The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-01-09

trouble
She (laughing)-No 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.
She dropping her work in her ex-
citement)-That only shows again
how utterly and entirely you misun-
| derstand the whole nature of the sport!
Why, 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
1t so frightfully exciting! 1 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 herr And,
| look here, it's about time that you and
L had some sort of an explanation
about this kind of thing. Because I
don't know that l so particularly care
about this sport of yours. And if we
are going to be married-well, by Jove,
you know, 1 think 1 should like you to
give it up!
She (rising majestically) it up!
Give up the sport care for more than
| anything else in the world! Not if 1
know it!
He-O, you care for it more than any,
thing else in the world, do you? Well,
call it cruel and unwomanly!
She-Absurd! Why, 1 only do it
for the fun of the thing. l constantly
let them go.
He (relenting little)-Of course I
don't want to be short-laced. know
you girls must amuse yourselves some-
how. And if you really let them GO
but how soon do you let them go?
Sheet course not till I've landed
them! And I don't let them all go.
Only when they are u.lder weight
He (who is tall and lean)-Under
weight? What do you mean? (Seorn-
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, huffily)
some! How the dickens can he have
been handsome when he was out of
condition.
She Cooking at him whimsicallv)-
0, well, he was only little too thin.
But he was of splendid big breed;
great fellow with yellow fins.
He wheeling round and stammerine
with astonishment) - Yellow fins!
What are you talking about?
She (nnocently)-Why, about the
trout, of course!
He (open-mouthed)- 1.-The trout!
She affecting annoyance)-Why, of
course! Haven't you been talking
about trout all the time?
He Getting himself fall into chair)
You've been talking about trout all
the time?
She-And ali I can say is that, if YOU
are so squeamish-I must really saw
so childish squeami.h-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 trifes, YOU
would end by being unreasonable in
more important things!
He-But, my darling, it was all a
misunderstanding! Indeed it was!
CTries to caress herr
She gushing him away)-A misun-
Outstanding! (Haughtily) And pray
what sort of a 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 a place in the
country with a trout stream on pur-
pose.
She (smiling)-O, of course, that all
ters the case little. (Condescendinp)
Well, if you'll promise never to grudge
me any sport
He (nobly)-I never will!
She-Of whatever sort.
He (alarmed)-O, wait a bit.
She (irmly)-Of whatever sorti
He-O!
She-And to see to it that there is
never any suspicion
He-O, any suspicion?
She Qoftily)-Of trespassing on nv
Preserves-in any way-(sh offers him
her cheek to kiss)-I'll reconsider the
matteri
He (kisses her; then, with a sigh)-
Thank you!
Iableau. Curtain.-Black and White.
Candy for AbstemiOus DrunISnrds.
1t is rather curious fact that
more candy is sold in summer, in
proportion to the stay-at-home nonu-