Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-08-02

II was dangerous Ilti's Mntt' wv
drilled logs from the mountain torrents
lay imhedded In the mud and reared
their heads like gauni, dovouriug alli-
gators waiting FOR their prey.
Al hirh water tho boats would have
cleared them easily. but now they lurkcd
n hidden death beneath tho throbHng
water.
Suddenly Hunt Ashlys boat shot
ahead, daring tho warming snags.
"Niadman. what do you meanl II life
"A 40 cheap, you're welcome TO the death
YOU covcu Jean, come into my boat,
command you" and Hunts voice had q
ring In Il Jean had never heard before.
"Command. iudeodr' shouted Phil.
hoarsoly. "You are pretty richly
frcightcd. What more would you hayoy
"Jcan.'
Then tho two bright glancing boats
clnshcd. aud over they turned, aud with
two tremendous cries. "Iluntw "philr
down among the driftwood the two
couples went. but t0gvthcr-for Hunt
had sprang 10 jean and Phil TO Bcs %
aud both were battling for the vine
covered banks.
As each ono deposited his dripping
load safely under the low spreading
trees. un embarrassed silence fell on the
quartet.
Hunt wns tho iirst 10 break Il.
"i say, Phil. there has been con.
founded mistake somewhere. These
girls have been playing US a nice game.
truly"
"No such thing. It wasn't u.s." and
Boss face rivalcd the trumpet flowers
over her head.
wen get the boats rightod now, and
settle that question later" and, with a
wicked laugh IN his eyes, Phil walked
OF to where his painted Bess was rol.
licking, bottom upward, among the
vines and crcopors.
II did no, taEo twenty minutes TO got
the tipsy shells afoat
with the airs Of "conquering heroes "
tho young mga stood by their respective
crafts.
CHOOSE your boats, young lalics"
Indignant chorus under the trces'
"To say men don't take advantage.
oh. this Is too muchi To mike u.
choose How mCnnl'
a whispered colloluyi
Bees. you choose iirst."
"Oh. mol Jean, you choose"
Tho young mon stood regarding them
with owlish gravity.
"You will catch cold u you do not
hasten" from tho boats.
"rhcy might rave our pride. I'm aw'
fully chilly, Boss" lSuoczo.)
$50 am |. ohi' CTwo-thrco snoezes.l
Then Mr.. Hum Ashly, with horribl,
visions OF cold and catarrh, walked M
90 Miss Jean lnslow aud prisoning th,
two little hands IN one Of his, aud on
circling the drenchod. trembling little
figure, kissed her flower face ahamo.
"Now will you Conner
"Yes, Hunt And Meehness walked
obcdiently TO her cookie shell namosasa
81 wouldn't have done IL, Bcss." mur
INJURED Phil, after he had performed til,
same operation. III you had come your
self"
Miss Mcclmoss Number Two followc,
the lead Of Weakness Number Ono, bu
gave ono last feminine claw.
And tomorrow was come, and Bes
tripped over 10 SEQ Jean.
Marvellous. what friends these tw
had bccomoi There was mover such
thing in tho world as u cold-noyerl
"ieml have you seen anybody today
"No. Have you seen some onef'
mo" 0ntolligiblo vory.) "Oh, there
yours at tho gate"
"Oh, and yours up the road"
double wedding tomorrow. Wow
waited as long as we intend to wal
Lnd I've bcspoken tho parson for
tomorrow so, Jean, put your bands !
mine--you don't hate me now, do your
md tell me my vito will make my tC
tomorrow evening"
Aud pretty eoqucttish Jean sal
"Yes."
CoQuottcs make the most submissi,
wives, they say. aud. moreover, she sal
u great many other foolish things
that big, enrapturcd fellow, who fo
down, iiguRtiyely speaking, and kiss,
the prints OF her tiny boots.
And Phil aud Bcss under tho nmh'
Tipped jasmine bower had their own Ii
tlo explanations.
"You said you would never ask Il
again. Phil You sworo IT,"
And did |, sweetheart
"No-o; but sNnchow'---
"But somehow did, didn't II Bic
those deathly old snags'--a sound viii,
generally follows the meeting OF TO,
, lips-"Did yon know that Hunt NJ
Jean are going ~ DO married tomorrow
"lmpossible"
"Dut they are, for heard thom n
the parson; and, Bess, asked the pa
son too, and tho parsons wife heard 4
and she's tho vericst old gossip. y,
know, aud it's all over the village
. this time; and heros tho ring. and
| won't risk any more delaya,"
l And the ring iittcd SO nicely, and W
Y 30 becoming TO tho little brown hal
l that Bess said we'll, II Jean did. s
r would. And Jean did, and 30 Bess di
4 &C. IL. in New Norl, Nows.
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