Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-02-22
WINNIE AND
FRANK
By F. 4. Mitchell
Copyright by American Press Asso-
citation, 1911.

The question is whether we shall be
pretty well, but for my part there Is
one other that I'm not sure I love bet.
ter than love him. One day Mr.. Scar
borough and l went out in boat, and
it was evident before we had been to-
gether long that our minds were on
the great question, 'Shall we be more
than frtends:' We were very prac-
teal about it, exchanging views with
frankness not usual in such cases.
For my part" he said, II feel that
love you better than any other per-
son In the world excepting one. That
person, confess, do not approve
of-one whose intellect Is not by any
means Of the highest and whose good
intentions are often not carried out"
/ "How singular!' exclaimed "You
have spoken my case as well as your
own. There is one whom I prefer to
you. But, gracious, how faulty! con-
fess am often put to the blush on
account Of Franks shortcomings"
"Selfsh?'
Selfish at times beyond measure"
''That's just the way with my Win
ME-"
Chow is it,: then, that we prefer
these unworthy persons to each
other?'' I asked
There was brief silence, at the
end Of which he asked: :,
GLOW long have you known this
person."
''Many years" ....
X have noticed that the longer I
have known Frank the greater selfish
ness f1nd.''
Same here. We have been compan-
ions since we were wee little things.
My theory is that it is propinquity. I
have known my Winnie and you have
known your Frank so long that asso-
citation has begotten love-
"But love is blind. If this is love we
feel for those persons how is it that
we see their faults so plainly?"
"Are what we see in them really
faultsy'
"What do you mean by that?''
Il will explain. I snatched a kiss
from you. You are angry and blame
me. In other words, you consider that
have committed fault; whereas I
have simply been following a na:ura1
instinct. Now, your Frank may place
you in an embarrassing position with
out any intention to do so, yet you
consider him at fault
"That may apply to your Winnie,
but not to my Frank. confess you
are much more worthy Of my love
than Frank. My love for Frank adj
NIT is inexcusable, and yet can't
help it,
"And will admit that my Winnie's
thoughts and acts are gross in COM
parison with yours
How can you love such: person?'
II would rather call it preference
than love-
"There again we agree; It is prefer
ence in my case too
While we were talking a cloud had
been gathering behind us. Our backs
being turned toward it, we did not see
1t. We were sitting in the stern of the
boat, while l held the main sheet in my
hand. Suddenly q squall struck us
and capsized the boat, which sank.
Three Of us were in the water. to-
gether, Mr.. Scarborough, and one life
preserver. Mr.. Scarborough could not
swim at all, a very little. a few
strokes took me to the corks. Mr..
Scarborough could not reach them,
o.,
from him. He went down, and when
he came up, by desperate effort, I
reached him with the life preserver.
Take hold Of It," cried:
mo; it will bear but one of u.s.
II can SWIM"
"Not enough to save YOURSELF
He went down second time. When
he came up I fought to get the pre-
server around him. He was uncon-
scious, and partly succeeded. Then
a boats nose poked itself against US.
The rain and the wind beating up the
waves had concealed 1t from us. "A
hand grasped each one Of US and
dragged us into the boat.
hung over him anx1ously until we
got him to shore, where we applied the
usual restoratives In such cases Att
er awhile he showed signs of life and
finally came to himself.
The same evening, after having been
revived, we resumed the talk that had
been interrupted by the squall But
we now chatted under very different
conditions. We had been dumped In
the water with-so far as we knew at
the Hme-a chance for but one to be
saved. Each had preferred that the
other have that chance. We sat lock-
ed in each others arms
1T has been proved conclusively to-
day." he said, that these other lovers
OF ours must take back seat. I
would not have done for Winnie what
1 did for you.''
''Nor I for Frank"
TITS an Ill wind that blows nobody
any good! The squall blew US into
the water, but it blew away at the
same time our INDIGESTION between each
other and these two other lovers
Thank heaven for that. I was aw-
fully tired Of it. But tell me who is
this Winifred that has been my rival?''
"Who Is Frank?''
Tell me and I'll tell YOU 5
my name, as you know, is Edward
W. Scarborough. Winnie is not Whit
fred, as you suppose. but Winslaw.
I thought I loved myself better than
you.''
"And am Evelyn Frances Boyn-
ton. I thought I loved myself better
than you.'' &,
n Queer Funeral. 49,