The Springdale news., 1913-10-17

 saults. as it were. every time he be came so bold as to attempt to offer himself and all the prospects of his ambition at her feet
 But one evening Trent saw her stealing away from the hotel with a book in her hand, and he knew she was of for quiet afternoon in some shady dell of the forest not far away; and he determined to follow her later on in the evening.
 It was near sundown when he set out After a walk of twenty minutes. be had passed entirely through the large body of woodland lying north Of the hotel and had hot yet seen any thing of Miss Doskey. A.d beyond the forest was an old apple orchard
 Climbing over the fence he dropped heavily to the ground inside the or cha-a and started across the lot But he had not gone dozen yards before a deep, bass growl, coming from all in- distiHea.shable source, suddenly sr1ote= tae air and seata chill along Tre4t 65lmere's spine, which was ae compaaied by those tremors that ouIy the voice of bull dog eaH induce.
 There Eas just lieht enough left to discover this. and Trent Hade a wild dasa fer [ tree lie caught the limb and dragged his feet clear Of the ground just in time 10 save his ankle from the vicious snap Of the beast
 And the space between Trent and the bull dog still seemed entirely toe small He reached outward in search of an adjacent limb by which he might steady himself preparatory te climbing higher among the branches and his hand came down upon very tiny. warm. pulsating little foot.
 Catherine I've found you" ex. claimed Trent, as soon as he could find his voice.
 Tn most ridiculous situation, Trent her voice trembled, and little sob put period to the sen tence
 Well, I don't know about that-lt may seem so to those who discover us in the morning
 oh. you do not mean that we shall have to stay here all night?"
 T hardly think the sentinel down there will relax his vigilance
 'I was so foolish to climb up here. But it looked so jolly among the branches. and just felt like climbing and never once thought of deg
 Well it's lucky for me anyhow. : have you now where there isn't the ghost of a chance for you to run away from me, while am trying to tell you how much love you-
 Trent climbed oFer and found more comfortable place quite near to Miss Doskey
 Nufaed growls continued to issue from the dogs throat at intervals. But Front sat there and talked like ma. cEine For once Miss Doskey was out done and could only sit and listen Once or twice. at Catherine's solicita ton Trent climbed down toward the roots Of the tree to ascertain whether the bull dog slept, only to be greeted each time by a bass gutteral of warn ing.
 Some time during the night Trent got Hiss Doskey's hand in his and kept il Then after awhile, the chill of the night atmosphere grew insist ent. Catherine shiyered and yawned, her head became tired, her eyes heavy. and Gilmore drew her close to him. eloaked her about with his arms, pillowad her head comfortably upon his she8ider-and her deep breathing whispered 10 him of sweet sleep.
 The morning sun climbed from his bed and smiled down upon the two in the tree top. and Catherine's eyes opened wide For a moment she aazed about her,
 oh. oh, now comes the ordeal. " said Catherine.
 But We shall announce our engage ment at once, shall we not. sweetest?n
 Are you quite sure you are not now playing the martyr2s
 Not by several bright heavens of happiness. dearest"
 The rescuing party had been out since early in the night searching for Miss Doskey Among those compos- ing it were four young men who very suddenly thereafter found White Plains hotel very uninteresting place and they departed therefrom during the day.
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