The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-10-23
NOVELIZED FROM VITAGRAPH PHOTO PLAY

kitchen. thrust . weil-dlled rucksack
into his hand.
"Now on your way the two Of ye.
and don't come back to bother me.
You'll be glad enough to ent this
with your ten fingers before the day h
over. for niver = spoon or fork did
l bother to put up with the vittles."
PlayfuIly she showed them out upon
the snow.
Running ahead of him lightly as .
rabbit. Ethel shouted back her chal:
lenge to the Iab0ring man.
"You may know more about knives
and forks than do. Mister. but ] dare
you to race me upon snowshoea." At
once he accepted the den. only the next
moment to nnd himself hounderinE
upon his face in the white smother
She led the way q few yards In ad-
vance OF him. skimming over the shim-
mering surface with the lIghtness OF Q
wind-blown leaf, at last vanishing into
a cluster Of somber spruce With a de-
finnf wave Of her hand. Clunisily Davis
passed on In pursuit. Cunning conf
tlence and speed as he progressed. Yet
so good a start of him did she hnve
that when he entered the thick growth
she had mysteriously disappeared. Per-
piexrdly he stirred about
From half a dozen yards away the
girl. crouching behind bOw,der.
watched him as amusement, spread
over her face. Then suddenly reaching
down she gathered up . ahandfui Of the
snow. pressed II Into hall and threw
II. FnirIy npon the side Of hi- fur cnp
II struck him and hurst. powfiering his
cheek with Its virgin whitenesx- He
cnsi his glance about.
"Cmne out." he dared her.
Through, the stiilneaa of the noun
tain mir her voice cnme tauntinxly
you may know more about knive.
and forks than ! do. hut there nre
other things In this world. IL II pOs-
sible that you do not even know how
To follow trail In the snOw?''
Half provoked that he had not
thought of so simple thing. John
dropped his eyes to the teli-tSie sur
fnce. Close At hnnd lay the blurred
signature Of her hrond clnd feet. lead
ing unerringly To her hiding pla~e. He
sprnng forward. sconpIng up handful
II the xnow as ne mn.
"For thnt. Miss I,nrndence. I'm go-
Ing to wash your fsce.-
Five mlnutea later. desaAte his awk-
wsriness upon his laced fnOtgesr. he
had tired her ont. caught her. held her
his prisoner. Half laughing. half cry
Ing. she strugRled In his arms ~ he
prepared to carry out HIS threat. En-
treatingiy her face turned Itself to his.
~ didn't mesn it-rlease don't" she
gasped. His hnnd dropped.
every WE'LL" he returned Krnveiy.
"For this once you are parsioned."
Noon found them deep In q canyon
down from the great penks. From
dead tree the man cut tho smaller
branches. piiins them high and huild-
Ing 4 roariht blaze. From the ruck-
Mck he dragged the colFes PIT and
thrust Il into the Goals. while she held
. frying pan and slice Of hacou nloft.
"A nsh to 60 with the bacon" she
laughed.
From the pocket Of her Jacket she
drew . line and hook. while he with
his small woodsman's AZ Topped on a
slender pole. Batting her hoek she
cast It Into q pool beneath rock I;
the next instant her voice arising ex-
citedly.
I've got . whopper. Come euIct-
quick and help me" h
He looked up from the ers which
he had been rsaswins j6st iu> time to
sss her slip and % slidins toward the
stream Erantically he gradped at her.
but quick q. he had beee hs vas too
late asd With = dsapehfnt cry. she
threw up her Hands and 1lsAppeared
In the rushing 0ood.
At the imuinsnt risk et his nfs be
darted down the edge q The stream.
slipping. sliding, his syes giusd upon
her body % II was swiried On. C1Oos
before them was the brink Of eata-
ract. and we'll he knew that unlsss he
could grasp her before she reached
It she would b. torn to frasments b.
the sharp fanss q rock that hay ~
low. with RECKLESS leap he handed
upon bowidsr that stood at the very
crest of the wildly 6ownpaunging tor.
rent aud thrust forth his hand. BY
great good fortune his dngers closed
upon her arm. and bracins bis feet
in . crevics he dragged her half
drowned from the strsam. For q mo
ment she iay weakly gaspins In his
arms.
sHurty~ he cried % he wiped the
water from her face. She struggled
faintly. escaped his arms and stood
upon her feet. .'
"And just to think never let 30 Of
that line.r she said as.nke began pull
ing II in. The hexf taeldnt . ans trout
was noppIns a. s33f ~
Full Of Admihstdp - eased upon