The daily Alaskan., 1907-02-08
Easy Matrimony

1 lAk Nhbul 'phuibA NV'''' ''' ''''' riage," said the cynic. its all bosh. There is no common sense in it except for marriage of convenience. If you want to get married go to the country in summer and become frivolous. The lower you let yourself down into Irtvol- fty the more chance of your mating.
 Take my friend rall Robbins, for instance. Paul was worked out one spring and on the lst of July h" took of his brown linen coat. the sleeves of which he had used for d penwiper hung 1t up in the closet and took the evening train for the ScaShore. 1T over g man left care behind Robbins did. II seemed to him that he would explode with delight. Though he ar rived at his destination at II o'clock on a dark night, he couldn't wait till morning for bath, When he had bathcd he sat up with the girls on the piazza till the last one went in at , a. m. Then he smoked with the boys till 2.
 Robbins found all kinds of boating and bathing and plenty of jolly boys and girls to enjoy them with. He Joined special party full of old Nick no; one uf whom had a serious thought in hts or her head. There were six fellows. StN girls and six uirtationS. Nobody considered the GirtationS Scri nus: they were inst for two wCcks-tGe simplcs, kind. Robbins and a seventh girl arrived the same day, both joining the party of friyolrrS.
 "'Wel' HM Paul. T suppose IO have to c:.Sh on to the Spircr girl Shes the only one mot spoken for
 "I suppose said Miss Spiccr, that since you girls have mononoli-rd al the best men shall have ,o submit tc the attentions of this Tanl Robbins.
 And so they went at it l.Er children let out of school starting a new game The more reckless they were the more fun they could have. Miss SpjCer had no conscience in ti.' marrr-not only because she knew .t was understood to be pure and simple fight with padded gloves hu- because she was u horn airt anyway But there haS hccH many q fight begun with pacific intentions at the eud Of which the gloves have been torn off and the affair .iuiSHej with a flow of claret T. was not long before each decided 10 pink the other. Mise Spicer who had had such desire from the start. was drsr to take or pretend to take a serious view of what was going on. She affected moods. At times she would be uver@ay and at times apparently plunged in deep dis treSS. When her cayal.rr would aSE what was the matter sue wonld look a' him reproachrully and ~ay nothing.
 Al last Miss Sp.crr determined tG call forth Souc eyiIrIrt ot an interest ou the part ur Mr. Robbins. Walking with him on rnr hrarh in thr hot sun one day. she suddenly staggered. then collapsed. She played .r we'll enough. but Robbins ouly laughed at hcr.
 ".You'rc cruel aut uasymp&,hettc she exclaimed. the rrHI hioud mounting 10 her checks. aud. leaving him. she marched straight to ,hn hotel, not to appear again ltIl evening.
 "Robbfus determined 10 go Miss SPj. cer one better in jhr game of hearts. paying her or for her attempt in hcf own coin. IIr rhou-ht uf d number ot schemes. but none uf them suited him till he struck one which ror .r~ un- hlushfng cruelty h'a, a,I rhr r"~r H." should have brnu hor>"wnjNu"d Io' even tHfuEfv= of tr. Eu' they ~ay all.> fair in love avd war;
 "I-p the h.arA a short distance was an inlet w.nr, rNn"' aa~ good still water ha:htu-. Evhn.a~ wl" was at home in ali waters. persuaded Miss Spirrr ro lcr Em i..rh a..r how 10 swim. Ifa fur.f-l"I her 10 the inlet and after =.y.n. nrr a .'-So1 in Shal low water started himself. ior bit of reCreSnmeur. where !, wa~ Lnou. Sud denly h.. -.lrr a ynu and nnu, down.
 "Firtcou minutes latter h. waS tiShei out by d hoy t0 a boat with a boat hook from J'r hnunw aud rowei ashore. With our eye hgM open. b2 saw Miss Sp.ror faint 1"ad away. This tine -r WIS al ~u"r ..."-h fatu, and Robbins know that # WIS. Be fore fine boat t,urlcl ,he >.,"" he gave Q lively Spvi-= ttsr a drowned man. .an to her. bvu, over hrr, t"uE her in his arms. acting all the while as if he thought he had killed hrr. Then Sha opened her ryrS. and 'ur @l.c was m with both of 'ru She was in a heaven of delight to see Eiu safe. a.d he was relieved to discover that Slr had re- gained consciousness.
 Well. Paul save Dhe by a quarter for saving h.S life and walked to the hotel hand ani hand with Miss Spicer. both evidently careless a~ to who saw | the Spoonir@. For rhr rest af the time they remained aG the srasll1re nobody could go into dark rn"ncr in the h2- ! tel or a couruglnE sruJ uu the dunes without stumbling uu t.rm. In twir- kling sparring had teen changed into maudlin love.
 Robbins when he left home had no more idea of returning engaged than of returning a multImilliou"tcr but ha