The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-01-15

.cDOeO tue pIdliOIn s(epS. 0cNue
leaned forward. listening ID a glow VI
pride to that perfectly inod"luteu voice.
Clever speech. she remarked to
the young u III ner SIDE. u ne
QulZzicaily raised nis eyebrows
Her statistics are wrong. De re
pIie0
They are nor' Bettie'v cheeks were
Ia mlng with Indignation They cOuiO
not be wrong
Then perhaps you will explain to
morrow evening"" this exasperatng
young man went. how It wOuDd De
possible for 10000 people,
Bettie's red tips closed d~eterminedly.
For the benefit OF this scotfef she
would s%traigbten out those tangled 6S.
ures II she were obliged to sit up All
night. Uook III hand. ~ order to do It.
As Mrs. Sturtevant's voice drone0 on
and On the young man apparently ne
came less Interested. Ora wing y pa.
per at last from us pocket. ne INDUCED
In desuItory scrtbbIing eraslng as ne
wrote. When Bette cOuiO 90 longer
endure this open %lnattentlOn she arose
to leave the prox INIT! OF 80 annoying
q companion.
"If the remarks bore you. she said
severely. "yOu might ut ieast pay the
speaker the courtesy OF attention.
But as Mrs S%turtevant. graciOnsiy
smiling. descended th+ platform the
eader's clear voice came to them.
II now take great pleasure, she an
IN introducing TO . the
speaker Ut the III whose gener-
Gus support OF our cause haS nelpe4l
materially to increase ITS power. whose
e%IOquence has won tor uS many follow
ers Ladies' ana gentlemen, MI Spen
Ger Brown
And before Betti- DewIldered eyes
ner companion arose, with Il miSrhlev-
Gus smile. ana >auntereO careirSsiA to
ward the raised dal$.
Il ali still with YOU. ne called. while
the cultured audience rhetreO wildly.
As the instructive speech progressed
anger m wounded pride burned IN
the heart vi Bette Here he mad sat.
this deceitfui young man. ara wing ner
Ool III hLS w -
laugh ner to scOrn Wrathtully she
clutcbed neI opera glasses Il move0
coward the doOr. DAD was there
awaiting her coming.
Let us stay tor Browns speech. he
whispered Its sure to De worth
while. He Is the young man OF the
hour IN Tuxbury. bound to be mayor
~o Nrn .rA Anr.,r snom> fhNn fhof
mark my words" Hut Bette bounced
on down the stairs. So oreatniess was
her tight thnt she did not miss ner
opera cloak until some one stOOd bold.
ing It Out to her from an upper rest OF
the stairs.
remarks" r%eprOached q tantaltzing
voice. you might At least nave gwen
the speaker the courtesy ut attention.
Bette gazed in wide eyed astOnishlDent
at the tall figure above.
May | ask YOU To wait while | re.
store your property" the speaker con-
tinued. MY pride and dignity nave
suffered sufficiently in this sudden
hasty exit from the nail without being
further obliged to descend nead'ong
down the stairs"
A smile tremDled at he corners Oh
Bettie's lips: then she dimpIed merrtly'
"You are not 'Obliged. said Bette.
II am positively declared Mr.
Brown When he bad carefully wrap
ped the cloak about her shoulders ne
still fingered. Il nave q message trom
Mrs. S%turtevant. he told her. You
are elected delegate to the convention
at RrOnxhurSt tomorrow. while ! have
been chosen speaker: therefore "
shall have to postpone thar instrOc'
tive meeting at your home unless you
would be so kind as tO enltghteD me
suring the Journey.
There WAS no reply.
- have been called q delightful trav
cling companion modeStly suggested
MI. Brown. He hent to look earnestly
into the girls averted face. You VIII
gOY" be begged.
But ! do o understand the duties
of y delegate. she objected.
"A delegates chief duty. Mr.. Brown
informed her. lis to see that the speak
er is well entertained.
"lndeed!" questioned Rettie.
Yes answered the speaker. For .
moment their eyes met IN laughing
challenges; then the girls lowered o.
fore something softly shining in nt
own.
II will gO." she said.
And long after the door nad CLOSED
upon Del slender figure the young mal
stood lost IN reverle.
And B%rOnxhurst just begins tn
Journey he murmured happily.
The convention at Bronxhurst wa,
. eminently successful. The convention
hall was crowded and the enthusiasm
was at fever a Nj. Brown tool
, u prominent part in some OF the dis
cussionS and gave sound advice. bet
tie attention was nxed upon nim wit
q ever increasing admiration.
Z All things must have an end. and y
mad the convention Bettie renen
, herp0 that the neXr evening she wa