Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-10-09

LUIS reminded Wayland thot
not yet made bis own toilet ana Se mad
Ing soap. towel and brushes +. sel1'
ried away down the beach uhe. - nuf'
came face to face with the dawn M ae
splendor OF 1t smote him fun !. tae
eyes. From the wayeless snr,a = tue
the water spectral mist was ris,1, e %
light veil. through which the stur" s
dous cliffs loomed 5000 feet in ho,ss, slf
darlfly shadowed, dim and far a1
willows along the western margo hr. nne
ed as II dipped in liquid gold and =
the lofty 'crags the suns comlna y. "a
ated keen edged shadows. yiolet % ~, &
Truly this forestry business Was aA. ~.
SO bad after ali. 1t had Its COMM ~
sations. pen'
Back at the camDhre be found Ro-.,.
at work. glowing. vigorous. Iapcb,a
Her eomradeship with her fatbar ms
very charming, and at the momant III
was rallying him on bis method as
bread mixing. you should rnh ~
lard into the four" she said enoaS @
be afraid to get your hands lnto T.
after they are clean. You cam mil
| bread with spoon"
sis. | made camp bread for twentv
years afore you were born"
ITS wonder you lived to tell Of IN
she retorted, and took the pan awov
from him. "That's another thing ro1
must learn" she said to Wayland
You must know how to make bread
You can't expect to find bakeshops Or
ranchers along the way
In the heat of the fire, In the charm
of the girls presence, the young man
forgot the discomforts Of the piebt
and, as they sat at breakfast and tba
sun rising over the high SUBMITS food.
ed them with warmth and good cheer
and the frost melted like magic from
the tent. the experience had all tha
satisfying elements of picnic. II
seemed that nothing remained TO do
But McFarlane said, "Well, now Won
youngsters wash up and pack while
| reconnoiter the stock" And with
his saddle and bride on his shoulder
he went away down the trail
Under Berries direction WayIand
worked busily putting the camp equip.
ment in proper parcels, taking no spe-
cial thought Of time till the tent was
down and folded, the panniers filed
and closed and the fire carefully cover.
ed. Then the girl said: 81 hope the
horses haven't been stampeded. There
are bears in this valley, and horses are
afraid of bears. Father ought to have
been back before this. hope they
haven't quit u.s.
"Shall go and see?"
mo, he'll bring 'em If they're In the
land Of the living. He picketed his
saddle horse, so he's not afoot. No
body can teach him anything about
trailing horses, and, besides, you might
get lost. You'd better keep close to
camp"
. Thereupon Wayland put aside all re-
sponsibility. Lets see If we can catch
some more FISH," he urged.
To this she agreed, and together they
went again to the outlet Of the lake,
where the trout could be seen darting
to and fro on the clear, dark food, and
there cast their flies till they had Sc
cured ten good sized fish.
"Well stop now" declared the girl.
II don't believe In being wasteful."
Once more at the camp they pre-
pared the fish for the pan.
AS they were unpacking the pannies
and getting out the dishes for their
meal thunder broke from the high
crags above the lake, and the girl call
ed out:
"Quick It's going to rain! We
must reset the tent and get things un-
der cover"
Once more he was put to shame BY
the decision, the skill and the strength
with which she went about re-estab-
fishing the camp. She led, he followed
in every action. In ten minutes the
canvas was up, the beds rolled, the
panniers protected, the food stored
safely. But they were none too soon.
for the thick gray veil of rain which
had clothed the loftiest crags for half
an hour swung out over the water.
leaden gray under its folds, and with
a roar which began in the tall pines''
a roar which deepened, hushed only
when the thunder crashed resounding-
ly from crag TO crest, the tempest fell
upon the camp and the world Of sun
and odorous pine vanished almost In
stantly, and a dark, threatening and
world took Its place.
But the young people, huddled close
together beneath the tent, would have
enjoyed the change had 1t not been for
the thought of the supervisor. Il hope
he took his slicker," the girl said be-
tween the tearing, ripping flashes Oh
the lightning. Its raining hard up
there"
"How quickly It came. Who would
have thought 1t could rain like TINS
after so beautiful a morningT
1T storms when 1t storms In the
she responded with tne
sententious air of her father you
never can tell what the sky Is going
to do up here. 1t is probably showing
on the high divide. Looks now as