The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-07-25

kl1cnCn, thrust Weil-Hileu TuCkSdCh
into his hand.
Now on your way the two of We.
and don't come back to bother me.
You'll be glad enough to eat this
with your ten fingers before the day is
over for niver spoon or fork did
l bother to put up with the vittles."
Playfully she showed them out upon
the snow.
Running ahead of him lightly as
rabbit. Ethel shouted back her chal-
lenge to the laboring man.
You may know more about knives
and forks than do, Mister. but dare
you to race me upon snowshoes." At
once he accepted the def. only the next
moment to find himself floundering
upon his face in the white smother.
She led the way few yards in ad-
vance of him. skmming over the SHIN
merng surface with the lightness of
wind-blown leaf, at last vanishing into
cluster of somber spruce with de-
fiant wave of her hand. Clumsily Davis
passed on in pursuit. gaining conf
dence and speed as he progressed. Yet
so good start of him did she have
that when he entered the thick growth
she had mysterously disappeared. Per-
plexedly he stared about.
From half dozen yards away the
girl, crouching behind q bowlder,
watched him as amusement spread
over her face. Then suddenly reaching
down she gathered up handful of the
snow. pressed it into a ball and threw
it. Fairly upon the side of his fur cap
it struck him and burst. powdering his
cheek with its virgin whteness. He
cast his glance about.
"Come out" he dared her.
Through the stiffness of the noun
tain air her voice came tauntingly.
You may know more about knives
and forks than | do, hut there are
other things in this world Is it pos
Sihle that you do not even know how
! to follow a trail In the snow?"
Half provoked that he had not
thought of so simple thing. John
face. Close at hand lay the blurred
signature of her broad clad feet, lead
ing unerringly to her hiding place. He
sprang forward, scooping up a handful
of the snow as he ran.
For that. Miss Tmpudence. I'm go
ing to wash your face"
Five minutes later, despite his awk
wardness upon his laced footgear. he
had tired her ont, caught her. held her
his prisoner. Half laughing. half cry
ing. she struggled in his arms as he
prepared to carry out his threat En-
treatingly her face turned itself to his
81 didn't mean it-please don't" she
Gasped. His hand dropped.
'very WELL" he returned gravely
For this once you are pardOned."
Noon found them deep In canyon
through which stream came roaring
down from the great peaks. From a
! dead tree the man cut the smaller
branches. piling them high and build
ing a roaring blaze. From the ruck-
sack he dragged the coffee pot and
thrust 1t into the Goals. while she held
a frying pan and slice of bacon aloft.
"A fish to go with the bacon" she
laughed.
From the pocket of her Jacket she
drew line and hook, while he with
his small woodsman's ak Topped off
slender pole. Batting her hook she
cast 1t into pool beneath rock
the next instant her voice arising ex-
cYtedly.
.T've got whopper. Come quick
quick and help me"
He looked up from the fire which
he had been renewing just in time to
see her slip and go sliding toward the
stream. Frantically he grasped at her
but quick as he had been he was too
late and with a despairing cry she
threw up her hands and disappeared
in the rushing flood.
At the imminent risk of his life he
darted down the edge Of the stream
slipping, sliding, his eyes glued upon
her body as 1t was swirled on. Close
before them was the brink OF cata
ract, and well he knew that unless M
could grasp her before she reached
It she would be torn to fragments by
the sharp fangs of rock that lay be
low. With reckless leap he LANDED
upon a bowlder that stood at the very
crest of the wildly downplunging tor
rent and thrust forth his hand. BY
great good fortune his fingers closed
upon her arm, and bracing his rec
In crevice he dragged her nan
drowned from the stream. For mo
ment she lay weakly gasping IN III
arms.
HURRY" ne cried as he wiped tn
water from her face. She struggled
family. escaped his arms and stool
upon her feet.
"And just to think | never let go o
that line" she said as she began pun
ing 1t in. The next instant fine trou
WAS flonning at their feet.
Full Of admiration he gazed upo'
her,
You are as game as they max
Them he said seriously. Her nam
fell upon his sleeve.