The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-06-04
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Advice
b. SARAH BAXTER

By SARAH BAXTER
Dearest" said George Harding the
day after the return from their honey
moon as they were opening their &C.
cumulated mail at the breakfast ia
BILE, "here's a letter from Charlie Web
ster. l wrote him while on our Jour.
ney how t~ranscendently happy l was"-
You didn't leave me out, did you.
loveyT'
"Oh, certainly not. Charlie writes
that he Ia envious Of me and wishes I
would tell him how I got you. he says
he has been waiting for several years
for some nice girl to show a prefer
ence for him, but thus far there's
nothing doing"
Nothing doing! I should think not.
Does he suppose a girl Is going to
make love to him while he sits nod
ding? When you write him again tell
him that he must have decision, con.
c%entration."
"What do you mean by that?"
Il mean this: The first girl he sees
that he feels he'd like to marry let
him show his admiration In his ex-
preston. II he has been introduced be
may do this in one way; If not, In an
other. Should he meet her in the
, street or In company he should pur-
! sue her till he has learned who she is.
then new let up till lie has made her
acquaintance. We women like to he
hunted. 1t grati1es our PRIDE"
Now, George Harding's business led
him to be much on the road. A few
days after his return from the wed
ding journey he gave his wife a couple
of dozen kisses and started on a trip.
He had enjoined her to 60 out when
ever she had an opportunity, and since
she vas not only a devoted autoist.
but an excellent driver, she attempted
to kill loneliness by afternoon spins
into the country. On one Of these
spins her machine stopped in the mid.
die of the road and, like a balky mule.
would go no farther.
The first auto that came along "a
driven by a gentleman. who pulled up.
lifted his cap and asked If he could be
of service. Mrs. Harding was a very
pretty woman. and the troubled look
that appeared in her liquid eyes was
enough to soften a heart Of brick. The
| g%entleman's eyes expressed admiration
In a marked degree. He left his car be-
side the road and proceeded to max"
an investigation of the lady's vehicle.
Finding that the trouble would compel
its removal by outside power, he pro-
posed to secure a rope and pull 1t to a
garage. Anything he suggested was
acceptable, and after a hunt for a stout
rope in the houses along the road the
! attachment was made and the journey
commenced, the man driving his car.
the lady at the wheel Of hers. Reach
ing a garage. her a was left there.
and the gentleman begged permission
to drive her home.
! Mrs. Harding had received admira-
ton in her day, but never anything 50
suddenly developed as this. 1t was
plain to her that her new found adj
mirer was taking her home by a round
about way, the necessity for which he
| attributed to the roads. After an hours
drive that could have been done In ten
minutes they pulled up at the Harding
y residence. the stranger helped the lady
out. and, after thanking him for his
kindness, she ran up the steps.
The next afternoon what was her
surprise on looking out q front window
b zee her car stop at her door. driven
By the gentleman who had rescued her
at the wheel. He sprang out, anne up
10 the house and rang the bell. She
apened the door herself and received
the announcement from her admirers
lips that, fearing she might wish for
her car. he had brought It home to her.
In recognition Of 20 much kindness
what could she do but ask him In? He
gladly accepted the invitation and,
seated tete-a-tete with her, spent an
hour In bliss for himself and In reliev.
ing ennui for the lady. Though recent
~ married, she had not yet got used to
turning away the devotion Of another
man than her husband. When her WIS.,
itor departed his eyes expressed such
q I0A18Iu8 " 70 PEI uA1SIeO W Cos1 o80L4
that Mrs. Harding could not refrain
, from giving It.
When George Harding returned from
his trip his wife casually mentioned
her automobile mishap. but. fearing to
excite his jealousy, refrained from en-
tering into particulars. Charlie Web
! ster informed his friend that during
his absence he (Charlie) had put In
practice Mrs: Harding's advice and had
protited by It. Indeed, he was pluck
ing up courage to offer his love to a
lady and ask her to be his wife. The
proposition might eem sudden, and he
expected to be refused, but he would
act on Mrs. Harding's advice and stick
to 1t.