The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-13

tplnf nov n 70 14tlqo o. d e p
done.t
iIs plAp,s slid Armstrong fin % So
10 the old camp.
Yep ssaid Kirby, thHts . eoodi
point Of departure y my leaftfln, ~
Their down Cape Cod way uitd to Eayssi
( AM vol, BnextYl.
n am going up tho emo lnbllad Of
/ down, said tho nan, Will, q nah ois
inspiration.
1 I That aip't NO bad idea. nuih
assented the old man. eiiooked The
| ground over pretty thoroughly d e1
!, the canon, Mebbe wa can md a1lli
Thing up IT.
Il And what do you propose 70 tll'
withyousl aSked Maitland
1 ,.s5s,;Yhat we can carry onSthe backa ~
men. We will fnalFe 4 camp COME
where about whore you did Wecan e1t
I enough husky nienlip Al liotfISou Who
\ viii pack In Vi we want, and Eilk
THAT a a basIs xewltl. explore The prs
per ireaehes Of the range !;
\ And when, do We start n.
4 There ,is q train Tor Aterfiaon p
1.-Two hours" ansyeted lyrTpstrong irYfp
can yet whRts we want Sd me wy %
alec ming bags and eouipmeni bstls
i now end then, II We huIyf about
4 .Ef We are soin' to do U, W inithG
as we'll git move on us. aaaenlp
4 ,Isitkby, nSklpg. ready. "a, 70, y
1 y .TRI0hf.'t iana,varnd' I, chart CAfnftfey,a
,grimly. when three men set out 10,
make. fools Of, themselves. the eoones
they set at II and, get 6yer With.
II the better. I've got some bndl
ness matters to settle. You two
.k,Est what's needed, and III bear my
Shafe.s TX
4 A week later little band Of men on
snow shoeb, wrapped In furSS to thele
eyes, every one heavily burde1ed with
d. pack. staggered, into, the clearing
] Rhere' once had been pitched the Halt.
land camp. Tho place was eoyersd
,I;with; SNOW, Of course. but on q she'll og.
rock half, way up the h6gbacl. tIaJ.
found q comparatively layel clearing
| and there, All WORDING; Ike hseSeffsl
| theya built a rude hntsRhish Ahss cpy-
j cred with canyas, and then Wit light
!! ly. packed snow, and, which Nonio.
keep the three who remained frnnR
freezing to- death; F'ottdHptely tiiels.
1 were favored with aibrief period OF
4 pleasants weather, and, q feE dhgri
served to make n Auiiclently habitnble
camp. Maitland, Rirkby and ARM
\ strong. worked With the. res, There,
was no thought OF search at ard; tloty
tllyes depended upon the erection ofen
suitable shelter. and II was not nnsiti
the helpers, leaving their burdens be-.
hind them, had departed. that tho
three men even considered what war
Il ia be done pext, x s.sist, ..tt 30, !
4 1--WE mast begins sYst emst 10 saeSch
| tonartaS sad Arnptf6ns decigiyt
4 NJ, as the three men sat afctflld
ttrheeEfnl FRA N tho hut. &
! jitsF Rspented Meitland IS hi W
I.Ec together onssepafpt ely &, q, Z 4 =
4 Separately, Of course. We a en-
!sllhaSdy and exPsrlsp mi hlae
Is eptsto happen 70, slA szill is1t
| here every night and plan the next.
4 'dsy'ss work. What 40 yos NY. kirk.
'tbye'"t 81 ~. w (,
The old man had; been quietly grlolErs
J ing while the others talked. no.
smiled at them IN away which atoaad1
4 their curiosity and made them feel
that he had newb, for them,
4 While you yassppttin. the alshln,:
/ touches on this yere, scalpp, conn,
acrost a heap n stphs that ppmehoW
| the wind had swept bare, there Yan
| a big rift In front of II which kep; III
from seein' II afore: II. was. built up
In, the open were there was NO trees.
tant in our iumberin, operations Ws.
wasn't lookin. that away r. came
acrost II by vigilance am. 4
IMtWell, for Gods sake old man.
4 cried Armstrong, impatiently. what
4 did you And, anything ~ Z, IL
This answered Kirkty. carefully,
| producing a tolded.scraplot paper nom
his leather vest Z, : 3, Y,
}Armstrong fell on It rayenouSiy, and
ast Maitland bent 10 him; they both
read these words by the atsllght. e
4gPMlss Enid Maitland, whose foot ii
so badly crushed az TO prevent her
travelling, Is safe IN d edblnlatl the heSd:
Of this canon.j ! put thls notice iiists
4 TO- ireasspre any one who may b !seslis;
4 ing her as 70. her. welfare. Eollog thA;
4 stream up, to It's source. Z, 4 n
Il WIN. BERKELY NEWRoLD.
Il THANK God!" exclaimed Robert
Maitland. 8 *
sYou called mo q foo, Kirby. z said
4 Armstrong, his eyes cleaning. .sWhat
do you think OF It inowfT
"It'stthe .foolS, IL md '5 said Kirby.
sapieptly that gsner,'ly GitH here,
1 Providence seems, TO be. a.watchin
4 over 'em.a ( e, Z. Z.
" .Ypl sid you Oh snret on u Il n.
per. jack" continued Maitland Ut,
\ looks Ike; the deliberate Intention o..
4 Almighty. Cod Z Z q; s 81
4 II reckon so.f answered the other.
4 simply: 'Yop, see He's. got to lock
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