Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-03-12
Kiss IN xIsTiIE.
. cannot let you have one to yourself,

"why notf p i asked.
Because we are overcrowdsa to-day.
The hot weather coming SO unex-
pectedly has sent the people down m
swarms.p
well, then,g I said, Il suppose l
must share il with some n else.
II don't think you will regret it, SIR.
He seems a nice young gentleman and
not unlike yourself in appearance. There
ne stands. sir
looked in the direction indicated by
the one to whom / had been speaking
and there sure enough was n who did
resemble me somewhat, and to whoT
the term "nica enough" did not e
applicable. He appeared to be about
my own age, had q similarly growing
moustache oil the same color, light
brown, as his hair, and was 0 my
own height five feet nine inches. He
also wors q light gray SUIT not nniike
my own in general appearance, n cut
TO q particular shape which my tailor
informed me was the latest thing out.
There was one difference, however, and
that was in the buttons, which IN ms
case were Of q peculiar pattern and as 1
thought rather loud" so when order
ing nv clothes l had given instructions
to have mine of a more modest pattern.
There was, however, a restless look
about the eyes which seemed 10 Indicate
that the owner had been ~oyer-enloylng
the festivities OF commencement ut one
OF our colleges. and that, like myself,
he had come down TO the seaside 10
"cool off, fron the excitement OF a
weeks continuous gayety, winding up
the equllay exciting examinations That
had led up 10 il.
One thing. however, / should mention
with regard to his dress, and that Is
that ne wore in his necktie a peculiar
scarf pin, conspicuous rather on count
Of the pattern, q heart pierced with an
arrow. 1t was not of much intrinsic
value, but indicated that the wearer was
experiencing the delights of q first
love, a sensation which as yet | bad TO
experience, the quiet Of my home life
with a widowed mother, ayerse to social
intercourse since the loss of my father
having kept me somewhat isolated from
those Of ms own age, and developed q
retiring disposition that, even at New
Haven, had kept me aloof from my fell
low students.
And now having passed my exam"
with some degree Of credit, and envled
my fellow-students whose sisters and
thier friends had come like butterflies,
to futter their wings at the winding mp
ball, l had run down to Long Branch
for a dip before returning TO my home,
and on asking for a bathing room found
that for reasons already mentioned /
should have 10 share it with q stranger.
However, there was 40 help for it, and
so with easy grace / prepared to so to
it, having previously returned the nod
to him who was to be my companion
I WIS o prepared, and issued from
my box clad in the usual dark blue
bathing suit, which is so comfortable
after Srscarding the harness" Of cloth
ing required by our so-called c~iyilizs
ton.
With the first plunge / was another
man. The cares and worTiments Of
study-fears that | should be plucked
and go home in disgrace, for such !
should have felt il had / not been sue
cessful-were ell forgotten. Even the
prudence which prompted that my bath
should not be too long continued was
discarded, and again and again | swan
upon the breakers" or diyed beneath
their crests.
At last, however, feesfSe rsat Mad
been in long enough, if not too lcng. 1
reluctantly Withdrew and went TO the
keeper OF the bathing houses for the key,
who, looking at me somewhat critically,
said:
"You have been in pretty long, sir,
and look q little blue about the eyes.
Your roommate came out nearly half
M hour ago, and he seemed a little
touched about the head, / thought. It
is best not 10 oyerdo it at the first
bath
"Oh," / replied, II shall be all right
directly. and taking the key l went TO
the box, and having thoroughly dried
myself prepared to dress, when, 10 my
utter astonishment, i found that the
stranger bad, in every item, put on my
clothing and leaving ms his "
There was no mistake about it.
There was the light gray suit with fan
cy buttons and there was q scarf with
pin Of heart transfixed by arrow. BY
some stupid mistake, for il could not
have been from a desire to misappro-
pirate. as the clothing left was quite as
valuable as my own, he had mistaken
my side of the box" for his own and
worn away my clothing.
There was no help for it, but to dress
myself at once fortunately the clothes
fitted me as well as my own and go TO
the proprietor to explain TO him what
had occurred and ask him If he knew
who the person wa or where / could
find him.
mo, indeed, sir, i do not. think
he is staying at ons of the hotels close
by. / thought he looked a bit queer,
and perhaps as 500 as he gets better
he will come around, so yon had better
leave me your address that | may send
him to you"
This was all hat could be done, and
although I did not q. all like the idea
of wearing another persons clothes, /
determined to take a little stroll, as the
warm sun, after my lopg pr~otracted
bath, was very agreeable.
i had not strolled far when | saw APP
preaching. and in earnest conversation,
a blonde OF about sixteen, and of consid-
cradle beauty accompanying were two,
evidently sisters. but of an entirely diff.
ferent style Of beauty-decidedly bru-
nettes, and Of very graceful figures and
easy carriage.
Feeling q little awk wardin my change
of dress, and thinking hat every n
would notice il, / turned as if 10 look at
a sailing vessel, whose graceful outlines
could be distinctly seen rising and fall
ing to the waves.
While standing so and waiting for
than to pass, | was utterly perplexed
blythe blonde, who atthat moment SEEM
ed to see me, and with an exclamation
Of