The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-03-31

| trip. MISS Helen fully realised her
embarrassing position. Here was :
gentleman who took her for some 9th.
er young lady. and she was sailing IN.
der false colors. but every time she
got ready to explain he broke In with
more talk. She finally decided that
| the best way out OF It was to let him
nurse his mistake. He would never
see her again, and perhaps he would
never be the wiser. When her village
! was reached he assisted her to alight
and lifted his hat in goodbye.
1t was almost the first incident OF
her life out OF the common. She was
| a trife vexed, and yet she could not
j say why. There was funny side to
the affair, and yet she would have felt
better over it had there been more for
| mality. She told the story at the din.
ner table and the comment of the
father was:
Il call it cheeky thing. Reminds
me Of how captured fifty Of the en-
envy in body at Missionary Ridge
/ by pointing an unloaded cannon at
| them and threatening to fire. Shouldn't
i bit wonder il he would call and pre-
tend to remember me. II he does
| $3.50" A a-t
The Major didn't say what would
happen, but wife and daughter knew
| it would be something awful. And yet
they were mistaken. As matter Of
fact, Brix Langley called the next day
The Major sat on the veranda smok
ing, and the caller greeted him with;
my dear Major, but you don't know
how glad am to see you! You arr
surely looking fine"
Eth? En-" replied the man OF wal
as he looked the young fellow ovel
and failed to remember him.
| Major, you and your guns saved thu
day at Chickamauga. l want to know
if you won't deliver series of lectures
on that and other battles?"
why, never thought of such
thing, but "
Meant to have spoken to you
daughter yesterday. Think 1t, over
Major. You can interest thousands
Daughter home this afternoon?"
The Major showed the caller int
the parlor and notified Miss Helel
and whispered in her ear:
"Pll bet fifty dollars he's the sam
chap you saw yesterday! Get hi
name. Hang it, can't talk to mai
without calling him Smith or Jones o
some other name. A gentleman. sure
but his name-his name!"
Miss Helen entered the parlor pre-
pared to carry out orders, and whel
the psychological moment arrived sh
led up to the matter as gently as sh
could.
"Of course-of course" laughed tn
man of cheek as he presented his caro-
Il should have thought of that"
And l have no brother Burt. sh
said little stifay.
mo? / was sure OF it."
"And have not been to Europe"
mo, again? How could have bee
so mistaken"
But the folks are well. If you ar
interested"
my dear Miss Bingham, beg
thousand pardons. l was sure 20
were she. If you had told me-if 20
had conveyed to me the slightes
hint"
"But you did so much talking
couldn't !" laughed the hostess. an
the caller laughed with her and said
Then l am to proceed upon the fac
that you are not somebody else? Yer
WELL"
All things considered the call was
success. Mr.. Langley was not aske
to repeat it, but that was of no cons'
quence to a man of cheek. He real
peared in three days time, and til
, Major was rather glad to see him, an
the Mrs. Major was introduced, and q
for the daughter-she was curious,
, no more.
There was a third call and fourth
and it finally got to be regular thing
!, and one day when Miss Helen was 9
the village postoff1ce the mothe
awoke the Major from his nap to say
"John, John. I'm wondering 1t Nj
Langley is attracted"
Attracted" yelled the Major at tn
top Of his voice-"you must be gettin
!, daft!"
Then he isn't?"
'Why, he's head-oyer-heels in Low
with Helen, and whyn you poked m
| in the ribs / thought it was he. an
that he wanted to ask my consent t
the marriage. Attracted! Hump
He's carried the enemy's position b
, cheek"
Wanted the DRINKS.
. There Is q recent importation In tn
: waiter line in the cafe of new hote