The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1910-12-03
Her Three Lovers
., NJ QUAD
Copyright. 1910. by Associated LIT
erary Press.
., NJ QUAD

You wouldn't and smother case like
1t in three states. Here was Miss Suaie
Jones of the village of Grafton. smart
and good looking. with three loveu 10
tow. Each one had proposed marriage
each knew the other had-each was
ready to die for her. and yet the three
were good friends.
There was q family skeleton In the
Jones closet. but none Of the lovers
suspected It. The smiling and gracious
Susie had q temper like wildcat
This was only shown out at home.
however. Had any Of the young men
suspected II be would have reasoned
that be could tame her after mur-
rage. Had he been told 1t be would
have replied that he admired temper
In a girl. Love isn't blind It's just
WOODY.
The three young men had dangled
and sighed and grown thin for year
when the Methodist church held it,
annual picnic on the bank Of the river
half mile below the village. The
three Of them escorted the young lady
on TINT occasion. The three Of them
also had an Intuition that that would
be a momentous day for them. Intui-
ton was right. Young Springer was
the first to discover that 1t was He
Invited Miss Susie to take row with
him ON the surface Of the historic
Wabash. She Craciously assented. No
jealousy on the part of the other two.
They would walk along the bank and
be as happy as they could.
Young Springer had never rowed a
boat. lie had simply seen others do
It. He did very we'll. however. for
about ten minutes. Tint was because
he let the craft drift. while he pro-
posed marriage for about the seventh
time. The answer was the same as 1t
had always been. Miss susie would
see about 1t. This 30 encouraged the
lover that he seized the oars and
dipped blade and splashed barrel
Of water over the gtrt In white in the
stern. She screamed. Then he splash
ed another barrel with the other our
This completed the bath. Miss Susie
rose up. and the boat was upsst. 1t
was for young Springer to rescue bet.
He would have done 1t slick a. grease
had she. not. while cllnging to the
waterIoeged craft. begun calling him
names. 1t was dreadful the way she
called him blunderhead. dunderhead.
IDIOT. greeuhorn. milksop. red head.
squint eye and thirty other things
How could be rescue her With her
tongue like that!
Young Springer. on q sand bar. aud
young Brown. on the bank. heard
every word Of the Interesting dis
course. but they were not bit Jealous.
When Miss Susie had to stop tnlking
and hunt around for some more breath
she thought II time to continue on to
the shore and 60 home for dry clothes.
Young Brown had not plunged. He
had u new pair of blue suspenders
that had cost % cents. and he knew
that II you get pale blue soaking wet
1t will crock dollar shirt and add 2
cents to the price - washing Mt a
Chinese laundry. n. had told Miss
Susie that he stoo'' ready to die for
her. but Of course be meant a dry
and not q wet death. II these things
are properly understood at the time
they are spoken much confusion may
be nved later on. Young brown
waited to extend bis hand when the
nymph should come near enough.
No jealousy on the part Of the other
two-a great deal Of wetness and mud.
but no Jealousy.
The bednggled Miss Susie extended
her lily wet hand. but in so doing she
lost her balance and went under water
again. As there was good bed of
mud to fall on, no bones were broken.
Those pale blue suspendcrs were still
In young Browns thoughts. It was
time to plunge. but he didn't do 1t.
instead. he reached down and seized
q dainty little foot to which u painful
Of mud was clinging and hauled the
half drowned girl up the bank. No
Jealousy on the part Of the others. On
the contrary. they looked on admitting
y. susie gurgied and gasped and
couShed. and MIR. Brown knelt beside
her wet form and asked Der for bis
sake to recover. n she died. then b
wanted to die too. He didn't want
- die Of mud asd water. bat Of Q
Black Hand bomb. He wanted to b
h ~ Italian sroessy baying nacaroei
wbea The bomb sxpledsd. and be want.
I'd his faithfui and lovins heart to b
blown clear across the street.
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