Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-11-10
SYNOPSIS


SYNOPSIS 49,,
WAyland Norcross, an eastern youth
soaking health In Colorado. meets Beroa
NcFarlane. called Berrie. typical ranch
Girl, daughter Of the supervising ranger
Of Bear Tooth forest.
Berrie is greeted by her lover. CHI Bel
den. a cowboy. supposed to be interested
In q saloon at Meeker's Mill. where Nor
cross is bound. Berris guides Norcross
to his destination.
= A shower >intercepts them and the girl
gives the youth her raincoat. There Is .
rough element at Meekers, and Norcross
chooses Landon, tho ranger. as his COM
panion. Landon loves Berrie.
Clin notices Berries Interest In the ten
takes his betrothed to task. 6he resents
this and breaks their engagement.
Nesh, the ranger at Bear Tooth gives
Wayland points on forestry. Berries IA
ther offers him q place In the service.
Berrie decides to 60 with them over the
trail.
=, They climb the high. rough TRAN zIu
only make camp when Wayland Is on the
POINT OF collapse. NA8nI IA lilo Vb0A
charms Wayland.
= Wayland blunders repeatedly. The su-
pervisor goes after tho horses which have
wandered OF. He is detained. Norcross
arranges to sleep outside and Berris In
side q tent
They reach tho empty cabin Of Tony, q
ranger. Next day Mr.. Moore. = lumber
H. md
gossip. Mrs. Belden. pass. Norcross ad-
nits he II the son Of q wealthy lumber
man.
Nash later comes upon them. helps an
range the camp and stays until morning
Again on the trail Wayland tells Berrij
her love should be for Landon and nsa
himself
. :rhe two arrive home. WayIand. after
. rest. regains his strength. The gossips
start their talk about Berrie and Way
land.
The supervisor returns and hears from
Wayland that his father wants him.
Wayland promises to stay and combat the
malicious talk. To Berrie he talks Of his
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a fight between men In the service
brings on an investigation by the district
forester. The supervisor SENDS ms Wue
and daughter away with Wayland. who
confesses his love for Berrie. e.
They arrive in Denver. Wayland intro
duces her to his father, who is greatly
Impressed with the strong western girl.
The elder Norcross Is initiated into Way
lands secret and his admiration for the
girl makes him agree that his son mas
chosen an excellent wife.
Wayland came hack with Denver
paper in his hand and look of dis
gust on his face. Its all in here-at
least, the outlines of it."
Berrie took the journal and there
upon the foreman. 1.-THE fight arose
from a remark concerning the forest
supervisors daughter. Ranger Settle
resented the gossip and fell upon the
other man, beating him with the butt
Of his revolver. Friends Of the fore
man claim that the ranger is drunk
en- bully and should have been dis
charged long ago. The supervisor for
some mysterious reason retains this
man, although he is an incompetent.
1t is also claimed that McFarlana put
a man on the roll without examtna-
ton" The supervisor was the protag-
onist of the play, which was plainly
political. The attack upon him. was
bitter and unjust. and Mrs. McFar-
lane again declared her intention OF
returning to help him in his fight.
However, Wayland again proved to her
that her presence would only emDar-
rass the supervisor. "You would not
aid him in the slightest degree. Nash
and Landon are with him and will re-
flute all these charges
This newspaper story took the Light
out of their day and the smile from
Berries lips, and the women entered
the city silent aud distressed In spite
Of the efforts of their young guide.
The nearer the girl came to the ordeal
of facing the elder Norcross the more
she feared the outcome, but Wayland
kept his air of easy confidence and
drove them directly to the shopping
center, believing that under the intiu-
ence Of hats and gloves they would re-
gain their customary cheer.
In this he was largely justified. They
had a delightful hour trying on mil
linery and coats and gloves.
Silent, blushing, tousled by the hands
Of her decorators. Berrie permitted
hats to be perched on her head and
jackets buttoned and unbuttoned about
her shoulders till she felt like worn
clothes horse. Wayland beamed with
delight, but she was far less satisfied
than he, and when at last selection
was made she still had her doubts. not
of the clothes, but Of her ability to
wear them. They seemed so alien to
her, so restrictive and enslaving.
you're an easy filter" said the sales
woman. "But'-here she lowered her
voice-'you need a new corset. This
old one is out of date. Nobody is wear
ing hips now"
Thereupon Berrie meekly permitted
herself to be led away to torture
room. Wayland waited patiently. and
when she reappeared all traces of Bear
Tooth forest had vanished. In neat
tailored suit and very chic hat. with
shoes. gloves and stockings to match,
she was so transformed, so charmingly
girlish in her self conscious glory, that
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