The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-02-10
MAID MARJORY.

Marjory Ellis was verify the sweetes,
little hoyden that eyer handled the till
81 Of q cat-boat.
Rosy and chubby and cute vas she
with q dangerous pair OF wonderful,
sparkling, irish eyes, vivid blue, sur.
rounded by sweeping midnight lashesI
Marjory well deserved her wide re.
putation as the most beautiful girl on
Long Island.
Pray, Mallory, take heed whittier
thou goest. I have no desire to end my
life in a watery grave" said Isabelle,
as Mallory jibed the Wing, and came
lear ~upsetting the ~treaeherous little
craft.
THE saints protect us!' murmured
Elizabeth, with a feigned shiver Of ap-
prehension. III Marjory sees a young
man In a passing boat she is quite
equal to dumping us out to tighten her
load SO that she may beat him."
Just as that moment q small sloop
scudding along with all sails set, pass
ed quite close to them, and with a sud-
den cry Of low bridge" Marjory
brought the Wing sharply about and
the graceful, tossing sloop.
Girls, did you e that fellow? He
was as handsome as an Adonis, with
the proportions and apparent strength
Of a young giant"
"Ye gods and little fishes, hear Mar
jory gush," laughed Isabelle, when she
recovered her breath from the sudden
duck Of her head, which was neces-
sary in order to clear the swinging
boom.
She met her fate on the broad. blue
yea,
And a jolly young sailor, bold is he"
sang Elizabeth, teasingly.
"St0p your nonsense, or I will give
you a taste Of the broad blue sea-" re-
turned Marjory.
Almost es she spoke, the great sail,
with a breathless rush, tapped upon
them, then jibed with a creak and a
grOan, and all in a moment, three pref
ty misses were foundering in the wa
ter.
Gus Marvin heard a volley Of shrill
shrieks and turned to s 81 the girls fran
tically clutching their bobbiny boat,
aud sending cries Of terror and despair
in his direction.
1t was only a few minutes work to
come about and sail we to the wreck.
where he rescued three dripping DAM
sells, whose spirits, ike their garments,
We're sadly dampened by their sudden
cold plunge.
Marjory was the only n who r.
tanned even a semblance Of composure,
as she said:
"Many thanks, kind sir, for your
timely assistance. You have rescued
us from certain death, and we are crate
full accordingly. I assure you we did
not do it on purpose to make yonr ac-
quaintance, even though men are de-
plorably scarce at the hotel. May
we know the name Of our preserver"
Gus paused in his work of bailing out
the overturned boat, and with an mus.
ed grin, fished a soiled card out of his
jacket-pocket, and doffing his yacht
ing cap, presented it with all the courte-
sy Of an ancient courtier.
Thanks, noble lord" said Marjory;
but after this she subsidized under the
fierce glances Of the other girls, who
were sad in the consciousness Of the
sorry, even ridiculous, aspect they must
present with their dripping garments
and straight bangs.
Gus bailed out the Wing and towed
1t in to the "Grand Pier dock, where
he deposited the three Graces, alas!
deprived Of their ~well-known attrib-
utes. For not one of the girls felt the
slightest STRINGS of either faith, hope
or charity in their disguised persons.
"Such abominable luck!' moaned
Marjory, as she led the cold wet pro-
cession up to Greycliff, the Ellis Villa.
"Well I should say so!" interrupted
Isabelle. You will never get me to
set foot in your horrid little boat again,
Marjory Ellis"
Elizabeth only groaned. It was a
groan born Of her uncomfortable state,
and meant disapproval of Marjory and
her boat.
"Oh, girls, girls, who do you think he
isl"
II don't know, and not giving you a
short answer, I don't care" returned
Isabelle.
Gus Marvin!'
"The owner of Heartsease? Oh, Mar
jory!" said Isabelle, breathlessly.
1.-THE gentleman himself" answered
Miss Ellis, bitterly.
But you don't care, Marjory, you
were determined not to marry him,
even II your father and his had made
such an arrangement when you We're
babies" said Elizabeth slyly.
But I didn't know he would be 80
handsome" moaned Marjory, disconso-
lately" and he hardly looked at me at
ALL"
1t was three days after the impromp-
tn ducking, and Marjory was pouring
tea on the lawn attended by Isabelle
and Elizabeth, her school-friend visi.
tors.
"Marjory," said Isabelle, gushingly.
"you are adorable in an apron. You
would make a lovely maid"
IAN idea. I've an ideal" said Marjory
clapping her dimpled hands.
mo? The first one you've aver had,
isn't it| said Elizabeth, conveying q
big, golden olive to her rosy lips"
Hush! don't be ridiculous. I really
mean it. Girls, I'm in love with Gus
Marvin. No joking. I'm in sober earn
est. Now, I'm afraid if he meets MI
when he calls, as probably he will con
descend to do eventually, he will recog
niZe me as the leader Of our moist es
capade Of the other day, and will bt
disguised with my hoydenish ways.
mean to avoid all that by applyin,
for a position Us parlor maid at Hearts
ease. They are in need Of anothe,
maid, and I have been down here 81
seldom that lone Of the neighbors know
me. Pa and ma are away, and Their,
is no one here to prevent. You &C
knowledge I make rather q cookbook