Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-05-17

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pose 1t explains your playing. which
1s-well, even worse than usual"
Well If all you want in a .hus-
band is fellow who can go around in
a, 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, jack" she
murmured. I've been thinking of il.
but-hes so stout, and gets so red 4
In the face. that don't know"
Jack Bower glared at her angrily. /
Has that little fat idiot been making |
love to your" 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
or course one couldn't be angry at
Jack, though there was no harm in
seeming SO sometimes; he had such
nasty temper and was 500 un-
reasonable! But he was nice, too.
In fact quite the dearest fellow in
the world; and handsome. She look
ed approvingly 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. II was
too bad he was such daner 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
worked hard five days in the week,
and one really couldn't keep up his
game doing that And it was nice of
him to come up to Riverton 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
If it wasn't for-for her. She really
ought to be nice to him; he deserved
1t, only oh, dear, it was such fur
:, 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 you'll marry me-"
Jack" she said, despairingly, "hov
many times is this?"
-Four"
"Only four! 1t seems as though
you'd been proposing to me ever sine
/ knew you-and that's six years."
But you know l love you. Grace.
he said, earnestly. You surely haven
any doubt of that. l dare say In
pretty much of duffer at maxim
love, just as / am at playing golf, bu
but oh, hang 1t all, dear, I'd d
anything in the world for you!"
II wonder If you would?" she asked
musingly.
TRY me, then"
She shook her head doubtIngly. %
I. set you a very, very difncult tasl
lust like the Processes in, the oil
fairy tales used to do. and told 20
that II you performed it woul
marry you, would you do it,"
"Td make a stab at It" he ansve
ed, grimly.
But IL it was-was-oh. almost in
possible?"
..If you said 1t had to be done befol
you'd marry me, yes. 1t couldn't
much harder than waiting.
Her eyes dropped, and little blus
-anread over her cheeks. "Pll take W
at your word" she said. hurriedl
Help me UP. Jack
He obeyed. and waited while 81
shook her white skirt. She pointed
the bag which they shared betwe'
them, and turned toward the tree
followed, looking at her questioning
She was smiling gaily: tribe cruel
too, he thought
"Well?" he asked.
.Well. coming out | beat, didn't
Now wen start over. Jack. and pi
In"
..Well?" he asked again. begfnni
to look worried.
.If you win. Jack. Ill marry 20
~ You lose, you're not to propose
mo again--for a year, at least
you mean it," he asked. gravel.
"Of course. You said you'd do Al
thing to win me. What-what are
doing?"
Getting ready" He had taken
Hts stock and was stufing IL into
eocket of the bag THAT thing DO
e~s me. haven't a ghost Of shs
eunnose. but I'd try harder IN
80 this for the same stake. Ora
It's your honor.
she hadn't expected him to agr
for the result vas q foregone cons
sion and she looked bit dazed
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