The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-08-21
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by the cali of the coyote over
the hills W. were awhkfnrn
that next morning. We'd climb
ed OId Drsoiais--oser The b"uin
ers--ihe day before. Wed fe.
turned 10 camp Ca build the usual
campfire and later 10 hold inc
usual campfire discussion re-
Earding all things from scenery
Ia blankets
Thoss blankets were given much
thought thruout the whole TIP
Somebody was always thinking OF
new way to Tx my blankets tonight
We girls. who had laid claim 20 mo
tent. had shifted ours each day 70
some now corner under the canvas
had placed honEha beneath them.
then taken tile bouRhr away again.
While the rest OF the party declared
they had tried out the ground he
meath all trees IN the Mystic iahT
region. We never ceased searching
tor Improvement
I'm this night. alter Inc thmo
on Old DesolHte. Lucy an
nounecd. 1--WE thought 81 nrw
way 20 fix my blankets tonight
The rest Of ~. heinz ready ~
ever Go try the new and prhe'
teal, had asis-d for further In.
formation. and Lucy had explain.
I'd her Idea Of rolling the blanket
irngthwis. 10 q sire equal a. that
Of herself. OF safety pinning tho
si.les. and OF leaving an opening
nj the top just big enough la
whieh TO crawl
Hlre declared another advantage.
besides those 81 more warmth and
ease. 10 lie the prospective fun 81
sack race during the night In the
event that boarn should come into
camp.
we nii decided 90 roll up and
rafosy.pln ,iyv blankets The last
thing We heard that night was Oscar
yeiling for a slsoe horn with which TO
set into bed.
And the next thing We hears was
a shrlii Gala howl JuHi over thr
hin from camp, Then anoiher--ana
another.
n VAS nnn.np I remember that
W girls naf up IN a row and looked
at enrh other Wild eyed.
What was THAR sald We.
Outside Others had heard the
call.
'syou hear ihsff' came Oscars
yoiee. Know what u isg"
">o." yelled We. what Is it'~
Coyote" came the reply. "fut
there aren', more than two. That
EXTRA bowling in the distance u
just echo" Oscar expressed his
sorrow that whole pack wasn't
on ifs way 81 the camp 10 that
Lucy could stage her sack race
We giris drrldcd to get out Of
the sacks Immediately In case he
was wrong about the number. -
breakfast va. served In camp
thai morning about Sis.
Max. our literary friend. was quite
en'huacd ~ the coyote caii--and the
beauty Of the echo over the hills.
which reference 20 Tire echo re.
minded Oscar that 30 date no trip
had teen uaade 20 Echo Rock. which
stood. snow covered. before M on the
northwestern slope Of the mountain.
The rock. though easily Aeen. was
long way off, beyond even the
Carbon glacier We had crossed few
days before.
Wen 60 60 Echo Rock today" an.
nounced Oscar.
But I knew that Oscar spoke not
for me. Ills tennis shoes. the sMs
or "a would not be sufficient 70 carry
mo over the rocks and the Ice en-
route 10 Echo rock. And my boota.
as explained previously. had been
substituted hy those tennis shoes due
20 the rocks 81 Old Desolaie doing
their worst 10 the heavy leather foot
wear the day before.
"f'm staying home" spoke I after
Oscars remark. 'nnd keeping house. :"
whercupnn tho mob did the social.
IL correct thing OF protesting -know.
ing meanwhile that what ! said
needed to be the outcome. People
simply don't cross glaciers and scale
rock cliffs In tennis shoes.
Thus II happened that nj ap.
proximateiy $50 y. m. I with.
drew 90 the tent with the ax. our
literary friends volume Of Thack.
cry which he had lugged out
from the city. and the flock 81
mosquitoes which ! had planned
TO leave on the outside.
Lucy was much perturbed
Thursday morning. August "a. at II
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