The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-03
FACTS AND FANCES FOR WOMAN AND THE HOME GIRO
THE DAILY
SHORT STORY
A CAMP HONEYMOON.
BY ozoIa ForreEtsI

- sure enough. Dell declared
Eitn sigh. after they had climbed
the trait for three hours, and still the
mp on Mirror Lake lay far ahead
OF them. II don't care, though. The
FARTHER the better. and hone we'll
never see white man all the time
we're here
Wah.tonah, the guide. heard and
never changed his expression. II the
white women who carnped on the lake
cnose 10 think nobody else cared to
amp there likewise II was not his
5ault, nor his duty to instruct them.
Two weeks before he had climbed
the same trail with the three men
who wanted to be where there were
no women. One had been very I'll
one was his brother and helped him
over the rough places along the trail.
me other sang much. His voice
rang out in the wilds like some clear
toned bird call. The guide remember.
eed' too, that he had been like the
Old hero hunters to look upon. tall
and slim and strong, and he had
laughed much and cheered the other
two. ~ 0'''e'
There was no fear that they would
meet unless the curling smoke of
the camp fires betrayed them TO each
other, but Wah-tonalf felt his con-
science was perfectly clear In the
matter. They each had a whole SIDE
OF the lake to themselves. II thev
would stay on their own sides there
would be no trouble. And he looked
al the three, the one. too fat. the one
TOO thin, the one with the hair like
sunlight and eyes like deep water in
shadows. He did not know their
names. but this one he liked best, so
he addressed her.
Too much bear on lake" he told
her. Not where you go. Al good
there: Too much bear other side
We'll stay right on our own side,
thanks, Wah.tonah Beth said prompt.
y. Anyway, we're all pretty good
But she remembered what he had
said. After the second week at the
camp one day she had swung out in
70 the woods to pick berries, and there
came suspicious cracking in the
underbrush. Watching keenly, she
heard the slow, heavy movement OF
4 body pushing its way through, and
before she though twice she had
slung her rifle to her shoulder and
sent a good shot straight at the NOV
Ing bushes. Almost instantly there
came a good, heavy broads!de of
strong language, and Beth sat tight
on a log, longing to laugh and only
glad the shot had not taken effect.
hn I,
game," s feet 2 dressed in Khaki and
frankly furious. At sight of her he
stopped short, stared and. then laugh
ed with her.
well, you did clip my hat Re
said ruefully, showing the two neat
holes through the peaked crown do
I look like bear?"
you acted Just like one" said
Beth. How was ! to know? Wah-
tonah, our guide, told me there wasn't
q soul up here but US, and there
we're bears on the other side of the
lake"
1.-THE cheerful liar!" exclaimed the
intruder. "He took our whole outfit
up there month ago. and knew we
we're going to stay, and he's been up
with supplies since, and never told us
anybody was here but ourselves.
We've got dandy camp down on
the shore in that little curve where
the pine grove is. Probably he didn't
tell US about you because-well, my
cunts with US, and Dell, that's her
daughter. Dell's just had really ter
rible experience. She Is completely
disillusioned. and the engagements
broken, and we came I'm here to try
and make her forget. Size had heard
OF the lake from him and always
wanted to come, I believe"
isn't that too bad!" Stanley settled
himself beside her sympathetically.
May help pick berries, too? Maybe
We can fix UP truce whereby I'll
trade fresh fish with you for buckle.
berry pies; how's that? I'm dying for
whole pie. We're not much on cook
ing, any of US. There's Frank Car.
ter-maybe you've heard of him; aw-
fully clever fellow, scientist at Col
nmbia-and his brother Hal. I roomed
with Carter during our POSTCARD
years, and when he had to come u
here with Hal, told him I'd sta,
iby. He's been pretty sick, nervous
breakdown and worry"
''Halbert Carter?" queried Beth,
eagerly. why. he's the mar. you
know"
''The man"
Yes, the one Dell was e-yaged to,
and they were to be marie this fall,
and she went to visit a ri friend,
Madelaine Collier and . found out
he'd been engaged to her. too"
'Well?" Stanley e ! to look Sc,
r5ous.
but he had told Jell she was the
only girl he haf ever loved"
Didn't that rove # when he'd
found out the 5ther was a mistaken"
II don't + 3w." Beth looked away
from him ever at the waters Of the
lake. az suppose to men engage
ments a. Just happenings, but per
haps tn don't realize there are girls
who =, different, who really do be-
her- u"
What7'
? why. in romance, don't you know"
she flushed a little, but went on, feel
ing she was pleading Dell's cause
against one who was an infidel in the
faith Of loving. ut was an awful
shock to her to find out he had been
all through real engagement be,
fore. Madelaine told her she had
even started her trousseau."
1T may do her good to tell her'-
his tone took on Q quick steruness aa