The Cairo bulletin., 1911-08-16
Proposal Rock
BY EBEN B MATTESON
Copyright by American Press Asso
ciation. 1911.


Di her dft.'- or nei waist OF whatever
Il was were rolled under 10 above her
pI,owS. The fellow was in tennis cos
tune.
do you see that rock out there?'
siie asked pointing to a protuberance
from the water about n hundred yards
from shore
'les, | see It,"
DO you know what 1t is called?"
mo"
ITS Proposal rock"
"Why do they cali it that"
"Well they say that II girl re-
ceiveS a proposal on that rock she
cant refuse"
MOT If the fellow is cad?"
'Oh. that Isn't what the saying or
the legend is. It's kind of romantic.
you know. There are no cads IN ro-
names
"'fheres usually villain who serves
to bring out the virtues OF the hero by
contrast
1T means that II a girl receives a
proposal on that rock there is Il subtle
Influence that that diSpo~ps"
Her to the man who proposes"
How unScnlimenlal you are she
said with Il pout
60 on: | won't interrupt you again "
THE legend is that an Indian maiden
called Mime something or other was
loved by an lndian--an Indian
Buck"
She refused 10 go any further The
legend was Il beautiful one, but he
made fun Of everything.
How could one get out on the
rocky'' he asked.
why. in boat of course"
They might put on bathing suits
and walk or swim out"
Il never knew man so matter of
fact He wouldn't think of proposing
to a girl in bathing suit"
why not?"
Il don't know; never heard of such
thing"
THE girl at least would certainly
know better what she was going to
get Take the mans feet for instance.
She could see the bunionS"-
She put her hands to her ears.
You don't like to look at things as
they are, do your"
mo; not the way you do"
when you are married don't you
expect your husband to see you in curl
papers?"
How funny, never thought about
it."
cor see you take the balloons and
rats out of your hair?'
I'm not talking about after they are
married It's the proposal that inter
ests me. But don't let's talk any more
about 1t; you stab all sentiment. /
don't believe you have sentimental
hair on your head"
Il won't have any kind of hair on
the tip top when I'm thirty. It's pretty
thin there already"
"Oh. DEAR
r'll go aud get boat and well go
out Oh TO Proposal rock.
She neither assented nor demurred
TO this He left her and, going to the
pier nearby, came pulling back in a
boat. 1t was thin one with out
Triggers.
Good gracious. You don't expect
me to get into thG: toppy thing. do
your
ITS the only one could get"
II couldn't think of going out on the
water in it."
Then ! suppose we can't go to
Proposition rock"
"Proposai rock. We might go an
other time"
mo. I'm going away soon There'll
be no other opportunity"
She stepped on to the boat. squat.
ting Immediately to prevent upsptting.
He pulled away from the shore, the
boat dancing on the little rollers that
were coming in. She held the gun
vale on each side tight. as though she
could hold Il upright. He pointed for
the island, but since from that direc
ton the waves came obliquely he was
obliged to point in another. This took
him out of his way, and when he
turned again toward the rock he got
a worse sea than before. A larger
wave than the others upset the boat,
and they both were spilled into the
water He was good swimmer and
carried her to the rock without diff
Guilty. The girl was very angry.
You did that yourself she said
did what?"
Upset the boat"
fright you are"
why did you do it2"
"On the same principle that a man
should propose In bathing suit that
The girl might know better what she's
going to get. wanted to have q look
at your temper VIII you marry me?"
The look she gave him was terrible
II wouldn't marry you IL you owned
he globe and wore an Angels halo
around your head"
Men don't wear halos: you girls do
hat. I've seen em on bargain coun.
.ers."
"Will you kindly 90 out and bring
n that boatf"
1t was evident that she had got be-
rond the legend of Proposal island. SO !
he swan out for the boat She got in.
ind he pulled her to the shore.