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Show None But the Brave Deserve the Fair. Hilda Christensen had three lovers, Hans Neil-son, Neil-son, Swin Jensen and Canute Adamson. Hilda did not know whether she loved Hans or Canute best, but she was indifferent to Swin for he was shy and poor and not what might be called beautiful beau-tiful to look at. She had an interview at 4 p. m. July 23rd with Canute. It took place behind her father's smoke-house. The afternoon sun played upon the cheek of Canute and she said to herself: "My, but he is lovely." Canute informed her that he had saved up $130, that he was to have a one-third one-third interest in his father's crop and wanted to marry Hilda next day at Calder's. Hilda agreed to give hiin an answer the next afternoon. About 6 p. m. the same day Swin came by and seeing Hilda outside the corral, where she was milking the cow, told her that if she, would marry him he would relieve her of that work. She answered scornfully that se guessed so, that he had no cow. About 8 p. m. Hans came along, called Hilda into the garden, informed her that he had finished paying for his team and wagon and had a contract which would leave him net $2.50 per day and wanted to marry her right away. Hilda promised that she would give him an answer sure next day. All three, Hans, Swin and Canute, determined to celebrate Pioneer day at Calder's. Swin and Canute reached the grounds early. Canute took some beer and treated Swin. Then Canute proposed pro-posed a little game of Old Sledge. Swin consented. He lost the first game but won the second. Then Canute was vexed and proposed to raise the stakes. Swin aid ho agreed and in two hours had won the $130 and Canute was full of beer. Then Hans came, and learning how things had gone, took some beer and then proposed to play a game or two with Swin himself. Swin "was agreeable agree-able and in two hours more had won Han's team and wagon and had succeeded in getting both Hans and Canute roaring drunk. Just then Hilda came upon the ground. Hans and Canute were both in bad humor and both very drunk. They each tried to talk with Hilda but were simply maudlin and she turned away disgusted. dis-gusted. Then Swin approached, told Hilda that he had never boasted but that really he had a good deal of money, some $130 and a fine team and wagon and wanted her for a wife. Hilda gave one more look at the two inebriates, then jumped into the wagon and started with Swin for a marriage license. Moral: It couldn't have happened at Saltair, because be-cause Saltair has no beer. |