The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1895-12-03

Iseu 10 Duy a quart OF mowers Tor the
infirmarv, I1rked, glancing at
Mis- 6sfsy lei y ~. : = Miss Hewitt's
face fell but slis aid nothfngs I took
out my pocketbook and extracted some
notes, dividing my looh between the
two stalls in hesitating way. 81 think
the children in the hospital would like
the toys very much, :" said Miss Hewitt
nervously. Eyes; they couloplay with
the stockings nicely, couldi't they?"
said I. She paid no heed to tbs remark
81 wonder if Miss ChudlGgh would
do what the duchess did," 1 observed
presently. Perhaps you had better ask
her," said Miss Hewitt sarastically.
ooh, mol l said hurriedly. e was only
wondering. For the sake of the poor,
people do make sacrifices, 1 suppose. -
81 don't believe she did let them-let
them kiss her. remarked Mis- Hewitt,
after pause and contemplating wood
en- horse. don t your" asled, look
ing up. "What did they d., do you
think?" Miss Hewitt examined the toy
carefully. "Oh, she said indfferently,
81 should think she merely pretended. -
"Pretended?'' echoed. Eyes, they only
kissed-just-not quite-I mean they
didn't really touch her, = sheexplained,
with more interest in the horse. I con-
sidered this. 'But some Of them, " OBJ
jected, would not have been content to
be put off that way. They must have
really "Oh, if any one liked to be
rude and take Advantage like that, " she
said disdainfully. she couldn't help it,
poor thing'' "ND. assented, ''I sup
pose she couldn't and she must Lave
hated it all the time. " "Of course she
did, said Miss Hewitt. now inspecting
a doll. But sic did it out of a sense
of duty-to benEit her country, I con-
cluded. "a man would never have been
SO unselfish, said Miss Hewitt. "Nev-
er," said emphatically. "But do you
think that women are capable of such
an act of self sacrifice in these daysf"
asked. "Of course, = said Miss Hewitt,
watching some people go by with great
interest, Cliff they only-only pre-
tended to. ''But if there was an acct
dent?" 1 ventured Miss Hewitt ap-
parently did not hear this ''Do you
really think, - persisted, THAT wom-
ana girl-wouldd oa thing like thatP''
She wouldn 't-she couldn 't-of course
the duchess did not let it pretend to be
done-in-before any one else. " "Not,
for example, in room like this?" I
said, looking round the bazaar. How,
then?" "Afterward, murmured Miss
Hewitt, bending down to pick up pin,
I suppose. ooh, said, she would
only promise, then " Miss Hewitt said
nothing rose. ----Well, I'm afraid I
must be really going said, holding
out my hand. IT think if she we're real
ly honest she would have to keep her
promise, said Miss Hewitt in low
voice.
I looked at her, but she was not look
ing at me. 81 think you have given me
two waltzes tonight, I observed. "It
ism t very generous usage. "I'm sure
it's quite enough, said Miss Hewitt
firmly. ''Well, at any rate, let us sit
out the second, I suggested. Miss
Hewitt looked at me in surprise. 81
thought you liked dancing" she said
innocently. "Oh, sometimes !'' said.
But we might have talk in the con-
It's sure to be very hot. y
DO you think it is?" said she. Seer
tain. :" "Oh, we'll see r. said she nom
chalantly. l turned to go. "By the
way" said I, leaning on the stall conf
dentially, "shall l leave you the ESQ
now? And then you can send the things
to the hospital at once, you know"
Miss Hewitt avoided my eye. ST didn't
know, y she began and broke off. per
haps it would be better, !" she murmured.
offered my hand. Tonight, then, I"
said. She did look at me at last, but it
was quite by acci2ent-just the sort of
scvitase - b b n rhn Eoaserya-
tory. B. Ms Fott- " atson in Black
and White.