The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-08-23
MORRIS COUNTY CHRONICLE: FRIDAY, AUGUST o. 1901

ut was>too much of shock" she an
swered. 'I'm surprised at you. How
dare you! Oh, Bob, I'm so disappointed
in your
But, 1 tell you, 1 didn't mean it."
The speech was not gallant, and she
may have resented it, but she only add
ed
"WelI, you oughtn't to talk nonsense
in a canoe. It's apt to upset one"
80 / observe. But if you weren't SO
set up in your notions | might be
tempted
"There, now. you're beginning again.
I'm going to swim ashore"
ITS a mile or more" he shouted.
"For heavens sake, not to speak of
mine, don't think of it,"
"Well, you stop talking nonsense,
them
at isn't nonsense"
at is"
I'm serious
THAT settles it, Her arms came
down from the canoe "I'm going to
try for the shore"
liz VI iCO w d0dAlllS lAG SlOG VI
the canoe to get at her arm and detain
her. The shell trembled along it's en-
tire length and sank far down under
his weight She laughed derisively,
and he grew pale.
VERY funny. isn't itY he asked.
Decidedly. Do you think if you sink
1t we'll be any better OFF,"
AS she had ceased to makB demon
STATIONS shoreward he felt that his
purpose was accomplished and so said
nothing. moment later he made an
other mistake
tits getting along" he said. "Some
body will be out fishing soon and pick
us up"
1t was her turn to look scared.
"What would they think if they
found us like this?" she ventured. 81
won't permit it."
"But everybody around here knows
we're just friends he said. you
know you've talked Plato till''-
Don't be silly. 1t wasn't that 1 fear
ed. l don't care what they think on
that subject. But l don't propose to
have them think l went out with a
stupid man who couldn't paddle a boat
without upsetting it,"
mot to speak of girl who didn't
know enough to keep STILL"
For answer she gave a kick that sent
the spray into his eyes. Then sire
shrieked with laughter. His arms were
beginning to get very tired, and it sud
denly occurred to him that she also
might be fatigued.
eff you keep quiet a moment" he
said, "Ill swim around to you and hold
you up. That will rest you"
"Pshaw Rest yourself. I'm all
right"
He paid no attention to the injunc-
ton, and few strokes brought him to
her side The tide was running strong,
and they were drifting farther and
farther from the shore.
'Just place one hand on me, if you
dare" she shouted, "and I'll let go the
canoe. Then see how quickly It'll be
out of sight" The threat was effective
1t was such pretty canoe, and he had
no desire to lose it. So, commenting
on her stubSornness, lie waddled back
and took hold of his end again.
Then a sound of oars was heard, and
soon two men in boat were within a
few yards of them.
"Say, there was Bob's inquiry,
"wbat are you two trying to doY'
Hold on little longer" came back
the answer. "Well have you safe in a
minute"
Were all right; don't trouble" said
the girl
keep off, shouted Bob. eff you
come any closer, you'll scratch the
paint on my canoe"
what do you mean" inquired one.
do you mean to say that you care
more for the canoe than for-for'- He
hesitated.
"For mer' she shouted Eyes, that's
it. For womans only woman, and
a good canoes boatr'
After some parleying the boatmen
consented to be careful. With their as
sistance the canoe was righted, and
the friends made their way shoreward.
Dul TIE SOSSilJS III llc SLldll I1uuSOl
river town have had good food for
much reflection, and the oldest dame
of them all admits that even she
doesn't understand it.
'Why, Jim tells me-" she said, "that
when they got ashore she didn't show
the least concern for the man. Now,
the least you would have expected
would have been that she'd throw her
arms about him and say that she
would never leave him.
"And didn't she?'
mo She just kicked up a pebble,
wrung the water out of her skirt and
laughed fit to kill. Then she said, kind
of short Thanks and went into the
| house."
"And did the man seem cut upg'
''No He just looked at his old canoe
sharplike and cussed. III have to
blow in a ten to get it in shape again,
he said" New York Times.
General CaiIles' UItimatum.
Manila, June General Sumner
has received notification from Cables
| the notorious inSUr0ent leader i'm La.