The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-07-20

men, then," was Helen's comment.
Aren't there any pictures Of them in
the papers!"
Il believe there are" answered
Marriott. 1.-TWO of them just about
your style, girls-regular rah-rah boys.
I would be charmed to have them for
so~ns-in-law. Er-would you prefer to
marry them before or after their Jail
s~entence?'
Don't be funny, daddy; they
haven't proposed yet. Let's see their
pictures"
Marriott fumbled through the file OF
papers and finally about the fifth day
after the robbery, found a picture OF
the Carteret twins. It showed them
in football toys, sitting on the college
fence Of he photograph gallery. Their
hair was nicely parted in the middle,
and Jim had his arm on Georges
shoulder.
The girls gave one glance at the pic.
ture, emitted a little scream, and
looked at each other in establishment.
"Old college chums Of yours, I sup
poser" observed Marriott.
Dad" exclaimed Helen %excitedly,
do you remember when l sprained
my ankle at Omaha? Well, these are
the very same fellows I told you about
that helped me willie you were playing
those horrid old cards; aren't they,
Edith? This is the one"-pointing to
the picture of George-"who picked
me up and carried me into the car;
isn't it Edith?"
"How can you tell them apart?
They're twins aren't they?" asked
Marriott.
"Oh, we can tell them apart, can't
we, Edith"
'This is becoming serious" laughed
Marriott. II suppose I will have to
finance a double wedding."
Marriott's facetiousness, however,
was lost on his daughters, for they
were busily engaged in reading all
about the prowess of the Carteret
boys on diamond and gridiron.
Young Mrs. Marriott sat on the arm
of her husbands chair. She leaned
over and whispered:
II think it would be great fun to
try and find them. Do you suppose
there is any chance? You owe me a
honeymoon, you know. I would be
willing to spend it in that way.'
"My dear girl" replied Marriott
gallantly, "you may have anything in
the world that you want if it is in my
power to give it to you. Your wishes
are mine. I think there is about one
chance in ten thousand for us to win
that reward, but we will take that one
chance. Well start just as soon as We
can ship your mother home"
poor mother!" laughed Mrs. Mar
riott. "rm afraid our marriage has
completely upset her. But she has ne
reason to complain. I am rather sorry
to lose her"
Marriott went out to look up trans
portation and buy the largest map 81
the Pacific Ocean he could find in ali
Sydney. He also SEN this cablegram:
Police, San Francisco:
Hemenway captured yet? What
opinion his whereabouts?
MARRIOTT.
When Marriott returned to his hote
he unrolled his map on the floor, ant
the entire Marriott family spent thu
next two hours on it's knees ~plannin,
a nautical campaign that had to de-
with the capture of the alleged rob
beers.
The young women grew consider
ably excited over the matter. Mar
Tiott quietly laughed in his sleeve. He
looked upon the whole undertaking as
a Joke. But it pleased his young wife
SO he was satisfied to go through
with it.
That evening a reply came to his
cdblegram. It read:
! Marriott, Sydney:
Not captured; believe South Seas.
mo sig.)
Three days later they boarded a
steamship that would land them in
Papeete, on the island of Tahiti. in
fifteen days by way of Wellington and
Rarotonga.