Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-12-01

'Oh, don't be morose and grumpy.
It's a sure sign you are worried. And
its nothing at all to be ashamed Of
Nearly every one falls in love with
Nina. It's part of their vacation. Wal
| lace says. And she doesn't mind, only
she says she does wish they'd all pro-
pose by moonlight, as it's more effect
i've and interesting"
did any one ever propose to you,
Sally?"
'Oh, my, yes. And it was lovely.
Last year-no, two years ago-I was
! eleven, going on twelve, and the Sew
enty-second Regiment came down here
to camp. And there was bugler boy
He was going on fifteen. He wasn't
very pretty, but you know how they
look all dressed up cute, and he could
blow the bugle so it said Sally And
he used TO write me notes, and hide
them in trees, and after supper sit
on the porch and talk and talk, just the
way Nina does. And the night before
he went away he proposed"
What did he say?"
Sally hesitated, and her eyes were
tender. Don't you laugh, and tell
| Nina?'
Never"
Gross your heart, hope to die, if
ever you tell you'll lose your eye"
chanted Sally.
(Which eyer"
you're laughing now. l don't care
He was a lovely boy. And he said
sally, let's run away, and never come
back any more And 1 said, No; /
am sorry to hurt your feelings, but l
never will forget you or the honor you
have done me as long as I live That's
what Nina always says. And then l
let him kiss me; and he wanted lock
of my hair, so l cut off a piece of Nj
mas long curl that she lacks on the
back of her head when there's a hop.
1t wasn't just the color of my hair,
but he didn't know. and that's what
Nina does when they all beg locks of
her hair. Why, she wouldn't have any
hair left at all, you know. And l let
him kiss me a few times more just to
let him know l was really and truly
sorry, and he went away. You've got
bitter
sheldon did not notice the bobbing
cork. He was staring at white sail
that dipped bllthely TO the breeze at
the north end of the island
Isn't that CreSton's yacht?"
'The White Ladye? Yes, that's his"
She looked at it attentively and sighed.
Its just as well you didn't hunt Nina
because she's out there. Creston's
splendid. He's got money, too; but
that isn't it, l know Ninas in love
with him, and it will all be fixed when
they come back I'd never let anybody
propose TO me on a yacht. Just get
nicely started and have the sail flap
mt you, or something. And no one can
handle a yacht when there's proposing,
can they? Isn't she going a little top
ply now?'
sheldon said something beneath his
breath. and turned back to the con-
temptation of the cork.
But Nina won't mind this time.
guess you don't mind anything when
you're really in love. He's going South
tomorrow If she doesn't say yes. He
told me so. and told Nina last night"
"Fhey have veered around. and are
heading for the pier"
Maybe the by is rough You'll
never catch n single fish if yea bob
like that. Maybe l ought not TO have
told you. but you're the only one of
the whole lot that l like. and when
l told Nina you were in love with her
that was after you gave me the fish
pole. 20 l knew-and that l wished
she'd marry you. she said you We're
taller than CrestOn. and dear boy.
And one day l found her crying. and
asked her If she was in love. and she
threw pillow at me. And then |
asked If it was you. and she threw two
pillows. But when l said CreSton. she
just kept still. and cried, so l knew.
They are coming this way"
do you think she'll take Crestony
asked sheldon, without looking up.
''oh. yes. l asked her. and she
laughed and said If she didn't marry
him she'd accept the last one who pro-
posed. wonder who that was. Wal
lace did last Sunday night, bit Nina
would rather try the lighthouse pier
herself than take Wallace"
Sheldon took ora last look at the