The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-12-01
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Gun OF TAe Eoo

OUT OF THE FOG
Two mornings later. al ner camp
y forty miles up river Sonya
awoke at daybreak. parted the tent.
Zap and looked ont. Ralph and the
tHo guides were still rolled. up in
their sleeping bags.
Through the gay smoke mist ris-
ing from the colo waters of the Lii
luaE pairs ofsnesting teal and ducks
tipped overhead. their swift wings
whistling long after the birds were
swallowed up In the mist. Overhead
in the tall pines little vireos and
fiaule-colored sarblers. fiitting
through the BRANCHES and darling
ouL- into the air. were already busy
with the fiedglirg, problem.
Stepping down to the. water edge
she propped her -lfrror against a
stone. hathed her face and: hands
and braided her hair. Back al the
campfire, she raked some Goals. oul
OF the ashes. gol a fire going. and
cooked, bacon. trout. scenes ana cot
fee Ralph andlthe two guides still
showed no signs OF waking. so She
took small bucket and started uE
q mountain torrent to a thicket Of
red raspberries.
Not long after she reached. the
patch. she happeaedl to glance. back
al camp and was startled to see q
canoe npsing ont Of the river fog
a canoe with two men In 1t. They
glided ashore. beached the craft and
walked up TO her fire. with theiI
rifles In the crook Of their. arms
Aud then she recognized them al
Curt Ralsion and his young partner.
They we're welcome surprise. out
OF the fog For several reasons she
was never gladden. 10, see people
than those two. But what were they
doing up the Ei.luar?I They HADN'T
mentioned that they intended e
come north from Russian Lake.
Through a screen, Of hoighs she
watched them d r.inute. They did
not wake Ralph or the guides. Curt
pointed al her breakfast keeping
warm In the ashes. and looked
around for her. evidently knowing
she was up.
she stepped our TO thet timber edge.
Curl saw her Their and came UP
along the torrent.
you're awake early" he greeted
With his likable smile.
Tie was casual enough. as though
Just meeting some chance aequaint,
anee: but sunya saw the mans
trllsute to her In his eyes and noticed
how his glance chung to her face and
hair She felt sure he had not come
upon her camp BY accident but with
some definite purpose.
Il couldn't sleep with d morning
Ike this just outside the tent" shf
answered.
"Your breakfast looked so good
that Paul and almost grabbed II
and broke for the woods"
Yon will stay and have breakfast
with rs, won't you2"
"lf You'll lei me give you a hand
With thar berrv.nscking.
"All right"
He took up her bucket. and they
went back along the torrent TO thS
patch.
Il didn't know Paul and you were
intending to come up this way shs
remarked. bending down q tall briar
lesanswered her nnsnokeri CUES
tion Were prospecting up ths
LiIluar,"
CoNYA did not know whether a
~ believe him IT not. Ever sine,
meeting him she had been trying e
figure him out. He certainls didn't
Appear % be q prospectQr. He was
mills above the type.
Except for her father, she had new
er met a man whose quiet efficient
mower impressed her as much as his
she hated to think that + was Just
q drifter. leading . eaiefree exist
ence. That was ell right for ths
men At Russian Lake. but he had
hetter stnff 10 him.
'panland are going NJ as Tar q
the pass" he volunteered presently
Ard then he came out with the pur
pose OF bis visit IF there's no Oh
lection on the east side Of the fence
our parties could sort OF be neigh
Aors. In this country people usual,
thraw In together that way..