The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-05
BEciN9HERE TO-DAY

BEGIN HERE TO-DAY
Bill BFunson and Virginia Ire.
mont find themselves forest pris-
oners m Bill's cabin in the Clear.
watfr on Canada. Bin was hired
by Nirginia 70 guide her In her
search toF her fiance, Harold
Lounsbury, who vanished in the
Clearwa nix years before. Her
flancsg uncle and 10 cook, Vosper,
completed the party. Bill and Vir-
gtsiia were engutftd in n fording
Grizzly river. Biz saved virginia's
lie The others. left on the OPP
! post short deserted. Bill hopes
. look also for the lost mine of
his father, murdered by a partner.
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yifeinia found the days much
happier than she had hoped.
SHE liked the hours or sober
tslk itilf evenings Sometimes
ttiey would play through the rec.
ords, and so we'd had Bill made his
etections that she never tired Of
Stem
She had her, lonssome hours, but
III 50 many as she had expected.
1Fien lime hung heavy on her
hands she would take out one of
he old magazines that Bill had
Ibrou shts up 70 read on the wintry
nights
she haa abundant health. The
eSpericnee eemed TO build her tlr.
fnthhr than injtire her. Her mus
cles developed. she breathed deep
Of the cod inonnain air. and she
had mnts energy than she could
easily spend
She fought away the tendency to
crow eareless IN dress or appear
anee shs Kept her few clothes
ciaan anu tnendea, she dressed. her
4Aair ~ carefully Us IN her city
tShone
= rheif cabin life was red semed
by their ffequent exclusions into
tho Wild The study Of nature was
constantly more absorbing to the
girl!
II thfse excursions Virginia
harmed 70 use her pistol with re.
MIR le accuracy. Her strength
Sncreased; she could follow wher-
ever Bill led.
They did not forget their. grayer
bnsiness Ever Virginia kept
watch for d track that was not an
animal track, b blaze on a tree not
made by the teeth Of porcupinA or
srtaziY q charged cooking rack
oyer the ashes OF a fire, But as
yet they had found no sign of hu'
man wayfarers other than them.
Bin never ceased to search for
ltis mine He oked for tlazes, tool
for 4 sign Of an old camp or. Pile
|sfi saahi1g beside d stream. When
u found an open stream he would
wash the gravel, and 1t seemed to
him lie combed the enire region
l1etwe an thu two little tributaries
~ tii.lzzl River indicated on his
map. BdtSwitll the deepening snow
earcli vas ever moro difficult. I'm.
lie Virginia, a was almost ready
@ give up.
Every dry winter strengthened
shacl les
Even the rapids of the river had
s5iti 10 freeze.
But npw The snowshoe frames
were done wrought from tough
and tile moose hide cut into
tlifnngs and stretched across 10
NH the webs. For a faw days
w and yira.Eia had been captlvHs
the cabin, and they held high
sFels IN celebration OF their com.
piettun Now they could so forth
lnso tie drifts again.
# did not mean, however, that
PIE time was ripe for them to take
their sled and n1nsh into Bradley.
hung Thefsnow was still too soft
.or long iaunts!
Came q clear, icy night, cTid the
Northern Lights were more vivid
ind heafsiful than ever. Bill
Thought Virginia was watching
heir dispsay; Il he had known the
Yenl subject Of her thoughts, he
would not have como aud stood in
liz doorway with her,
were not the only ones to see
y virginia told him softly. Some
where j think Il feel-that Harold
Il Watching It, too. Somewhere
Dyer this snow:
Bill did not:answer, and the girl
nrned 10 him in tremulous appeal,
.Wonlt you find him for me,
Iills. she cried. "You are SO
sroug. so capable -you can do
inything, anything you try. Won't
sou find him and bring him back
p meg'
The man looked down at her,
snd his face was ashen.
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