American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1919-08-30

"a month at Fcrndale will fix you
up grandly." spoke Mr. Robert Har-
ris to his young law partner, Leslie
Travers.
81 am obliged to YOU" said the lat
ter but II won't do"
"Why. there are only three OF my
five daughters left at home now" OBJ
served Mr.. Harris with n iocplar smile.
Bound to give me dig on my al.
legged evasion of the gentler sex?' re-
spondcd Travers "All that Is n fiction.
and besides | know of no brighter.
kinder friends than you and your fam
lily, but my physician has mapped out
six months course for me, has dis
covered an ideal environment and I
shall have to act under his direction"
"well. get cured; that is all want"
spoke Mr.. Harris kindly. .
He thought the world of his young
partner. who had been his student and
assistant for FIVE years and had then
brilliantly won the most important
legal battle of the year. II had been at
n great cost. however. Travers had
NlWuNS Dttn " tlbSt SlWutHl anu iuu
thrown his full natural intentncss into
the great case The reaction had come.
his nerves had broken down, and to re-
build them he must entirely abandon
work. There was hopeful anticipation
IN his face ms he took train for q
town two hundred miles from the city.
after shipping thither trunks and u va
riety Of certain appurtenances requi.
site for n long bachelor experience. He
put up nj the hotel NJ Brompton and
the next morning was called on by u
town functlonary.
~ have my instructions To install
you In your position rs warden Of the
forest preserve" said the official. "Your T
duties will not he very exciting, al
though your environment will be print
tive"
In the officials automobile Travers
was driven along II country road to
the edge Of stretch Of timber cover.
ing several hundred acres. At one cor
ner was large sign reading: Forest
Preserve aS." Here there was n
small hut composed of rough boards.
from the roof of which protruded an
ordinary stove pipe.
"Not u very inviting bungalow"
smiled the official.
"But precisely what I expected aud
want" declared Travcrs. Ell you will
arrnng" I" have whit have had
shipped from the city sent down here
VIII Install myself forthwith The two
rooms In this little shelter house viii
precisely suit my requirements. can
get provisions AT th" settlement aud I
am sure shall enjoy the rough ana
ready llfc."
The novelty ul his environment had
II Sulutary effect upon Trnvcrs. His
duty comprised - patrol of the reserve
several times day, u final one NJ
night and the direction Of two luhorcrs
who trimmed the trees aud cut down
the dead ones.
II was toward the end ~ his first
months Suinurn that Trnvcrs met with
u series of incidents which ultimately
changed the cutir" trend Of his career.
| Twice he had seen Il bent form. that
| Of I'M old man, about the center uf the
timber, who had mvstrrlously diSup-
pcnrrd before he could come upon him.
and one night girli~h figure fitted by
| him Ike the wind. Two evenings later.
| while he was seated reading In his
| little hut there came n tap ut the win
dow. TraycrS opened II Ia confront
young girl of about seventeen, deeply
| ugitatcd,
"Oh. SIR" Sh" qunvered, III you
know anything about sickness ar have
any medicine with YOU, | beg of you 10
come with N" without delay"
"Whnt II the trouble, missf" ques.
| toned Trnycrs, attracted and interest.
ed by the pleading face and marked
| distress exhibited,
ut Is my father; fear he will die.
oh sir. come! COME, II II not far"
Trnvcrs snutchcd up u ease Of his
own medicine and hurried outside lie
was puzzled rs his girl guide led him
! into the very depths ut the reserve. As
! she came Ia II ruylnc checked M with
! fallen trees She took his hand, led him
through n maze he had never pene
tratrd AMI into shelter, secret
and half comfortable, where lay an old
man on II bed If dried grass,
Tmvers worked over the old man nm
III he had quite revived him. lie won
dercd how long these refugees had
been thus In hiding ana questioned his
right Ia allow them on the reserve.
The next day, however, he learned
their sad story, and thenccf0rwnrd
was their friend aud companion
Darius West had II claim against u
valuable piece of property had quar-
relied with other contestants. und in
the heat of n just battle had severely
Injured one ~ them. They had taken
advantage of this Ia get out II warrant
for his arrest. lie had hurried to hid.
ing, for once IN their hands he feared
they would prosecute him 10 the limit.
Looking into those affairs as IN rx,
pert lawyer, Leslie Trnyers took up the
case. Within u month he had Mr.. West
aud his daughter. Mercedu, under safe
protection aud began the prosecution
against his enemies,
There never was n more grateful