Evening star., 1914-02-08


If there arrangements for getting out des-
patches she would have to depend on her hiking
powers She could possibly make the long hike to
Tootes oftener than every other day. 1t certainly
problem they two one!
An abrupt turn and there crossed her vision pair
of masculine legs, slim, agile khak-incased, step
ping rapidly, untirngly the upward trail oh, If
she only might employ those egs She stopped to gaze
rapturousy at them The rest of the above the
legs turned and seeing her there her face all agow
with rare, delightful discovery, waited. He was
exceedingly thin exceedingly middle aged and with the
trigness of the military Even at this dis
he suggested rritablity, cocktails the
club; but-oh those legs! How they could cover the
miles, She walked with face of enchannent right
up to the owner of the legs
"N1y name is Delafeld, said the wont you
let carry your camera. I've been in the Selk1rks the
last month"; and am hardened
a am Miss Wells of Latoona, Judith said, unstrap
ping the camera at is getting heavy-thank you.
They tramped along together The man spoke of the
Canadian Rockies, the Alps, the Iyrol. He seemed
pleasantly impressed with her apprecative face He
talked incessanty, which gave Judith wonderful OPP
portunity to go thinking out plan. She recalled
Henson's parting instructions:
Look out for accidents and get the first.
For this climbing expedition was an unusual event
in the Northwest. Famous mountain climbers and
scientists had from all the world to explore
the monster mountain Was it possible that such
encampnent could develop nothing thrilling than
capable Of running down? What limited little city
view of mountain! Why, mountain stuff could be
thrilling, of course it could!
She began to listen to Dela6ed. She made mental
note of all that he said-she had her plan
THEY at last reached permanent camp remote
unexplored region of the mountain and after resting
day began the regular schedule of hikes to notable
glaciers peaks; and then Judith put her plan
effect. The single file of hkers starting climb
bro, into
ssting the women as the climb became more arduous
Judith managed each day to be coupled with of the
very good hikers with whom she would talk conden-
TALLY pressing him into service for the following
day. Publicly she made mention of her work;
that few realized that she there in the capacity of
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
motion, missing of the camp exctements, entering
into every adventure with boundess energy Thus she
heard the best stories, caught famous off guard
and accumulated a rich store of quaint phrasing and
anecdote.
All day she would keep the game up,-the game of
being hearted and light headed of caring for nothing
under the sun but good time but when night
on and the big fire the hill drew campers from all
directions toast and to abandon themselves jbes
and ests to roicng songs and stories, then when the
merment reached its height, Judith would slip quietly
away down the hill her nook in the shelter of
group of frs Quickly she would put match her fire
and settle down beside with her writing pad her
knee and then the butterfly spirit would fit away
where and deep quiet steal in Hour after hour through
the nights stiffness her pencil would travel the
pages. She writing live mountain stuff for her
paper, yes; but in her heart she writing to her
editor, conveying the days experience the hgh white
places to the tired of with
gray eyes who toied @copy' back of messy
desk down in the valley. For this the picture she
when she lifted her eyes to gaze dreamy her
dying embers the dark vistas between the silent trees