Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, February 20, 1914, Page 7

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Good- it }:nu' s de send me word at once Marth; i ill or anything happens— artha will take care of you—and, yes, Mr. Penny, I'm ready—goodbye, Dorothy, goodbye!"” hj‘:“:a *;;‘SClFlfl waved a silk-gloved torward w:L: W Y0 o i the long omnibus and Miss anwarq the rallroad station. liptown, 1n was merely going to Tu- sy . ten miles away, but her elab- preparations for the two days’ visit and her engless gdmonitiong to. ber grandniece whom she had left at bfm‘”- one might have thought Miss Priscilla was setting forth on a trip around the world Dorothy turned away from the gate | 80 Indulgent smile carving her red [ 18, The wide pieasamt lawns with their dtately trees, and the cool shade of the deep verandas were alluring enough on this beautitul summer mqrning. but she had promised Aunt Priscilla to patrol the banks of the trout stream and see that no trespass- ing boys disturbed the rippling brown brook where speckled beauties lurked: in dark pools. . It happened that the brown brook was most tempting where it rippled through the Fenn place. Up above it was but a narrow thread broken by many rapids and tiny waterfalls; be- low the Fenn place it ran through tarefully preserved property belong- ing to the Whittakers, and after serv- tug the Whittakers the trout stream’ widened into a pond. So Miss Priscilla was greatly an: noyed by lawless fishermen who thrashed her stream in the early morning hours when she was still sleeping Now Miss Fenn had gone away and the safety of the trout rested solely upon Dorothy Fenn, who was visiting her favorite aunt, for Martha, the stout maid-of-all-work had refused to do sentry duty As for Dorothy she did not much care for she loved the deep woods and the brown brook was a favorite retreat of hers. “Now, Miss Dorothy, you aia't ever going down to that nasty breok this morning?" protested Martha with the familiarity of an old and privileged gervitor. “Them trouts ain't biting every day —why, I've heard tell that Mr. Whittaker himself has been known to fish for tiree days without catching a bite even; but he's a dread- tul crank at it. So 'tain't likely them boys will ketch anything if they do fish.” “I dare say you're right, Martha, but | promised Aunt Priscilla 1 would keep watch and you Know she is very particular about it. Suppose you ring the big bell for me when luncheon i8 ready—then | will be sure to hear it “Very well, Miss Dorothy, but look here—" Martha went to a chimney cupboard and took from it an ancient and rusted pistol of enormous size. I never go into the deep woods without this weapon and you take it in case anybody scares you. Law, it ain't loaded -1 wouldn't carry it if it was! But, you can show it and frighten 'em off. There, I'll put it in this little basket with some pears and cookies—run along now.” ‘Oh, Martha, you are the funniest old dear!” laughed Dorothy It you hear a tremendous explosion you will know that this old cannon has gone off and frightened all the trout to death. Ho, hum, if they only would depart to other streams we wouldn’t have to do sentry g0 eh, Martha?”’ she waived her hand and departed through the orchard toward the tall woods. Established under an oak whose shining green leaves overhung the dancing stream, Dorothy tossed aside ber hat and all ved the vagrant breeze to rufiie her red-gold hair. Her book lay open on her lap, and her brown eyes dreamed of the love and romance that ran over the printed Love and romance had never come to Dorothy Fenn, but it was very near to her that morning A gray squirrel flirted with her trom his hole in a nearby tree; a wood thrush charmed her with his plusating love melody; the leaves of the trees whispered softly, and the brown brook rippled on and on, g0 ing secretly around the rocks where the trout hid in the deep green pools After awhile Dorothy got up and walked along the bank of the stream. following & striped chipmunk darting through the underbrush. The chip- munk disappeared in his hole, and a flock of chickadees performed antics on the branches of a dozwood tree. There was & eplash—a sharp ex- | clamation and the whirring of a reel i‘ Dorothy forgot everything save that | there was & trespasser nearby. Silently she went back to her bas- | ket and was astonished to find that { she had wandered so lar—why, she had even crossed the brook on the stepping stones in her chase of the | chipmunk who was a venturessome mite—and she hid the pistol in the :,Js,. of her sailor suit and went ‘?u‘(‘k across the stepping stones to that spot peyond the alders where sh'a / had heard the sund of a fisherman’s \ning out he could see him—a sun- ess youth clad in old between his teeth, prowned hatl | clothes, with a pipe ‘—! and his blue eyes bright with excite- ment as he played a splendid trout in and out of the deeps and shallows of the stream. At last he whopped exultantly and landed the speckled beauty on the mossy bank. “What are you dong here?’ asked Dorothy sternly as she broke through the alders and stood before him, a slender, white-clad girl with accusing brown eyes below a serious forehead. “Why—ah—you can see!” he ex- plained, removing his pipe and show- ing splendid white teeth in a pleasant smile. “I should think you'd be ashamed of yourself,” went om Dorothy con- temptously. He flushed. “You mean fishing out of season? Well, I suppose I should, but the fish dign't come for luncheon pud I promised Antonio that I would get him one down here.” “It 18 too_bad that Antonio Will be disappointed for, of course, you oan- | not take the fish away,” sald Dogothy. “Indeed? he asked cooly. ~Why not, please?” oo & , “Begause it belongs to my aunt, {'Miss Fenn. There are signs plainly reading, ‘No trespassing,’ and yet you i bave trespassed on her property. Plggse throw it back in the stream.” “Pardon me, but it {8 my own,” he sald with a puzzled stare at her, with which was mingled reluctant admira- tion. “Then I will throw it back,” sald Dorothy bravely, for if there was one thing more than another that she loathed to touch it was the cold body of a fish He stood looking at her with angry amusement in his eyes as ahe went to- ward the fish and touched its brown tail. It flopped wildly. Dorothy jumped back. Her foot slipped on the muddy bank and she fell into the arms of the shabby fisherman whose pipe went to destruction on the stones below. “Not hurt, I hope?" said the fisher- man not unkindly for the brief im- stant Dorothy had fain in his arms had kindled an unquenchable spark in his breast. There was a strange light in his eyes, and Dorothy’s cheeks were like twin roses as he quickly re- leased her. “No, I am not hurt,” began Dorothy strongly inclined to cry because of her varied feelings; at that instant her eyes lighted on the great pistol which had fallen unheeded from her blouse. The strange fisherman spied it at the same instant. “ls that yours?’ he asked. “Yes—at least It's Martha's—I brought it along for protection,” sald Dorothy with what dignity she could summon. He actually picked it up and did not smile as he restored the anciemt weapon to her. “l hope you will have no occasion to use it,” he said, and Dorothy loved him at once because the smile that twitched his lips never materialized. She took the pistol and held it rather gingerly. “You will go—and you will put the fish back before it dies?” she asked almost pleadingly. “Yes, I will go, it you desire it; and I will put the fish back into the stream —but you don't know Antonio; he can swear in three languages!” The youth grasped the trout and deftly whisked him into the brook where he struggled for a moment before sink- ing slowly down with gently moving fins unt!l he was out of eight in the dark pool. “There!” breathed Dorothy with re- llef. “Thank you so much.” The young man looked at her hesi- tatingly ; then, as if arriving at some decision he picked up his rod and empty reel and made as if to leave the spot. “I wonder why you think I should leave my own property,” he sald with a whimsical smile. “Your own property?”’ echoed Doro- thy. “Why this is part of Miss Fenn's place.” He shook his head in dissent. “Par- don me, but you are mistaken. This is the Whittaker land—you see Miss Fenn's property is divided from ours by that brushwood hedge on the other side of the brook.” He pointed back along the way she had come. “But on this side of the brook the dividing line is that stone post half covered with cat-brier, and you evidently crossed the boundary on to our land without knowing it."” Dorothy was rosy with mortifica- tion. “Then I am a trespasser, not you!"” she cried ruefully. “Never a trespasser on Whittaker land,” he smiled gallantly. «“Ihank you—and the fish—why, it was your own!"” “Never mind—I expect he's thank- tng you for his life.” “And your horrid Antonio who swears In three languages?” He laughed gally. “Oh, there are other cooks if An- tonlo leaves me, but there are not many—pleasant adventurers.” “I must go now,” sald Dorothy has- tity. “1 hear the luncheon bell.” “If you are stopping with Miss Fenn we may meet again,” said the youth eagerly. “I am John Whittaker, and Miss Priscilla and I used to be great pals. She always kept a pot of ginger cooklies for me—but ¥ have been away trom the old place for many years, and she probably has forgotten me.” “I don’t believe so, for 1 know the cookie pot is always filled—and you better come and see, anyway,” said Dorothy over her shoulder. Thank you, I wil” he saild, and after she had gone he stared at the spot where she had disappeared for a long time. «1 pelieve I'll call on Miss Priscilla this evening,” he mused. “I feel an | appetite for ginger cookles.” gu:opmnl. 1913, by the McClure News- paper Syndicate) Philadelphia Underwriters, German Ameri Springfield Fire and Marine ' W, K. Jackson-rssscatee. 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