Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-11-10
ANY PERSON
FOUND TRESP ASSING ON
THE BARRY ESTATE
WILL BE PRsEoUTEI


FOUND TIRE SPASSIN ON
THE AIRY ESTATE
WILL BE PRsEcUTED
By Order,
Agents Office. j. SMITH.
A very ordinary notice, but one which
had been the subject of much merri-
ment while back, when " Airy you
Juggins'' had eliminated the harmless
o and interpolated the direful q for the
amusement of his conseurs and con-
freres.
The effect it had upon our traveller
was not that which henceforward, for
all / care, may be described as de-
faciensis tripperii. He had no desire to
drop in mot" between the "will'' and
the "be, /" neither did he change "per-
SON. into "peer, but he did allow his
feet, which had been resting on rung
two of the roadside ladder, to change
their position to rung one of that of the
woodside.
After the first step the way was easy.
So appeared to be the grass path
which meandered among the trees in
curves most sinuous, path that looked
AS all forbidden paths look-seduc-
tive, and, moreover, by far the most de-
lightful i'll the whole district
Our traveller looked at his watch, at
the up and down of the road, and not a
soul was in sightto deter him. He slip
ped to the ground, and in brief space
was in the thicket.
On and on pressed he till the black
ing was restored to the boot by the dust
banishing grass agency. The cigarette,
smoked out, was replaced by second,
and then he came to halt at the brink
surrounded lake, whose clear waters in
vited-nay, almost commanded-im-
mersion, with the thermometer taxed
to its utmost heat recording limits.
Birds were singing, the lakelet rip
pied, and with delicious splashing a
waterfallet threw itself in wanton aban-
donment into the embrace of the all
absorbing tarn.
Delicious spot for bathing, but spot
wasted, impossible. On the farther side
was one who gazed at our traveller, the
intruder, with eyes beautiful and pro-
voked--one attired in kerchief of lawn,
bodice and skirt of print and in other
dainty things.
IA pretty girl" said he mentally.
"A wretched tourist!' r she reflected.
The path was winding, like to a
maze, but surely mazelike it led to an
eventual goal? 1t would do no harm to
ask. The traveller meandered on and
found himself in space but three or
four feet from my lady Of the lake.
His cap was off.
Said he, "Will you kindly tell me if
this path comes out anywhere near
Marleydale?"
Eventually at the village itself, :"
she replied.
He thanked her, and with steps re-
luctant would have advanced, but she,
reddening and paling alternately, denied
him progress except over her lithesome
self.
PLEASE stopf' she commanded. care
you aware that this is private proper
ty?"
Il could hardly imagine it was pub
lie, said he.
She flushed angrily.
"You are trespassing, she contin-
ued, "and are liable to be prosecuted I"
And prosecuted, if the notice board
lies not, he added.
''The notice board does lie. Some
tourist = she began impetuously.
Then suppose am not trespass-
ing, he queried.
You will see r said she fiercely.
But surely u trespass without dam
age is as harmless as threat that can
not be carried out?" he asked.
''Thp game she started to say.
is remarkable for its ABSENCE" he
concluded.
"The--th the''- She was at a loss.
81 picked this clump Of mountain
ash, - he suggested kindly.
Ah, inJuring the treesi You can be