The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-11-07

hair)-'Pon my soul, Mabel, you're .
cool handl (Striding up to her) And
look here, it's about time that you ant
had some sort of an explanation
about this kind Of thing. Because !
don't know that ] so particularly car,
about this sport of yours. And IL W,
are going to be married--well, by Jove
you know, I think I should like you Il
give 1t upl
She (rising ma iestically)-Give IL up!
Give up the sport ] care for more thar
anything else in the worldl Not IL !
know IL!
He-O. you care for II more than any
thing else In the world, do you? Well
call 1t cruel and unwomanlyi
She-Absurd! Why, I only do Il,
for the fun of the thing. I constantly
let them GO.
He (relenting little)-Of course ]
don't want to be short-laced. know
you girls must amuse yourselves some.
how. And II you really let them 60
but how soon do you let them go?
She--Of course not till I've landed
them! And I don't let them all 20
Only when they are under weight
He (who is tall and lean)-Unde,
weight? What do you mean? (Scorn.
fully)-1 never knew you to admire
fat!
She ignoring his remark) )--Or out OF
condition.
He-Out of condition?
She--As that one was who was toe
we'll hooked to get off. Though was
sorry to let him go--he was such
handsome fellow!
He(whoisvery plain, ,huffily)-Hand.
some! How the dickens can he have
been handsome when he was out OF
condition.
She docking at him whimsically)-
o. well, he was only a little too thin
But he was of splendid big breed; q
great fellow with yellow fms.
He (wheeling round and stammerinR
with astonishment) = Yellow Ans!
What are you talking about? it4
She (innocently)-Why, about the
trout, of course! tf.lI
He (open-mouthed)-The trout!
She (affecting annoysnce)-Why,o of
course! Haven't you been talking
about trout all the time? Is.
He (letting himself fall into q chair)
You've been talking about trout all
the time?
She-And all l can say Is that, II you
are so squeamish--I must really say
so childish squeamish--as to think
there's anything cruel and unwomanly
in hooking trout-well, then, the
sooner we part the better. For can
see very well it would only be the thin
end of the wedge, and that, II you are
so utterly unreasonable in trifies. you
would end by being unreasonable in
more important things!
He-But. my darling, IT was all q
Misunderstanding! Indeed it wasl
Tries to caress her.)
She (pushing him away)-A misun-
derstanding! (Haughtily) And pray
what sort of a misunders tanding? II
you care so much more about a fish
that can't feel than you do about me
He (beside himself)-But. Mabel, dar-
ling, don't care bit about fsh! And
you can catch as many as ever you
please. In fact, III take place in the
country with trout stream on pur.
pose.
She (smiling)-O, Of course, that al.
ters the case little. (Condescending)
Well, If you'll promise never to grudRs
me any sport.
He tnobly)--I never will
She-Of whatever sort.
He (alarmed)--O, wait a bit!
She (firmly)-Of whatever sorti
He-O!
She-And to see to II that there N
never any suspicion
He-O, any suspicion?
She Qoftily)-Of trespassing on nv
preserves-in any way-(she offers him
her cheek to kiss)-I'll recons slider thu
matter!
He (kisses her; then, with a sigh)-
Thank you!
Tableau. Curtain.-Black and White,
Candy for Abstsnious Drunkards.