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It had been put to a vote as to whether the party shouldat the hotels, or on horseback with a ca outfit

Mr Stott, after the persuasive ued: "We can ride in auto, there is no reed that we have had enough of hotels, while cahtful experience In the brief period that we shall lie next to nature's heart ill draw strength fro in leisurely fashion, taking our own ti"

The programme he outlined was so sensible and attractive that everybody was in favour of it strongly except old Mr Penrose, who declared that sleeping on the ground would give his would crawl in his ears made him restless Mr Stott, however, overcaround was too dry to give any one rheuainst the other contingency

The outlook for a successful trip fro, yet there were s He supposed that it was his experience in dry-far all untried ventures Certainly it had destroyed his beautiful, child-like faith in the teaching that the hairs of his head were numbered and no harm could come to him He had noticed that everyone who ever had dry-farettable experience, like a narrow escape frohts to disturb hih this condition was chronic since he had becoed to Miss Eyester

Pinkey, in love, orse than useless Escorting Miss Eyester was now his regular business, with dude wrangling reduced to a side issue Therefore it had devolved upon Wallie to buy teepees, extra bedding, food, and the thousand and one things necessary to co

It all had been accomplished finally, and the day came when the caravan was drawn up beside the Prouty House ready to start toward the Yellowstone

A delighted populace blocked the sidehile they awaited the appearance of Miss Gaskett's friend, Miss Mercy Lane, who had arrived on a night train according to arrange, was at least arresting No one could pass it yawning There was no one who had come to see the party start who did not feel repaid for the effort