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Finally this black antelope disappeared and was never heard of again. By this time Copple had been permitted a long breathing spell, and now began a tale calculated to outdo the Arabian Nights. I envied his most remarkable imagination. His story had to do with hunting meat for a mining camp in Mexico. He got so expert with a rifle that he never aimed at deer.
Most of them had tennis-racquets, those of the girls being decorated with bows of yellow, black, and lavender ribbon. Mr. Copple shook hands with everybody, and ran over the court several times, testing the consistency of the earth. "Everything is capital!" he cried. Clara Leeds bowed to the others, shaking hands with only one or two. They appeared to be afraid of her.
The Haughts had gotten to the top of the bluff, and were tearing through the brush toward the point Copple had designated. They reached it too late. "Where is he?" yelled Edd. "Gone!" boomed Copple. "Runnin' down the canyon. Call the dogs an' go down after him." When the Haughts came out into the open upon that bench one of the pups and the spotted hound, Rock, were with them.
Then we were startled by the sharp crack of a rifle from the rim. "The ball's open! Get your pardners, boys," exclaimed Copple, with animation. "Ben, wasn't that a.30 Gov't?" I asked. "Sure was," he replied. "Must have been R.C. openin' up. Now look sharp!" I gazed everywhere, growing more excited and thrilled.
"Say, you look like an Indian," he declared. With a laugh Copple replied: "I am part Indian, sonny." Manifestly that settled his status with Romer, for he piped up: "So's Dad part Indian. You'd better come huntin' with us."
I want you to know that I am grateful for the influence your cooperation, you know " "Please, Mr. Copple, don't mention it," said Clara, hurriedly. "I haven't so many interests as you imagine, and I am not any different from the rest of the people. Not at all." If there was any hardness in the girl's tone the clergyman did not appear to notice it. They had reached their destination.
Why, when I was a young man that would have shocked people out of their boots. But it's broad-minded, it's broad-minded," with a wave of the hand. "I like to see a man with ideas, and if lawn-tennis will help to keep our boys out of sin's pathway, why, then, lawn-tennis is a strong, worthy means of doing the Lord's work." "Yes," said Clara. "Did Mr. Copple say he would call for me?
I cried, wildly. "There!" shouted Copple, keenly, and he pointed across the canyon. "He's goin' over the bench above Edd.... Now he's out of sight. Watch just over Edd. He'll cross that bench, go round the head of the little canyon, an' come out on the other side, under the bare bluff.... Watch sharp-right by that big spruce with the dead top.... He's a grizzly an' as big as a horse".
How his: "Banzai!" rang above the baying of the hounds! "We'd better hurry down an' across," said Copple. "Reckon the hounds will jump that bear or some one else will get there first. We got to skedaddle!" As before we fell into a manzanita thicket and had to crawl. Then we came out upon the rim of a box canyon where the echoes made such a din. It was too steep to descend.
Copple has already told you," or, "You ought to know, if any one does." It had been some time apparent to Clara that the minister held her in a different regard from the other members of his congregation. His talks with her were more personal; his manner was bashfully eager. He sought to present the congeniality of their minds. Mr.
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