The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-07-09
TESTlNGA !
II Did Not Turn Out Exactly ,
as Expected.
By JOHN Y. LARNED

ALEC, one Of the most dangerous
things in the world IL to interfere in q
love affair. ! am not going to inter
fere exactly. That's moi the right name
for It, but l am your brother, and since
you are going to take the matrimonial
leap In the dark l venture to suggest a
test to he applied to the girl you are
about to marry"
Mildred Huntington needs no test.
She is perfect in every respect"
Granted; but will not a proof OF this
add to your comfort? will not deny
that Mildred is perfect in every re-
spect. She may he this and yet un-
der certain circumstances think 1t ad-
visable to marry some other person
than you"
What do you mean?"
You know how hungry our Ameri-
can girls are for foreign titles"
Some Of them"
Suppose Mildred should meet a Brit
ish earl, a French duke. IN Austrian
or Italian prince. and he should propose
to make her his wife, are you sure that
she would stand by your
Perfectly"
Then there Is nothing to be said"
This dialogue occurred at a hotel in
Maine. Alec and Fred Winston were
members Of a party that had been to-
gether there for several weeks, and the
men were about to finish their outing
by u hunt In tn" vicinity Of MoOsehead
lake. Several Of the girls were dis.
gruntled at being deprived OF what
they considered the best part of the
seasons misunderstanding in Il wilder
ness-and demanded to be taken on
the hunting trip. The men demurred,
but 80 persistent were the ONE that
they finally triumphed. More elab-
crate preparations were made, a chap
eron was obtained. and instead Of re-
turning to civilization the party, con-
sisting Of five men and four women.
started for the wilderness.
Pred" said Alec the morning of
their departure, II wish you hadn't put
that notion into my head"
what nOtiOnY"
About testing Mildred. l don't like
to do It, but the temptation is becom-
ing irresistible. l shall make the ties:
as o o as we get home"
You mean when you get where you
will find q man to play the part Of u
titled aristocratT'
YES"
When the party reached their CAMP
ing ground and had settled themselves
In their temporary canvas home. Fred
Winston, who had made up the party,
announced that they must have a
guide and he was going out to find
q party Of hunters who were about t.
leave the woods and asked If they had
q guide who wished another job when
they released him.
There's a chance for you, Hawkes.
WORTH" said n Of the party.
"A man about thirty years old asked
some questions about what was re-
quired and when informed said that
he wouldn't mind taking the job. Hav-
Ing gathered his belongings, he babe
gOOdby to his friends and started to
camp with Winston. HawkeswOrth
was an Englishman, and Winston no.
ticing his British accent conceived the
idea of using him to make the test he
had proposed to bis brother upon Miss
Huntington.
How would you like" he said to
the guide. Ito play the part of a noble
man,
HawkeswOrth looked up ut him, but
made no reply. Winston gradually un.
folded his scheme. Hawkesworth lis
tened to what he said without com.
ment till he had concluded, then said
that he would not pass himself of for
anything more than what he was, but
he had no objection to Winston declar.
ing that he was a prince of the blood
n he liked.
That's all l WISH" said the latter.
When they reached camp Winston
introduced the guide in this wise: Per
init me to present my friend Hawkes.
worth Of London. He has the mania
for hunting common among English
bloods and is in the Maine woods for
moose. He has consented ut my invi-
tatiOn to honor vi by joining III party.
and, since he knows the best hunting
grounds. will pilot us. We won't need
any other guide"
Hawkesworth was made welcome.
and when Fred Winston intimated that
he was the Earl of Bingleton there was
quite a futter in the camp. especially
among the women.
He doesn't look like an earl ut ALL
said one Of the girls. Hes very ordi-
nary"
why should an earl look different
from any other man?' said his intro.
Queer. Besides. how can style I've
expected from one who wears n fan,
mel shirt? You can't Judge a man by
his clothes. They say that the worst
dressed assembly in the, world is the
British House Of Lords. They don't