Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-05-27

Now on your way the two of W,
and don't come back 10 bother me.
Yoa'll be glad enough 10 eat this
with your ten fingers before the day u
over. for niver spoon o. fork did
/ I bother To put up with the visties: +
playfuiiy she showed them out upon
/ the snow.
Running ahend of him lightly as q
/ rabbit. Ethel shouted back her chal-
Ienge to the labofing man.
You may know more about knives
and forks than do. Mister. but dare
you so race me upon su0wshoes At
once he accepted the deA. only the next
moment 70 And himself fOundering
upon his face In the white smother
She led the way d few yards Ia adj
/ vance or him. skinming over the sllIm-
lfeFIng surface with the lightness OF d
Wind. hiOwn leaf, iii last vanishing into
/ d cluster OF sonber spruce with 4 de-
! flanf wave of her hand. CiuInslly Davis
passed on Ii pursuit, gaining conf
dence and speed as he progressed. Yet
!. so good start Of him did she have
that when ne entered the thick growth
] she had mysteriouaiy disappeared. Per-
1 plexasily he stared about.
From half d dozen yards away the
/ girl. crouchIng behind bowlder
watched him MS amusement spread
over her face. Then suddenly reaching
down she gathered up handful Of the
snow. pressed It Into ball and threw
! II. Fairly upon the side Of his fur cap
II struck him and burst. powdering his
cheek with its virgin Wilderness. He
east his glance about
Come out. he dared her.
Through the stiffness Of the noun
rain MIR her voice came tanntlngIy.
"You may know more about krAxes
and forks than do, but there are
other things III this world. II Il pos
/ sible that yOu do not even know how.
10 follow d trail I'M the snow n
Half provoked that he had not
I thought OF 50 simple a thing John
dropped his eyes to the feIi-tale sur.
face. Close 1T hand lay the blurred
signature OF her broad clad feet. lead-
ing unerrlnglv To her hiding place, He
/ sprang forward. scooping up handful
Of the snow as he ran,
For that. Miss Impotence. I'm gO-
lng 70 wash your face
Five minutes later. despite his awk.
waraness upon his laced footgear. he
had tired her out. caught her, held her
his prisoner. Half laughing, half cry
ting, she struggled iii his arms as he
prepared to carry ont his threat. En-
treafIngly her face turned Itself to his.
II didn't mean 1T please don't. /" she
gasped. His hand dropped.
VERY well,' he returned gravely.
'.For this once you are pnrdoned.' I
Noon found them deep In d canyon
through which d stream came roaring
down from the grent peaks From q
dead tree the man cut the smaller
branches. plllng them high and build
ing d roaring blaze. From the rtlck-
sack ne dragged the coffee pot and
thrust ii Into the Goals, while she held
frying pan and slice Of bacon aioft.
A fish to 50 with the bacon" she
laughed.
From the pocket or her Jncket she
drew d line and hook. While he with
his small woodsman's ak Topped on i
slender pole Batting her hook she.
cast 1t into d pool beneath rock
the next instant her voice arising ex-
clteily.
'I've got whopper. Come quick
quick and help me.
He looked up from the IRE which
he had been renewing Just In time To-
see her slip and 81 sliding toward the
stream. FranficalIy he grasped at her.
but quick as he had been he was too
late and with despairing cry she
threw up her hands and disappeared
III the rushing food.
AT the imminent risk of his life he
iarted down the edge Of the stream.
slipping sliding. hts eyes glued upon
her body as II was swIrled on. Close
before them was the brink Of cata-
ract. and we'll he knew that unless he
could grasp her before she reached
Fit she would be torn 20 fragments by
the sharp fangs of rock that lay be-
low. with reckless leap he landed
upon q bowlsier that stood at the very
crest of the wildly dounnlungIng tor
rent and thrust forth his hand. By
great good fortune his fingers closed
upon her arm. and brncing his feet
in crevice ne dragged her half
drowned from the stream. For i mo
merit she lay weakly gnsping u his
arms
sIdurff' he cried as ne wtred the
water from her face. she struggled
family. escaped bis arms and stood
upon her feet.
And Just 10 think never let go o.
that lire. sire said as she BEGAN pull
Inc 1t lii. The next InStant Gna trout
was Hopping IL their feet.
Full Of adrnlration he CARED upon
her.
You are as game as they make
them. he said seriously. Her hand
tell np0s his sleeve
Anyway. owe yosa ms life + was