New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-08


y whistle while she focused her mind on the SITUATION
Il tbor were no arrangements for getting out dcs-
MATCHES. she would have TO depend on her own mixing
mowers She could not possibly make the long nike 20
hooters oftcner than every other day. 1t cerainy"as
q problcm-and they were two TO one!
Ak abrupt turn, and there crossed her vision pair
n # masculine legs SLIM agile khakincased, step
,,;,, r,riJlv untrnglv over the upward trail On,
She onv might employ those legs She stopped 70 gaze
raprouslv at them The rest Of the man on ABOVE lAe
Ices turned and seeing her there her iace al ago" as
With some rare delightful discovery waited. ne was
,i;rol,, thin exceedingly middle aged, and with me
trim trigness Of the military man Even al 'nls '.-
lance he suggested nervous rrtablity, coc%'aa '-e
cl,b. but-oh. those legs How they could cover tae
mics She walked on with face Of enchantnent ris-
up % the owner Of the legs au.
INV name is Deafeld, said the man won -.i
let me carry your camera I've been IN the 9ekiI 'e
last month. and am hardened.
81 am Miss Wells Of LatoOna, judith sail, uI
,;no the camera at is getting heavy thank you
They tramped along together The man spoke " ..e
Canadian Rockies the Alps the IyroL he seemed
,leasantlv impressed with her appredatFe lace Die
talked necessarily, which gave Judith wonderful W,
portunity TO 60 thinking out plan. one recalled
Hcnsons parting instructions:
@Iool out for accidents and get the news 10 o. is
For this climbing expedition was an unlsu" vent
in the Northwest Famous mountain climber. aa-
SCIENTISTS had come from all over the world ~ e
the monster mountain Was It possible that suca a
encampment could develop nothing more thrilling than
common little accidents such as any suec.,ai was
,,rable Of running down; What limited little rtt
view Of a mountain! Why, mountain stuff could Dee
thrilling, Of course it could.
She began to listen to Delafed. She made mental
note Of all that he said-she had her plan
THEY at last reached permanent camp IN remote
unexpored region Of the mountain, anu after resting
q dav BEGAN the regular schedule Of hikes % notable
Glaciers or peaks; and then Judith put her plan into
effect The single file OF mixers starting on CLIMB ~
daylight invariably broke up into couples, the men as
sising the women as the climb became more ariuous.
Judith managed each day be coupled with one Of The
very good mixers, with whom She would tax coii!oeh
tiav pressing him into courier service for the following
dav. Publicly she made mention OF her work SO
that few realized that she there in the capacity o.
reporter. The plan worked beautifully, and judith
made lively game of it. Here and there and every
where she became veritable butterfly Of mood and
notion missing Of the camp exctenents entering
into every adventure with boundess energy Thus She
heard the best stories, caught famous men OH quar-
and accumulated rich store Of quaint phrasing and
anecdoe.
All dav she would keep the game up,-the game q
being CAV hearted and light headed Of caring for nothing
under the sun but good time; but when night came
on and the big fire the hill drew campers from a
directions 70 toast and 70 abandon themselves 20 ,S
and tests to rocng songs and stories, then, when the
nnernent reached its height, Judith would slip quietly
away down the hill to her nook IN the shelter Of
group of frs Quickly she would put match 20 her FIRE
and settle down beside il with her writing pad on her
knee and then the butterfly spirit would fit away some
where and deep quiet steal in. Hour after hour through
the nights stiffness her pencil would travel over the
pages. She was writing live mountain stuff for her
paper, yes; but in her heart She was writing 70 her
editor conveying the days experience IN the high, White
,,laces TO the tired senses OF careWorn with