The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1906-04-06

the nature of the tie that binds US.
One of those persons is looking at us
curiously.'
Hurriedly she leaned little closer
to him.
"That's better As was about to
say, my name is Orlando G Spoona-
more | move in respectable society,
and personally | am entirely harmless.
1 don't lo,k like cannibal, do l?'
IN no, but
"Ald your name, as | have just dis
covered by looking at the printed tag
on that diaper, is
She hastily turned the paper the
other side up.
''Too late. You are Mss Gloriana
Goovius. I am delighted to meet
you in this informal, unprecedented
way, and become so close an acquain-
tance in So short time. Asking
your pardon for dropping into slang
I will add that am decidedly struck
IL don't believe you are trying to
to separate u.s.
"Palsied b. the hanl that would do
such thing! STILL" he continued j,
tugging with great apparent earnest
ness at the refractory fastening, 81
am doing the best can. Suppose
you see il you can't help me-
A nom mt later their 'ands touched
beneath the pr tic, ~ ii -.
With Il furious blush she drew hers
away-Hith considerable tf)rt, for
Orlando had a Muscular grasp-and
she was about to becom distant
again when she remember the neces
sity for caution.
"Mlss Gloriana-G oovius" he gasp.
cd as she hastily moved closer, and
her fluffy hair blew across his face, 81
think | can-get this thiLg loose
pretty soon-if you will just sit as you
are, and be PERFECTLY calm! x
I'm afraid you will have to help me
again"
II won't!"
well, my hands are $3.50 numb
fl om this cold breeze that shall have
to give it up | suggest that we 60
into the cabin, seat ourselves in some
secluded corner, and
"Yes! Yes! Let US go at once !"
"But we shall have to move with eau
tion, and you will have to walk ex.
ceedingly close to me, in order not
to"
II see.'
us there anybody so densely igno-
rant as not to understand that it was
absolutely necessary for Orlando to
put his arm protectingly around her
lovely form as they proceeded eau
! ti0usly toward the cabir? Think how
the boat was pitching!
An hour passed away.
They we're still occupying double
seat in a corner of the cabin. By a
Joint effort. which took considerable
time, they had succeeded in extract
ing the stickpin but they seemed to
have forgotten it, and were sitting
close to gether-
Hand in hand.
A jar shook the boat.
"Here we are, sweetheart - whis-
pered the young man, "at old st. joel
"But Orlando, how dreadfuliy un-
conventional it would be for US to go
and be married now on such short a. :
quaintance The idea is absurd!'
"Not at all, Gloriana," he said, tri-
umphantly. cts eminently proper
That's the way all these stories end!"
&C. w. T., in Chicago Tribune.
Senator Beveridge was talking one
afternoon to group of newly elected
congressman.
You boys" be said, "must on no
account app. ar green. Keep cool, go
slow, think before you speak; then
you won't give yourself away"
The unripe congressman laughed,
and Senator Beverage continued:
Il should nate to hear that one of
you had acted as new congressman
once did
"He, as soon as be reached Wash
ington, went off to photographers
to be photographed.
81 want my likeness taken,' he
said
"Cabinet?' the photographer asked.
"'rhe sitter reddened and looked
pleased.
Mo- he answered, Just plain,
everyday congressman
Ascum-How do you know