The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1919-07-23

where. sure enough" Dell declared
with sigh, after they had climbed
the trail for three hours. and still the
camp on Mirror lake lay far ahead Of
them. II don't care. though. The
farther the better. and hope we'll
never see white man all the time
were here"
Wah-t0nah. the guide, heard, and
never changed his expression. II the
white women who camped on the lake
chose to think nobody else cared to
camp there likewise. It was not his
fault, 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 III. One
was his brother and helped him over
the rough places along the trail. The
other sang much. His voice rang out
IN the wilds like some clear-t0ned bird
call. The guide remembered. 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.
There was no fear that they would
meet unless the curling smoke Of the
camp fires betrayed them to each 9TH
q. but wah-tonah felt his conscience
vas perfectly clear In the matter.
They each had whole side of the
Iake to themselves. II they would stay
On their own sides there would be no
trouble. And here he had happy
thought. Gravely he looked at the
three: the one too fat, the one too thin.
the one with the hair like sunlight
and eyes like deep water In shadow.
He did not know their names. but this
enc he liked best. 80 he addressed her.
sToo much bear on lake." he told
her. mot where you go. All good
there. Too much hear other side lake."
"We'll stay right on our own side,
thanks. wah-tonah," Beth said prompt
~. anyway, we're all pretty good
Shots"
HUT she remembered what he had
said. After the second week at the
camp one day she had swung out into
the woods to pick berries. and there
came a suspicious cracking In the I'M
derbrush. Watching keenly, she heard
the slow, heavy movements Of body
pushing It's way through. and before
she thought twice she had slung her
rife 10 her shoulder and sent q good
shot straight at the moving bushes. Al
most instantly there came a good,
,eavy broadside Of strong language. and
Beth sat tight on log. longing to
hugh and only glad the shot had not
taken effect.
Out from the woods came her "biG
same." six feet two. dressed in khaki
ana frankly furious. At sight of hei
be stopped short. stared and Their
hughed with her.
sWell, you did clip my hat" he said
ruefully, showing the two neat holes
through the peaked crown. do ! looi
uke bear?"
you acted Just like one,". said Beth
sHow was to know. Wah-tonah. Oul
guide, told me there wasn't soul NJ
here hut us, and there were bears OF
the other side Of the lake."
.sThe cheerful Hart" exclaimed tn
intruder. HE took our whole outfi
% there month ago, and knew w
were going to stay. and he's been NJ
With supplies twice since, and neve
eold us anybody was here but our
selves.
.We've got dandy camp down OF
the shore In that little curve where tn
zine grove IL. Probably he didn't tel
= about you because--well. my aunt
With ~, and Dell, that's her daughter
Dell's Just had a really terrible expert
ence. She ID completely dislllusionet
ana the engagements broken. and "
came up here to try and make her f0l
ri. She had heard Of the lake fror
hin. and always wanted to come. ! b.
ueve.~
ssIsu't that too bady" Stanley settle
hlmself beside her sympatheticall,
NAY help pick berries, too? Mayb
20 can AZ up Z truce whereby T.
trade fresh nsh with you for buckle
Deery pies; how's that3 I'm dying "a
Z whole pie. We're not much on cool
mr.. any Of Us. There's Frank Ca
tsf-maybe you've heard Of him. AZ
fully clever fellow. scientist at Colun
Dla-and his brother. Hal. I roome
with Carter during our POSTCARD. veal
and when he had to come mp here wit
Hal. ! told him ia stand BY. He
Been pretty sick; nervous breakdow
ana worry"
sHalbert Carterr' Querfed Beth, ca
cry. "Why, he's the man. you know
the manr'
Yea, the one Dell was engaged
and they were to be married this IA
ara she went to visit girl frien
lladelaine Collier. and she found o
Nd been engaged to her. too"
swellY' Stanley tried to look se
sBut ne had told Den she was Il
snly girl he had ever loved"
sDldn't that prove It. when hi
found out the other was a mistaken
T don't know" Beth looked aw
from him over at the waters Of I
nike. " suppose to men engagemer