The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-06-19


spurrco me on ii my work. thus help.
Ing me amazingly What do You sup
pose be had the brutality to say? why.
he said, "A man As a fool to marry m
I'll he Is too old to have any fun
II didn'twcold him bit for that. l
just said: 7 think 50 too Let's have
lot OF fun,
'HowY he asked.
"'We'll spin around together till we
get tired OF each other-~go to theatars,
drive, and all that. My uncle gave me
check last Christmas. and I'm dying to
spend it
"He assented TO all except my spend
Ing any money. proposing to do that
himself. let him do II and put my
check aside for trousseau. He took
me out to drive the next dag and when
we were In lonely place put bis arm
around my waist l didn't object in
the least; indeed. I encouraged him.
Then we went to the theater together,
and he held my hand under q fold OF
my dress most Of the time during the
performance. Then we went boating,
and, pulling the boat In under over
hanging trees, be sat down at my feet
and held my hand some more. On this
occasion be offered to kiss me, but one
must have limit. and drew the line
there.
Il had been fishing for him month
when got bad scare. Another girl
set her cap for him. II had thought
she could get him | wouldn't have
stood In her way, but she was a stupid
creature-didn't know men at all.
had sharp hook at the end Of my
line. and l don't believe she had any
thing but bait She would only divert
him from me. So made up my mind
that must put the steel through bis
gills and land him.
II laid q desperate plan. got time
table Of trains to and from Eged lake
aud studied It. Then / asked the man
who had said "a man is fool to
marry till he's too old to have any fun
to take me out to the lake on Satur-
day afternoon. He did. We got out
there just in time for dinner and dined
on the hotel porch overlooking the
lake. 1t was growing dark when we
finished and he proposed boat ride.
told him feared 1t was too late. He
insisted. and yielded with pretended
reluctance. In the boat offered to bet
him kiss against a pound Of candy
that he couldn't pull across the lake In
a given time.
Here comes in the beauty OF not !
going too far With a man. If I'd given
him kisses be would have been tired
Of them by this time. As II was, he
was crazy 10 get one. asked for his |
watch to keep the time and when be
wasn't looking turned the hands back |
nearly an ho1r.
"He wen the bet
II had noticed by the time table that
the last train left at II; no other train
till Monday morning. When it got too |
dark to stay on the water longer we
landed and went up to the hotel. saw
several people knew and took pains
to pass directly under their noses that |
they should see that l was there. /
had my watch In my belt and when
nay fish was not looking took note Of
the time. AT quarter past IL sug-
gested that we 90 to the station. He
looked at his own timepiece and said
It was only halt past 10 | told him he
must be wrong and insisted on going.
When we got to the station, the train
had been gone half an hour.
II fell over Ia his arms in q faint.
'sWhen / came to myself again /
looked up at him with all the reproaoh
could summon.
My reputation ! gasped. It's
gone forever. I'll DO cut BY everybody
I'll drive you home
Drive home atty miles and at
tightl We couldn't get there till morn.
Ing. Oh, heavensl What shall dep
Ill stand by you, he said. III kill
my man who says yot're not pure as
In angel.
ManI / retcrted. Men have Moth
ng to do with spreading scandals. It's
he women. DO you think you could
stop their tongues7 No woman can
be OF like this with any man except
her husband.
lis that the only way out OF itY he
Eagped.
sWeIl, girls, landed him. We were
married and telegraphed a notice to
ne city papers. and-and," blushing
we're very, very happy"
The retiring member was compli-
nented for her skill by the president
md resolution was inscribed on the
minutes of the meeting referring to her
method as stroke OF genius.
ROSAIIE WHITING.