Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-08-17

The girls lips curled in scorn
Serves you right" she said heart
lessly. "What business has a man who
can't swim trying to paddle a canoe
down this current, no matter how ef-
ncient he may be with paddle"
"None at ALL" he agreed II de-
serve 1t, | guess"
He scrambled to his feet, taking
care not to slide from the ledge, and
she led him along a path which gradu-
ally widened. A break In the wall APP
peared, with natural flght of crude
Heps. and up these they went to a
gradual curving that came out on the
ledge above Here the girl recovered
her comb and resumed the drying of
her hair. or, rather she began all
over, while the man found her a seat
on rock and basked in the sun.
No word was spoken for a while,
but presently the rescued said to the
rescuer
would 1t be considered out OF
place 10 inquire whether you live In
this vicinity? You don't by any
chance happen to be a nymph that has
this ledge for q homer
She laughed merrily, having recov-
cred her good nature.
mo, I'm not nymph, but at pres
snt | am making my home near here"
Rather dangerous, | should think J"
he observed II have understood that
smugglers operate along this stream.
In fact. that ledge below, with the
stairs and the incline, would make an
ideal place. This river. / have been
told have been too lazy to look ii
up on the MAPS the boundary be-
tween the United States and Canada"
"Ihat is Canada on the other side, :"
she informed him. I'm fact, 1t was a
Canadian rock that wrecked your ca
noe. Are you interested In SNUG
glers7"
slightly" he retorted, while he
bent over and kicked loose stone into
the pool below
While they dried in the sun they
conversed, and before he left she had
begun to like him She offered 10
take him home-wherever that might
be--in her car, but he said he would
get back all right.
Three days later, at the same time
of day while she combed her hair on
the ledge, he came in a new canoe but
this time there was no mishap. The
visits We're repeated, until they be-
came custom, and she grew more than
fond of him. There was a quiet, indie
Unable attraction about the man. one
day, % test him. she asked
would it be out of place to ask II
you are a revenue officer?'
He turned away with an evasive
reply:
Il might be"
1t confirmed her suspicious and she
went further.
Then you may as well know that
/ am the leader of band Of sutug-
gers. I suppose you viii arrest me
now. You may think am fooling, bur
come"
She led him through patch of
woods to clearing, and they paused
on the edge. In the open space he
saw group of shanties, with a crowd
of roughclad, fierce-looking men busy
moving boxes and bales from a motor
truck TO shed.
MY gang" she said simply. "Ars
you going to arrest me?"
"You are under arrest" he said.
Duty before love, you know"
lie took her by an arm and led her
to the river.
Where are you taking me?" she
asked, pausing on her ledge high above
the water.
ITO the jail at Randall Beach, he
said. "Well 20 in my canoe"
She smiled and seated herself on a
stone
~ was just 9fooling you--to see If
you were man who realized his re-
sponsibilities l am head Of a Snug
Cling band, true enough, but It is in
the movies. | am Lorelei Evertson.
sometimes called the diving queen
and my company is shooting snug
Cling scenes on the river You asked
me some time ago IL loved you, and
| answer yes now; because you have
stood the test-duty first But there
is one thing | must insist on. Before
l marry you, you must learn TO swim.
love the water and you must love
II too"
He laughed, rather hoyishly.
Il have been fooling you, too. I
never said was revenue officer and
| am not | am swimming instructor
at Randall Beach I had to pretend
| was drowning that day, in order to
get acquainted with YOU | knew you
were Lorelei Evertson and I have
loved you a long time"
Goods Of Former Days.
Perhaps we are too conservative in
regard 60 our foods nowadays but
reading Of dishes Of long ago we find
them fearsome mixtures. Everything
with anything In every possible way
was apparently the motto Of the cook
Of ancient times Meats and fruits
fish and sugars, jam and oil. all were
thrown together In what seemed to
be a haphazard fashion, which result.