Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-03-08

How singularr' l exclaimed You
have spoken my case as we'll as your
own. There is one whom I prefer to
you. But, gracious, how faulty! l con-
fossil am often put to the blush on
account of Franks shortcomings"
"SelfShw
Selfish at times beyond measure"
That's just the way with my Win
ME-"
How is it, then, that we prefer
these unworthy persons to each
other?" | asked.
There was a brief silence, at the
end of which he asked:
How long have you known this
person.?
'Many years"
81 have noticed that the longer I
have known Frank the greater selfish
ness l find"
Same here. We have been compan-
ions since we were wee little things.
Ny theory is that it is propinquity. l
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
faults?"
"What do you mean by thatY'
81 will explain. l snatched a kiss
from you. You are angry and blame
me. In other words, you consider that
I have committed fault, whereas 1
have simply been following a natural
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. 1 confess you
are much more worthy of my love
than Frank. My love for Frank adj
NIT is inexcusable, and yet 1 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 a personT
81 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 held the main sheet in my
hand. Suddenly a squat 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, l a very little. A few
strokes took me to the cOrks. Mr..
Scarborough could not reach them,
though they were not mans length
from him. He went down, and when
he came up, by a desperate effort, I
reached him with the life preserver.
Take hold of it," l cried.
mo; it will bear but one of u.s."
81 can SWIM"
mot enough to save yourself"
He went down q second time. When
he came up I fought to get the pre-
server around him. He was uncon.
scious, and l partly succeeded. Then
boats nose poked itself against US.
The rain and the wind beating up the
waves had concealed it from US. a
hand grasped each one of US and
dragged us into the boat.
hung over him anXiously until we
got him to shore, where we applied the
usual restoratives in such cases. Aft
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 time-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.
'It has been proved conclusively to-
day." he said, that these other loverl
Of ours must take q back seat.
would not have done for Winnie what
! did for you"
''Nor l for Frank"
Its an i'll wind that blows nobody
any good! The squall blew us into
the water, but It blew away at the
same time our indecision between each
other and these two other lovers"
"Thank heaven for that 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"
"My name, as you know, is Edward
w. Scarborough. Winnie is not Wini-
fred. as you suppose, but Winslaw.
thought / loved myself better than
you"
"And am Evelyn Frances Boyn-
ton. thought lored myself better
Than you"