Show i adventures WAY AY by MAISIE BROPHY Y copyright 1318 western newspaper union susanah looked down clown the lie long village street where stone pavements basked in liot lint lind up 1111 tile long street where it green hill sloped invitingly thon then slit bin paused in the rap gnp of tile hedge wondering in which direction adventure lay iny for Sus susanah anali was a child of long ngo ago ewhen I 1 ahou she hall visited lit at aunt jeru in summer time she had bad believed that hat fairies in that hedge tent enchanting surprises were to ho be found till all the lie way up till hill now when drass reached the tops aps ops of tier her trim high shoes when her soft hair was massed in wavy rolls colls upon tier her lend bend she blip still believed lit in fairies in a slightly different way while light 1 of f promising tili venturo shone bhone alluringly in tier her dark lashed eyes it if thought sue you yon start out on tile tho shor it journey suro sure that lovely things tire oro going to happen why lovely things will happen and suo sue was right she round found the lovely things herself an unusual flower perhaps in some hidden corner Susa susanah had discarded both tho the town road and the hill road for ono one lending leading down mysteriously into it vast shady ravine mine lit in tile the ver very heart beart ot of this solitude na a she nellt expectantly along sho discovered a winding crystal stream the stream was wag narrow and some invader hall had bridged it across with stones stone placed wide apart immediately Susa suannah was posses possessed sled of it destro to rench the other side by way of the same saino stones they were so broad and smooth she tried the first one cautiously and it boro bore her weight eight then it tier lier daring leap to tho the second stone tho the adventurous light in tier her eyes eye 4 deepened this llila really was ans better than sitting listlessly tit in aunts sleepy garden was nn an element of chance which sent a 1 flush to tier hop cheers cheeks to bo be perched on ft sto itono stono no in midstream with no ono one to como come to tier lier aid if the stone should slip or if sho she should find herself unable to reach tile third stone or return to tho the first susanah laughed a merry laugh which went echoing down stream to where a man sat fishing just around the lie bend tin tho man drew up tip hla his line abruptly and peered around the corner then great scott lm lie muttered for tho the stream was not shallow as suo sue had believed of 01 nil all tho the foolishness tho the man grumbled ho he was exceedingly nn an noyed that lili his lafter afternoons sport would bo interrupted vy ariy way of her attention ho began to whistle softly and su annah bookel about I llense remain where you aro are for a ino nion monti fent the man called and nindo made ills his way to tier lier along ho 1110 slaty bench beach she stood quite still this nian man of course was iut but part of her coming ad it will bo be dangerous for bouto you to try to go farther the man admonished and to move now might cause you a wetting I 1 will wade out in R n moment and carry you back carry her lincul susanah was to indignantly protest when the stone atone swayed beneath her feet instead sho she gave n startled cry tho the mans strong arms caught her up just as she discovered that tho the soles solea of lier shoes growing bly wet she wondered as tier her deliverers high boots splashed back through the water tit nt tier own sense of perfect confidence that lio lie remarked severely ana it llod needlessly lessly reckless reck leiti tiling thing to on do ono tins lias no ito right to tn allow their whilma 40 40 airry them thein into jut just then lie ho pauson staring for Susa Ru linh lind hall for tile tho first time turned tunal lier her anide cyca e 14 full upon him their glinting depths seemed to recall to him inexplicably certain joyous carefree care enre free days of oc his boyhood boj hood ile iio smiled smile again lie ho looked and it wits wa till at though he too had glimpsed tile the fairies 1 I will not try to wold scold you tho the man told Sustin susanah Sus annh nh 80 ile pled 1 I am very grateful to you sou sho pho answered ill t lio lie val failed lell hilly suddenly lie lil id j voice in ft h 1 down through the opening n boy amo racing toward them tie ife wore it a hwu suit this llila boy fall coffed doffed his hut hot to Bua annh nuh look lonk after alio boat lind find ane kle ton soil t on tile mull 1 I 1 nin lint going to up tip to ibe 0 o level quietly nt at his side realized that lit in eonia benin strange dianner lier adventure had become un account ably 1 I am alit bonc to ask a n return for icv saving your life allio illio alio cann wan waft saying paying laughingly I 1 owe ao ale camping out down here but nill makes abominable conoe coffee it would by be 00 too oo much to ask today of course but if alu ytm could tuan hian age to slip sill down hero here some onit time around and instruct hink him in the ho art ot of coffee that Is it t you do not llva too far away nia voice arns ans eager your alfo teach your son sona sue 1 I hao no no wife pon gon la Is a pot pet hilme hamo ilive to my boy scouts im their about matter master wo we are till nil camping hero here together busach looked up the file path to tile tho i opening then down to the wair ny ot or charmed denture 1 I mill ivill so go back with you tifilo illy about that new ncik ehe blie A |