Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-11-07
The Plot
That Failed

friend about to set on on his vacation
Wen sG Il i En not too late Should like to
there. my boy. since that summer I have
class three things as danserens 10
moonlight and Canadian girls I must
tell you my experience so you can pront
Il was there in August. and late in
the the month The girl who attsact ss me me
accomplishments of a summer girl in ex-
pretty az picture-alI Canadian girls
founded Toronto bank clerk. think-and
to my sorrow she seemed to prefer him
padding, and telling me was at my best
in a ballroom 1 was not perfectly at
showing. | thought: beside her precious
bank clerk. and at the rather scarce
.And when she let me take her out in
dark pines against the sky making the
most romantic background: she and I in
little brown head against my Yale cushion
fess Rs b before yog nd manly oua wna eeks
older. or I'm much mistaken. OF course.
a fool who persists as / did with so little
announcement But we did have pretty
nice time. only she would continue to
..Time went on and 1 had only one day
gefnE 70 sro1s at She %as WITH
me for faux pas 1 had made the day
the cold shouider-and it was my last
day l decided on action absolutely
after thinking it over very deeply L de-
cided that she might love me if she could
then. So 1 must compel this emotion,
and how better, l thought. than by saw
ing her life at the (apparenty risk of my
own.
Now, I a good swimmer though
not fast as the other fellows up there.
doubtless. which have never done. They
when we all went swimming together. So
1 determined to give the lie to their
tude and admiration at one fell blow, by
getting her out in my canoe. upsetting us
The first and most difficuit part of my
plot was getting the girl to come out
thetic about my last day L managed that
much, and my courage rose
had her in neat white dress and sun
bonnet t. in the he bow p. y Of my canoe ,,
demursiy. want to gel. a film for my
:. Nothing could be too far to me when
you are with me-. L answered, mentally
determined however that our accident
five miles that lay between our hotel and
s.she smiled little. but her manner
was stin cool. and she allowed the con-
or baW a1 as we out 6 OF
lake. Here there was quite a sweep and
the waves and WIND were dead against
US. so that l had to paddle my hardest
to make the boat go against them. Sud-
aediy she e,;t exe ia Let me help you,
on turning round and padding, too: 1t
Seanafnls AFTER that her T 1.-THE body
bent to the even strokes of her paddle
ally her profile. to look at, so pushed on
in order to get round the next point,
out of the sight of our hotel and the
neighboring islands | wanted to do up
landscape to our two selves alone and
make my declaration in really favor
I'VE went on till we had left the point
behind us and turned our course SO that
the waves came directly on our Starboard
side. The canoe was difficult to keep
straight, and as we were both leaning
deal of weight on our own sides of the
craft it was scarcely necessary for me to
poet says was all that was needed and
there was lurch and a splash, and over
But through some stupidity on my
part my feet got caught in the thwart,
extricate myself and come up painting.
i my lady as eoefting paddles and esh
while swimming about easily if~
Are you all right p She called out.
looking more concerned about me than
and hair scarcely splashed, so calmly had
Yes; I'm all right now. Let me help
rectson.
q. Don't bother about me. I can easily
of mile. You had better right the canoe
and put the things in before the cushions
a long, easy stroke that looked good for
twice the distance.
Wei. 1 was in a fix. 1 never intended
to overturn the canoe completely in. tip
ping the girl out, and / would not have
So If had ne tse fes ed gss
how to right it. 1t looked SO simple to
have just spilled out and then sup
ported her with one arm while 1 rescued
1 even had an idea of towing the canoe
by holding the painter in my teeth as
had seen others do. But; alas. the best
-a-gley So what could I expect with
such clumsy plot as mine? For all
quarter of mile in her clothes
But don't you be surprised at anything
full, trying to turn that canoe over with
out filling it with water-try it yourself
with it for ten minutes and being unable
to move it, heavy was 1T, / gave up
and made for shore. which my water
witch was fast, approaching with undated
energy.
Perhaps I wasn't vexed when look
ing behind me. spied saflboat contain
from our hotel bearing down upon the
shore just in front of my companion in
for she seemed perfectly at ease. They;
did not deign to notice me till they rushed
called out. Hello. Ferryboat. Beaten ' one
by girl Ell? making me so angry that
nearly choked then and there
kind enough to empty my canoe for me
and push it OF in my direction So I
clambered in and padded home by my
man
Her engagement to the bank clerk was