The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-08-01

and began looking for the mouth OF e
cave.
The limbs and briars soon made tat.
tiers Of her dress, but if she thought Of
the financial damage she realized also
that one single ruby of the bushels
in the cave would buy her many new
suits. No cave! No sign of cave!
A blue-jay now and then, and a chip
munk now and then, and after an
hour the girl realized that she was
lost and had come on FOOLS errand.
The thing to do was to sit down on
a rock and have a good cry to try to
figure out how many days it would
take for healthy young girl to starve
to death. Miss Nettie didn't do the
proper thing, however. She sat down.
but before the rest of it could follow
a hunting dog burst through a tangle
and discovered her and began to bark
He had kept it up for two minutes
when man not far away shouted:
60 for him, Nero! Hold him till
l come!"
ANCiO lOOOUDlSQ LIS llOlSSy anu pretty
soon young man slid down the bank
with crash and came to halt to ex.
claim:
We'll, by George!"
What kind of a man are you to
sic your dog on a lost young lady!"
was demanded as the girl rose up.
"Why-why, thought 1t was "a
woodchuck!"
But 1t wasn't, you see!"
His cap came off and he gave his
name as Robert Bonham. Miss Nettie
could do no less than give her iden-
tity and explain how she came to be
a Babe in the Woods. She laughed
as she talked, and the young man
laughed as he listened. He explained
that he was also from the city and
visiting relatives. and was out on the
hills that afternoon for the sake of
the tramp.
Your name is Robert. but I shall
call you Bob" said the little girl. You
can cal! me Net or Nettie. OF course
you will see me homer"
"Oh, certainly"
81 want to get at that boy and roll
him in the dust"
DO you know that you are about six
miles from the Eagles Nest?" he
asked
mercy on mel"
Its a mile or more to the house
where l am stopping. We will go
fret and 7
will take you home in my auto"
The coachman's boy had returned to
hide out, and although Miss Nettie
was missed and inquired for he gave
no information until dark. Then there
was rumpus. A searching party
started out with lanterns, and the
women left at home were crying, and
it had got to be nine o'clock when the
lost girl was driven up by the finder.
In the interval Mr.. Bonham was
posted on the Shields family, particu-
larly as to Fanny. Miss Fanny had
never been in love; she had a sweet
disposition; her aunt was going to
leave her $4,000; she would make
some one an awfully good wife, and
great deal more.
The cave-searcher knew that she
had broken her word, and she was
conscience-stricken over it. She must
do the square thing to pay for the
anxiety and trouble she had caused.
She did it like little brick. AS soon
as released from her sisters arms she
introduced Mr.. Bob Bonham. and with
lump in her throat added:
Fanny, l was intending to marry
him, for he is all that trusting girl
could ask for, but being l ran away
and got lost-and tore my clothes
and broke my promise-and am going
to have a scrap with that boy, why.
take him and love him and marry
him!"
This speech was embarrassing
enough, but had no fatal effects. 1t
was just year ago, and Mr. Bob Bon
ham has made such good use of the
time that he can now say he is en-
gagged to Miss Fanny Shields.