The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-12-16
Chapter II.
OUT or THE roo

Chapter Il
OUT or THE roo
TWO mornings later. ct her camp
= forty miles up river 9onya
awoke at daybreak. parted the tent
nap and looked out Ralph and the
two guides were still rolled Up IN
their sleeping bags.
Through the gray smoke mist ris-
ing from the cold waters Of the Lii.
luar, pairs Of nesting teal and ducks
clipped overhead, their swift wings
whistling long after the birds were
swallowed up in the mist Overhead
in the tall pines little vireos and
hamecolored varblers. fitting
through the branches and darling
out into the air, were already busy
with the fledglins problem.
Stepping down to the water edge,
she propped her 1lirror against q
stone. bathed her face and hands,
and braided her hair. Back q the
campfire. she raked some Goals out
Of the ashes, got . fire going. and
cooked bacon, trout. scenes and cot.
fee. Ralph and the two guides still
showed no signs Of waking. 90 she
took q small bucket and started up
! mountain torrent to 4 thicket or
red raspberries.
Not long after she reached the
patch. she happened to glance back
at camp and was startled to 80 q
canoe nosing out Of the river for.
= canoe with two men IN It They
glided ashore. beached the craft and
walked up to her 1lrs, with their
rifles in the crook Of their arms.
And then she recognised them q
Curt Ralston and his young partnsrl
They were . welcome surprise, out
Of the fog. For several reasons she
was never gladder to see people
than those two. But what were they
doing mp the Lilluar? They hadn't
mentioned that they intended 20
come north from Russian Lake.
Through . screen Of boughs she
watched them . minute. They did
not wake Ralph or tho guides. Curt
pointed at her breakfast keeping
warm in tho ashes, and looked
around for her. evidently knowing
she was mp.
She stepped out to the timber edge.
Curt saw her then and came up
along the torrent.
you're awake early 10 greeted
with his likable smile.
He was casual enough. - though
just meeting some chance acquaint-
ance: but Sonya saw the mans
tribute 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.
II couldn't sleep with Z morning
like this Just outside tho tent" che
answered.
"Your breakfast looked 70 good
that Paul and I almost grabbed Il
and broke for the woods"
*You will stay and hare breakfast
with ~, won't your
III you'll lot mo give you . haad
with that bsrry.pieking."
"All right"
He took up her bucket, and they
went hack along the torrent = the
patch.
II didn't know Paul and POI wsee
Intending to como up this way sAe
remarked. banding down . tall briaI.
He answered her unspoken quee-
ton. "ws'rs prospecting up ths
Lilluar.s
COMA did not know whether o
- believe him or not Ever since
meeting him she had been trying %
figure him out. He Certainly didn't
appear 70 b . prospsctoE. He was
miles above the type.
Except for her father. she had new.
or met Z man whose quiet ealclsnt
power impressed her - much - his.
She hated to think that hs WAS lust
. driftsr. leading Z care9ree exist,
encs. That Was Ill right for the
men q Russian Lake. but 10 had
better stun TO him.
paul and ere going up g far q
the pass" he volunteered presently.
And then he came ont with the pur.
pose Of his visit. ri there's no Oh.
lection on the east side Of the fence,
our parties could sort Of b neigh.
bors. n this country people usually
thfoE n tagath0I tat ~: