The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-02-04
De Bergerac ef
the Boes
By AUGUSTUS WHITFIELD

wa 'SNtNS. IL lNttN itludI WIFI Ilt
ss,tery weeps inquired: Have YOU Ilat
any more of those re4narisaiiip alvan
tares since | say YOU last p
Have r. queried Monk. "Why, I've
had the time of my life. I've beer
hObno,bing with the Hartman Of The
highways. Doing stunts in an aulomo
bile with the only and original ant,
hobo of America.
"Onr afternoon | was doing the at.
home stunt meath the shade OF the old
appie-tree. when a stranger hove in
sight. wiped his feet on tho. s'Weicome
mat, and proceeded to %ingfNriate aim.
! self.
He requested me to awaken him
should an auto bearing his crest put
In an appearance. and was soon pound
Ing his auricular appendage on the
hcrbaceOus hummOck. s
AS | loilei and dreamed, a machine
came along. The only occupant asked
me whether ! had seen an individual
meahdering around who looked like
an imitation Of Richard Mansfield.
II associated his meager description
with the personality If my guest, and
informed the proud plea ure-pflOt that
the great Cyrane was doing the by-by
act meath the pippin-tree.
The clipper chauffeur strobe over
to the sluml,erer and shook him. De
Bergerac awOke and cast his optics
over the moving picture show. Then
he indulged ina conversation with the
naughty a%utoist. who finally handed
him some bills and took his departure.
Then | approached the guest Of honor,
and, by jndiciOus questioning. | e licired
the information that the utO belonged
to him.
n expressed my doubts as to his
AGILITY to run the autO. but lie assured
me that he was Al expert. Then he
started the engine. and we climbed in.
De Bergerac said We wonld,take a run
up to Lake Nocopo.H = swell fsummer
resort. We finally reached thu lake.
and had our flrst view OF The classy re-
sort from the lower end. .
"De Bergerac brought his machine
to q stop. that we might enjoy the
witchery Of the scene. Coming across
the water toward us was 4 canoe. con-
tanning a young man and y Young wom-
an. The feminine end Of the combine
tiOn was furnishing the motivespowcr,
while the Choily-boy seemed. 10 he
content with looking picturesque ard
puny. Il
On they am gliding over the va
ter. when suddenly that mo4tysoddle
masculine made a fool move. ana ~.
set the birch bat ewm The girl came up
first. and. grabbing the struggling
shrimp by the hack Of the Deck.t she
WAN with him to the overturned
craft. .n.ea . ut
"ne Bergerac. realizing her ,predica-
nlcnt. remarked Tint It was evidently
up to rs I" Il" the heroic rescue act.
How do YOU propose to capture Tire
Carnegie COMPENSATION l inqufred:
ID Bergerac thought for d, nfoasienr.
then he jumped from the car And got
busy ~detaching the tires from the
wheels. Then he picked up the tires
and made for the lake. bidding. me til
10 likewise.
II followed De Bergerac into the
chilly water. After about ten. min
uies' hard work. we reached the Ills.
tressed danlsel and her companion.
and DE Rergerac instructed Them as to
the method Of putting a life-preserver
on straight.
when the pocket-edition of mascu
Unity had gotten himself comfortably
enscOnced in his life-preserver, he
fumbled In his c0at pocket and pulled
out his card-case. With dificulty he
opened II and took out a damp card.
He handed II to De Bergerac. saying:
- feel that the conventlonalitiex
should be observed before We proceed
further. Permit me to, introduce my
self
After the formalities had been CD
served, De Bergerac approached the
fair maiden and said:
Miss PendeIton, may l have the
honor Of saving your nfey ~.
Fair Geraldine smiled her assent.
and DE Rergerac riGhted the canoe.
Then, while 1 steadied 1t, he assisted
her ID re-embark.
I'VE proceeded shOreward. guided by
the skillfui strokes Of the versatile
vslnnteer. and eventually landed.
when the guests heard of the
heroic rescue, they li0nized that Car
negie here
Il suppose ventured the Individual
with the watery eyes, that your
friend with the bistri0nic handle mar
ried the water-nymph and lived happy
ever afterwards"
No. replied Monk, ~'fictien may
flourish. hut truth will prevail. Al 1
chrOnicler Of facts, l have no other re-
course than to the union OF
the house OF Pendelton with thar Of
De Trop, though what she could see In
thar scion Of immobility surpasses un.
l...-A M.EN VI 8&1