Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-30
THE BULLETINS SHORT STORY.
THE MAN FROM MONTANA

getting home after meeting q grizzly | bear.'
 The pirate captain in charge had nerve. He headed straight out of the bay. If there was a collision. the en- emy should also go to the bottom. If fired on they must grin and bear it. Some of the men lay flat on the decks others hid away below. Some cursed and others wept. The gunboats were lying in the path with their crews at the guns.
 The Hon. Hope and Miss Belotti promenaded and conversed in whis- pers. He told her still more about old Montana He told of it's mountains and rivers-of it's people-of his lonely life as a rancher-of cloudbursts and stampedes-of-
 And then came a hail from a gun boat to starboard and another from one to port. The yacht was running in between the two. Then came the commands to fire. and the two prom enading figures sank Hat to the deck and let the shells scream above them. l The winds of the guns swept over the crouching figures in gusts and shell and ball and bullet screamed and shrieked. So for four or five minutes and then the Wanderer raced out of the trap. She was pursued for half an hour, but the ammunition was wasted.
 Something like a stampede but sooner over" said Mir, Hope when the promenade was resumed. By the way. you haven't given me your fla ther's address in the city"
 "No," she answered, Did you wish 1 to see him on business 2" Why, yes, it is business. I wanted to tell him that l have decided to ! build new ranch house." And for why, please?' Because I have also decided to get married"
 Did you so decide while we were being fired on?' was asked,
 About that time or mighty soon after"
 And my father? You want his counsel?"
 Very much. You see, he knows the girl I'm in love with. You think him l wise man, don't your Tt is true. but he is such busy man, you see. The tobacco business i takes up much of his time, and then there is the junta." But I'm one of the junta now, you | know, and he'll have to see me. Oh, 1 I'll make out all right. I'll have a
 
 me. That new ranch house-um! I think I shall make 8 bridal tour of about year first. Don't say anything l to your father before I see him. A man in the tobacco business must be 1 taken by surprise to get what you want"
 And several days later he was shak- 1 ing hands with the father and talking steers and cigarettes and gunboats and other things, and when he paused for 1 breath, Mir. BelOtti said; You have saved our cause in Cuba" Well, I may have logged it along bit
 My daughter says you are brave and noble man."
 Thanks. l hope she'll think so ten l years after our marriage. You see, that's the business that brought me 1 hereto ask for her hand"
 "So-o-o-o!" gasped the father. Right you are, and we ought to be i able to settle it in five minutes"
 But I don't know that she loves
 If she doesn't, then it's all off
 But her religion is not the same
 "Oh, yes. it is. I've got all kinds have to have 'em in my business Just i spend half day looking me up. "Of course-if you call at the | house"
 "Oh, I'll call fast enough" And if Nina still insists that you are brave and noble, and that you own"
 Thirty thousand head of fat steers MT Belotti, and every one worth SIP in cold cash. Glad to have met you and glad that we agree so well, I'll now run up to the house and settle things with Nina and get the plans for that new ranch house under way. Hurrah for Cuba? You just bet! Cuba and Nina-Hip, hip!"
 And the Hon. Mrs. Hope says she is perfectly charmed with Montana, and wonders why they don't have one in New York city for park.-St. Lou
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