Show 0 allay garaha donner THE PLAN when john became cloven clove his fattier etier gave him hill as a birthday present I 1 part ownership in daniel tile tha sleigh the buggy and the 0 p 0 it n runabout no birthday present could have delighted john more for it carried with w 11 h it eo much it meant t that h a t n now 0 w john coul could it take aake ciui let acl out by himself ilver evor since he had been a child john had gone out with ills father and lle lie had now that they been allowed to were old drive all lie ho had wanted and lie he was very fond of it wit but tie he had not gone out alone save for little rides to call for hla his father when ills business jay day was over down in tho town or he had gone on errands to the market or down to see the old fishing couple who lived just tills this side of green banic when lie he was much younger lie lind had pone gone to them for fish but now that they were old he went to lo take them large baskets filled with great bundles of sugar and tea biscuits anil and jam jain ila ho lind had often been out alone with dantel often I 1 ani and often but this birthday present was different it meint meant that he could go off on saturday afternoons when tits his fattier father lind had not already planned a trip arft with him with another boy they could go fishing when the spring came and when tile the trout streams were oiled with pink silvery trout they could go baskets over backs high rubber boots reaching to their knees stout coats and sweaters underneath to keep them warm should it rain camp ing kit compactly packed with a dog johns dog for good company A camping trip without the dog would not be a camping trip the dog had become too much of a personage to be left at home and they would take along first aid to a dog encountered by a porcupine of course they would be careful hint he did not get far away fro from m them for then he was sure to meet a porcupine and have an argument which would leave the log dog the atie less lesa well ot of the two though the porcupine would part with a number of his quills quilla they could join other camping trips and of course johns fattier father would often como come too johns fattier could camp as no one else could camp others camped well but ills his fattier camped grandly the fire always went so well from the very start the steak was cooked to juicy perfection the potatoes baked just so the tea hot and refreshing and anyone knew that johns lather father would never even in the drnest sea ion leave any fire biilna him ho fie always knew just jast how and where to build a fire lie he understood where the fire buld creep through cracks nod find colea tn in the rocks to other patches where tile the grass was hard and dry and inflammable ile he knew the true oven rocks hut there was a tribute in given an actual part ownership in daniel it lifted john to the level tn in manhood it was winter when johns birthday occurred and the first opportunity port unity for having his part own enship in daniel realized reali sed was w when h e n beatrices mother who lived in the next street nt at the top of the hill sent out invitations for a dinner party it was to t c b h p they could go given down the fishing road about eight eln ct n miles through tigh the woods at a club to which all the fathers belonged belong d and which they used all a shelter abode luring during rainy periods on camping trips sometimes in th the winter they opened it for dinners and lances dances and all tile the mothers and flit fathers hels would drive down early on saturdays unit and tome come home very late in the evening but this was the first time a daughter had find given a party here beatrices moth er would ile be the only adult present such was the gorgeous plan |