The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-06-03

oh, IT'S GOING INTO THE WATERl SAVE
I'll SAVE TIP
was quite ecstatic as she cried. "Oh,
do love the parkr
$50 do | in summer"
But now, when the breath of spring
is in the air."
''More winter than spring in this
air." he retorted grimly There is a
lot of ice still in these sheltered walks.
SO do let me help you"
But she refused his proffered hand
and stepped daintily along. She even
hummed fragment of a gay dance
tune. Evidently her spirits were ris-
ing in proportion as his fell. Overhead
the bare branches creaked and sighed.
Underfoot the walk looked treacherous
enough in the fitful glimmer of the
gas lamps.
Now came a bit of incline. She start
ed down recklessly, with challenging
look at her silent escort. Lets see
who gets to the bottom first"
But on the instant her foot caught on
a bit of gravel She swayed and would
have fallen If his ready hand had not
steadied her. The effort, however. de-
stroyed his own equilibrium. Down,
down rolled the dignitied Mr.. Voight to
the bottom of the slide His high silk
hat rolled even faster In an exploring
expedition toward the little brook that
ran alongside the path.
The girl clasped her hands tragically.
"Oh, it is going into the water! Save
It'll Save ftp Then she burst out laugh
ing.
Mr.. Voight raised himself stifly and
went In chase of the hat.
When he brought 1t back. she was
still laughing.
81 am glad that / afforded you so
much amusement" His tone was very
freezing. And am happy to tell you
that the hat has escaped injury. Your
anxiety about it was quite remarkable.
AS for my injuries-oh. that is a mat
ter of no consequence to you evident
ly."
Her laughter had died away, and she
bent toward him contrite.y. Forgive
my laughingl If you could only have
seen how funny you lookedr' Another
paroxysm was threatened. but she
steadied her voice as she caught sight
of his face. But you are not hurt,
are you? Just let me brush you of,
and you will be all right. Will"
"Will' refused to be placated. He
had been laughed at. and ridicule
pierces to the innermost core of a
mans being.
Don't pretend an interest you have
just shown conclusively you do not
feel. | am quite ready to resume our
walk-homeward." And he turned and
began to ascend the incline
The girl was glad that the friendly
darkness hid her involuntary express
sion of panied surprise. William the
meek, William the long suffering. had
rebelled. She had teased him and
played with him. This. then. was the
last straw
Then wave of indignation flooded
over her. How rude he was. how I'M
Kind! She stood still and gazed at the
tall figure hurrying up the slope How
could he treat her so? She would go
home alone. But the park was very
dark and silent. cold tremor seized
her. She was afraid.
With most undignified haste she hur-
ried after and caught up with him,
painting. A glance at him brought back
her courage. His bearing was any
thing but victorious.
Her tone matched his own as she
said: Il cannot go home alone. We
need not have any further conversa-
ton, however, and won't trouble you
again"
Voight WINGED visibly at her words
There we've signs of yielding as he re-
piled, You know that l am always
glad to do things for YOU"
Miss Manners laughed bitterly. "And
yet you were going to leave me alone
just now. 1t wasn't a kind. wasn't
gentlemanly, thing to do"
His anger famed up again. 81 could
not endure your mockery. 1t simply
showed that | had been mistaken all
along; that you did not care for me;
had been only playing with me-
AACi NOICG WIS lOW anu NlDTdHl dS
she retorted: THAT is why | was rest
less tonight. why j have been restless
for many days. was trying to make
up my mind whether l really loved
you. You have helped me to solve the
question. | can give you the answer
now. 1t is No."
He was too stunned to speak. and so
they hurried on in silence. An angry
spot of color burned in the girls cheeks,
but the darkness hid this as well as
the CLINT of tears in her eyes and the
pallor of the mans face.
Suddenly he caught her to him al
must rudely. She struggled, but he
lifted her bodily and then set her
down, trembling. Even as her cry of
Indignation rang out there was a blaze
of white light, whir of wheels. and
the automobile was out of sight.
Voight's voice trembled as he whis-
pered, THAT is the White Ghost. but
it might hive been the White Death
for both Of u.s."