The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-04-12

AT uOku6kOiuB liIuo INC bI0tto Wef0
aglare. Neither Mr.. Rochester NOR !
Miss Frayne were shod for the fray.
They did manage TO get to the car,
and all the way out they sat wonder
ing how they could get to their
homes from the terminus. They were
the only passengers when the car slid
to the end OF the track, and the con-
ductor looked to see Mr. Rochester
offer his arm to the lady. No offer.
IL an offer had been made II would
have been refused.
THAT jars me-" said the conductor
TO the motorman, as the two prims
went sliding away into the darkness;
but there were more jars to come.
Miss Frayne had gone just seven feet
and nine inches when her heels took
a shoot and down she sat. It was not
prim-not very prim. Mr.. Rochester
was following when down he sat. II
was hard, IL not prim.
Miss Frayne hardly expected to be
assisted 10 her feet by a man who
had not been formally introduced.
Mr.. Rochester hardly expected to offer
his assistance.
The lady got up after several ef-
forts and progressed few feet more
and then sank back TO earth and ice
again. The gentleman did little
better. He didn't sink, but came down
with thud that ratified his teeth.
The car was waiting its schedule
time before starting back, and the
conductor and motorman were watch
ing the sliders.
What is 1t, William?" asked the
motorman after the third fall.
"Damfino!"
1T isn't moving pictures?"
Cant be. There are no cowboys
in It,"
IF it was a mellerdrama there'd be
Injuns."
Sure"
"If / was a gent" continued the
motorman-"if ! was a gent with pat
ent-leather shoes and no rubbers on
and the street was like glass-if l
was that kind OF gent and there was
lady sitting down on the ice not
three feet away from me"
Miss Frayne got up and clawed the
air and uttered a little Shrek and
settled down again. Mr.. Rochester
performed the same antics, with the
shrek left out.
What would you do, JIM" asked
the conductor.
The motorman jumped down and
walked back TO Mr.. Rochester and
grabbed him by the collar and ex-
claimed:
Now, then, you wooden.headed
chump, what dye think you are try
ing 10 do?"
"Be-be careful OF your language.
sir" was the reply.
Careful! Up with you! You don't
seem 10 have the sense OF a cabbage!
! Are you blind, that you don't see the
lady present and in want Of assist
ance?'
But We haven't been introduced"
Introduced! Dye think you are
at q governors reception. Come
over TO the sidewalk and hang to the
fence. Bill, bring along the lady.
Now, then, Miss or Mrs"
Miss Frayne."
and now then, Mr.-Mr.-?"
Rochester"
Miss Frayne, Mr.. Rochester. Mr.
Rochester, Miss Frayne. I'm a poor
man, but l can borrow the money TO
start me in the dime museum bust
ness, and l hereby offer each Of you
$50 week TO come along and be my
first freaks!"
| Sir"
"Sir!"
"Of al the freaks and chumps and
idiots ! ever heard tell OF it's you two
sitting on ice and waiting to be in
troduced! Jim, why didn't we bring
a kodak along!"
Mr.. Rochester took Miss Frayne's
arm and assisted her home. He
called on her next evening by appoint.
ment. Three months later they were
engaged. One day the conductor saw
them snuggled up together on the
car as they rode into town, laughing
and joking and minding not who OBJ
served, and he drew a long breath
and said TO himself
Say, now, that ice-cure is a great
thing, and the feller that patents II
will make q mint OF moneyi"