The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-05-22

except in the case of Dick Gregory,
who was very much among men what
Jack vas among women. The moth
er's preference was Henry Hilliard, a
young clergyman.
Why Jack didn't decide between
these two men instead Of following the
course she did no knows. That one
Of the two was her preference every
n supposed. Only II man could
have first place in her heart, but which
that one was only Jack herself knew.
She had only to accept the one. and
the other, with the rest Of her suitors,
would relapse. SO far as she was con-
cerned. into nothingness.
Jack wrote each of her admirers that,
would institute a test examination as
to their fitness. In Lapland, she said,
the groom must catch his bride. Shes
proposed that the man she would
marry should catch her. She lived on a
river that some fifty miles below pass
ed the city of B. She would leave
the next morning for B.. but whether
by rail, steamboat, trolley car. motor
car or aeroplane she did not say. The
man who first proposed to her after
she had commenced her journey would
be accepted.
We will follow only the efforts Of
two of the applicants. Dick Gregory
and Henry billiard. billiard was loath
to enter upon so undignified a contest.
But his objection was based solely on
account of his being in orders. In his
heart the plan delighted him, for he
was as fond of athletic sports as either
Jack or Dick. He had been while in
college a quarterback on the university
team, had won a prize in a motorboat
a and had done some flying in the
air.
None of Jacks suitors believed that
she would select an ordinary method of
conveyance. The question was whether
she would go by land or water. Greg
DRY possessed an advantage in the
fact that he owned and operated an
aeroplane. He could therefore go
quickly and see owe a broader area
than n moving by any other convey
ance. BE selected his flying machine
for his conveyance in the contest. Hill
lard chose an automobile.
Both these men went to the steam
boat landing and railway station,
thinking those places the most advan-
tageous points from which to learn
Of Jacks movements. billiard arriv-
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boat had left the dock and learned
that Jack had left on it. What had
been expected of her-that she would
60 in some, conveyance Of her own
failed. billiard turned his auto down
the river, taking a road that ran on the
bank beside it. 1t was not long be-
fore he overlook the steamer and hop
ed to get aboard at the next landing
place. which was some twenty miles
below.
Gregory reached the starting point
soon after billiard and gained the
same information, but he was obliged
to have his aeroplane dragged to open
ground for starting and then to make
several attempts before getting up in
the air. When finally he arose he saw
the steamer pursuing her way down
the river far below.
Now. the two rivals were in one
respect in the same fix. The winner
must get aboard the boat. Hilliard,
seeing the aeroplane, realized this and
wondered how he might get ahead Of
his rival. Putting on all speed, he
got into q position in advance of the
boat and, leaving his car on the shore,
plunged and swan for the channel In
which the boat must pass. Gregory,
seeing the move from above. dipped
and. leaving his aeroplane on the sur
face, also took to the water. Then
commenced a swimming match be-
tween the two me- Gregory had
struck the water without CALCULATING
sufficiently on the movement Of the
boat. which came upon Hilliard first
and he was taken aboard.
Jack II now the clergyman's wife
and admitted as soon as the race Va
Over that she had hoped he would vi
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