Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-10-04

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| slowly Sicsehinx his aching muscles
They are waiting to take sou bach
~ Fair View" informed him
I 'Taeyy'' he Inquired 'Who ars
,he.y'
"Aii the principal cha rsc,ers In tina,
story YOU were going TO write, BY ths
way. your name h jones' - Clarenc<
J.ases you're an old school friend Of
| sai,se.
| Any iarticuiarsy ne asked. rs ws
walked down to the deck
1T isn't necessary They won't have
cha nee to pump you because you are
going to be towed behind the rest In .
sowboat
Why is that?"
You promised 90, to ask any more
| siucSt ions. | reminded him.
| Al the dock introduced him per
funciorily to his fellow yoyagers. and
he took his seat docilely In the row,
| boat
E.ll Johnson rranked up his engine.
aud the Merry Widow started blitheiy
away When she was few feet from
the dock the engine stopped.
What's the matter-broke DOWN." !
shouted
| NO" answered Bill. Il just stop her
| because you forgot to tai me what for
Mrs. Green he on Huntingion's island
You say you tai me, and you forget"
| Yes" chimed In Mrs Green. land
l want to know how I came to be
floating out Oh the lake during the
storm with my red dress on"
reflected . moment
1.-THE young man il the rowbOat
| knows all about It," shouted "You
cum ask him as soon as you get to the
mainland" I didu't add that he would
not answer
Mr.. Blainey." yelled the reporter az
the engine started up again.
YES" replied.
THE name OF tina, play is The H.,
or OF Thieves"
"Al, right" waved my hand In
farewell.
The Merry Widow towed my troubles
around point Of land ut the entra nee
VI the cove and out OF sight
! smiled to myself MS ! turned away.
and whistled an aria that was partly
Puccinis and partly my own In places
| where I couldn't remember the orig
inal
The provisions I had brought from
Huntingdons island were still where |
had hidden them. ! took them with
me. II ] was going TO get thoroughly
lost at ieast | should I've well provi
stoned
| Tn my way to the trackless depths
IT this half mile wide wilderness
stopped ut the summer house aud un
earthetl some ten things which l knew
were stored there IN q locker. There
was lunch cloth. silver. china. D
small caddy Of tea anh tiny water
hrnter. all OF which ! added to my
pack. Then plunged through the un
hcrhrnsh into the warm. soft hypaths
| ~ the woods
| After had lost myself In the forest
as far nv ! could without coming out
again on the her side PUT down my
burden and prepared to abandon my
self TO despair aS comfortably as pos
Sible ! was rather relieved to lind
that had given up hope Of finding
my way very close to the spring which
| ! believe ! have mentioned az existing
on the island. At any rate ! shonll
| not die Of thirst
| A fairly tiat tree stump looked ex
traOrtlinarily like a table when a cloth
was spread on II and places for two
There was cheerful look. too, about
the teaketfle when the alcoho, iamIl
under II had been VT tong enough ia
make u send out tiny curly spirals of
steam And over all q flicker OF sun
light rompcd about the table az if the
fairy Tinker Rel were touching the
dishes to make It magic feast.
did not eat. though Instead ! ieis
urety brewed a pot Of ten I had never
cared n great deal about tea before
tut the aroma of that particular brew
will haunt me when other perfumes
have lost their SAVIOR
drew up two pieces ut fallen tree
trunk 10 serve us chairs and seated my
self on one side of the table My traI
was ready.
Presently there was the sound oi
breaking twiys IN the underhrush near.
by ! pretended not to notice Then
Tootles came forth. frisking ami wAg.
:in2 her tail ! petted her
Some one coughed in back of me
turned. Parting the bushes on either
side like the folds Of heavy green vel
vct drop curtain stMsi the shy spirit ri
| he wood
II had To make you turn around
she said al"lngetivally "and get II owe,
with "
Never was fairet ltoSa lind She
held up her head with fine courage In
spite Of the crimson bushes which
chased each other over her face aud
nerk, and she stood straight Ia the
high heeled soft kid boots. a slende,
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