The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-06-06

SlOeSs the i6Ke was II tOuk one duO JUi
Of islands. behind which she could lose
herself II she wished to do 80. / cOn.
rluded to give up the chase for that
day and plan for one later that would
take away the disadvantage Ut chas-
ing With my back toward my opponent
In the race.
pulled ashore. and while doing 90 It
occurred to the that II ! FASTENED with
my preparations ! might yet be in
time to have 1t out before luncheon.
| ran to my room. took down a small
mirror that hung on the wall. secured
some Irvine and went back to my boat.
The looking glass l set up in the stern.
and Of the Irvine ! made tiller strings
that I tied to my feet. Then | pull
ed back to where | had left my water
sprite. | did not hav We to turn to see
her when | came near enough to her
to do 80. l espied her iazily moving
across the water. bnt noticed that
though she did not seem to exert her
self she made very good Roadway.
l pulled straight toward her. and AZ
approached. surprising that with my
back turned to her ! couid not zee her,
she pulled across my bow. followed
her BY a curve Catching glimpses Of
her In my mirror. ! saw that this pus-
zled her. and at the same time ! had
evidence that she was bent on teasing
me. Then suddenly she caught sight
Of the mirror. and It was evident to
her that she had lost an advantage.
She vas within q hundred feet of
me when she realized that she could
do no more fooling 1t wal beautiful
to Gee her bend to her work. She had
evidently been we'll trained In rowing.
for scarcely q drop of spray did she
knock up. while With every stroke her
boat gained Roadway. skimmins the
water 40 II besmea RID With the slime
Of q Dish. Ny mirror worked beauj.
fully. and. aided By my rudder strings.
had very little disadvantage except
for the want Of skill. It was evident
that II was q matter Of brute strength
against training
Ny hope was In firing her. though
Wal % clumsy that I was ~ likely
to dre myself. I put on all my
strength for awhile. then slowed down.
repeating the process again and again.
thinking that could rerover after one
Of these spurts quicker than the water
sprite But at last. dndiug this did
not appear to givs me, much advantage.
I pretended to bs tagged out and wait
ed for her to fail into q trap. For.
tunateiy for me. she gave me 40 op-
portunity could e the water and
the shore behind both Of rs. while she
could not. Noticing on q port side
. narrow bay. steered to the star.
board to drive her into It. succeeded.
and presently she found herself In the
mouth Of the bay.
II vas amusing TO see her when she
made this discovery. She gave q few
furious strokes t starboard. but /
beaded her Oh Then she made a few
strokes to port with the same result
Gradually drove her up the bay.
which narrowed a. we proceeded. and
6nally into the mouth Of a creek.
where she grounded.
pulled up to her and said:
"PardoD me for my seeming intru.
sion. but 1t has occurred to me that I
have bad the pleasure of meeting you
somewhere. and ] wish to be enlight-
ened."
She smiled and replied that I must
be mistak ken. T &hts ! said | was not
mistaken. and after laughing at me
for some time she said:
II must have grown awfully old that
you cant place me. Three years some
times make a great change In one.
Can't you recall a starIit night 90
the veranda at - Beach. when you
sat with a girl In a corner2 You told
her that 1t was a case Of love at
FIRST sight: that
For heavens sake. + you Miriam
Beachr
mo"
Then you must be Alice Archard."
Wrong again. I'm the third girl
you proposed to that summer"
I remained silent for q few moments.
then recovered my assurance.
Don't yo0 KNOW" said. "that. "a
the children say. the third time II the
charm?'"
She burst into 4 merrier laugh than
before. and 4 sdded: aM &C.,.
I'VE don't need two boats for two
persons. II you will get into mine
.well take yours In tow and ri pull
you In" }.
handed her to a seat In the stern
Of ny boat. She took mp the mirror
to make a place for herself. H0ldlne
It before her face. she arranged some
strands Of her hair that had become
bose.
'"That's womanlike." said
"And It's manlike." she retorted. ITO
propose to three girls IN one season
and forget them"
"'No more O. that an thou lowest
me-" sald and called forth 4 blush
That tells the story. | said to myself.
pulled back to her hOtel. where ]
left her and her boat
Don't you want the uirrov1'' asked
hes.
."sNo. thank yOu. Keep II 60 : No.