Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-11-05
THE SALE
OF A KISS
IOriginaI

tOLlt. 40 YOU huoNF lutlt 10 ut Il
rattle for the benefit of the orphan asy-
lum, and the ladies of the committee
have assigned me fifty chances. II
the articles to be ratified We're for wom-
en- l could get rid of them, I'm sure,
but since they are mans chronom-
eter watch and chain l don't know
what TO do. l can't go among men
asking them to take chances"
III be happy to take one of them"
That's very kind OF you. Now,
couldn't you think of some plan for
placing the whole lot at one timer
That would be Il pretty big contract.
Most men have watches with which
they are satisfied"
Don't you think that some man
could be found to do it? Or two, or
three-any number
4 don't know any person or persons
whom l would ask"
Cant you think up some privilege
TO 90 with the chances something that
would be an honor rather than of in
trinsic yalueT
remembered A-tttS T''llN IL VI
course that wouldn't do in modern
times, but it set me thinking FL
nally I hit on something The only
trouble about it was that Miss Car
land might not fail in with the plan
Tile only honor | can think of would
ar kiss" / said
"Why. Mr.. Feiary" exclaimed Miss
L..r. ,.
ly wouldn't suggest my giving any one
who would take chance a kiss"
"C,rtaiu.y not But suppose the
whole fifty chances could be sold for
2ne kiss"
Miss Garland looked at the floor,
then at the ceiling, then out of the win
dow.
You see. there is a great difference
between kissing fifty men and kissing
one man." ] added.
Yes but it Is as bad to kiss a man
"uce us to kiss him fifty times"
If il is wrong to kiss him ut all"
There was long pause, during
which Miss Garland picked up piece
OF paper and tore it into little bits.
She didn't seem to get on with her
problem. ! must help her.
Il think know man who would
take your chances in the rattle with the
honor attached"
She made no reply to this and pro-
ceedcd.
He Is not a stranger to you. He has
known and admired you for long
while. 1t twouldnt be like selling kiss.
II would give him great happiness, re
lease YOU from the responsibility OF
peddling the chances and benefit the
orphans"
Il don't think" she replied, after
much consideration, that it would be
right. even under the circumstances,
for me to kiss man To whom am not
engaged"
..Who knows but that an engagement
might follow"
"Engarrments usually prccede such
THINGS
"Rn+ This Is noculiar case. II
vouIdn't do for Won 10 engage YOUR
self to n man simply that YOU might
coll him a kiss IN benefit nm orphan
esvInrn
..r+ c,uId no broken oftarw9rd"
"rhat wonId he mere subterfuce.
- tn.ra 70 a sin IN tho transaction II
,,-o,,ld NOT ho ,vinod away NV such an
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"Can,t Won spggast something that
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Tharo ,,.os mora thorrh+ hnt tha
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..you haven't told me who the man
"a" she aaid
~ have told vou that he is an ad
mirror Of vours "
1T seems to me that a kiss given a
rop v.ho hes M interest in me or in
him wouId he merely a touching Of the
Uns u.ithout apv feeIinr whereas q
-, rr,,r ,r,, Who admired mo
y.opld M. very inherent"
- shonId tLinl Won wonId nrarer the
,o,tor"
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dis,asl as her chanras IN one lot but
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rary TrrnguIar
.,Jvro+ A. vou ernnosa" " shn said at
loot ",ho r.,rIa rrneap+ vouId tbinl,
~ mop
.erhara need ha no neoDIe present"
"oh I eupuosad the thing was to be
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