The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-13

In Bus opinion outclaS~ed the finest
efforts of a French chef lie would
exult over them hoyishly. and she
found an uniooked.for Joy In pleasing
him. she made delicious buildings
out OF rice and canned milk and
rsisins. she knew Just the Identical
number OF minutes II required TO
eroil n moose porterhouse Just TO his
taste. and she could fry grouse TO
surpass tho most succulent fried
chicken ever served In southern
home. All these things pleased her
and occupied the barren hours. She
learned 90 sew on buttons. wash her
own clothes. and keep the cabin clean
and neat as a hospital ward.
She liked the hours Of sober talk
In tho evenings Sometimes they
would play thru the records. and 50
well had Bin made hla selections that
she never tirrd OF them. His prefer.
ence tended toward melodies In tho
minor. wailing things that to him
vaguely reflected the voices Of the
Wild things and the plaintivc utter
anccs OF tho forest; she liked the
-oulstirrins. emotional melodies.
They worked up q rare comrsdeahip
before the first week was done. she
had never known a human being to
whom she opened her thoughts more
freely.
She had her lonesome hours. but
not so many as she had expected
When time hung heavy % her hands
she would take out ono " tho old
magazines that Bun had bsought up
10 Rad on the winter nights. and
dcvour II from cover 90 cover. she
had abundant health. The experience
seemed 10 build her up. rather than
injure her. Her muscles developed.
shc ereathed deep OF the cold noun.
tain air. and she had more energy
than she could easily spend
She fought away the tendency TO
grow careless In dress or appearance
she kept her few clothes clean and
m>ndcd. Her skin was clear and
sofs. but she didn't know how tho
wilderness iiss was affecting her
beauty. What BIZ observed he did
at his lips. but he reprcssod them.
In tho first plae, he WA afraid OF
speaking too feellngiy and giving
away his hearts secret. In the second
he had a ridiculous fear that such
a personal remark might tend 20 dc.
s,roy the fine balance % their rcla.
tionship. She had no mirror. but
soon she became used 10 going with.
out one. But one day. on one Of
their tramps, she caught a perfect
image OF herself in n clear sprhg.
She had stopped ia drink. bv' for
q few seconds she only regarded her.
self with speeches. delight She had
had her share Of beauty before. now
perfect health had brought liz mar
vicious and INDISPENSABLE charm. Her
hair was burnished and shirncrinE
with life, her skin clear and trans
parent. Der throat had filled out and
her eyes were bright and clear az
she bad never seen them. She felt
lips were r-d. and Nature had
brought a glow TO her checks that
no human skiii could equal.
Good Heavens. Biny' she cried.
why didn't you tell me that was
getting prcttirr every dayT''
II didn't know you wanted me 10"
he replied. But you are. I've been
noticing n a long time"
You're cold. inpersonsi pcr.
sonr' But a, once her talk trippcd
on 10 less dangerous subjects.
Their cabin life was redeemed by
their frequent excursions into ths
wild. The study OF Nature was con.
stantly more absorbing to the girl.
Altho the birds had all gone south
except such hardy fowl as the p,ar.
mlgan. that seemed 10 spend most %
their time buried In the snow-there
was stiil mammalian life In plenty In
the forest. The little furred creatures
stiii piled. nervous and scurrying as
bou stlli wandered now and then
thru their valley as they moved from
ridr~ 10 ridge. The moose. however.
had mostly pushed down TO the low.
or levels
The grizzlies had gone into hIberna.
ton. and their tracks were no longer
to be sccn in the snows but the wolf
pack stiil ran the ridges. And one
day they had a miniature adventure
that concerned the gray band.
They were climbing ridge one
wfntry day. unappalisd by the three
feet or more ~ snow. when the girl
suddenly touched hts arm.
FIRST blood on caribou she cried.
His eyes lighted. and he followed
her gaze. Lately they had been hav.
ing n friendly contest as 20 who
would get the first glimpse Of any
living creature that they encountered
In their trampr. and Bin was pleased
10 admit that he had been barely
holding his own. The girls eyes were
practically as quick as his and better
Mt long disfan noes. and always there
was high celebration when uhe saw
the game first. But today they were
fated for more exciting business.
The caribou were pIunging az fast
as they could thru the snow. They
came, In caribou fashion. In long
file. zach stepping into the tracks OF
the other. and II was n good woods.
man. coming along behind them that
could tell whether there were two
sweeping horns led tho file.
When going In at all cary. the
caribou can travel af an incredible
pace. Even their swinging trot can
carry them from range 10 range in
a single day. but when they choose
10 run their fastest. they seem 20
have wings. To-day. however, the
soft snow impeded their speed. They
seemed to be running freely enough.
in great bounds, but Eli could tell
that they were hard pressed. He
would have liked to have taken one
OF the young cows TO add 10 his lard.
er. but they were too far to nsk
shot. Then he seized the girl by the
hand.
''Piow fast an you can up him. he
urged. Il think we'll see some ac-
ton"