The Prescott daily news., 1914-01-26
BY KENNETH HARRIS.

last he asked her:
Il was thinking that Martha Wash
lngton cake at supper tonight the MIC
est | ever tasted" she said, with an
air of simple candor Il must ask
Mrs. Rogers for the recipe"
The young man made an impatient
movement
Another mosquito?" asked the girl.
mo, it was another sort Of sting"
said the young man.
| Mosquitoes don't sting"
| mo, but some other things do
Yes, hornets and humble bees and
nettles-if you don't handle them
firmly"
You have to be handled with
care"
oh, I'm not fragile. Are your"
Yes; If you drop me I'm likely to
break"
Stop talking nonsense"
you are typical summer girl,
aren't your" he said.
Il am" she agreed. Gin the summer
time. In the winter I'm typical win
ter girl. Not wintry. though"
You can be pretty chilly at this
season, ! notice-at tines
Il wish | could at this present
time" she said, tanning herself with
her sailor hat. "Ill tell you what
you may do; row me back to the pa
vilion and treat me to pineapple ices"
Perhaps | will after while. ]
want to talk to YOU now I've been
| trying"
II can listen and eat ices too"
IF you can listen l wish you
would"
I'm not to talk, then. Is that it?"
u want"
my conversation bores your"
| You know perfectly well what
mean. I haven't had chance to see
you alone all day. | want you to be
| serious
so does my Aunt Jane. And that's
peculiar. too, when think of it, for
you don't look at all alike. But she
| thinks I'm frivolous and you think
| I'm frivolous There's that bond be-
tween you, at any rate. So you think
| I'm typical summer girl?"
NO, THAT is. at times l have
thought So"
And you still think so. Well, what
does that mean? Is it complimentary?
Why not row a little faster? You
don't give me steerage way"
Il was going to tell you that l am
going back to town tomorrow"
Well that is information, certain
ly. | thought YOU intended to stay
week or two yet"
VIII you be sorry to have me go?"
why, what an absurd question!
| The only man left don't count jim
mic Temple. of course: he's too much
taken up with Myrtle to be of any use
at all. But We'll say almost the only
man left"
Yes, there's Parkinson"
He doesn't count, either-so very
much, but well have to make the bes,
of him if you're going"
You mean that you will make the
best of him"
Let's say auntie and l." she sug-
gested, gently
Well, auntie and you will miss me,
them hope"
We shall be speshully
auntie."
Yes, suppose so" he said bitter
iy.
shes very fond of you"
Il had hoped" he said, that II
might have been 'speshully you but
suppose | fooled myself like the
| rest of them
You mean the rest of the men
who-the ones who came before you
the fond donors of my little collec-
ton Of engagement rings. don't you?"
DO you mean to say that you en-
gagged yourself to Them"
Collectively? oh, dear, no. But
individually, what could you expect of
typical summer girl? They came,
they saw, and-and they went home
again. had to be here all the time.
Did | ever show you those rings
No, don't think I did. Well, / must
sometime"
Il don't think you will" said the
young man, grimly. beginning to row
I'll get you your ice now"
Il don't want 1t now. You lost
your opportunity. That ought to be
lesson to you"
He dropped the oars. Look here"
he said, determinedly I'm going to
know about this. Did those fellows
propose to your"
This is outrageousl" she exclaim-
ed Indignantly.
Never mind whether 1t is or not
Did they propose?'
'Do vou think eyeryhody Is as Slow