Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-12-13
WILL WE'D THE MAN WHO
MADE OVEEREST PROPOSAL

Many maids have married many men
for many reasons. The reasons for
such "a step are. according to ali ac-
cunts, as variegated rs the colors IN
The chorus of IA modern comic opera.
and that's going some. There used
to be IL tradition that men and women
married for love. but the present gem
GRAFTON seems To have gotten hraveiy
over this weakness. and NOW money.
coercion. a bet, Il dare. or even the
color OF the eyes make a marriage. and
ii isn't ON record that all of them
are made i'll heaven.
But of all the excuses for the Sc
lection of Il husband that offered by
Miss Myra Butler. of Warwick, X. L..
has the call. Miss Butler. if the latest
iepOrtS from her home are correct.
will marry Charles Vernon kearns.
of Pawtucket. provided she gets over
her wrath and indignation by that
time. She is going TO marry him be-
cause he won her. fairly "r unfairly.
in u contest proposed by herself. But
Just All present she is so angry that
she will not speak to him. or see him,
or read his letters. But Kearns insists
that she will keep her promise TO mar
~ him.
The entire romance-or rather, the
elimination of the roInnnce-rcvOlves
around the offer made by Miss Butler
to marry the one of her five suitorS
who proposed to her in the most novel
way. There is no doubt but that
Kearns won. so there is nothing for
her to do but marry him, although the
other four-Henry Detwiler. Enoch
Savior. Martin l.. Rentz and Give
~Gordon-still have faint hopes that
She may %repudiate the agreement and
give the prize to the second man. and
each of them believes he is second.
Miss Butler is small petite and
blonde. and one OF the prettiest girls
in Kent county. Up and down and
across the bay her beauty is known
and many summer visitors. u men
from New York and Boston and PROV
idence. have bowed TO her charm.
A Startling Suggestion.
One day her five warmest admirers sat
on the veranda cycling each other gloom
lily.
Miss Butler. however. was telling viva
ciously the romantic story of the court
ship of a chum of hers whose engagement
had Just been announced.
And wasn't it dear she exclaimed
II believe I'd have to marry the man who
was original enough to propose to me in
such a novel way"
Good idea. Mn" said Rcntz. who wa:
privileged IL call her MY her bab.
name. because they had lived in the same
ncighborhood as children. why don
you do ii: Here are five of us-every on
al us waiting Tor a chance 10 propose u
YOU. Oh, YOU fellows needn't blush AM
look tina way. We all know why We cam'
here, and My knows, too. although sh
must pretend not TO. If she didn't know
she wouldn't try SO hard to keep us iron
proposing. Why don't you give us eacl
a chance and then accept the one who pro
poses in the most novel way"
Rentz's calm statement of fact Stunno
the party. He was IN the habit OF sayin
out just what he thought. and his long &C
auaintance with tho Butler family mad
him feel at home.
Good idea. Miss Butler said Dctwilcl
laughing. "Only this one doesn't count
Rei.tz's proposal is about as novel as AN
could be-
They all laughed and. with the restrain
broken, the men. all five of them, con
menced urging the plan. half-1okingl,
Miss Butler finally remarked:
I'm to Be Judge"
I'm to be the judge, then. AM ]? Wei
I'll give you just one month ana or
week. Each one of you shall have on
week and after the fifth proposal ! wi
announce the winner
The laugh died out, for Miss Butler wa
extremely serious.
I'm win sure remarked Dctwiler, "FN
already got my plan. When do we start?
Sc 1t was arranged that Detwiler shout
have the first week, Saylor the secor,
Reniz, Gordon and kcarns 10 follow
order.
Then followed flSc weeks Of suspcus
for until it was o2cr none of the cand
dates knew what the others had done.