Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-05-23

Girl and the Man. The lure of
the mountains was strong upon |
them, the ranges beckoned them to
come and see; so they set their faces
toward old Grayback. and obeyed the
call of the hills.
The four had three humble but use
full companions in the shape Of burros.
Poor old Jerusalem carried the camp
Ing outfit, and the Book Girl rode
possessed no name at starting, but
after half an hours experience with
him she decided to call him Epami-
nondas, for he didn't have "the sense
he was born with" The Tall Girl and
the Man scorned burros, and had
chosen to walk, thus leaving them
selves free to make derogatory re-
marks about Fritz. Jerusalem and
Epamirondas.
The road wound through pines and
cedars and oaks between the Yucai-
pa and San Barnardino ranges. The
morning air was cool and fresh, and
the Four regarded with sympathy the
frisking Of the big gray squirrels and
the little striped chipmunks.
The Real Climb.
Soon the Vivian Trail was reached,
and then began the real climb. Over
Mill creek the trail led, and then up in
a seemingly endless zigzag against the
side of the mountain. Twisting back
and forth, they went up and around
and then down, until the Four heard
the sound of water, and came out into
beautiful lluejay canyon. The pines
e--c,S ~ 49, stately trunks as II trying
to outdo the mountains themselves in
:. height, while through their midst ran
a clear mountain stream, bordered on
g either side by brake and lemon lilies.
u The Four rested here, and when the
q Man went on to examine the trail, the
Il girls gathered lilies-lilies with eight
s and ten fragrant cups along the stem
9 and the stems themselves taller thar
D the Ordinary Girl
e The Man came back, and led then
a around great fallen tree, and up ,
la narrow winding trail, past clumps o
1 thistle poppies, through ferns ant
&C columbine and pentstemon and lilies
r until they came out into grea
al stretch of pines. The trees stoo
le along the trail in ones and twos an
y threes, throwing their shadows On tn
'e gray, rocky ground. Young, stron
Il pines they were for the most Ear
'I with only here and there an old We
rs ~, h~1 r,ft &c auH
ls against Time, but not bent.
Ell Then the trees gave way to brusl
and the Four pushed '''eir way throug
buckthorn and manzanita that di
their best to hold them back from tn
10 ranges. Once past the brush, tn
m trail again led upward, again the WI
to ter and the lilies, and over all a purpl
* blue sky, like Maxfield Parrish pi
ID ture, and away in the distance, til
Sc valley and Old Baldy, with. its strea
nc Of white, standing sentinel at the hea
Is, Of 1t.
oo The trees were gradually grown
pe smaller and more stunted, and pre-
Wy entity they came upon some not ere
us at all, but bent over and crouchir
''e close to the ground for protectie
from the cruel winds, and then tn,
were at timber line.
Above them was not sign Of
~. tree, nothing but bare, gray rocl
'e. away up to the summit so appropriat
VI ly called Grayback.
~. ' 1t was all very beautiful, but t
. -Four were more alive just then 10 t
'' cali of hunger than to the call Of t
mountains. A fire was quickly mat
and soon they were enjoying so
and sandwiches, doughnuts and coff'
oo o'', that were as the Man said. "ju
~ bully"
- Great Red Ball.
Then once more the mountai
called. and the party climbed q SIN