The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-09-30

watched him deliberate for Il while
on this question.
Then-she had a tender heart-she
took pity on him.
"Oh. well, you may" She extended
her arm toward him.
A slightly shocked look came into
the young mans face.
This is shamelessness,' he cried.
But you said" She looked at him
in establishment.
"Only necessity should persuade you
to allow me to do such thing" he
explained.
"Oh, necessity"
you must wet your fingers first,
and decide to have your sleeves up aft
erward. / don't believe you've ever
been in a canoe before," He appeared
somewhat indignant.
You can't expect me to be such an
expert as you," she said apologetically.
as sho trailed her fingers in the
stream.
Expert, But this Is merely the
elementary stage. I'm disappointed in
you; you're spelling my afternoon"
That's very rude of you," she said,
with pout. land don't believe it's
true either. 1 think you're enjoying
yourself very much. Are my fingers
wet enough yet?'
For answer the young man shipped
his paddle. and bent forward toward
the girl.
Thank you" she said a minute
later, gazing with some approval at
her white arms. Ought you to have
locked at me like that. thought"
What was wrong with it?"
Nothing. 1t was a very nice look
/ only wanted to know. L. must have
taken a lot of practice to acquire
The young man nodded In some
pride.
TITS the first time I've really got 1t,
though" he said.
The girl threw him a startled look,
but he was searching for his cigarette
case and failed to see 1t.
Really! This promises to be quite
an eventful afternoon, then"
She watched him extract a cigarette
from his case.
'Mayn't I have a cigarette, too?"
she inquired plaintively.
What are you lookin so depressed
about?" she asked. as he threw the
stump Of match In the water. Don't
you like me to smoker"
Under the circumstances, no."
Under the" she began in
alarm. "Oh, do tell me; am missing
my cue or something? Why don't you
approve?"
Because" he answered with much
simplicity. its my last cigarette"
"Oh, I'm sorry" she cried, self-accus-
ingly Il am pig. Why didn't you
tell me before?"
my artistic instinct" he explained
mournfully. This gives me an excel
lent opportunity Of informing you that
everything have is at your disposal.
Heart, hand, cigarette"
She interrupted his summary hur
riedly.
You can have the cigarette back
again." she said. proffering It,
You've been smoking it," he pointed
out. when one is about to express a
simile-e especially so far-drawn a one
as to liken heart to a cigarette
is as we'll to hasten to the end before
one is misunderstood He paused.
II beg your pardon she said
haughtily. 81 forgot that"
'I-I-you don't understand" In
his eagerness to seize the cigarette he
rose to his feet.
Unhappy though it was. the canoe
upset.
Can you swim?" cried the girl In
alarm, as she rose to the surface.
The young man stifled a groan Of an
guish.
NO" he said; II shall have to
wade"
When they reached the bank the girl
looked at his dripping figure, her eyes
sparkling
Il said 1t would be an interesting
afternoon" she reminded him tri-
umphantly.
81 wish you wouldn't stare at me
like that she protested. flushing
slightly; Il know I'm very wet"
''Your hair does curl naturally, after
ALL" he said with a pleased smile; 81
always said it did"
They make them to stand water
nowadays" explained the girl. 81
should have thought you'd known that.
Aren't you going in again to get the
hoat?"
NO, I'm going to walk home. How
do you fix them on?-with a hairpin?"
What. Oh, those curls. Yes"
Wont you give me one? AS a
souvenir. you know"
Eve shall get our deaths of cold If
We stand here" said the girl
"But my curl"
I've some new ones coming. I'll
give you one Of those" she promised
Come along"
She avoided his eye and tapped the
ground neryously with her foot
They don't come off, really she
whispered. Let 90 my hand"