Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-02-08
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
My friend Derriman and I were
spending our summer holidays in
quiet little country village. Being keen
fisherman most Of my time was spent
by the riverside; my friend thought
fishing anything but sport, so he wan
dered about, as he told me, admiring the
beauty Of the scenery. The scenery I
afterward discovered was a certain
Miss Morley, to whom he had brought
an introduction. When he had known
her for about five days, he was thor
Oughly convinced he was in love with
her, and like other young men in SIM
liar conditions he was anxious to know
his fate. He tried in vain to get her
alone so that he could unburden his
agitated mind, but circumstances, in
the shape Of her mother, were against
him. Now, Dolly's mother, though
anxious to see her daughter we'll mar
ried, thought it improper to allow her
to be alone with my handsome friend
If they went into the garden together,
she went with them; if they sat down
on a seat, she sat down beside them; if
they wandered by the river in the
moonlight, she would take poor
Georges arm.
Derriman bore this bravely for some
time, but at last he could stand it no
longer and set his wits to work to
discover some means of evading dear
Dolly's mamma.
It was about this time that he con-
fded his trouble to me: sympathized
with him, but could offer no solution
to the problem.
"I've got it!"' he shouted one evening,
breaking in on my peaceful reveries.
SCOT what?' inquired anxiously, as
saw my friend careering wildly round
the room.
II mean 1 can fix the old lady," he
said, apparently surprised at my stu
pidity.
Il thought it was her daughter you
wanted?' (:
$50 do. but l want her alone. l
am going to get a tennis net and rack
cts sent from town and teach her
W pay, SoAu LAG yOy luHy
''But don't you think Mrs. Morley
will want to learn as well?" l asked.
'Hang it all! They can't both learn
at once, and while I'm teaching dear
Dolly can find out all wish to
know"
l didn't admire the brilliancy Of: the
idea, but that did not dampen his
axdor. 81, ii;
As you are going up to town." he
continued, you may as well send a
tennis set down-a cheap one, remem-
ber.' I. x
The following day dispatched the
net and week later returned to fnisL
my interrupted holiday. On going to
the hotel l inquired for my friend and
heard that he had been away all day
so l strolled down to the Morleys.
where + thought should find him..
The garden in fDont Of. the house was
deserted, so l walked around to the
back door. AS stood there I heard
the voice of old Mrs. Morley. She
was having a confidential chat with a
neighbor.
81 am so relieved, dear Mrs. Gossip.
for really was run Off my feet. They
would walk for miles and miles. and
there was I trudging after them. But
now, thank goodness, he's taught her
to play tennis, and can sit here cutie
comfortable, and so long as hear
them calling. Are you ready?' Play
You serve and Forty fifteen know
that all is we'll and that the net is be-
tween them
Fifteen all!'' was just then waited
on the breeze
There they go! Listen to that!'
said old Mrs. Morley.
Having discovered where my friend
was, l walked up to the hedge behind
which the tennis court had been made
and looked over. The court was there.
The rackets lay on the grass, and
balls were scattered about, but no
sign could see Of either George or
Miss Morley.
''Thirty- ffteen!'' broke in on my r.
Elections. -,.
Puzzled, walked to the gate. and
there on a garden seat in the far corner
sat George, his arm securely rouna
Dolly's waist, and every now and then
between his caresses he was shouting
out 'Play" "Faultv' "Forty-thirty!''
deuce" and then continuing his oc
cupation as if nothing had interrupted
it,
'What in the name Of good fortune is
the meaning of this? asked, going up
to them. 3 T. 49, =.
: They both started, and a bright blush
mounted the fair Dolly's cheek. George
jumped up quickly: =.
s*4ou= see %he'aexplained, I'VE got SO
tired of playing-forty -fifteen-tennis
that we-forty -thirty-hit on this idea
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