Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-03-29
(Which is?" asked Miss Middleton.

"Then there would not be room for
Mr.. COngreve!" she asked.
II fancicd he was making daisy
chains," said Mr.. Travers.
Now, If Miss Middleton had been adj
verse to the voyage, this foolish re-
mark would have left Mr.. Travers soil
tary. But she was not. She suffered
herself to be constraincd-not too read
lily. Yet since. when once the canoe
was launched, Mr.. Travers seemed to
sink into abstraction. Miss Middleton
took up the ball. Since this is the very
simplest story, devoid of incident or
criticism, 1t is sufficient to say of Miss
Middlcton's conduct, "such is life." and
to report her remarks.
you'll be very careful, won't you!'
she said. "Fm like a cat-vcry fright
ened of water"
what cats averse to fish," quoted
Mr.. Travers, irrelevantly. THAT is
| mean-I wouldn't let Il drop of water
touch YOU for-what really mean Is,
the canoes perfectly safe. 1t would
hold five with ease"
81 thought that the Choctaws--"
limited Miss Middleton. we'll pleased
with herself.
"Oh, yes, that's all nonsense" he
said, distractedly. II should say I'm
talking nonsense now. What l mean
was that If five people were In 1t, 1t
couldn be safer"
ut does sound rather nonsense" said
Miss Middleton. numerically.
1t is not clear why maidens ut these
critical times are SO much more apt to
keep their heads than are men. MIR.
Travers thought it Il hard dispensation
of nature, and sought refuge from his
distraction by jogging the canoe.
Aren't we shaking terribly:" asked
Miss Middleton.
mot at ALL" he answered.
"Canoes seem SO very flail,' she ex'
planned.
"A girl | knew" said Mr.. Travcrs,
thoughtfully., used to tell me that she
was quite nervous until she had tried
II canoe, but in the end she thought
them otherwise. She even wanted to
get engaged Ill IL tiiloe.
Ibid you crafty her wish?" asked
Miss Middleton, with a rush Of dignity.
"The girl was my mother, you know"
said Mr.. Travcrs. seeming II mistake.
ut was Il "Reminiscences of hers. She
was wondering how | should some
day"
YES ycs--don't you think we ought
to be going buck:" asked Miss Middle
ton.
IL should like to know your opinion
Of Il boat as II popping place." he per-
sisted.
Miss Middleton supposed that a
square. solid sort of boat i'll the style
of Noah's ark-guaranteed not to up
set-might not be unsuitable.
"But you would not approve Of II
canoe?" he asked.
ut would rock so terribly" she said.
"Why should it rock"'
"Suppose," she said. 1.-THE man want
ed to go down on his knees-just to
emphasize his wishes-that would set
it rolling to begin with"
Mr.. Travers was willing to entertain
that supposition.
"Then suppose the girl said 'No""
Mr.. Travers preferred not to suppose
anything unpleasant.
"Still, If she did" said Miss Middle
ton, "the man would start up in a very
bad temper and begin stamping about"
Mr.. Travers was positive that no man
would be guilty of such conduct. Miss
Middleton failed to see how Mr.. Tray
ers could answer for men In general.
Mr.. Travers admitted that he was
thinking Of a particular case. which
caused Miss Middleton to 60 on hastily:
"Then. again. IL the girl didn't say
no. she would probably expect"
"What" asked Mr.. Travers.
Miss Middleton had unfortunately
forgotten the sequence Of her sentence.
but l must know, Daisy" he said,
earnestly. He ceased to paddle, and
the canoe began to roll. would she
expect"
Continuous was the rolling of the
canoe.
I'VE shall be over. I'm sure" said
Miss Middleton-"please-yes - yes -
yes"
"At any rate the man expects"
said Mr.. Travers. and the rolling con-
tinued.
When some time later the canoe re.
returned to the meadow from which it
had started, the the voyagers were
grieved to perceive the ten was already
almost finished. The others observed
that punctuality was particularly i'm
pOrtant at a picnic. Mr. Congreve
especially insisted on this.
You shouldn't have been making
daisy-chains. Congreve," said Mr.. Tray
ers. irrelevantly.
"What does he mean" Mr.. COngreve
appealed to Miss Middleton for solu-
ton.
"A1r. Travers has also been making
daisy-chains." she said.-The King.
Three Court Clerks in . Century.
1t Is reported from Essex County,
Virginia, as fact worthy Of note that
there have been but three clerks of the
Essex County court since 1914, viz: w.
u Ngoktbovvc from, 1914 m 1000. To M S