Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-06-05

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ooh, POLL" she cried, as she glided
back into the room, SANS holding
forth to father like a"
She stopped abruptly, searching the
room with mischievous eyes.
Mary had vanished.
'"That's just what guilty wretch
would do, now" she said. well,
she'll never hoodwink me again"
Meantime Sam was having it out
with Mr.. Dawson, a pleasant-faced,
midd1e-aged man with well-formed
features, bright eyes and a smiling
mouth.
When Sam summoned up sufficient
courage to ask his consent to marry
his daughter Mary he looked as if you
might have knocked him down with
feather-if ever that astounding feat
was performed.
''What?" he gasped, fairly surprised
out of his accustomed suavity. MAR
ry Poll?" And he laughed heartily.
''Sam, you're mad. I'm sure Poll
won't marry you"
Cu1Ah Su0 WILL, 0d10 AoeSAAA, AuACC~
ly; sat least I'm willing to run the
risk of rejection, if you've no objection,
sir"
'THIot t. said Mr.. Dawson. ''Why
should /? I've known you since you
were not the height of my walking
stick, and [ never heard much harm
of you. which is saying great deal in
your favor, considering what young
men are nowadays. You're a person
able sort of fellow, and suppose you
can afford to keep a wife and-and-
all that sort Of thing
Il don't think there's much danger
of our starving" said Sam.
Mr.. DaWosn ignored the remark.
NO" he continued, in a judicial,
summing-up tone, II don't think I've
any objection to urge. But there's
one thing, Sam, had better be under
stood between us at once. I'm not in
a position to give Mary large doWry.
l can give her trife, but beyond that
IF it's all the same to you,' said
Sam, I'D rather you didn't give her
anything. It's Mary I want, not
marriage portion. She has some
strange IDEAS, and / shouldn't like her
to think married her for her money"
ooh, very we'll, said Mr.. Dawson,
drily; "but you'll find marriage an ex-
pensive luxury, Sam-that is, when
you're married. But" Here the
subject presented itself to his mind in
such an irresistibly comic light that,
despite good manners, he burst into 4
loud and hearty laugh.
eff you two do get married" he con-
tinued when he gained command OF
his risible faculties again, (which
consider to be highly improbable, I'll
give you till you want your first per-
ambulator to find out that you can do
with little more money, even in such
a modest menage as yours will be"
Undismayed by this prophecy, Sam
thanked him warmly, squeezed his
hand in an ultra-flial fashion, and
bowed himself out Of the room.
The first person Sam ran against was
Lottie.
Sam Forbes, do Declare she said,
with Well-feigned surprise. How do
you come to be in Dunoon, Sam?"
"The steamer stranded me on the
pierhead," SAID Sam.
I'll tell you something, SAM she
whispered confdentially, "but if you
betray me I'll never, never speak to
you again"
ooh, you may trust me, Lottie,' said
Sam, highly amused. I'm as close as
a miser's money bag"
Mary isn't at home" she said, with
a mischievous twinkle in her dark
eyes.
SIS that your secret, you little
fraud?" said Sam, laughing.
part of it," she said. But DON'T
get saucy and call me names, or you'll
find me as close as misers money
bag"
81 WON'T" said Sam, with mock
air of subjugation.
VERY WE'LL she said sweetly, It'll
tell you."
You're an angel" said Sam.
"You fatterer, you; when did you
find out that angels wear petticoats?"
asked Lottie, with pardonable sarcasm.
when I first saw you,' said Sam,
calamity. Before that | was a pep
perry fellow-a misogynist, in fact
ooh, you wretch cried Lottie.
and whit is that?"
"a woman-hater," he answered.
but I thought you had something OF
| great Importance to tell me?"
so l have. Listen. Do you know
that the moment you entered the house
| Poll ran out of it like a frightened
mouse. Fancy such a strong minded
young woman as she is showing the
white feather at the appearance of a
harmless creature like you"
ooh, you saw me coming here, did
your" he asked, with heightened color
Saw you!" she said, tossing her
head mighty jauntily. "Of course we
did-that is, I did. And, oh, Sam, you
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