Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-01-05
CHAPTER TX.

our lay n generation mas declared
that "the truest blessing a girl a
have" is "the ingenious devotion of a
young boys heart" Nine mothers in
ten will probably take issue with the
gifted author on that point, and though
no longer a young girl in years, what
ever she might be in looks, Margaret
Garrison would gladly have sent the
waiting gentlemen to the right about,
for, though he was only 20, "Gov"
Prime, as a junior at. Columbia, had
been ingenuously devoted to. the lit
tie lady from the very first evening
he saw her. A boy of frank, impulsive
nature, was "Gov'-a boy still in spite
of the budding mustache, the 20 sum-
mers and the barely passed ''exam"
that wound up the junior year and
entitled him to sit with the. seniors
when the great university opened it's
doors in October. Studies he hated, but
tennis, polo, cricket, riding and dane
ing were things he loved and excelled
in. Much of his boyhood had been
spent at one of those healthy, hearty
English schools where all that would
cultivate physical and mental manhood
was a~ssiduously practiced, and all that
would initiate against them was as
vigorously "tabooed.'
At the coming of his twentieth birth
day that summer his father had hand
ed him his check of SIS, 0O0-the paternal
expression of satisfaction that his boy
had never smoked pipe, cigar or cigar
ette-and the same week Gov" had
carried off the blue ribbon with the
racquet, and the second prize with the
single SOULS. 1t was during the tex
ans" the first week in June, when
dropping in for five o'clock tea of some
girls whom he had known for years,
he was presented to this witching lit
tie creature whose name he didn't ever
catch. 1--WE met her way out at an
army post in Wyoming when papa took
us TO California last year" was whis-
pered to him, and they entertained US
SO cordially, and of curse we said if
ever you come to New York you must
be sure to let us know-and she did
but" and there his informant paused,
ouDASo9 ONAC1 CdllClS C0ltC III Auu IL
began to rain sudden, drenehins
shower, and the litt2e stranger from the
far west saw plainly enough that her
hostesses, though presenting their
friends after our cheery American fash
lon, were unable to show her further
attention, and tho newly presented
almost all women, said $50 very
pleased" but failed to look it, or other
wise to manifest their pleasure. She
couldn't 60 In the rain. The butler had
phoned for a cab. She wouldn't sit
there alone and neglected. She DELHI
erately signaled Mr.. Prime. The La
dies are all busy" she said, with .
charmingly appealing smila, ''but I
know you can tell me. I have to dress
for dinner after I get home, snd must
be at One Hundred and Tenth street
at 1880. How long will it take q car
riage to drive me theref Oh, Is that
your society pinP Why, are you still
in college? Why, I thought"
That cab was IS minutes coming.
and when it came Mr.. Prime went with
it and her, whom he had not left an
instant from the moment of her ques-
ton. Moreover, he discovered she was
nervous about taking that carriage
drive all alone away up to One Hundred
and Tenth street, yet what other way
could q girl go in evening dress? He
left her at her door with a reluctantly
given permission to return in an hour
and escort her to the distant home of
her friends and entertainers. He drove
t o the Waldorf and had a light dinner
with a half pint of Hook, devoured her
with his eyes as they drove rapidly
northward, went to a Harlem theater
while she dined and forgot him, and
was at the carriage door when she
came forth to be driven home. Seven
hours or less had done the business"
so far as Gouverneur Prime was con-
cerned.
l. 1t was the boys first wild infatuation
AS mad, unreasoning, absurd, yet In
tense as was ever that of Arthur PEN
dennis for the lovely Fo~theringay. Mar
garet Garrison had never seen or known
the like of 1t. She had Recommendations
for . time, had kindled love, passion
and temporary devotion, but this-this
was worship, and it was something SO
sweet to her jaded senses, something 50
rich and spontaneous that she gave
herself up for a day or two to the de-
light Of studying it. Here was a glori-
Gus young athlete whose eyes followed
her every move and gesture, who hung
about heu&n utter captivation, whose
voice trembled and whose eyes i'm
plored, yet whose strong, brown, shape
ly hand never dared SO much az touch
hers, except when she extended it in
greeting. He was to accompany his IA
Their and sister to Europe in a week. so
what harm was there? He would for
get oil about it, He knew now she was
married. BE was presented to Nta,
but had hardly a word and never . look
for her when Margaret waa e He
was dumb and miserable al th0 day
they drove In. tina park and latee dtned