The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-08-18

Leona play7ully told her she was 70
Ing to send me around! to- give n Of
the college serenades when / passed
through the town here. Drusa n
full OF life and fun, and A1sisted she
would be delighted with such a vel.
come reminder of the dear old school
days.
"And you r going to twang the
light guitar. ELI p smiled Harvey.
"With your assistance ON the man
dolin. Oh. we can make a fine roman
tic occasion Of it, don't you seer" and
Price leaned back complacently on the
rustic seat Of the village park.
IF Miss Hoyt was In my 0wn ratn-
er humble Glass;" half satiricaHy re-
turned Harvey. II wouldn't try to for
get that beautiful face, as l must do
for my WI peace Of mind"
There was q rustic in the path circ-
ling past them, and Harvey. turn
Ing slightly, observed a young girl
arise and leave a near seat.
He scarcely listened as Price told
Of obtaining the picture from his cous
In, also of an item he had noted in
a newspaper some time previous COM
menting on the rare business sue
cess of John Hoyt, ESQ.,,
"You see, I'll surprise Miss Hoyt
with the song the college fellows, sang
many q moonlight night under the
seminary windows-'Come Where My
Love Lies Dreaming said Price.
"Well practice up a bit. steal into the
Hoyt garden and give this dead old
burg q real sensation"
1t a almost nine o'clock In the
evening when the twain started out.
Az they left the hotel Price discovered
that he had run out Of extra guitar
strings.
"Iu get q supply from the drug
store TN case Of accidents" he ex-
planned. "You 60 head and I'll soon,
join you."
Harvey reached the Hoyt home.
There appeared at its window a
feminine form. It was Miss Hoyt.
She saw him, uttered q faint cry and
then leaned from the window.
"Fsrgtve me-" sha faltered, "you are
q stranger, but-won't you that is
r am all alone In the house, and some
n 10 below, and I am afraid"
AT once" replied Harvey, swiftly
taking in the situation.
He dashed up the steps. to find the
door open.
Harvey flared a match, found a gas
Jet and flooded the hall with light.
Just then a timid, trembling form
came down the staircase. 1t raj Miss
Hoyt. Harvey slowly advanced down
the hall, armed with the weapon she
had provided. Then, as there was a
stir and then a crash. as Of a chair
thrown violently over. she chung to his
arm. The next moment Harvey could
not repress q jolly laugh.
There Is our formidable night dis
turber-no burglar after all, Miss
Hoyt!" he exclaimed.
"A dog darted from the library into
the hall and scurried past them
through the front doorway.
"You-you seem to know my name,"
she began, and then, looking straight
at the now somewhat embarrassed
Harvey, she flushed all wei her face.
And just then, too, Harvey noticed a
hat with a great blue veil on q hall
seat, and understood. This was the
young lady he had noticed at the park.
Had she overheard the conversation
between himself and Price? He won
dered. as he retreated to the porch.
"I-I had better explain how I came
to be here" he observed-"in the gar
den, / mean."
II think | know" smiled Drusa. Il
had an intimation of a serenade. l
saw Mr.. Price today, but did not wish
to spoil what he intended as a sur
prise. Mercy! What is that?"
1t was q shot, shouts, a craSh-then
the jangling strings of some musical
instrument.
A little investigation brought out
the facts Of the case. Price had gone
into the wrong ~garden-that Of a jeal-
Gus, crusty old bachelor, just married.
He had observed the guitar-armed SER
enader. had gone for a gun. and Price
had run for his life.
And of curse the serenader by proxy
eventually married Drusa Hoyt.