Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-12-20

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lever young man, after fashion all
lis own, Mr.. OsgoOd did not rush IL
10 try his fate. On the contrary, he
0ok good care thut Miss Rensselaer,
should not even see his face. lnstend,
ne had confidential talk with his
clever young married cousin, Mrs.
Thomas Curstairs, who, not long ut.
terwnrds, struck up quite friendship .
with Miss Renssulner. In due course |
Of time Mrs. Carstairs reported to Mr.. |
OssOod that she guessed Miss Van
Rensselaer, did not marry because she
was looking for real man and had
not been able, up to date, to find one
In her exclusive and limited set.
This report must have borne fruit,
for queerly enough, last summer when
Miss Van Renssaluer and n cnmpina
party went into the ACKNOWLEDGES one
Of their guides was new nan-John
Turner. he called himself-who was
just little different from any other
guide in all the region round about.
One afternoon toward the last of
the camp, Miss Van RENSSELAER, got
into her bout, remarked thut they
needn't wait for supper for her nnd
pulled leisurcly across the lake. Al
supper time 1t was suggested that
someone ought to look her UP. Turner
volunteered and pulled across tl!c lake
| to the mouth OF u stream where he
| had last seen her boat. a little way
up the stream hc met II freshly plucked
pond lily floating down. Further on
he saw more lilies, birch bark and
beech leaf wrcuths. 1t was II trail
blind man could follow and even after
1t was dark he rowed on. confident
that she was upstream. Finally he
found her on the bank buslly engaged
in broi!ing black bass over small
camp fire. A substantial lunch basket
showed she had come prepared.
Miss Van Hcnssalaer did not seem
Mt all surprised to see the guide and
the guide expressed no surprise at
finding her cooking her supper alone
ut Il distance of ten miles or more
from the camp. He merely remarked
that the party had asked him to hunt
her up and tell her that supper was
ready. She remarked In turn that the
fancy had seized her to eat supper
alone in the woods and asked him to
get some more wood for the fire. Then
she made him help her with her cook,
Ing and finally handed him II tin plate
and knife and fork and told him to
fall to. Afterwurd they sat about the
fire and talked casually about the
woods.
At last she remarked c;lsur',v THIS
she supposed he knew hu.s to Du'.d /.
shelter for her for the mist. L. -
piled that he did and n:ocrcdct: 10 I,,:i
together light lenn-to "f snn'H'S
hOughs ana bnrk, and to heap the ilool
with fragrant hemlock nnd cedar
! When It was done she asked him tt
. pile up enough wood by the fire to las
J all night. When this was ready sh'
remarked:
"Tve set my heart on sleeping herr
; In the woods. OF course, 1t would no
be snfe for me to stay nlone?"
; NO" he answered, "there are pan
Tiers and wolves in these woods"
Il want you to stay and keep watch
Then in the morning you Gun go bac
first to camp and say you couldn't fin
me-"
II see," he remarked. ''all right"
Thereupon Miss Van Renssnlae
went to her lean-to, made herself snu
with blanket.
Presently Miss Van Rensselaer,
\ much to her surprise, dropped of
sleep. Promptly with the first blus
\ of dawn Miss Van Rensselaer, openr
4 her eyes and looked into the guide
face. He was staring straight In fror
of him, and his face was drawn nn
haggnrd.
\ "Who IRE you?" she said suddenl
Y "A fraud" he replied. He did NJ
even seem surprised ut her question.
! II saw you in Washington last vii
4 ter" he went on. II knew ] had l
chance there, but thought luck misl
come my way up here In the wood
imagined you were dendly tired
Al your world. wanted II rich wife.
spied on you and here l ami hire
- guide"
WHY uO Spu tCil wa! a.
n keep up the pretence--wly not talk
love-why not threaten me? You no
the cards"
because do love you"
al "Oh."
Il "And because I love you l
! ashamed. and l am going"
"Sit still moment Mr.. Jo
N Turner Osgood! Yes. ] know you.
have known your plan from the beg
ming. I thought l could punish "
\ They say the pangs of unrequited 10
Al are cruel. Are they?'
y II um punished. Now l will go bn
II to camp with my lie. You will not
me again."
4 Tell them q lie after Kipling's o
heart; the young person is apt to ia
you know. Then send off letter
\ one of the guides. Write"
Al "What!"
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