Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1901-11-07
.(With little sigh)-But he was very

She (langhing)-Well, he may have!
Anyhow, it took lot of patience to
entice him!
He (fuming) Patience! Now with
forced calm) I should dearly like to
know what sort of cajoling you used.
She (coolly)- o, all the usual things.
| He bounding 1.-The usual things?
| She-Yes, you know! But he gave
me great deal OF. trouble. Made rush
for it, you know.
He (chuckling with malicious joy)-
Served you jolly well right; though if
he had guessed, poor chap, how utter
| ~ futile it would be to make rush
for it, he might have saved himself the
| trouble.
She (laughing)-N doubt! But one
can scarcely expect them to realize
that!
He (gloomily)-No, I suppose not,
poor fools. (vindictively) But I'm glad
he gave you some trouble. ! ri
She dropping her work in her ex-
citement)-That only shows again
how utterly and entirely you misun-
derstand the whole nature of thesport!
Why, I just loved the fun Of it! In
fact, it was the whole object of the
thing! What earthly use would it
have been If he hadn't fought for his
liberty? (Her eyes glistened) 1t was
just his being so shy at first that made
it so frightfully exciting! haven't
had such splendid luck for years!
He drumming his fingers through his
hair)-'Pon my soul, Mabel, you're a
cool hand! (striding up to her) And,
look here, it's about time that you and
I had some sort of an explanation
about this kind of thing. Because I
don't know that so particularly care
about this sport of yours. And if we
are going to be married-well, by Jove,
you know, I think I should like you to
give it up!
She (rising majestically) Give it up!
Give up the sport I care for more than
anything else in the world! Not if
know it!
He-O, you care for it more than any
thing else in the world, do you? Well,
l call it cruel and unwomanly!
She-Absurd! Why, I only do it
for the fun of the thing. constantly
let them go.
He (relenting iittle)- course I
don't want to be short-laced. Iknow
you girls must amuse yourselves some
how. And if you really let them go
but how soon do you let them go?
She-Of course not till I've landed
them! And I don't let them all go.
Only when they are under weight
He (who is tall and lean)-Under
weight? What do you mean? (Scorn-
fully)-I 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 too
well hooked to get off. Though was
sorry to let him go-he was such a
handsome fellow!
He(whoisvery plain, hufily)-Hand-
some! How the dickens can he have
been handsome when he was out of
condition.
She Cooking at him whimsically)-
o, well, he was only little too thin.
But he was of splendid big breed; .
great fellow with yellow fins.
He wheeling round and stammering
with astonishment) - Yellow fms!
What are you talking about?
She (innocently)-Why, about the
trout, of course!
He (open-mopthed)- THE trout!
She (affecting annoyance)- Why, of
course! Haven't you been talking
about trout al! the time?
He Getting himself fall into chair)
You've been talking about trout all
the time?
She-And all I can say is that, if you
are so squeamish-I must really say
so childish squeamish-as to think
there's anything cruel and unwomanly
in hooking a 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, if you are
so utterly unreasonable in trifles, you
would end by being unreasonable in
more important things!
He-But, my darling, it was all q
misunderstanding! Indeed it was!
(Tries to caress her.)
She gushing him away)-A misun-
Outstanding! (Haughtily) And pray
what sort of misunderstanding If
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 fish! And
you can catch as many as ever you
| please. In fact, I'll 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 grudge
me any sport
He (nobly)-I never will!
| She-Of whatever sort.
| He (alarmed)-O, wait bit!
She (firmly)-Of whatever sort!
| He-O!
She-And to see to it that there is
never any suspicion
He-O, any suspicion?
She (loftily)-Of trespassing onmy
preserves-in any way-(she offers him
her cheek to kiss)-Tll reconsider the
| matter!
He (kisses her; then, with sigh)-
Thank you!
Tableau. Curtain.-Black and White
Candy for AbstemiOus Drunkards,
1t is rather curious fact that
more candy is sold in summer, in