The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-07-02

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ne left the club house" he answered.
ruefully.
She laughed. Jack, what miser-
able time you've been having. / sup
nose it explains your playing which
j,-well. even worse than usual"
sWell. II all you want in a hus-
hand is fellow who can go around in
74.T he replied, GROSSLY. you'd better
marry Brown.
She half.closed her eyes. perked her
head and studied the toe OF her
shoe.
do you really think so, JACKIE she
murmured. i've been thinking Of it.
but-he's so stout. and gets 50 red
in the face. that don't know"
Jack Bower glared at her angrily.
Has that little fat idiot been making
love to you?r he demanded.
She glanced up in simulated sur
prise. Idiot? Why. Jack. he's the
best player here."
Has he?"
~well-really, you're very imperti-
nent."
HAS he. Grace?"
"N-no, not exactly" she answered,
slowly.
He grunted Sounds as though
you wish he had"
Jack. you're very nasty" she said,
severely.
OF course one couldn't be angry at
Jack. though there was no harm in
seeming so sometimes; he had such
nasty temper and was $3.50 I'M
reasonable, But he was nice, too,
IN fact quite the dearest fellow in
the world: and handsome She look
ed approyingly at his long. 1.-the figure.
at the dark hair that was almost
black, at the broad shoulders and mus
cular arms from which the sleeves
we're rolled away. and sighed. 1t was
too bad he was such a duRer at golf,
though Of course she didn't care about
that so much as she pretended to;
Jack was so lovely to tease, And be-
sides, it wasn't really his fault. He
and one really couldn't keep up his
game doing that. And it was nice Of
him to come uD to Riyerton every
weekend; he cared lots more for
yachting than for golf. and would
much rather spend his Saturdays and
Sundays on the sound she was sure.
II It wasn't for-for her. She really
ought to be nice to him; he deserved
it only Oh, dear. it was such fun
to tease him.
Shall we start back?" she asked.
His frowns vanished at sight Of
her smile You haven't answered
me yet" he reminded.
Answered you-what?" she asked,
looking away
Whether youll marry me"
Jack" she said. despairingly. how
many times is this?"
-Four"
Only four, II seems as though
you'd been proposing to ME ever since
| knew you-and that's six years."
But you know l love you. Grace, -
he said, earnestly. You surely haven't
any doubt Of that. l dare say I'm
pretty much of a duffer at making
love, just as / am at playing golf. but
but Oh, hang it all, dear, I'd do
anything in the world for youl"
I wonder il you would?" she asked,
musingly.
Try me, then"
She shook her head doubtingly. IF
l set you very. very difficult task.
Just like the princesses in the old
iairy tales used to do. and told you
mat if you performed it would
marry you, would you do it?"
Id make stab at IT," he answer.
ed, grimly.
But If it was-was-oh, almost Inn
possible?''
II you said it had to be done before
you'd marry me, yes. 1t couldn't be
much harder than waiting"
Her eyes dropped. and a little blush
spread over her cheeks. I'm take you
AZ your word" she said, hurriedly.
help me up. Jack"
de obeyed. and waited while she
snook her white skirt. She pointed to
me bag which they shared between
mem. and turned toward the tree. He
followed, looking at her Questioningly.
Sne was smiling gaily; trifle cruelty.
700, he thought
Well?" he asked.
Well, coming out beat. didn't I?
NOW Wen start over. Jack, and play
in"
Wellg" he asked again, beginning
to look worried.
IL you win, Jack. I'll marry you;
a you lose, you're not to propose to
me again-for year, at least"
you mean it?n he asked. gravely.
VI course. You said you'd do any
thing to win me. what-what are you
doing?"
Getting ready He had taken off
nls stock, and was stuffing it into the
pocket of the bag. That thing both
srs me. haven't ghost of show.
suppose, but I'd try harder thing
Snan this for the same stake. Grace.
It's your honor"
she hadn't expected him to agree.
ior the result was foregone conclu.
sion, and she InDLaa = htt a.-oa o.