The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-04-25
"Tben there would not be room fos

herself to be constrained--n too
readily. 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 incidents or criticism, is sufficient
to say of Miss Middleton's conduct,
''such 10 life," and to report her re-
marks.
"You'll be very careful, won't youp"
she said. "I'm like cat-very
frightened of water"
"What cats averse TO fish?" quoted
Mr.. Travers, irrelevantly. THAT is
I mean-I wouldn't let drop OF
water touch you for-what / really
mean is, the canoes perfectly safe. II
would hold five with ease"
81 thought that the Choctnws-'
limited Miss Middleton well pleased
with herself.
ooh. yes, that's all nonsense" lie
said, distrnctedly. 'I should say l
nm talking nonsense now. What l
meant was that II five people were in
il, it couldn't be safer"
at does sound rather nonsense"
said Miss Middleton, numerically.
It is not clear why maidens at these
critical times nre SO much more apt to
keep their heads than are men. Mr..
Travers thought it hard dispensa-
tion of nature, and sought refuge
from his distraction by jogging the
canoe.
"Aren't we shaking terribly" asked
Miss Middleton.
''Not Mt all, he answered.
Canoes seem very frail, she ex-
planned.
"a girl I know" said Mr.. Travers,
thoughtiully, fused to tell me that
she was quite nervous until she had
tried canoe, but in the end she
thought otherwise. She even wanted
to get engaged in canoe"
"Did you crafty her wish," asked
Miss Middleton, with rush of dig
nifty.
"rhe girl was my mother, you
know" said Mr.. Travers, scenting a
mistake. at was q "Reminiscences Of
hers. She was wondering how should
some day"
'Ies, yes-don't you think we
ought to be going back?" asked Miss
Middle on.
81 should like to know your opinion
of boat as popping place" he per-
sisted.
Miss Middleton supposed that o
square. solid sort Of boat in the style
of Noah's ark-guaranteed not to up
set might not be unsuitable.
''But would you not approve of a
conoe?" he asked.
''It would rock so terribly" she
said.
"Why should it rock2"
Suppose" she said, 'the man
wanted to go down on his knees just
to emphasize his wishes-that would
set it rolling to begin with"
Mr.. Trsvers was willing to enter
tain that supposition.
"Then suppose the girl said Mop"
Mr.. Trsvers preferred not to sup
pose anything unpleasant
''Still, il she did," said Miss Mid
dleton, "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..
Travcrs could answer for men in gen
cal Mr.. Trave~s admitted that he,
was thinking Of q particular case,
which caused Miss Middleton to go on
hastily
Then, again, if the girl didn't say
NO, she would probably expect
"What?" asked Mr.. Travors.
Miss Middleton had unfo~tu stely
forgotten the sequence Of her sen.
tencs.
"But I must know, Daisy" he
said, earnestly. He csassd 70 pad sls
aud tho canoe began to roll would
she expeot-"
Continuous was tho rolling Of the
canoe.
"We shall be over I'm sure" ssid
Miss Middleton-'plesse e-yes--yss--
yes"
EAT any rate the man sxpects-"
snid, Mr.. Travers, and the rolling con-
tinued.
When some time later the canoe
returned to the meadow from which il
had started, the voyagers were grievs
to perceive the tea was already almo ost
finished. The others observed that
punctuality was particularly important
at picnic. Mr.. Congreve especially
insisted on this.
''You shouldn't have been making
daisy chains, Congreve," said Mr..
Trayers, irrelevantly.
"Wbat does he mean?" Mr.. Con-
greve appealed to Miss Middleton foi
solution.
''Mr Travers has also been making
daisy. chains" she said. The King.
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