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Show TWO IN A j GALE The Results Were Pro-pitlous Pro-pitlous Hy CLARISSA MACKIC Copyright, 1M0, by American Press Atsoclatton. "' TUe mountains lifted blue groon unitnits to tbc soft bluo uklcs, and 1, their shadowy slopes were rotloctcd In the cool depths of tho laUo nt their feft. In tho two storied pavilion that overhung tho 8hcot of water three ( , young tuen watched tho hotel bus roll ing up the Incline to tho many windowed win-dowed hostelry perched on tho eastern mountain. Dick Fanchcr lifted a pair of field-gtaaeea field-gtaaeea to his eyes and scanned th tiny objects emerging from th'o bug. "Glrln, girls, everywhere, and not a man in sight," he misquoted complain-ingly. complain-ingly. Lester Pennington loaned back in his . I ' chair and yawned widely; then, as If suddenly reminded of something important, im-portant, he jumped up and found a scat on tho railing. "Did you see tho masculine young woman that came with tho Bowker party?" ho asked, with animation. They nodded assent. I"Say,M ho went on, "tell mo why a good looking girl will got herself up to look like n half baked dude? Did you. note the diuky pauama hat, the stiff collar and four-ln-hand tie, tho whlto shirt walBt and black cutaway coat? Who could inako love to a girl of that sort?" "I couldn't," said Dick bluntly. "I'm fond of fluffy ruflly, lacy sorts of girls." "So Pro observed," chuckled Billy Battcrly, knocking his plpo against tho railing. "You haven't expressed your opinion of the mannish young woman, Billy," suggested Pennington. "Mall's in. Arc you chaps going up after our share?" asked Satterly lr-rclovantly. lr-rclovantly. "Going after our owu letters; then rtro shall sit on the plazzn with the ,Uowker girls. Como up nud got your own mall, you lazy beggar." Peuntns-ton Peuntns-ton poked Billy suggestively as bo sauntered saun-tered phbU "Come on, Dick. Perhaps. " wo cAn rlth,'TTra-suuiov6f 'tonuIsTSo long. Billy boy." "Great Scott, it's hot here. I bcllove I'll climb up to tho peak -whore tho wind must be blowing sonjo miles a - minute." Billy pulled bis hat down over his eyes and set forth on tho narrow trail that wrfegted up tho mountain. Tho wind waB Increasing, and the pines and cedars rustled and -whisper-. ed noisily. All the wild sccntsf of plno " and hemlock and trailing sassaffas aud other more elusive odors assalftcd his .. nostrils as he climbed upward, stopping stop-ping now and thou to rest nud gazo over tho vlow that -widened below as ' '- he went on. The long afternoon was ;;" bfore him, and he outlined a vaguely "ff delightful period of repose on tho peak ,- with nothing above him but tin? tender blu sky and tho fleecy whit clouda sailing along toward tho south. "If none of thoso giggly girl from the hotel break in on mo I'ougfit to have a bully old time," panted 8at- , i -"', ? terly as ho tolled up the last steep , ;' ascent. ' : "Vi---J He crammed hl$ bat down farther , ''v1 oTcr bis eyes In defense ngaJtpst tho -tj galo that was blowing up here. Brac- -'.? Ing himself against the w?ind. hofturncd v. " ' to look down Into the valley below m'Z , when he became aware- that be was ' : , not alone on tlio peak. ,. Near him, and1 apparently obliulous , "' to Mb prwene, was a. slfndr, boytelf 7 .u figure, whoso black clfth skirts. whlp- ping back In the wind, accjcntuntd tho masculine appearance; of fcvunt ioved to be a girl, "and a yitghifiy rjretty girl k at that," thought Sntjterly .as ho looked at her. This was tho girl who had arrlrod with the Bowbere tho pno ronnjug-" ronnjug-" , ton had beeu making all sorts pt usl- , nine remarks about. Bllljt manoun'ored .''. himself Into her rango -of vision and " bared his bead. ;'f' "Stlfflsn galo," ho rdmarftod pleas- &rfL ntly. '8v Tte P,rl BwePt blo-i tvlth cantomntu- " :$ OUB eyes from which nil the softness u,,i. hnd fled and bowed her head fio very tS.' Bllghtly that Billy dmitted It wpuld ' have been better If she had made no .- &' s'en of recognition, ivbatcvcr. ?' tW'-, His brow durk ned under the brim .& of his hat; then, he pulled the hat off i again aud stcbd baxchcaded Id tho i" wind. Ho vtaild, maka her spoafc ho "$? vowed. '; "Btlffish gale," he saJH again. V No reply thl ttmo. The girl hnd dropped her hat and frUtned her eyes with her hands, looking Intently at tho Insures like manikins dotted rfbout xta hotel grouads below. "Stllhsh galo." Vepeatett Billy obstinately, obsti-nately, still looking at heft. Bb nwde no oply to rtbte ori.lnI rsmnrk. bnt thq youncttoan thopslit no detected" a qulf er ofthe sensitive mouth. ! "Stlfllsb gale!" he yeUed angrily, Just as the gale took her light hat and swept it with stinging force against bis face. "I told you it was a BtllBsh gale," he added robuklngly as ho held the hat toward her. "The hands came down, nud the soft oyes gleamed mirthfully upon htm as pho took tho hat. "Thank you." sho said demurely. "Then you're alive, ofior all." breathed Billy rellevedly. "You were so silent I thought you were wtrlfled nltb umnzemeut or admiration or something, you know." "I was petrified with surprlso that you should address me at nil," said the girl, with unfriendly emphasis In her" low voice. Batterly had to draw closer to hear what she said: between tlm wind nud the rushing sound of tho swaying trees below there was a tumult tu-mult of harmonious noises. "Why?" demanded Hilly Satterly bluntly, fixing his honest cyca on hors. "I was In the upper balcony of the pavilion a little while ago," sho said curtly. "Oh!" gasped Billy. "I heard what you said," sho went on rosentfully. "Listeners never hear any good of themselves, but I thought It was unkind In you to say I thought" Billy reddened to his forehead. "Oh, I say," ho apologized, "the fellows didn't menu any harm; it's Just tho idlo gossip thnt ouo drifts Into when there Isn't nuythlng else to do. Every ouo of ua would risk our neck for you. Don't" "What is your uamo?" asked the girl hurriedly. "Satterly-Bllly Satterly," ho said. "Oh. you'ro the one that didn't Bay anything, then?" She seemed to breathe a Jlttlo sigh of rellof. "Why didn't you answer when thoy aBked what you thought of my masculine attire?" at-tire?" "There was nothing to ony. I happened hap-pened to seo you when you arrived on the stago last night, and" Ho paused, paus-ed, as if embarrassed by a too eager tongue. "Aud?V Phe suggested. "I thought you didn't need any frills, you know," ho finished lamely. "Thanks," sho said simply, dropping down to a seat on tho rock and pressing press-ing back tho Hying waves of black hair from her eyes. "But that Is not tho reason why I wear plalu clothes. You seo, I'm a weatcrti girt, and I was born nnd raised, on n ranch, tfnthor two after 1 canlc, and I had to bo both sou aud daughter to dad. IIo died a year ago, and so I had to come cast aud niuko my homo with Mrs. Bowker, my aunt. I hnd private tutors at tho ranch, but of the outside world I liuvo been qulto Ignorant. I am learning rapidly that girls aro girls and boys are boys, so a little later I'm going to put on frills niid fribbles. ' I'm wearing the.'io plain things oh, well, becauso of dad, you know. It seems as if tho old days were not so far away." Sho choked over tho last words, and her eyes wcro drowned with suddcu tears. Sho searched vainly for n handkerchief, handker-chief, aud Billy, full of tender solicitude, solici-tude, drew a snowy squaro from his own pocket, shook It out aud toBsed It Into her lap: then ho turned away aud looked at distant ridges that seemed strangely blurred in outline. "Thank you so much. I'm very sorry sor-ry I jnndo such a goose of myself," said the girl after a llttlo while, "only" "You uecdn't say n word," interrupted interrupt-ed Billy energetically. "After my mother went why well I know all about it. It's a utifilsh gale," he added hastily. "It is," she luughcd through her tears. "How horrid you must havo thought me, Mr. Satterly, but I beard what you were all saying, and I did feel bo lonely nnd unappreciated, you know. Wasn't it silly? So I Just tiptoed tip-toed downstairs and flew up to this rock out of shortr desire to bo nlono." "And I've been Intruding ou your privacy all this time." cried Billy remorsefully. re-morsefully. "111 run Hlong down now bo careful when you descend; you might slip on tho plno uoedles und sprain your ankle. Ono of the girls did that tho other day." IIo turned to the oath. "Please stay, Mr. Sutterly." she urged. urg-ed. "You mustn't let mo drive you away. Thank you." She pressed tho huudknrchiof into his band, and ho returned re-turned it to Ills pocket silently. "You aro sure I won't bo hi the way'' ho asked, settling down on the ground nnd taking out his neglected newspaper. "Not nt all. And you mny Binoke your plpo too. I don't mind It," sho smiled as ho stuffed n tobacco pouch back In his pocket. "Thank you," he said gratefully. "You do not know my name," said the lrl suddenly. "It's not fair when 1 am acquainted with yours. I am Bo9e Bapyortb." "Thank you," said Satterly gravely. After awhile tho greedy wind tore th paper from his hands, and they watched it sail down the mountain sido until it reached the lake, where it bwsuifl a white w)aged craft and dlsappfiared frqjn vlow. Then Blllr.fcbo.fftffl JKosu how t 0d p.ottires lb ni6 auliftidH, and abo fftf'-Bcofllngly fftf'-Bcofllngly taught imoro about T cloud painting thatii ever dream- cd, for Rho was n of prairie and V hill In tho western ry. I So they talked tiy Bun dipped bolow tho west p(Bd then thoy wcut regretfully if tho narrow "T trail. "Back to th&out of the J clouds," remarked hbb be helped Itosc Bon wot th ov$Hllppcry plno t needles. $ At the hop that nDlek Konchcr I and Lestor PcnulngaUicd Billy on I his ioug absence thimoon. They had. with ouo nccotflen captive to I S tho charm of Itoso B-th lu her sim- plo white cvoning t She danced to perfection. i I "What's the matwith you, old Y man?" they demand Billy. "You 1 look as If you'd bectuklngl'' 1 1 "1 have," he said vhely. 1 & "What?" I "Nectar and all tlsort of thing, 1 you know." 1 "nubbishl" Jeeredick enviouslj, & "You'ro In love. thaOhat'i the mab- ter with you." , 1 And so It proved. . . '1 |