The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-05-11
ADVENTURE IN FOREIGN LAND
The Happenings to Party of Venturesome Spirits
In Their Travels on Foreign Seas and Islands
By Mr.. NJ.
CONTINUED from last week.
By Mr.. M.

INTO lehman bay. One glance through my
binoculars was enough, there were five girls
on board where there should have been but
four. Picking up rifle and few tins of to-
bacco, | hurried away to my camp, not for
getting to take along my glasses, for had
a curiosity TO see what would happen when
my absence was discovered. The site Sc
lected for my camp was about mile and
half distant from our settlement, and about
900 feet above the sea- The timber was
quite thick on three sides, while the lake
which was but few yards from the tent
afforded plenty of water for bathing and
cooking.
1t took nearly two hours to reach the camp
owing to the rough trail ascending the hill.
A short distance from my camp was an open
space from which a good view of the settle
ment could be obtained. Here / posted
myself to watch the arrival of nv "Jnx''
as had come to call her. The party was
already ashore when l reached my lookout
STATION and as seen through my glasses they
were easily recognized. While it was i'm
possible to hear their voices, l Judged by
their actions that they were calling and look
ing for me. The ladies all moved towards
my house after shor, hunt, and Mrs. Smith
opened the door, evidently intending to 60
inside to look for me. The ladies, however,
did not go inside, instead there was sudden
rush toward the open ground and much
gesticu lating by chem.
My rats had got into action. | sat down
and had a good hearty laugh, the first in
over month. Ny laugh, however, was cut
rather short, for when looked again, it was
to see that there was someone still on nv
front porch; and when the owner was recog-
nlzed, my heart sank, for it was my "Jipx''
and she was not afraid of the rats.
Wallace came up the next morning and
gave very good account of their adventures
not neglecting to remark that he thought
the new arrival was "peach" even though
she was not afraid to fight rats, and express
her opinion of a man who would try to scare
woman with them
Smith and Jackson had been following
Wallace, thinking that he would know where
l was hiding, and it was but short time
until they arrived. OF course there was no
longer any use to hide, after those two
fellows found me, for it would have been
but matter of time until the ladies would
have been up to paw their respects and ex-
press their opinion of me.
he camp was Struck, and with the
help of the other boys, the equipment was
carried back to my house. Of course | got
scolding for leaving rat trap inside nv
door, but the smiles soon began to return.
especially when | tried to be polite to nv
-er-weli, l was going to say Jinx but now
that am acquainted with her will refrain.
Yes, she was very nice girl when / got
to know her,-she liked the same books I
did, was interested in the same things was,
and she was quite fond of poetry. | have
learned a great deal of poetry since met
Dorothea. What is that Of course | call
her DoTothea and she calls me Frank. Yes.
and we fish and row together.
Now, suppose you think we finally stood
up before minister. Well we didn't; it
was sea captain, who made the splice.
The End.