The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-02-21

remainder of the lobster ant
: some biscuits, with a flask of wa
ter, and were ready for a start
"Stopi" l exclaimed, I'VE have
still left something very import
l ant undone."
Surely not" said Fritz.
: Yes" said l, I'VE have not YET
/, joined in morning prayer. We are
only too ready, amid the cares
and pleasures of this life, to for
get the God to whom we W al
things" Then having commended
ourselves to his protecting care
l took leave to my wife and chill
dren, and bidding them not wan
der far from the boat and tent
we parted not without some an.
xiety on either side, for we knew
not what might assail us in this
unknown region.
We now found that the banks
of the stream were on both sides
so rocky that we could get down
to the water by only n narrow
passage, and there was no cores
bonding path on the other side.
I was glad to see this, however,
for l now knew that my wife and
children were on a comparatively
inaccessible spot, the other side
of the tent being protected by
steep and PERCEPTIONS cliffs. Fritz
and I pursued our way up the
stream until we reached a point
where the waters fell from a con-
siderable height in a cascade, and
where several large rocks lay half
covered by the water; by means
of these We succeeded in crossing
the stream in safety. We thus
had the sea on our left, and a
long line of rocky heights, here
and there adorned with clumps of
trees, stretching away inland to
the right. We had forced our way
scarcely fifty yards through the
long, rank grass, which was here
partly withered by the sun and
much tangled, when we heard be-
hind us a rustling, and on look
ing round saw the grass waving
to and fro, as if some animal
we're passing through it. Fritz in
stantly turned and brought his
gun to his shoulder, ready to fire
the moment the beast should ap-
pear. l was much pleased with
my sons GOODNESS and presence
of mind, for it showed me that I
might thoroughly relv upon him
on any future occasion when real
danger might occur; this time,
however, no savage beast rushed
out, but our trusty dog Turk,
whom in our anxiety at parting
we had forgotten, and who had
been sent after us, doubtless, by
my thoughtful wife.
From this little incident, how
ever, we saw how dangerous was
u position, and how difficult es-
cape would be should any fierce
beast steal upon us unawares: we
therefore FASTENED to make our
way to the open %seashore. Here
the scene which presented itself
was indeed delightful. A back
ground of hills, the green waving
grass, the pleasant groups of
trees stretching here and there
to the very waters edge, formed
a lovely prospect. On the smooth
sand we searched carefully for
any trace of our hapless compan-
ions, but not the mark of a foot
step could we find.
shall 1 fire a shot or two?"
said Fritz; that would bring our
companions, if they are within
hearing"
at would indeed" I replied, cor
any savages that may be here.
No, no; let us search diligently,
but as quietly as possible"
But why, father, should we
ourselves about them at
all? They left us to shift for our
and l for n don't care
to set eyes on them again."
you are wrong, my boy" said
I'm the first place, we should
not return evil for evil; then,
again, they might be Of great as
sistance to us in building a house
If some sort; and lastly, you
remember that they took
nothing with them from the YES
sci, and may be perishing OF
hunger"
Thus talking, we pushed on un-
IL we came to a pleasant grove
which stretched down to the wa
er's edge; here we halted to rest,
ourselves under a large
by a rivulet which murmer-
ID and splashed along it's pebbly
,ed into the great ocean before
is. A thousand gayly-plumaged I
,irds flew %twittering above us, |
md Fritz and l gazed up at them. |
My son suddenly started up. I
"A monkey" he exclaimed; Il :
m nearly sure I saw a monkey" |
AS he spoke he sprang round +
the other side Of the tree, and d
doing so stumbled over a {
ound substance, which he hand
d to me, remarking, as he did I
that it was a round birds i
est, of which he had often heard.