VOL. 11.
CLOVERDALE. TILLAMOOK COUNTY, OREGON. SEPTEMBER 10, 1915
“Alec, one of th e m o st dangerous
th in g s in th e w orld is to in te rfe re in a
love affair. I am n o t going to in te r
fe re exactly. T h a t’s no t th e rig h t nam e
fu r it. b u t 1 am y o u r b ro th er, a n d siuce
you a re going to ta k e th e m atrim onial
leap in th e d a rk 1 v e n tu re to su g g e st a
te s t to be ap plied to th e girl you are
a b o u t to m arry-"
"M ildred H u n tin g to n need s no test-
She is p e rfe c t in every resp ect."
“ G ra n te d ; b u t w ill n o t u proof of th is
a d d to y o u r co m fo rt? I w ill n o t deny
t h a t M ildred is p e rfe c t in every re
spect. She m ay be th is a n d y e t u n
d e r c e rta in circ u m sta n ces th in k it a d
v isab le to m a rry som e o t h e r »
th a n you."
“ W h a t do you m ean?"
“You know how h u n g ry o u r A m eri
ca n g irls a re fo r foreign title s.”
“ Som e o f th em ."
“ Suppose M ildred should m eet a B rit
ish earl, a F re n c h duke, an A u strian
o r Ita lia n prince, a n d he should propose
to m ak e h e r his w ife, a re you su re th a t
she. would, s ta n d by you ?"
“ P erfectly ."'
"T h en th e re Is n o th in g to be said."
T h is dialogue occurred a t a hotel In
M aine. Alec and F red W inston w ere
m em bers o f a p a rty th a t h ad been to
g e th e r th e re fo r sev e ral w eeks, am i th e
m en w ere ab o u t to finish th e ir outing
by a h u n t In th e vicinity of M oosehead
lake. S everal o f th e g irls w ere d is
g ru n tled a t being deprived of w h a t
th e y considered th e b est p a rt o f th e
seaso n ’s p leasu res—ca m p in g In a w ild e r
ness—and dem an d ed to be ta k e n on
the h u n tin g trip. T h e m en dem u rred ,
b u t so p e rsiste n t w ere th e w om en th a t
th ey finally trium phed.
M ore elab
o ra te p re p a ra tio n s w ere m ade, u ch ap
eron Was obtained, und in ste a d of re
tu rn in g to civilization th e p arty , con
sistin g of five m en a n d fo u r wom en,
s ta rte d fo r th e w ilderness.
“ F re d ,” said Alec th e m orning of
th e ir d e p a rtu re . “ I w ish you h a d n ’t pu t
t h a t notion into m y head."
“ W h a t notion?"
“ A bout te stin g M ildred. I d o n ’t like
to do It. but th e te m p ta tio n is becom
ing irresistib le. I sh all m ake th e test
us soon a s we get hom e."
“You m ean w hen you g et w h ere you
will find u m an to play th e p a r t o f u
titled a ris to c ra t? ”
“ Y'es."
W hen th e p a rty reach ed th e ir cam p
ing ground and had se ttle d them selves
in th e ir tem p o ra ry c a n v as home. F red
W inston, w ho hud m ade up th e p a rly ,
an n o u n ced th a t th ey m u st have a
guide and he w as going ou t to find
one. S ettin g out, he soon cam e upon
a p arty of h u n te rs w ho w ere ab o u t to
leave th e w oods an d usked if th ey had
a guide w ho w ished a n o th e r Job w hen
they released him.
“T h e re ’s a ch an ce for you. Ilaw kes-
w o rth ." said one o f th e p a rty .
A m an ab o u t th irty y e a rs old usked
som e qu estio n s ab o u t w h a t wus re-
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qulred and w hen Inform ed said th a t
he w ouldn’t m ind ta k in g th e Job. H a v
ing gath ered his belongings, he bftdo
goodby to his frie n d s u n d s ta rte d to
cam p w ith W in sto n . H a w k e sw o rth
w*»a#an E n g lish m an , a n d W in sto n no
ticing bts B ritish accen t conceived th e
Idea o f using him to m ak e th e te s t he
h ad proposed to his b ro th e r upon Miss
H u n tin g to n .
“ IIo w w ould you like," h e said to
th e guide, "to play th e p a r t ofisu noble
m an?”
H a w k e sw o rth looked up a t him , b u t
uinde no reply. W inston g ra d u a lly u n
folded his schem e. H a w k e s w o rth lis
tened to w h a t he said w ith o u t com
m en t till h e h ad concluded, th e n said
th a t ho w ould n o t p ass h im self off fo r
a n y th in g m ore th a n w h a t lie w as, b u t
ho h ad no ob jection to W in sto n d e c la r
in g th a t he w as u prince o f th e blood
if h e liked.
" T h a t’s nil I w ish ,” said th e latter.
W hen they reach ed em np W in sto n
in tro d u ced th e g u id e in th is w ise: “ P e r
m it m e to p re s e n t m y frie n d Ila w k e s-
w o rth o f London. H e h a s th e m an ia
fo r h u n tin g com m on am o n g E n g lish
bloods an d is in th e M aine w oods for
m oose. l i e h a s co n sen ted a t m y in v i
ta tio n to h on o r u s by Joining o u r p arty,
and, since be know s th e b e s t h u n tin g
gro u n d s, will pilot us. W e w o n ’t need
a n y o th e r guide.”
H a w k e sw o rth w as m ad e welcom e,
a n d w hen F re d W inston in tim a te d th a t
h e w as th e E arl o f B lngieton th e re w as
q u ite a flu tte r in th e cam p, especially
am ong th e w om en.
“ H e d oesn’t look lik e a n e a rl a t all,”
said one o f th e girls. “ H e ’s v e ry o rd i
n a ry .”
“W hy should a n ea rl look d ifferen t
fro m a n y o th e r m an ?” said his in tro
ducer.
“ B esides, how can stylo bo
ex p e cted fro m one w ho w e a rs n flan
nel sh irt? Y’ou c a n ’t Judge a m an by
h is clothes. T h ey say th a t th e w o rst
d re sse d assem bly in th e w orld Is th e
B ritish H ouse of Lords. T hey d o n ’t
sta n d on th e ir ap[**arance. I t ’s th e
f a c t t h a t th ey a re p eers.”
W h e th e r Alec W inston su sp ected
t h a t his
b ro th er
h ad
In tro d u ced
H a w k e sw o rth to m ak e th e te s t he h ad
proposed, w h e th e r he believed th e la t
te r to be an earl, he k ep t his eye on
his fiancee. All th e girls o f th e p arty
w ho regarded H a w k e sw o rth w ith cu-
w ere d esiro u s to know how th ey
sh o u ld a d d re ss Tin earl, TTud w ere told
th a t th ey m ig h t cull him w h a t th ey
lik ed so long a s they d id n 't cull him
a n y th in g above Tom H a w k esw o rth .
H a w k e sw o rth , Judged by c e rta in a t
trib u te s, w us Ju st th e m uu a w om an
w ould adm ire. T h ere w us u n a tu ra l
u lr o f d o m in atin g force a b o u t him . lie
w as n silen t m an. It is th e m an who
is a lw a y s ex p ressin g opinions w ho does
not g e t c re d it fo r depth, even if he h as
i t lie w ho n e v e r ta lk s Is supposed to
be ulw ays thin k in g . G re a t g en erals
have usually been re tic e n t m en.
W hen th e p a rty w us rnude up It w as
supposed th a t th e w om en would re
m ain in cam p w hile th e m en w e n t o u t
to hunt, but th ey lmd n o t been In th e
woods long befo re it w as proposed th a t
th e girls go o u t w ith th e m en to sh o o t
moose. T hey w ere la c a m p costum e,
w hich fav o red th e plan, u n d th e re w ere
plenty of guns. So th e fo u r g irls w e n t
w ith thu m en one m orning on a h u n t
ing trum p, und it w us u n d ersto o d th a t
each girl should he assig n ed a pro
tector. F red W inston m ad e th e a s
sig nm ents and d ep u ted H a w k e sw o rth
to be th e g u ard ia n of M iss H u n tin g -
ton.
On reach in g a c e rta in sp rin g
w here n u m erous tra c k s In d icated th a t
nulnm ls cam e fo r w a te r th e p a rty s c a t
tered, th e sev eral couples going In d if
fe ren t d irectio n s fo r gnm e, It being
agreed th a t th ey should m eet la te r a t
th e spring.
As ilu w k e sw o rth an d M iss H u n tin g -
ton took th e ir d e p a rtu re th e lady In
form ed th e guide th a t sh e w ish ed to
shoot a iu o o h o un d fo r him to g iv e w ay
to her. lie resp o n d ed t h a t th e re w as
no reason w hy sh e sh o u ld n o t do so
provided a m oose g av e th em a n oppor
tu n ity . In tim e, h ea rin g a b re a k in g of
branches, he notified his c h a rg e to be
ready to lire, a n d a little la te r w hen
th e y stepped o u t Into th e open sp ace a
large buck m oose w as seen feed in g a
few h u n d red y a rd s from th em .
“ W alt till he exposes his flank,” said
th e guide.
H e had scarcely spoken *the w ords
before th e an im al tu rn ed .
“ F ire!” said th e guide.
Miss H u n tin g to n fired, b u t In stead of
h ittin g th e inoose behind th e foreshoul-
dor sh e inflicted a n Irrita tin g w ound tu
a nonvital p art. T h e anim al, enraged,
charge* 1 upon them .
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