Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-07-12
and began looking for tho mouth - s. 4

ana began looking for tho mouth of 4
cave IS;5} TS
me limbs and 8briars soon made tat.
tiers Of her dress, but If she Thought Of
ehe financial damage she realized also
that one single ruby OF the bushels
y. n the cave would buy her many new
suits. No cave! No sign OF a cay,el
a blue-j jay now and then, and chip.
m .1l now and then. and after an
hour the girl realized that she was
lost and had come on a FOOLS errand.
y The thing to do was to sit down on
2 rock and have .. good cry to try to
hgure out how many days 1t would
lake for a healthy young girl to starye
10 death. Miss Nettie didn't do the
proper thing, however. She sat down.
but before the rest Of 1t could follow
2 hunting dog burst through a tangle
and e. ID discovered her and began to bark
He had kept It up for two minutes
when g man not far away shouted
Go for him. Nero! Hold him till
I come = 81
Nero redoubled his noise, and pretty
soon q young man slid down the bank
with q crash and came to a halt to ex-
claims S,s5. q I
Well, by George!''' ,.5s.s
WHAT kind Of q man are you to
sic your dog on 9 lost young lady!"
was demanded as the girl rose up.
Whywhy. I thought it was a.-s
wood huck !''''N
But It wasn't, you seer n
His cap came Off and he gave hid
name as Robert Bonham. Miss Nettie
could do no. less than give her iden.
tity and explain how she came to ba
q Babe in the Woods. She laughed
as she talked. and the young man
laughed 40 he listened. He explained
that he was also from the city and
visiting relatives, and was out on thd
hills that afternoon for the sake Of
xhe tramp. ys3
Youfs name 40 Robert, but shall
call yont Bel. Z said the little giRl. .You
can call me Net. Of, Nettte. OF course
|. YouswiH eee me home? e 7ss5S q n
"Oh, certainly. II 81. n Y, Nj,
7 want TO- get.st that boy and roll
him IN the dust
% you know that you are about sid
s m y Z. e; from the Eagle's Nestl" be
asked. n, s$S 4 II q , FL
!: Mercy on mel."' 81
It's . mile or more to the house
where ! am stopping. We, viii "a
,AfBt and get . bite to eat, and then
WIN take you home in my auto. :
The coachman's boy had returned ia
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 h 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 fnGer
In the interval Mr.. Bonnam wal
posted on the Shields family, particu
larry as to Fanny. Miss Fanny had
never been in love; she had a sweet
disposition; her aunt was going Il
leave her $4,000: she would make
some one an awfully good wife, and {
great deal more, :ias: 55:
# The cave.searcher knew that sh,
had broken her. word, and she wa,
conscienc e-stricken over: 1t. She mus
do the square thing to pay for. til,
anxiety and trouble she had caused
She did It like little brick. AS soo1
sas released from her sisters arms shs
introduced MI. Bob Bonham. and witt
q lump In her throat added:
Fanny, I was intending to MARI,
him, for he is all that trusting cir
could ask for, but being ran away
and got lost land tore my clothes
and broke my promise and am goint
! to have q scrap with that boy, why
take him and love him and MARI.
him" ISL $s3 81
| Re- This speech was embarrassing
enough, but had no fatal effects. I
was just year ago, and Mr.. Bob Bon
ham has made such good use Of til,
time that he can now say he Is en-
l