Show nYc nr r n I I f HUNTING ARBUTUS f fI I f fI I J ATTY trudged over tho the canal and down the Iho road I with her hel head 1 hold very cry high In the tho thea ala air a I r Tim Ii was waB JURt JURI the theother t ho other Hide of tho I ho hoen ennui canal en I and her ex expedition o x ICI I If lou on Will was Hot not eo ao eoa o a 11 search for fOl ao Ho It was WIlS wasa WIlSa visa a declaration I fj of feminine I no Independence I ii d once ence Almost aB an far back as HI could she Ii e und Dan Dnn ii ha in had bad sought the first arbutus together ev cv every C ery er spring There wore WOle other wood wooded I ri ed cd oh us about the lie Ii tile village vu 1 II II Sl hut but those worn thc thu Woods All oth others others ers had Then had come another age when ea Dan had gone to work and sho lio ho was In the thc normal Some Sonic af nf afternoon 1 m In passing his fathers afore fhe lie would find Dan on the lookout for fol or her hol a U bag haS of candy II In lii his pocket and nd a II muto Invitation imitation In his eyes eves She would nod lie assent n sent and Pies pres presently they the would be ho off to the woods i U T to return Just before supper time Unit thou their arms full lull of fragrant blooms bloomsT I th T This year all iiII that was wag changed Patty latty had graduated and azid had come conic cometo cometo to havo hao a mission n it mission with a capital M antI and u a oh ob tt fl C joeL The rhe preceding summer she sho had a i friend In III the city eft and sun sho bad haI erwin como homo with her llor mind filled filed with arguments III in favor of suffrage It t for or women would Straightaway she sho had 1111 1 begun to IQ form it Il i club among her ac no non n i Tho The town t was vas Just recovering from Cram Iho thu Drowning Browning fad and tho faddists L 1 Ih t i 1 ft Lii IM SO GLAD YOU CAME CAMI SAID PATTY P TTY SOFTLY wore ready to welcome they thor could understand bettor bellor Voles for fop the Uie feminine slogan gan null and moro meru man fared badly hadl badI In inthe the tho first flush l h of enthusiasm for 01 was vas was conservative and the to found little I I Dan Dnn had bad been 1 eon ono one of oC tho the ringleaders ors org among the tho younger mon and his bis nickname tho Suffering Ones had hu clung to them until It IL stung Pasty t would not descend d 0 1111 to open argument with Dan Don but bIlL that young oung man roan soon found that It Jt With vas a n waste wasteful ful Cui extravagance to buy two seats scats I for foren ai entertainments en tort at when whon Patty Palt always ii I found somo previous on en engagement onga ga and 1111 Dan DalI would not noL go HO with any an other girl gill Tho arbutus quest wag waa designed to put a It 1 final rebuff upon the scoffer The Tho club lutil rapidly bat loHt O of oC late Into because the pioneers Worn unable tumble to withstand ridicule and Dan Dans s nickname had hod boon a cause more potent than all the tile rest resl I Patty hart 1181 waited until eho Gho had bind s Scott en Dan go home and then thou after due Interval she had bad fared Caret forth As s she sho anticipated Dan Dall was work working wor worIn lug ing In In the garden getting getLing tile the flower flowerbeds flowerbeds beds in shape and she smiled ma maliciously as bo ho leaned on oa his bits rake mice to watch hOI her go so by b even oen while re regret regret regret gret clutched her hor heart She Sho pre pe pretended tended not to have scon seon him and with serene unconcern she slipped through the lIars bars of tho the meadow lot and Blurted across the tho Holds folds It was pleasant in tho woods even evon though it was lonesome Now and then thoU IL a black and yellow ellow garter sartor would glide silently across hor path and more moro than over Patty wished that Dan was waa there She Sho was not afraid U Ill of oi oi garter gaiter snakes She know that thoy were wele far more afraid of or her bier but all tho the same iamo It was to havo at hor hOl side Aldo with n ii 1 stink The Tho pink blooms wore plentiful on the hillside e Patty Pall know just junt JU t where whereto to go so for fOl tho the host boat and ami It was wa not long before her basket was waR wn full of oC tho the fragrant frn had 1101 boon h un In Inthe the Iho woods less lees than an hour Loll and yet VOL cl she iio was W s glad when whon the tho bas basket baskot ns kot ket overflowed Sue Slip dropped her basket to tho thio ground as aR she ho prepared to io scramble through the bars hals 1 ut ilL sho she straight ht cund up 11 with wit wll Ii h a n cry e ev of or alarm an us II a u hull bull charging toward her Patty Putt Pall off her flaming red how bow and Bluffed it In her bel hilt but still the hull bull hu II was as not appeased lie IIo kept pushing hit hill hoOd bond aa IIi far Clr over thin fence as bo lIu could In h effort to reach her bier and she shrank still fur further thor ther back in iii alarm The situation was not at al all nIl pleas pleasant pleasant pleasant ant The llio woods were to ho bo reached only ani across a valley aller back of or tile the ridge und and through this ran a small but rapid stream too deep loch to be waded and cOld too wide to be crossed at a lI Jump A 4 rude rudo bridge was thrown across tho the stream here tho only ani moans means of oC cross bo ho asked If Jr I T had known know 11 that you wanted 1 to como corao today toda I could have arranged to get got off orr but hut I had prom Ing and It Was wan unusual for fOl tho the to Reel keep ItIs IH H bull In this field bull was waa tho the local for fO 01 all that was Pored In and md many nany were tho the of oC Us Its it disposition Patty Patt know tho tIm stories but hut slid sho had bad novel never before Jororo soon the tue bull lie IIo looked singularly mild for Cor so 0 ferocious an nil animal but 1 u t sho she trusted not to 10 looks and since he lie command commanded ed ui Iho t I ho only anI way wity across tho the hollow she site would Wall III have to make malee tho the detour by hy tho ho t back hac road rond and add several in HUH to her hor walk She Sho was still pondering Iho tho situa situation situation tion when whon a tall tull figure loomed up liP against n tho the sky Re han lino on all the other othol of thu thit valley a 11 0 Even E 11 In iu thin tho failing fading light she tho ho could recognize roc Dans con can confident carriage c and in III hor her terror she aho forgot her hel displeasure and screamed a warning Apparently Uan did lId not notice tho the bull nor nOl realize her warning for ho bo waved his hand baud at tho the sound of her hor cry err anti and canto camo r running down tho thin lull bill toward her Thin Tho bull hull screamed Patty Go Goback back or oi climb a tico LIco Dan Dau male made no reply but came canie on across the bridge and presently be lie had hial vaulted thin the fence Cence and stood he be beside side her before tho bull Jull had bath seen him Im Tn so 1 0 glad you camo Caine said RaId Patty Pall softly Ill never noor come conic to the woods alono again Why dill did you 01 do It Il tills this time l mother to got get hor her flower bodH ready and once on co I had Blurted I 1 did not hot want WU It to stop stoll until I r was through I I thought thou that l I would ho bo In time lime to walk homo home with wiLlI you OU at any tny rate I II III I ii iiIi Ii I I 1 BURNHAMS BULL rose rOBe at nt hip hla prompt acceptance of DC the tho speech ad as o a desire for his society I am nun glad that you havo come only of or the bull bulb hc ex explained with dignity J bull he lie asked 4 r 1 Thata not nuL bull hull bullI I suppose that you want to toll mo me that It Is II i u a cow said Patty chilling ly I I dont suppose 80 that I can tell tella J Ja a bull from Crom a Il cow Why the horns alone I 1 That is a bull ho lie interrupted hut but not tho the hull bull This ono one is Jess pet lot Ho lie Is us as meek as ns tho thio meekest cow you Oll ever saw W Jess Joss raised him and ho lie follows hor like a dog lie IIo thought you had hall come to bring him salt Jess always does docs And hero 1110 I was vas thinking that I should have to tako the thin hack back road went weilt on Patty Patt as aJi ohio aho slipped through tho th gate and started for fOJ tho thio bridge The rhe young Joun bull hull still Intent upon salt Emit started to follow Collow hor her but a mild I IShoo id j Shoo Shoe scared him away At 1 the bridge Patty paused ct Arc Are you yon coming Dan she sho called You dont want me roe now that there thore 3 Is IB no danger he reminded is Perhaps that was not all con ie J Patty Patt shyly sh r it was mean to hunt arbutus alone she sho added as MI ho lie came running up but you called I a Im amy my m society names I wont do It ho he promised nil If make mako a life liCe contract to hunt i 1 y arbutus with me is IM I It a n bargain If It J you rou say youre sorry Horry she sho stipulated stipulated 4 9 I Im not ho denied aa an 1 he ho and kissed her hor Im the tho happiest I 4 man In the tIme country thanks to you c ly antI and that blessed lessed 1 bull lIe IIo broke tho the thoIce thoIce Ice ce |