Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1897-05-07
A KISS in THE DARK.

They are ON their way to the benefit
given by tho Art Students association
and are standing on the corner waiting
for down town car.
The A. S. A. usually gives an annual
banquet, but this year mo ono seemed
to be hungry" M the man that makes
the speech said, 80 they are giving In
stead an artistic, musical and dramatic
entertainment for these who arc.
Two oars approach, running tandem,
one with seats running lengthwise. the
other with seats running crosswise.
''Shall we take the front carr" he
asks, in no amiable tone of voice. for 1t
had taken her Just hour and 30 min
utes to dress.
mo, the last one. Everybody has
such an opportunity to stare whom the
passengers face each other. Now, II l
were 30 beautiful that none could look
but to admire''--- A low growl from tho
depths Of his mustache ~ he hands her
up to the rear platform Of the car IL the
only answer. Then he flashes look at
the graceful, white clad figure, the black
eyes and mass of raven hair beneath the
rose declsed hat but says nothing.
"That wide eyed girl across the aisle
reminds me Of story read the other
day of New York man who was call
ing on lady in Boston. She was sort
of poster woman, with orange hair and
orange lips and o crimson bodice. Stay
ing with her was q young girl from
somewhere iii Missouri--a girl with
eyes set mysteriously wide apart-who
enchanted him with her singing. A
year later he met the wide eyed girl
again and asked her to sing TO him. She
went to the piano and sang touching
little ballad that brought the tears to
his eyes. See. you have called forth my
tears.
" Il would give the rest Of my life to
see your tears, she said, and then he
knew that the wide eyed girl was blind. :"
Where did you get that?' he asked
quietly.
"Oh, from one of those impossible
little magazines, a 'Clack' ora Clique,
Chap or Chip, y" she answered.
As they are about to leave the car
the little woman across the aisle arises.
takes che wide eyed girl by the hand
and carefully leads her out. They look
ut each other in silence
They are late, of course Memorial
hall Is futter Of pink and white. u
garden Of flower trimmed hats In per-
fume laden atmosphere.
They are Just in time to see Burne-
Jones' Garden Court" In the legend OF
the Brier Rose. TO the music Of "She
Sleeps" Then an the usher points them
TO the only two remaining seats-fortu-
nately In the back row--the curtain
rises again upon one Of Bourgereau
Madonnas, sitting with unblinking eyes
and reverent, uplifted hands. 1t Ii the
wide eyed girl they had seen in tho car.
In the interval that follows girl In
ivory white, bareheaded, down the aisle
exchanges q few words with lady In
black and darts back again. her glorious
hair framing her face in halo Of light.
~ believe she did that with a pur-
pose" he growls.
How could one suppose anything
else2 She knew, Of course, what the
effect Of the light on her hair would be. "
do look Mt that huge woman In the
blue silk gown. She remiuds me Of
nothing NO much as a lazy, pale blue
cow"
"Where2 Which one2'
Second seat from tho end, third
row.
As they look and laugh the female
bovine turns and casts a look Of very
human scorn at them.
AREN'T you ashamed Of YOURSELF
A. l..