Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-03
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gust what part Of the wilderness he
would take her. but gradually his mind
cleared up on this point and he be
came occupied with the problem OF get
ting 20 that place by a route which their
pursuers would find the most difficulty
possible in following. He had hopes, in
deed, of throwing them completely off
the trail.
They turned a little more to the west
ward. and began TO descend from the
high ground. The baying Of the hounds
at this time seemed IL anything "A little
closer.
Where are we going?" she asked sud
denly
'We'te going to hide on a little island
in a deep lake. Celestial. Even II they
find out that we are on It they'll have
trouble getting to us. Very few sailors
and fewer woodmen know how 20 swim
I used to fish in that lake a lot, and I've
an old dugout hidden on the shore. and
there's the remains of a hut on the
island. And | left an old moth-eaten
buffalo robe and a blanket there only
last fall II there's anything left OF
them they'll come in nightly handy. /
can tell you"
They came to 2 broad. shallow stream
that flowed brightly under an arch OF
dark foliage. Here's where we begin
TO make trouble for them" said Tommy
Holding her elbow with his free hand. 70
keep her from stumbling and falling,
Tommy led Celestia to the middle OF the
brook, and then they waded down IL for
upward of mile. as II it had been a
winding road, and only left it. when the
rocky nature Of the country through
which IL passed offered them an oppor-
tunity Of so doing and leaving a minimum
of trail
All at once Tommy realized that a great
silence had fallen in the forest And he
knew that at last the bloodhounds were
IN difficulties. for they had ceased to BAY
The oftener Tommy helped Celestia
through. over or under some difficulty
Of the wilderness, saved her from being
torn by the brambles or encouraged her
with his voice, the more infatuated he
became with her.
Mary Blackstone's image could be re-
called only by an effort of memory. And
vet II was only few days since no had
fancied himself in love with her. He
confessed this to himself more than once,
and could but feel ashamed and sheepish.
How long would it be before he fancied
himself in love with Celestia, after how
long a separation would he discover that
he did not love her in the least? He
had no stability. Was he never to, have
a SERIOUS purpose in life2 Love? Love?
Even hate? r.-5s,.-,-
All Of sudden they caught slimpses
of blue water between the tree stems.
and in, a few npprnents they saw before
them and below them a ioNslS lake with
denscly wooded shores and in it's midst
a denseiy wooded leland.
"Ohr' exclaimed Celestial. "But this
earth is beautiful
Remind you at all OF heaven?' asked
Tommy, little mischievously.
Not in the least" said Celestia. and
as If she did not wish to discuss the COM
parstive beauties of the two places. us
that our island?' she asked
Wen be hard to find" said Tommy.
and now the work is almost all over
They descended the narrow strip of
land which divided the lake from the
forest, and here Tommy told Celestia to
sit down and rest while he hunted for the
dugout and got it into the water.
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