The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-09-07

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his blanket and pass luxurious
night. waking nc daylight. bruised.
sore. cold. and for some reason
known only TO those who love the
woods. perfectly happy and con
tented.
One night few days after Mary
blackstone had treated him 30 cav.
alierly. Tommy camped on high
ground by the headwatcrs OF a
brook.
Presently the moon began to rise.
and that always made Tommy
mournfui and sentimental. Being
young man. he sighed. and began
10 imagine that he and she ca no.
mantle edition OF Mary Blackstone.
with better manners and less world
llneHHD had come 10 this wilderness
90 escape from the outside world
and 10 make their home.
Then his head fell forward on HE
breast. and he dreamed that he
Hmeit boiling cauliflowcr, II was
smell 10 which he WAS particularly
sensitive. and which he particularly
1 hated. lie walked up with an angry
start. and the smell persisted.
lilo was angry and disgusted
And his feelings for the people who
had not only invaded his solitude.
but had brought eauiiflower. more
than one, possibly. into the north.
ern woods. were not ~ 10 print
! iils only satisfaction Was TIM III
the morning he would hunt Mem
down and tell them what he though,
OF them.
But he had bad night. and when
ut last he did get 10 sleep. he slept
so heavily that daybreRk didn't
wake him by the time he had
washed and hreakfasted Il was half
past seven. which In n shocking
hour In the woods.
lie climbed TO the top OF the hub
Field glasses In hand. he began 20
search the whole landscape far aud
What he hoped 10 see. and what he
did presently see, was smoke. a pale
Ame,hys,lnc column ~ &, rinine
near th. base ~ one 81 the noun.
,alnn. He took i,s bearings very
carefully. II was directly between
him and the smallest OF three bar.
rem cliffs which formed the frat
up,hrust Of tho mountain. and as he
judged. about half mile this side
OF the cliff.
A. the base Of that cliff was a
ratiiesnakc den.
Just like man who would
bring oaniiflower into the woods 60
camp In snake country he
thought. Wonder II can pick one
up with these glasses"
The distance was too rrea, or
was about 10 give up when sudden.
" man walked casually into the
'ieid OF bis vision---and out OF II.
Well. I'm ilEgered." said Tom
my. Il haven't found a snake. but
I've found the next beat thing. Now
what the devil in Professor stililter
doing In this part OF the woridY"
Again ha lifted tho glasses and
again saw tho professor. lie ap.
peared TO he polishing something
on the sleeve Of his Norfolk Jacket
Now and then the something flash.
cd brilliantly In the sunlight, What.
ever II was. Professor StIillier
presently dropped IL into his pocket.
forced his way into dense clump
of bushes at tho very base OF the
cliff and disappeared.
But Tommy was not 10 .nvestl.
gate those bushes AZ the foot Of the
cliff He was within n quarter OF a
mile OF them. walking swiftly and
quietly along an old lumber trail.
when suddenly his quick esr
caught n sound Of footsteps aud Al
the came moment his quick eyes
caught glimpse OF something
white that moved. ife stepped
quickly into thicket OF aldcrs.
crouched low and 10 all intents and
purposes was blotted out Of cx-
istenca.
Along the trail. his heavy baby
face streaming with sweat, came
Professor Stilliter leading by the
hand aim and lovely girl who
carried her head like n princess.
She was dressed in a white gar.
ment that fell in unbroken folds
from her shoulders TO her feet. like
n Roman toga. On her bare feet
she wore thin sandals. on her bare
head circlet OF gold. In which
jewels flashed. Her mouth had an
expression Of celestial gentleneHs
and smoothness. but her eyes. half
shielded by their lids and lashes,
we're without expression. She
seemed To Tommy like a girl. not
OF this earth. walking In her sleep.
Having passed Tommy's hiding
place. Professor Stilliter turned
from the trail and led the heavenly
vision TO sort OF natural seat that
overlooked quiet pool from which
Tommy had often taken trout.
She sat reflected In tho pool. and
looking straight ahead of her. and
not seeing-if you know what
mean. Professor Stilllter had let
20 her hand and was tipfoelng off.
abandoning her apparently. but
when he had gone n little way he
turned and made curious passes in
the air with his hands. and spoke
suddenly in voice OF command.
the one word, "Wakel"
Expression and light came into
the great eyes. and she looked about
her with kind OF startled delight.
A stick cracked. She turned her
head toward the sound, but Pro.
fessor Stilliter had made good his
tlptoed retreat.
To Be Continued
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