The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-09-08
my HAT HAS GONE INTO THELAKE

"MY HAT HAS GONE INTO THELAKE."
she turned to young man beside her
and exclaimed: my hat has gone
into the lake; OH what shall do?"
Now, the young man standing by her
side was Walter Graham, and with a
gallantry born from the flash of her
brown eyes he hurried to the side of
the boat and found the hat had caught
on beam near the waters edge.
He hurried below, and after a deal
of strenuous fishing with long pole
he rescued tie millinery, and with a
came on deck.
She thanked him profusely and that
was how the trouble began.
From that time on Walter Graham
had no eyes for any other woman in
the world. He had ascertained her
place Of residence, but what was more
to his purpose, the place in which she
was employed, and he began to lay
siege to her heart with all the ardor
of youth attacked for the first time
with an affection of the heart.
The girl was besieged with invita-
tions to lunch, with opportunities to
see the reigning theatrical productions
and all sorts of other things that are
supposed to be alluring to the feminine
mind, and had she been of coquettish
nature might have had no end of fun
at his expense, but she was not alto
gether of that sort, although, as events
will show, she was not averse to play
ing a trick or two in order that she
might further her own fun.
The girl was engaged to a young
man of whom she was very fond, and
so she tried in every manner to dis
courage the attentions Of Graham, but
to no purpose. The young man would
never take no for an answer. He was
persistent in his attentions in season
and out of season, for he had a bad
attack of what is often designated as
puppy love-"
No amount of cold water that the
young woman would throw on the
young mans affections seemed in any
manner to cool his ardor. The more
she rebuffed him the more determined
he was. 1t was truly case in which
true love did not run smoothly, and
the girl was not the one to forget any
obstacle she might put in the young
mans way.
Things went on this way for some
time. The girl did not like to hurt
the young mans feelings, and yet she
was determined to be rid of his at:
tentions. She pleaded previous en-
gagements as often as she could and
tried in every way that is known to
a young woman to show him that his
attentions were not wanted, and she
as we'll as many other young women
know good many ways in which to
discourage young men.
The game had been going on some
little time when Graham got up a big
house party Some of his relatives
had taken a summer cottage at one of
the lakes in northern Illinois, and
nothing would do but that the girl and
some Of her friends must go up for
a weekend outing
Now. the girl fought against the
trip. but it was of no use. Graham
vas lrsistent. Finally a party was
made UP and by clever maneuverine
the girl had her fiance invited. The
next thing waa to be able to keep Gra-
ham at distances while she enjoyed
the outing with her own young man.
The problem was a clear one and she
was equal to the occasion, as what
follows will indicate
Graham worked hard for days to
make the outing success. In honor
Of the suspicious occasion he had his
tailor make aim q handsome white
nannsl suit, and when the day Of the