American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-01-03
ADVENTURES WAY
BY MAIslE sRoPHY.
Copyright. 1918, Western Newspaper
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invitingly then she paused in the gap
of the hedge, wondering In which d.
rection adventure lay. For Susanah
was a child of adventure. Long ago.
when she had visited at Aunt Jeru-
sha's, in summer time, she had be-
lieved that fairies lurked in that
hedge, that enchanting surprises were
to be found all the way up hill.
Now, when Susanah's dress reached
the tops of her trim high shoes, when
her soft hair was massed in wavy
coils upon her head, she still believed
in fairies, In a slightly different way,
while light of promising adventure
shone alluringly in her dark dashed
eyes.
eff" thought Sue, "you start out on
the shortest journey, sure that lovely
things are going to happen. why lovely
things will happen"
And always Sue was right. She
found the lovely things herself; an I'M
usual flower, perhaps, In some hidden
corner.
Susanah had discarded both the
town road and the hill road for n
leading down mysteriously into a vast
shady ravine in the very heart of this
solitude, as she went expectantly
along she discovered a winding crystal
stream. The stream was narrow, and
some invader had bridged it across
with stones placed wide apart. 1mme-
diately Susanah was possessed of a
desire to reach the other side by way
of the same tempting stones, They
were so broad and smooth; h tried
the first one cautiously and it bore her
weight, then at her daring leap to the
second stone the adventurous light In
her eyes deepened this really was bet
ter thar sitting listlessly in aunt's
sleepy garden. Here was an element
of chance which sent a flush to her
cheeks-to be perched on a stone in
midstream, with no one to come to her
aid If the stone should slip, or If she
should find herself unable to reach
I the third stone or return to the first.
/, Susanah laughed a merry laugh,
= which went echoing down stream to
where a man sat fishing, just around
, the bend.
The man drew up his line abruptly
and peered around the corner; then,
"Great Scott" he muttered, for the
stream was not shallow, as Sue had
believed.
: "Of all the ~foolishness," the man
D grumbled; he was exceedingly an
+ noyed that his afternoons sport would
7 be interrupted.
BY way of attracting her attention,
he began to whistle softly, and SUI
sanah looked about. "Please remain
where you are for n moment" the man
4 called, and made his way to her along
( the slaty beach.
. She stood quite still; this man, OF
! course, was but part of her coming adj
venture.
at will be dangerous for you to try
= to go farther" the man ~admonished,
. "and to move now might cause you a
wetting. / will wade out In a moment
and carry you back"
"Carry her backl" Susanah was
y about to Indignantly protest, when the
u stone swayed beneath her feet; in
I stead, she gave a startled cry. The
mans strong arm caught her up just
as she discovered that the soles OF
! her shoes were growing uncOmforta
7 bly, wet. She wondered. as her dellv
y erer's high boots splashed back
through the water, at her own sense
y of perfect confidence.
"That,' he remarked severely, "wa'
a needlessly reckless thing to do. On'
i, has no right to allow their whims Il
a carry them into Just then III
! paused, staring, for Susanah had, fol
a the first time turned her wide eyes full
o upon him. Their g~linting depths
n seemed to recall TO him inexplicabll
d certain joyous, care-free days of hi
r boyhood. He smiled. Again h
g looked, and 1t was as though he, too
had gsmpsed the fairies.
e 81 will not try to scold yOu," TIL
], man told Susanah. She dimpled.
81 am very grateful to you," she an
e swered.
a "Billy," he called, "Billy."
Is Then suddenly he raised his voic,
in a halo!
Down through the opening a DO.
came racing toward them. He wore
khaki suit, this boy, and dotted hi
Y hat TO Susanah.
Look after the boat and tackle
f. son." the man commanded. II am &c
>, ing to walk up to the level"
:. Susanah, moving quietly at his side
realized that I'm some strange manne
X her adventure had become unaccouri
ii ably disappointing.
II am going to ask a return for say
Ing your life" the nan was sayint
la~ughingly; 1--WE are camping on
= down here. but Bill makes abominabl
. coffee. 1t would be too much to AZ
today. Of course. but IL you could maj
age to slip down here some tim
around mealtime, and instruct him !
the art of cofee-making: that Ia.
you do not live toe far away" I'll
voice was eager.
Couldn't your wife teach your som