Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-12-30
(Publiahed By special arrAnsement with TIT
Chicago Tribune 6yndicate)
IN TWO PARTS-PART TWO
THE o so FAR

Ben HUFF, a young lawyer in a middle
western town, meets Annabel Severn while
she is visiting from the east. Annabel is
very popular among the young men of the
town with the exception Of Ben, who has
the name OF being a woman hater. Anna
bel hears that Ben has said that she will
probably end by being an old maid. While
boat riding together. Annabel, in a spirit of
raillery. begs Ben TO marry her to save her
from that fate. They part angrtly and do
not meet agoin for fifteen years. Both have
remained unmarried. and Annabel appears
as young as ever and says she does not pro-
pose to grow old.
And now the story
Lets dance" said Ben. He clappec
s~trenuously.
That's nice Of you." approvingly. "a
haven't finished the encores OF a dane
all evening""
"Now's your chance" still clapping.
and Nv only had two invitations tc
go out in q boat. But one was a widowel
and fat and admitted that rowing wa
bad for his heart; and the other, though
nice looking, ha a wife at nome with a
headache"
Ben was persisting in his plaudits.
Thank you for c%lapping," said Anna
meant it-such nice determined claps. ]
can't tell you how 1t sets me up"
And then rashly, inexplicably, Ben said,
I'll do even more for youth take you
out in a boat"
"Wil you really do that2 That's al
most too muchl"
Come on" said Ben.
No use trying to account for his deed
since he couldn't have done SO himself
but he helped her down the steps of the
boat landing, and they came to the river,
which for hnfh NJ fhar, ypr,cf have Aa1J
certain memories. And perhaps amongst
the boats anchored there was one of
especial signiicance-the rather dingy
and dilapidated little craft looked as II
they might bark back fifteen years; but,
II SO, the two did not get into their own
haunted boat-they did not get into any
at all.
The denouement came about in a
startling and tempestuous way.
Ben had paused to let his gaze travel
critically over the meager display, and
knelt to test one skeptically.
II doubt whether we'd better try It,,
after all. They don't look safe"
Not safe?" queried Annabel softly, but
her glance, as Ben glanced up to meet
1T, held the mocking imp of his par
ticular detestation.
He rose to his feet, busting off his
hands. These boats are q hundred years
ol0 ana aren't used very often; the u
crowd prefers the lake over at the club,
/ believe"
II see" said Annabel. And II we can't
he young we can at least be cautious"
Standing beside him. she gazed down
at the bobbing relics.
And I can't even admit I'm disap-
pointed" she sighed. "for fear Of APP
pearing ridiculous-since you've remind
ed me I'm thirty-six."
"Perhaps,"-raising her lashes tenta-
lively n her tone very deprecating, in
I promised to be very careful,
to sit quietly and not make q move-not
crawl to you on my hands n knees"
But she did make a move. the slight
est in1nitesimal move, with her face up
lifted. And then it was that Ben made
a lunge at her, caught her in his arms.
Her drawing voice snapped off in the
middle; the imp in her eyes was extin-
guished first by startlement and they by
his kiss.
He kissed her first upon the eyes, and
then upon the lips. Then with q graf
ing laugh he loosed her.
Nov are you satisfied" he asked.
But before she could speak, If she we're
going to speak at all, he a his arms
her again.
Forgive me-" he muttered unstead-
ny. i lost my grip on myself-I'm sorry
I treated you like that"
For a long breath she didn't answer.