Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1895-11-14
WOODBURY., N. j. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER H. 1895

and II don Il think this is very in
teresting, Mr. Radclitf, = said she cold
ly. "Then that peculiar shade Of auburn
I've never seen in any hair in the
world" 1 cried eagerly. Miss Power
shrugged her shoulders. THAT is ridicu-
lous, she said. Its true, Z, / declared.
''Those wavering masses-I've often
wondered and wondered how it looks
when you take it down at night. - "I
don't think you have any right to do
that, remarked Miss Power. II can't
help it, 4 | explained. And the shape
Of your face I" There are plenty Of
people with faces as-much the same as
mine, Y said she, refngering the flowers
"Where are they?" demanded. Eve
knocked about the world a good deal
but I've never come across one within
miles Of it, Y
You're rather extravagant, Mr.
Radcliff, = said Miss Power. III often
lie awake at night thinking Of you, '" |
continued. II can call up every single
detail Of your face and expression. And
I know you will think me very fool
ish and-wrong, but sometimes well,
can't 20 to sleep without pretending
to-to do what l did last night, you
know" How foolish you arer' said
Miss Power, with faint laugh. "That
was the reason, l explained "Why,
when 1 found myself, not Of my own
doing, you know, but just found myself
close to you, | couldn't have helped it
for the world. l just-well, it seemed
all SO wonderful and beautiful, and my
heart went thump, and l became quite
unconscious Of the crowd and every one,
and then L caught your eyes, and-well,
did it before l knew. 4
There was a pause, and then, "Oh,
but You shouldn't let such things in
fluence you like that, " observed Miss
Power in a sOftened voice.
81 am very sorry, p said l humbIy
"Did you mind very much?'
"Of course, she replied promptly
and then hurriedly went on. "That is,
I mean, when our cheeks ''- She stop
ped in rare confusion.
But yon didn mind my kissing you,
them" L asked innocently.
Certainly | did, said Miss Power
quietly. "That isl mean-no, didn t
know, you see. ("
"Of course you didn - answered,
looking crestfallen.
/ should have minded very much if
had known, said she, as though anx-
ious that there should be no mistake.
II know you would, said more lu-
gubriously. i am brute =
"Oh, wouldn't make too much of
it, Mr.. Radcliff, " said she kindly, look
ing out of the window. "You have
apologized, you know. And Of course
well, l can understand from what you
have said that you had-some excuse,
you know"
"Do you forgive me?'' Iasked moodi-
ly.
"Oh, yes, said Miss Power cheer
fully. "Of course, and l wouldn t think
anything more about it if I were you. :"
But can t help thinking about it, !"
/ said desperately.
But, Mr. Radciff"- she began and
was silent.
'How can you ask me to forget all
about it with the memory of that-with
that memory" l asked arose, and
from where | stood l was conscious that
Miss Powers cheek was tinged with
color.
HYou-you shouldD't It have done it
then, - said she with a tremulous little
laugh. | approached her, hat in hand.
81 couldn't help it, - said with sigh.
"Oh. but that's nonsense, said she
very gently, regarding the traffic in the
street.
Whenever am close to you 1 have
the same temptation, said, drawing
near.
But that's not nice of you, ex-
claimed Miss Power.
"All the time we have been in this
room | have been struggling with a sin
gular desire to do the same thing, I
said, "and now it seems to Be quite
mastering me. -
"Oh, you mustn't give way, mur-
INJURED Miss Power, but she did not
move, and was now very close to her.
81 can't help it, - explained Ap-
parently Miss Power could not help it
either. H. B. Marriott Watson in New
Budget.