angel-we owe her a
lot. too" said Freckles. 81 owe her me /
life and honor. It's lying awake nights
III have to be trying to think how
I'm ever to pay her up"
"Well. begin with the NUT" sug-
gested Mclean THAT should be fine"
Freckles told Mclean OF Mrs. Dun
cans desire for hat like the an
gels. He hesitated little I'm the tell
ng and kept sharp watch on Nc
Leans face. When he saw the boss
Eyes were full OF sympathy he loved
him anew. for. MS ever. Mclean was
luick to understand Instead of
aughing be said: Il guess you'll have
70 let me In on that TOO. You mustn't
be- selfish. you know III tell you
what wen do Get II for Christmas.
III be home then. and we can send a
'ox. You get the hat. I'll add a dress
nd wrap You get Duncan hat
nd gloves IN send BIN II big over
oat, aud wen put In lot of little
tun for the babies"
THAT would be away too serious
or fun.' said Freckles THAT would
q heavenly
A week later everything at the Linn
erlost was precisely as Il had been
efore the tragedy. except the case
! Freckles' room now rested on the 7
lump OF the newly feIled tree Il
nough OF the vines were left 10 cover =
prettily. and every vestige of the ,
avoc of few days before was gone :
he new guards We're patrolllng the
ail. Freckles was roughly laying of :"
le swamp in sections and searching
VI marked trees In that time he had =
'und one deeply Clipped and the chip =
replaced and tackled In. Ii :,
-omised to be quite rare. SO be was =.
Ihilant. He also found 50 many sub
cts for the Bird Woman that her
ming was OF almost daily occur =,
nee. and the hours he spent with =
VI aud the angel were nothing less =
an golden. :.
The Limberlost now was arrsyed :.
Sc the queen OF Sheba In all her y
DRY The first frosts OF autumn bad
joweied her crown In flashing topaz. ~
by and emerald. About her feet -
allied the purple Of her garments and ~
her hand was her golden scepter ~ -,
rcrything was at full tide. 1, seem. =.
as II nothing could grow loyelier. - -
q II was ell standing stu few -
seks, waiting coming destruction 80.
The swamp was palpitant With llfe. -
Tery pair OF birds that had locked to
In the spring was now multiplied by 80
pm two to ten. The young were n,
ne from F'reckies' .triparenthood. se