Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-10-31
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his pole up and down vindlctively.
We've been camping for four days
and this is the first minute I've had
YOU TO myself. Four chaperons are
entirely too many for twenty people:
that's fOurtenths Of chaperon to a
couple-too rich for my system"
And what, may | ask, is your sys-
temT' She made grab at her pole,
which had gradually slipped half its
length into the creek.
Dora Newton, you have most ir-
ritating habit of playing with a mans
words-and with his heart" he said,
bis eyes fixed on her fine young arms.
barred to the elbow.
81 wasn't playing | was earnestly
seeking nformauon-the desire for
knowledge is strong within me-and I
really wanted TO know your-system. -
She landed a tiny perch and helplessly
held the rod for him to take the CULVER
ing fish off the hook.
He put the fish in the basket, and
they regarded the lack of proportion Of
basket and fish sravely.
1T needs to be illustrated" he said
solemnly. mot the fish, but the system.
l could teach it TO you"
Il don't know that you are a quail
fed teacher" She cast her hook in a
way that made her line cross Ran
dolph's. Professor Jordan is coming
down tomorrow to stay in camp with
us two days" and the inference was
that Professor Jordan, as teacher
could not be discounted.
"Humph, The old fossilr grunted
Randolph.
"Fossilf Hes not more than forty
and he certainly is a man of brains"
Your tone Miss Newton. intimates
that | am a mere matter of physical
bulk, and YOU are further aggravating
me by getting your line tangled in
mine just rs l was about to have a
bite"
She cast her line in a new spot with
sudden show of humility.
well, you see, l hadn't realized that
you had attained the degree of psychic
development necessary to tell-when a
fish was about to bite"
Personally" he continued, Profess
or Jordan bores me immensely. Think
I'll run up to town for the two days
he intends TO illuminate the camp with
his intellectual light Would you mind
telling me If you are going to marry
that dried up Greek root?" He drew
in his line and fixed 1t for deeper wa
tor
"He hasn't asked me--yet," with
toss of her head that intimated she
was prepared for future developments
81 didn't know my vacation was to
be spoiled by that old-dinosaur." He
was delighted that he remembered the
word
as he really 50 bad as all that?
Sounds three or four shades wickeder
than a Greek root but l am glad you
are at least generous enough to credit
him with versatility"
Doesn't make any difference which
head you classify him under If he's
coming here to spoil the party l might
asked You to marry me seven times
last winter and couldn't even get you
to look mt the matter serlously-thought
maybe all this scenery and the moon
light nights and the-er-hammocks
would develop little sentiment in
your soul, but if there's another man
In the case l have nothing more to
say"
$50 hammocks are included in your
system? l never sat in a hammock
with Professor Jordan" rehectively.
81 could really imagine no greater
joy than-a hammock and the fossilat-
ed Jordan" he said sarcastically.
II have to thank you for the sugges-
tion," airily when you are in town to-
morrow night. gasping for breath of
cool air, don't think you are entirely
forgotten. / shall be remembering your
idea and trying the hammock. The
moonlight here Is fascinating" she
murmured irrelevantly.
His pole dipped down with an unex-
pected jerk, and with the effort to