Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-03-29

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HES. mildred. are you going to keep me.
dangling for ever? w ty not put me
out Of my misery by telling me iyou
won't marry me and have done with
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$ssg..I have no such idea..' she replied
IA by not I'll
II, Oh, it's very nice to have some one
to he devoted to me. to bring me cam
sdy5and Yioets and all t. n;
This was not the reason. at least the
sole reason, wi y she kept him dan
CLING. The main one wa to put hit
fguratiYe he was a ripe pear hang:
ing from a tree and there was another
4 girl under the tree waiting for him To
Crop, Re didn't know that she knew
about this ct her girl. but he did know
he wished to d rop into the other girls
mout "a a He was commit ted to the one
he was talking TO ind trying to have
her sh lax The tree while the other
girl stood ready to catch him when he
fell. Sc IL. SS3
.$ a tell you what wen do, he said.
'I'm tired Of this business. I can't.
sleep mig hts. II Som timest /. think you
are going to make me happy. and some.
times i think you aren t. Nh If i knew
you wouldn't have me 4 IA try to for
get you. Let's stop this indecision and
decide the matter BY chance n n 81 u
How by chance y :a5 M &
5S$..sIWell,, we might play a game &of
cards for it! Make 1 1t euchre. M 3If ID
beat you the best three games In ave
you give me Yes for an answer; il
you beat me three out, of i've you say
mo. ~ ss5f
1T don't care; get out the cards. ,,#s &.
He was not only d expert at the
game Of cue hre,S but an expert at deal:
ing the cards. He could stack them.
too. without half trying: he threw
the cards . for the deal and won it.
Dealing she turned up a nine spot She;
passed, and he turned It down. she:
made IT spades and won two points
He heaved a sigh from down ii his
stomac She, dealt and turned a
knave He passed. She took it I up
and won another two points He;
groaned q The deal being his, he turn;
ed "a ten spot. took it up and lost the:
game. x5;sl
hat did you take it up on that
hand for Z" she asked. III. on had only
two trumps. an ace and q queen, with
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were SO near out, n he exp planned that
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She said not thing, but knit her broW !.
then drew down the corners Of her
mouth. 55S .5;f
S The second game he won. He didn't
intend to win it, but she sent him for
the last, box Of candy he had sent her,
and while he. was out she stacked the
cards 1. dealing him hand with five
E:trumps IN II, including two bowers and
an ace. ls3;.
He feigned merrimen but she was
not deceived. II AZ 5.: B.
Then heSWon a game, and she won
q game, and It stood two games for
each. Beginning the. deciding game,
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