The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-06-04
"Where do yuu Iivp!' asked Brewer.

side Of the lake. Hui half the distance
bud no been t~raverSeJ when she point.
I'd to house In another direction
Rrewerton looked ut her In surprise.
and she said she had got turned
around" But she soo,, confessed her
self mistaken again and said she
thought she would 60 to the camp.
what campT'
Camp Woc0moc."
Then for the first time Brewerton
learned that around q bend in the lake
there was a girls camp.
For kids7" be asked.
Most Of W are kids. but there are
some older girls"
For a kid she was quite entertaining.
Brewerton was amused to hear her at
times talk like a grown person. She
had q sweet smile, a pair Of dimples in
her cheeks and pretty eyes. Beaverton
was inclined to think that when she
became q woman she would be quite
an attractive
Presently they turned the bend. and
the oarsman, turning. caught sight Of
the camp. He was much astonished
There on the margin Of the lake was n
congregation Of boats about q large
6oat for swimming purposes. equipped
with diving apparatus. Beaverton pull.
ed up to q landing where stood q mum
Der OF girls. all in camp costume. His
passenger got out Of his boat. thanked
him and. having tethered her canoe.
went up to the camp.
Beaverton pulled back to bis cottage.
not knowing whether to be dissatisfied
or not with his discovery. He rather
thought that be would like to have the
little girl 80 boating with him occasion,
ally. Her prattle rested him. Indeed.
during the next few days he found
himself wishing he would meet her
again on the lake. If he should be
would inquire her name and address
and ask her mother If she would not
let her little girl 90 out with him.
One afternoon Beaverton got into his
boat for a pull to explore the lake from
end to end. He pulled up past Camp
Wocomoc till he could go no farther
by water. then turned and pulled back
Noticing that the swimming float was
covered with girls. while others were
splashing In the water, he concluded to
go to 1t and watch the aquatic per
formances. At q point about a hun
dred feet from the doat he paused
Some Of the girls were diving from a
sprfngboard. One girl climbed a lad
der and stood on Il platform about
twenty feet above the lake. Presently
she gave a jump and plunged head.
foremost. The water closed over her,
and she did not appear again for half
a minute. and when she did she popped
up within II few yards of Rrewerton's
boat and facing him.
Great heavens. She was the kid be
had rescued from under the branches
OF a tree and had taken into his boat
to save from drowning.
The water was cool. but not cool
enough to keep the blood from rushing
In a torrent to her cheeks. Though
out Of breath. she ducked and came vi,
with her face the other way and swim
ming Justify for the float.
Brewerton's eyes we're opened to the
fact that he had been fooled. Indeed.
he had been fooled in more than one re-
spect. He had by this time seen a
number Of the girls Of the camp and
had learned that he could not judge of
their age when in camp costume. But
why should this girl have deceived
him. feigning to be afraid of the vi,
ter? Quite likely she was one Of thu.
most expert cancers on the lake
Doubtless she was one Of the denizens
OF the camp. All this was unintelligi
BILE to Beaverton. and, being unintelli-
gible. 1t occupied his mind during the.
rest Of his sojourn at Lake Winnepoge
One day In September, after the fall
hegira back to the city. Beaverton re
cetved a message from his friend Mrs.
Webster, asking II it would be CONVEX
lent for him to dine with her the next
evening. She was anxious to hear how
be liked Lake Winnepoge. He replied
that 1t would be convenient. and be
was DESTROYS of learning why she had
not told him that there was q girls
camp on the lake.
Beaverton had been admitted to bis
hostess house and was telling her
about how he liked the lake when the
doorbeil rang and another guest was
admitted. Mrs. Webster left him to
receive the newcomer and presently re,
turned with a stately young woman In
dinner dress. Brewerton's eyes were
fixed on her for q few moments before
he recognized In her altered costume
the girl he had saved from drowning
There was on the young lady's face
an expression Of mingling emotions
There was some blushing. some shrink
ing. some sign Of a guilty conscience.
the whole topped with q dash OF
amusement. On Mrs. Webster's face It
was all amusement On Brewerton's
face-Brewerton's face was tndescrib
able.
This is my friend Nick Beaverton
said the hostess. land this Is also my
friend Miss Eleanor Tibbits. believe
you two have met before. BE seated"
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