The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-04-16

AT SEA
By OSCAR COX

Of remaining in the city Of his birth
or going elsewhere in the United
States he decided to take a longer
flight. He sailed. for South America
and. not content with remaining on
the eastern coast, passed southwark.
through the strait and up to Chile.
There he became engaged in business.
and there was every prospect that he
would make that country his perma
nent home.
A man settling in a far distant land
is not likely to feel at home with the
people there and naturally longs for
his old associates. After a sOiOurn Of
a few years in Chile Willard thought
that if he had a wife-One from his
native Iand--he would be better o
tented. He remembered one LeOna
Andrews. IL very pretty girl, that he
had formerly been sweet" on. n It
occurred to him to begin a correspond
ence with her with a view to marriage
Miss Andrews replied to his letter
and he wrote again. the correspond
ence growing sweeter and sweete till
he made a proposal by letter. which
was accepted. The young lady reaIiZ
ed that it would be difficult as we'll as
inconvenient for hin to return to
America to marry her and consented
to go to Chile for the wedding. This
was a very satisfactory arrangement.
and Willard was happy over the pros
pect. He bought a house. furnished ii
and made all essential arrangements
for his brides reception.
Miss Andrews wrote him OF the
steamer On which she would go TO
Chile. the date of her departure and
| the date Of her probable arrival. vii
lard counted the days till she should
come and his loneliness would be end
ed. He had made a number of good
friends among the Chileans. and they
had volunteered to do all in their
power to make the lady's residence
among them a happy one.
One Monday afternoon the ship on
which Miss Andrews was coming was
announced to arrive the next morn
ing Willard made arrangements for
Il Slulllc uOOu "CuullIS W tdhS pid''
on the day OF his brides arrival, to
which a few trends were invited.
When the steamer arrived Willard
was IN the dock. looking up to see his
fiancee. He saw her standing beside
a gentleman, and when she caught his
eye. instead OF greeting him with IA
happy smile. she looked embarrassed
Running aboard. among the first to do
So, he joined the lady. who introduced
him to the gentleman beside her:
My husband
The voyage had been a long one.
She had met Il fascinating man. and
the two had concluded hat the most
satisfactory solution OF the problem
would be for them to be married be,
fore their arrival in Chile. Willard
would accept the inevitable without
unnecessary prolonged torture.
Thus ends the first part OF this
story. The second part Is in this wise
Willard in order to 0 from the
shock bethought himself OF another
girl at home who might like a bus
l UduC cNcu IL uC ulu UlIuS hCA Z IA
tant land and entered upon another
correspondence with marriage in view
He was equally successful In this case
as the other. and 1t was not six
months after his mishap before he
vas engaged again.
A great Teal of sympathy had been
enlisted for him in his disappoint'
ment, and his friends were much
pleased to hear that, after all, he was
to be ma lie happy. He announced
that this time he would 60 for bis
bride and bring her back with him
A sea voyage was a poor place for con
stancy when there was temptation a
hand. He had suffered once from this
cause. and he did not propose to tak'
the rub a second time.
Willard In order to get away for q
long q time was obliged to take IN {
partner. This he did. And when i
was running smoothly he set sail ~
the United States with the blessings o
many friends shOwered upon him. IN
women said nothing as to his fOrme
uIdIl kilIOuluI VAl'CIASuNSS o"S ""
shouted to him from the dock. "DOn'
trust Der on deck without you" "Be
ware of the captain if he is good look
ing and other such innuendoes upol
the constancy Of woman.
In due time Willard returned wit
his bride. Now that he was marrie<
i%nnuendoeS would be in bad taste. an
it was agreed that they should not D
made. But owing to the grOon's pre-
vious mortifyine episode every efor
was made by the Chileans to give htr
and his bride n good sendof. Vine
the ship came in Willard was see
standing on deck beside a Chilean youn
lady who had sailed. for the Unite
States on the same vessel that Wtllar
had taken when he went to be married
He was the color of a boiled lobster
He descended the gangway with tn
Chilean lady and. on being greete
somewhat wonderingly. introduced be
as his wife.
my friends" he said. Il met Mr.