The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-04-15

use to try to deceive me, for you can't
! do it. This giggling and simpering
around and writing for hair dyes and
complexion powders mean love- Who
is the manY
Aunt Milly blushed some more and
fenced some more and then owned up.
1t was a relief to own up and have
somebody to share her joys and aDtici-
pations, and she was glad of the op
portunity. Yes, she was in love. It
wasn't the wishy washy love of a
young girl, but strong deep feeling,
| founded on respect, admiration and
friendship. She had been introduced to
a professor while in Boston. Professor
| Holden. He wasn't connected with
any college, but was processing" on
his own hook and delivering interest
ing lectures on physiology. He hadn't
called her an angel and fallen in love
at first sight. On the contrary it had
taken him five or six days to discover
that he had at last met his affinity, and
he had skipped her face entirely in
summing up her graces. All this and
much more the blushing aunt related
to the inquiring niece and the latter
/ finally demanded:
| Now show me this mans photo
graph. know you've got it,"
| Aunt Milly almost lied about it, but
finally produced cabinet photograph
She was of course wearing it over her
heart. 1t was the typical professor"
or rather more so, and after long
look at the picture Susie handed it
back with the remark:
81 don't like the looks of that man,
and I'm going to keep an eye on things
If he doesn't know more about corn
cures than physiology. then his photo
graph is way off y
Aunt A1illy was shocked. upset and
angry, and her defense of the professor
was vigorous and decisive They were
not actually engaged as yet she adj
mitted, but he was coming on soon for
| a visit and would then doubtless pro-
| pose for her hand. His letters were
beautiful. and no woman could read
them without almost reverencing the
writer She refused to exhibit them,
but few hours later Susie had the
meanness to steal and read every one.
She saw that the professor had neg
lected photography and grammar in his
ycnooIing, and the only beautiful thing
she could discover about the epistles
was his statement that he sought for
"harte" to beat responsive to his own.
1t was no use to say anything further
to Aunt Milly. She was "sot'' in the
matter and loyal to the absent one A
week later Professor Holden arrived.
He was distinguished looking man.
AS Susie looked him over she believed
she could distinguish him from most
fakirs by the grease on his hair and the
set Of his ready made coat He was
fairly agreeable man of big words and
eccentric ways. He hadn't come to
propose a secret marriage or an elope-
ment, but to boldly declare his love In
the face of everybody and ask for Aunt
Milly's hand. Aunt Florence was in
elined to be neutral and Susie had
nothing to say. So it came about that
the lovers pledged themselves, and the
marriage day was set for three months
| ahead. SEsie's seeming Indifference
was annoying to the happy hearted old
maid, who wanted everybody to rejoice
with her, but the only explanation she
received was:
'I'm doing lot of thinking just now,
and you wait till l get through, and I'll
congratulate you"
She had a dim remembrance Of hav-
ing seen photograph of the professor
before. She cudgeled her brains for a
week, and she still doubted as she took
the train for New York one morning
On reaching the city she took cab to
police headquarters, in Mulberry street,
and when finally ushered into the de-
tective department she astonished the
inspector in charge by asking to look
at the rogues gallery.
ANY particular picture?' he queried.
Yes, sir; want to find the photo
graph of the man who is going to
, marry my aunt If don't stop him,