The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1918-01-03
ADIRONDACK GUIDE
BY GEORGE HAssLER

van AscusSuiucE, uScu 90, uiO hVt
marry. She was rich, handsome, and
one of the 400. She had refused many
offers. So society finally gave 1t up
and put down the heiress as decidedly
eccentric.
Now, John Turner Osgood was one
Of many interested in Miss Van Rens-
salaer's matrimonial intentions. He
was looking for q rich wife. He had
no objections to good looks and social
position, but never having been In
love. Riches were the main considera-
ton with him. And being rather
clever young man, after a fashion all
his own, Mr.. Osgood did not rush in
to try his fate. On the contrary, he
took good care that Miss Rensselaer,
should not even see his face. Instead,
he had a confidential talk with his
clever young married cousin, Mrs.
Thomas Carstairs, who, not long af-
forwards, struck up quite friendship
with Miss Rensselaer,. In due course
of time Mrs. Carstairs reported to Mr..
Osgood that she guessed Miss Van
Rensselaer, did not marry because she
was looking for a 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 Rensselaer, and camping
party went into the Adirondacks one
Of their guides was a new man-JOhn
Turner, he called himself-who was
Just little different from any other
guide in al the region round about.
One afternoon toward the last of
the camp, Miss Van Rensselaer, got
into her boat, remarked that they
needn't wait for supper for her and
supper time 1t was suggested. that
someone ought to look her up. Turner
volunteered and pulled across the lake
to the mouth of a stream where he
had last seen her boat. A little way
up the stream he met freshly plucked
pond lily floating down. Further on
he saw more lilies, birch bark and
beech leaf wreaths. 1t was a trail a
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 busily engaged
In broiling black bass over a small
camp fire. A substantial lunch basket
showed she had come prepared.
Miss Van Rensselaer, did not seem
at all surprised to see the guide and
I the guide expressed no surprise al
finding her cooking her supper alone
at a 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 t.
get some more wood for the fire. Their
she made him help her with her cook
Ing and finally handed him tin plate
and knife and fork and told him Il
fall to. Afterward they sat about the
fire and talked casually about the
woods.
At last she remarked casually tina
she supposed he knew how to build 1
shelter for her for the night. He re
piled that he did and proceeded TO pu
together light lean-to of saplings
boughs and bark, and to heap the foo
with fragrant hemlOck and cedar
When 1t was done she asked him t.
pile up enough wood by the fire TO las
all night. When this was ready sh,
remarked:
oaA ,,axr hao ~ on CIannfnn har,
In the woods. OF course, 1t would no
be safe for me to stay aloner
NO" he answered, "there are pan
theirs and wolves In these woods"
II want you to stay and keep watch
Then In the morning you can go bacl
first to camp and say you couldn't fin'
me-"
81 see," he remarked, "all right"
; Thereupon Miss Van Renssalae
went to her lean-to, made herself snu
with a blanket.
/ Presently Miss Van Rensselaer,
: much to her surprise, dropped off I
i sleep. Promptly with the first blus
! her eyes and looked into the guide
face. He was staring straight in iron
J Of him, and his face was drawn an
haggard.
"Who are your" she said suddenly
. "a fraud" he replied. He did nc
even seem surprised at her question.
II saw you In Washington last wiz
! ter" he went on. II knew l had n
e chance there, but l thought luck Nigh
, come my way up here In the woods
I imagined you were deadly tired 9
? your world. ! wanted a rich wife.
? spied ON you and here l ana hire
r guide"
j why do you tell me this? Why ne
: keep up the pretence-why not talk {
Q love-why not threaten me? You hol
the cards."
, Because do love you"
. "Oh."
"And because / love you l al
I ashamed, and / am going"
: "Eit still a moment, Mr.. job
o Turner Osgood Yes, i know you.
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