The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-05-16

we LEFT the club house he ansrsreA ba
ruefully. IN
She laughed. Jack. what raiser> wi
able time you've been having ] sup
nose ii explains your playing which y
is--weiI. even worse than nsnai, as
well. II all you, want in hns-
band Is q fellow who can 30 around ~ =
IA" he replied. Grossly. you'd better
marry Brown
she halfclosed her eyes, perkcd her
head and studied the toe OF nef y
shoe.
DO You really think so. Jack sns 81
murmured. 1--WE been thinking OF ", a
| but-he's so stout. and gets SO req .
| In the face, that don't know q
Jack Bower giared at her angriis.
4 HAS that little fat idiot been making :
/ love to you?'' he demanded.
she glanced up in simulated sur
prise. '.Idiots Why. Jack. he's tue
best player here.-
Has he?~
| swell--reaily. you're very impsstr
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.
az course one couldn't hs angry a.
lack. though there was M harm u
seeming SO sometimes; no had sneh
a nasty temper and wis $3.50 IN
reasonable. But he was nice, too. !
a. fart auite the dearest fellow In
| the world: and handsome. She look
ed approvingly at his. long. 1.-THE nsufs.
, Al the dark hair that was aimoat
black at the broad shoulders and mus
cular arms from which the sleeves
were rolled away and sighed. II Was
too had he was such duffer at coll.
Is though Of course she didn't care about
e that SO much as she pretended tos
ID lack was so lovely to tease. And be-
e. sides. il wasn't really his fault. lie
Mt worked hard Ave days In the week.
n and one really couldn't keep up his
q game doing that. And u Was nice Oh
ed him to come up to Riyerton eyery
hs weekend. he cared lots more LOT
SO yachting than for golf and would
Sc much rather spend his Saturdays ana
Is sundays on the sound. she was sure,
m II II wasn't for--for her. She really
RAJ ought to be nice to him. he deserved
al II. only oh. dear. IL was such fun
to tease him.
"Shall we start back she asked.
- His frowns vanished at sight o.
sri her smile eYou haven't answered
SUI me yet" he reminded.
hey Answered you--whatg" she asked
aah looking away
MY whether you'l marry me,
She Jack" she said. despairingly. "ho'
,ers many times is thisF
nau -Four
only -four, II seems as thong
,hn- you'd been proposing to me ever sine
-old / knew you--and that's six years"
dye And I'm going to keep on propo
lght ing he said. doggedly You refuse
run three times, but today you're goin
! Of to say Yes aren't youf" he hesEe'
was She made no answer for a iiiDmen
the but looked thoughtfully down nt y
hen. sun-hecked river at the foot of n
had green slope upon which they sat.
,ged Your proposals are so dreadful
matter OF fact. she said PRESENT.
on's Her tone sounded aggrieved.
Iage But you know love you. Grace
for he said, earnestly You surely haven
she any doubt OF that. ! dare say II
/ to pretty much OF duffer at maxim
.ers. ! love, Just as am al playing golf, b.
but Oh. hang II all, dear. Id q
anything I'm the world for you!"
~ Il wonder II you wouldg" she aske
musingly.
10 TRY me, then"
mas She shook her head doubtingiy. =
!. set you a very. very difficult tas
that inst ike the Processes in the oi
ap- fairy tales used TO do. and told yo
ouse that IL you performed It won
six marry You. would you do IT."
men I'D make q stab at it, he snswe
neI ed. grizzly
heil But II II was-was--oh. almost In
~. possible7"
IF you said IL had TO be done befoi
you'd marry me. yes. II couldn't
she much harder than waiting"
:. Her eyes dropped. and little bius
-. spread over her cheeks -T'li take yc
- at your word she said. hurriedl
-, Help me up. Jack.
a. He obeyed, and waited while 81
shook her white skirt She pointed
1. -. the Dag WHICH hufF SUaFfN bMtNSs
-, them, and turned toward the tree. ;
- followed. looking at her questioDinEI
80 she was smiling gaily: trife cruell
- too, he thought
-weiiT" be asked.
- well. coming cut ! beat. didn't
-, Now WEN start over. Jack. and psi
in
"welly~ he asked again. beginnii
o<,e 20 look worried.
s,.t II you win. Jack IN marry 20
4 II you lose. you're NOT to propose
ro,,. me agaln--for 8 year, az least
.,a you mean iig" be asked. grayeiy
81 -Of course. You said you'd do an
-, thing TO win me what-what are y,
.,,.a doing"
sh.t Getting ready He had taken
,onr his stock. and was stusiing II into 4
,,,or, / pocket Of the bag That thing bot
-, ers me ! haven't a ghost Of sho
r,., suppose. but Id try a harder ihs
than this for the same stake. Ora.