The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-03-02
TIE STORY or A KISS.
Coy Miss westmor" Kept Her Vow Despite
the Plotting OF Rivals.

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 2s.-Ths Methodist
Church at Lyons Crossing, Warrick county,
was the scene Of a wedding on Sunday
morning in which Miss Georgia Westmore,
the Acknowledged belle Of the country for
many miles around, and John {. Woolson,
n Young hardware merchant, were the con
tracing parties, and thereby hangs a tale.
The bride has just turned her eighteenth
year, and is not only pretty but amiable
as well. For two years she has been the
centre Of attraction 10 the young men Of
the community, and engagements with her
for church and neighborhood entertain
ments had to be made early If made at all,
for her companionship was at a premium
and there we're no reserved seats at her side
AT the village entertainments during the
winter she danced with the young men,
took part In the charades, and Joined in the
other amusements with apparent relish
until kissing games were suggested.
When these were mentioned she always
separated herself from those who engaged
In them and sat apart till some more con-
genial amusement was placed on the pro-
gramme The other girls called her a
pride, and every artifiCe was reSorted to
In the hope Of bringing her into son @ of the
games. but she resisted all persuasion and
play she would not when kissing was a part
OF the game.
Kissing was soon at a discount az the
village entertainn ents, and the other young
women we're inclined 10 turn the cold
shoulder upon Miss Westnore, hrt she con-
tinued to be popular with the men and no
entertainment was ~considore1 complete
without her presence. In the discussion of
her abstention from kissing II came out that
Miss WestmoTe had declared that no men
other than the one she should marry would
ever have the privilege Of kissing her, and
this statement was pooh-pOohed 10y tie
other young women, who indulged in in
situations to the effect that soue people,
perhaps, we're more particular in public
thar in private, but this inSinuotiOu was
wholly undcserved so far at known.
Whether the girls entered int the con-
epiracy or whether. indeed. there Was n con-
spiracy at all against the peace and dignity
Of Miss Nestmore cannot he affirmed, but
at a recent party sone Of them began TO
exploit the accomplishments Of John Wool
son az a medium and a s@ance WIS arranged.
An old wardrobe was brought into the
room, the lights were turned ont after the
boys and girls had formed q circle, holding
each other by the hand, and WoolEon entered
the cabinet and the performance began.
Many strange things were told by the
spiri, voices about those present, and then
silence fell upon the scene for a few mo-
nlents. lips were heard 10 smack sud
denly and this Was followed by a scream
from Miss Westmore. When the lights
were turned on and Woolson had stepped
from the cabinet Miss Westmore was stand
ing in the middle of the room, pale, indig-
nant and beautiful, and with a trembling
voice she ordered her escort to tuke her
home at once. The party broke mp a few
moment later, but not till there had been
much speculation as 10 the identity of the
person who had stolen the kiss from the lips
of Miss WeEtmore.
The next morning Miss Wostmore's father
began an investigation. He let II be- known
,lnN L.. HI No. V.HgfA tho afnrfY na A sTlHa
and il soon developed that i've meant hu-i-
ness. Suspicion fen upon James Wright.
a h~appy-go-luckv kind of a fellow. who
il given to playing pranks, but hc stoutly
denied any part Of tho afeir, except that
he happened to have hold Of one Of Miss
Westmore's hands in the circle. and the
girl who sat next 10 him came 70 his r"sopa
bv declaring that Wright had hold Of her
hand, too, and did not release IL I'll tho
lights were turned on. Woolson was w
tile cabinet and, Of course, could not b.
the offender, and when Papa Wcstmore
had made the rounds he was quite as much
in the dark as he had been before entering
upon the investigation.
This was tie status of the case when
II came TO Woolson's ears that Mr.. West
more had consulted n lawyer and was
about to sue James Wright and the zirl
that sat neat him FOR conspiracy 10 humi,!-
ate his daughter. That evening Woclspn
drove out TO Wes'more's farmhouse and
asked to see Georgia ana her rather TO
q Their. When the father came in the Young
Hardware N reliant made n clean breast
Of the matter and confessed that il was he
who had offended tho daughter.
He did not try 10 PALATE TIE offence hut
declared that he could not help IL and at
the time he had ONLY considered Il q joke.
He said that he dig not know how he could
repair the damage that Ind b0en Golo.
but he thought Il due to Wright TO rviirvc
him Of any further suspicion. Woolsul's
candor and generosity djrarmcd the To-
sentiment of the father but not Of the dguga-
ter who during the confession had moved
away from Woolson 10 the opposite eido
of the room. But as the father left the
room, Woolson walked over 10 where she
was sitting and said;
There's one way out Of this, Georgia,
Il vou'Il let me suggest lt?"
She made no answer n he continued.
you've said 70 man.. except the u7n
you'll marry, should ever Hiss you, NC
YOU willing Ia stand 10y that statement"
She replied at first that she was rot.
but before Woolsou returned TO the villag <
that night she had changed her mind aud
the wedding was ret for last Sunday, aud
the belle Of Lyons Crossing had kept her