The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-11-04
LOVES
CURRICULUM.
BY EVELYN LEE.


copyright. 1920. Western Newspaper Union.)
"You are sure you are in love with
Wanda Muir? ~propounded Lester
North.
swell, l can't think of anything else
day or night" submitted Archie Dunt-
ley.
That's a sign."a
"And I'm not eating. much.'
"Oh. you've got it! Assuming that
this Is so, why don't you press your
suit, propose and settle the question
that is troubling you so?"
"Oh. l don't dare !" almost breath
lessly and awed replied timid, retiring
and inexperienced Archie. "She is
like some beautiful flower or bird. I
might scare her with my crude ways.
No, no. l want to know the conven-
tional methods Of apprizing her Of my
feelings"
Every good" smiled North. "I'm
just the right one to come to for ad-
vice. Just put a friend in the way of
getting a bride. I loaned him q book
l call it the Curriculum of Love. He
just returned it. Here it is, in my
pocket. Now then, you post up on
courtship out Of that and orally and
In writing you'll be able to win your
BRIDE"
Wanda Muir was visiting a girl
friend, her home being in another
town. Archie came upon her strolling
along the river shore. They rested
in the shade. A view Of that charming
face, the luxury of proximity to the
object of his adventure at once put to
flight the curriculum" and all the
set speeches Archie had acquired.
It was all done in a moment. His
hand involuntarily sought that of Wan
da. He simply faltered forth: II love
you" Wanda flushed and tremored,
hid her head on his shoulder and a
wedding followed in four months.
Never was there a more happy or
contented couple. ~
1t was half a year after they had
settled down in a prettily furnished
fiat that Wanda started in at house
cleaning, as she termed it. It was
more an overhauling than a renovation
process, for she was a neat house
keeper. Archie came home one w
ming to find everything in order, but
Wanda in an Enthusiastically disturbed
frame of mind.
II would like to 60 home to mother
for a few days." she submitted, and
Archie noted that she was unusually
depressed. He expressed concern, al
most alarm.
"You're not i'll, Wanda" he in
CURED solicitously.
ooh, no, only tired" she responded
in a wearisome way.
"You have just worm you dear self
out with this housekeeping" declared
Archie. II shall never let you overdo
yourself that way again-never. Why !
there are actually tears in your eyes,"
and pathetically he kissed them away.
"YOu must take a rest and have a
change Of scene. Tell mother every.
thing, wont, you, dear? and if she
thinks a trip South will build you up,
We'll start at once"
Archie saw her to the train the fol-
lowing morning, so kind and consider
ate, that while Wanda acted as If she
had something on her mind she had
not told him about, she could not help
but cling to him and appreciate his
thoughtfulness. Archie sent a box of
his favorite cigars to father and a
pretty little remembrance to mother.
Then he went home, counting the
hours until Wanda should return.
1t was the third morning after that
and Archie was just about to leave the
house for his office, when the servant
announced a caller. Archie entered
the reception oom to be confronted
by his wife's father.
"No bad news, I hope?" he inquired,
all in a flutter and drawing back in
wonderment from the withheld hand
and stern face of Mr.. Muir.
81 don't imagine it would disturb
you much if there was" growled the
latter. "Duntley, you're a villain!"
"What's that? Have you lost your
mind?"
mo" retorted Mr.. Muir, II have
the proofs of your perfidy. You have
broken poor Wanda's heart, that is
all. She came across some letters to
your former love flames in your desk
in %renovating things, and she hasn't
known a moment of peace and comfort
since. There they are. What expla-
nation have you to make"
Archie viewed the extended letters
with distended eyes. Then he sprang
to his feet and waved them jubilantly
in the air.
"Glory! he shouted. '"That's all,
is it? Why, I thought something seri-
GUS had happened +.
SERIOUS. Do you deny your hand
writing?"
"Not at ALL"
"You have the unblushing effrontery
to acknowledge that those letters to
your Darling Sue and Beloved
Gladys are genuine?"
'That / wrote them, or rather,
copied them? Sure! Oh! you suspi-
-z@ EsEa GEE 4.