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Show In Gooseberry Canyon By Fanny Burling;, i r When the party, with lis charming chaperone, Mrs. Lonif, who could bo conveniently deaf and blind on ne-laslon ne-laslon arrived nt tho camping ground, tho sun wus already setting- behind the mountains, thrnvvliyr nn early shadow over the creen level under tho trees. Tho tints wero unrolled and hnsllly put In place, mold much superfluous ndvlee from tho group ot shirt walntB In the foreground The black cook unpuked tho kitchen thlnes nnd net about get-ting; get-ting; Bupper na cnlmly ns though ho were In the forests of houth Africa, The shadows glow deeper, the men ly-Inr" ly-Inr" nn the grasj smoked to keep off tho mosquitoes, the girls, three to a ham-mock ham-mock told Morlcs In the moonlight, or sang lo thn tlnklo of Neds mandolin, winding up wllh "Kentucky Habe ' In duet from Ilnb and Hade neither ot whom can tell ras-tlmo from an oratorio ora-torio "Who is irolus to tho train tvlth me tomorrow to meet my friend from bait Lake? ' nsked Katlierine I will," iinsw.ied Halph, In his obllglrir way, turning toward tho girl In tho hammock a pair of cherubic Idue eves which much belled their own-er. own-er. 8he wished Itnb had offered, but ho wns nlwa)s so slow. Ho It vv is Katlierine and Ralph that started for the station In tho early morning. They arrived nn hour too early for the train, nnd tho hot llttlo lountry station seemed entirely deserted. de-serted. Tho plntform and lovv little building- fulrly tilrrled In the August I eat An Iron truck In the Innd-bieadtti Innd-bieadtti of shidow offered a comparative compara-tive comfort. "I know vou 11 111 e Dorothy," began Kntherlne, balancing herself on the uncertain un-certain tiuck ' She's perfectly dear nnd awfully clever. She s been every, where nnd seen everything" and has more 'cases' th in" "Pon't think I shall care for her. I don t like a flirt" 'Oh, of course she won't nffect jouj )oii ate too experl. need," murmured Kntherlno tvlth dovendropped e)es "Hhe'h jolly though, Jtnlph, )0U ought to htar her recite" ' Klocutlon! Bho won't practice out here will she?' anxiously. ',-lhes studying for tho stage, nnd can do a lot of stunts. Oh, you li be sotry, sir!" ' I am alread)," gloomll) ftam Halph. "Ivnvv, llnlph, he good, I am depend, ing- on you to help me mako It pleas, nnt for her 1hli week" conciliated Kath. tine, foi well her wlso llttlo head know thnt with Ralph's co-operation her KUest'n good tlmo wan a Aured Ralph's father hid died when ho was but IS, leaving- his only son more mono) than tho cntcless, generous lad knew rtm to keep lie lad nt unco Ukon up his fathers buslnoei and now consul erod himself a competent business man, even though he wnu sometimes obliged to imk Ii 1 it fatli.r's grny-halred old manager, who was tho leal head of tho business, for the combination to the safe Ralph had never rinled himself or his filcnds an) thing- money could bU) ' Tlmo for the trnln, ' ho said closing his wnteli The engine whistled nnd suddcnl) out frnni nowhere uppeaicd tho usual countr) loarers on (he platform, plat-form, nion wit tout coats, their hands In their pockets and their whole appearance ap-pearance lacking- slnreh, stood nbout vnltlng foi their one dally excitement tho train Truckmen slouched ulonsr ex-eliam-lntr witless oke with the station ngent aim wultlng fnt tho tr. In Thcro she Is' Well Doroth), I dldn t ically expect jou I supposed )oud miss the tialn ns usual May I piesent tny friend, Mr Re)noIds" Ralph Re)nold3 did not observe nny-thing nny-thing so ter) lemurKablo about this lull, straight girl In the short skirt and c.iii)on shoes, her hair nnd com-plexlon com-plexlon showing the usual results of live hours In a hot nnd dusty train of u summer da) , no had seen so man) girls In his twcnt).four )ears nut when he looked Into the depths otthoso brown velvet eves she became to him sn individual git I set apart from ull others He surrendered himself whol-ly whol-ly to theli Intliun e tnc next ten dnys They neie glorious dajs In the ficsh mountain air, tvlth driving nnd rid- ft 'jjjt' 2,9 Ing, llshlng nnd tramping. Mounted I I 'TTaH-fTJ early in the momlng-, tho whole party j j !l.rijlfl would ride for mlleu over tho moun- fii J,i3( A 'MM tains, developing rnvenous appetites, 3, IffinmiffiBJ and wherever Dorothy rode, therotveno (f S lEJliflH Halph. Tho llttlo camp watched with ffl ', ftjl fUiW Interest thin tery nrdent tvoolnn fl,? ,& WLj ,m 'Rob, Isn't Rnlph engnged to Acme pk iTO im I,nke7' naked Kntherlne ono afternoon ijj! it -tJitjB ns she swuntr in the hammock, lazily 'h'l ?f Ik,!M Jlssl reading; the Intcs' Munscy, when Ralph tj?j if fWH and Dorolhy had driven over to tho !laW II B fnll little lake without invitlnc them to go liX1 Tri iIIhI go along. !( lI'.siiH "Nn" replied Robert. 'Cap never BfC, WBIJ was engnged to her. Homo ono in tho ff s,IM crowd hail to tnko Agnes, so Cap uau- .jfi- i I Villi ally did Just to obllgo tho other fel- ff . t fk "Hut he rocs there " began Kather- fit AlflM lno- If V i!!M Of course ho does," answered Rob, di , JIM in a disgusted tone. "She telephoned It t i '1)19 him lo como up, nnd belnc; Ralph ho jftj ifilfl B00" " iW ii "iWm "lie hasn't moved ten feet away from !!, lit ,qSJ Dorothy slnco she came '' continued; all llM Kntherlne. A. )iM "Yes. he told me last night" 'SUiU 3"H "And told )nu not to tell, and If you lafV.! sCJBI did, not to tell anyone else?" iiha cut IB , f ')! In- UJV i ,1 H'fM A little smile crinkled the comer of fffllL ' liM Rob s mouth furthest from the cigar. j m J M!W "fvow Rob, you know that Dorothy1, I bfi 7 , vjffl In altogether too good for Rjalph, Roy- fir i JIBb nobis," reverted Kntherlne. rMc i isM 'Too goo II Thcro isn t a girl In. Salt ffi V ."in Lake halt good enough Cap n tho best SI; lr iD fellow alive," answered Ralph's good L' li AK HHJ friend. "Hvcry ono likes Ralph; ou do K 1 'ilH H yourself," t if"! AS m oowl "I wish I didn't." she, returned, i a, d' I HHJ "Rslph has been In love with too many pi fl ' T'j H HHJ girls, he b getting cynical." ,r' il ,jli HHJ ' Is thin your friend Dorothys first KW i JK H H affair, (hen? blowing tho rings ot imrf tr in I a HVJ smoke ahovn his head, an accomplish- iVVl; IHt-ojIJi. 1 HHJ ment nt his which Kathctina cspect- ii bijllff? 1 HHJ ally delighted In. ShlliSn HHJ Kntherlne Ignored the sarcasm with IC1' j I -jit 1 HHJ an apireclntlva remark upon the blue , I Hll'lj ; HHJ Oquirrh mountains, glowing with all ?(' Alii H tho opaline tints of a Utah sunset ;,?! '!,'.,. HHjl against the sk)llne. i'Mi,..,iliJ HB ' Well, Kntherlne, they seem to besat- jr)' .'"iMj! HHJ Isfled; wo ought tn be," summed up! I i i; 'ii' HHJ Rob philosophically, feeling for nn- ,' ' i HH other match. (' ., I .. ,1 H "Ralph Is in love wllh Dorothy tanct U,' i 1 Ml' I HHJ she Is In love with love," finished Katn I'l 1 h. HHJ oracularly opening her book again. lilfll 8 ,Sr.A WM Rut It had grown too dark to read. I'W ft i'J 'F And out nn the lake, In the soft sum- tfj'l v L ; -Ttiii HHjl mer twilight Ralph wns telling tho girl tK'!iif ''l HHJ In tho stern, dabbling her hands in tho , jl , .' rtU( HHJ water, how necessary slie had becoma !r if 1 i Ult 'i HHJ tn his happiness. They had nnt known t,i(i,( I?IJfl HHJ each other long, b.e knew, but two i'in n tl"'l HHJ weeks of constant comranlonslilp In tho jlKf ' fl-,' free lorn of a canyon enmp was worth MiMti i 'II I HHJ a ycui of acqualntanci in tho city. Dor- fit li ! 151' HHjl nthy was still silent. ,'' i J ti, HHJ And In Mlence they drove swiftly I t if I I t'ltV HHJ homo through tho tingling darkness, I J I i iH HHJ tho cool mountain air blowing freshly f(t f' , "liill HHJ ngnlnst their faces down tho canyon, !'f I V'tllVl HHJ Jo)ous, exhlllratlng, a. silence full o ffi! ' 1 ! , ii HHJ tong. pi! nj Hj |