The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-02-15

with her for the scare OF the day be-
fore. lie would disarm her three or
! four times and wound her VANITY 1t
was Bunny. However. Who was pinked
and aiSarmed and driven all around
the room and made To look like 50
cents. The afternoon was rainy, ANA
Miss Netiic proposed billiards and pool.
Bunny began by giving her twenty on
billiards and four balls on uool and in
the course OF three hours found that
she could give him all that and Their
win every game.
Next morning he got up to wonder
what was coming. He soon found out
There was q cracking good sailing
breeze, and the whitecaps were run
ming on the sound. When Miss Nettie
proposed a sail in her catb2at, Bunny
looked at those whitecals for Il long
minute, and shivers ran up his back.
He followed her down to the hoat land
ing, however, and did his best to APP
pear Indifferent. The girl hoistcd the
sail. took a reef in it and hen sh ,poed
the tiller. and the visitor was ask to
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half Il mile out and just after the e. 4
barrel of spray had struck him in til,
back, he said something about havin
an important engagement in the city.
but the boat did not cease to bounce
nor the spray to fly for nearly an hour
later. Miss Nettie was also sopping
wet and her hair flying, but she was
Dumping Bunny. On approaching the
landing She rounded INTO the wind.
held fast 10 the sheet and yelled out as
the boat turned turtle. She was along
side of him as he came up. sputtering
and gasping. and as she reached out Il
hand and drew him to the overturned
boat she said:
"Hang on here, and we shall pe
blown ashore. We might as we'll have
a bath while we are about it. Hope
you are enjoying yourself"
When Bunny went to his room for
the night be was almost ready to adj
NIT that he vas wrong in arguing that
there We're no up to date girls. The
next morning something happened to
please him. He was invited to take a
morning gallop in company with the
young lady, and he saw his way clear
to pay off old scores. He was given
the best mount, but the gallop had not
covered a hundred rods when it was
evident that horse and man were not
agreed. AT the first fence to be jump
ed the horse remained on one side and
Bunny on the other, while the girl dis
appeared in the distance and didn't
seem to miss her cavalier for a full
hour. Bunny's excuse was that he lift
ed his horse too soon for the Jump and
that there was something wrong with
the climate Of the United States.
Next day the visitor and Miss Nettie
went buggy riding. Bunny tool the
reins with a determination to show off.
He was showing when Miss Nettie
took the reins away and brought the
runaway animal down to his PAGES.
There was n more bump in store for
the young man. Next day, after wres.
ting for an hour with his palpitating
heart, he made a proposal in due form.
Miss Nettie realized what was coming
and was prepared for 1t. She simply
handed him an advertisement she had
written and proposed to insert in the
leading papers. 1t read:
AN up to date girl wishes to adopt
an orphan boy and be a mother to him.
Will teach him how to climb trees,
stand on his head and turn back hand
springs. All new ideas taught as soon
as they appear. A positive guarantee
given not to bore him. A cure for Ian
guidness and the London complaint
kept constantly on hand. Address in
confidence"
That was another bump for Bunny.
but he look it like q little man, In
stead Of returning to his old ways and
his old life, he went over to Oldfelds
and bought the right to plant oysters,
and be has displayed such energy and
ambition during the past year that Burt
Galbraith looks at him across the club
dinner table and mutters to himself:
Il wonder why in thunder Net does
not name the day. l know they love
each other and are as good as en-
gagged"