Dellec #4

"Smitty" by Berndt follows the young office boy through various domestic and workplace misadventures. Smitty's boss sends him north to retrieve a missing employee named George, an Indian guide, leading to comedic encounters in the woods involving a rifle and a bear. Back home, Smitty becomes entangled in his romantic life when he must deliver a message to his "future husband" at a costume party, where an engagement is mistakenly arranged through a game of chance. The story concludes with confusion about whether Smitty is actually engaged, as his mother anticipates wedding plans while he insists they were merely playing a game.