The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-02-13
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BIZ M1oNoN WRIGHT.

/ Don't you think, said jerome,
that as have been away so long
and am going away again I might
kiss you r.
| Certainly not, said Constance.
"Why not? We've been engaged
about twenty-five years now, and ]
have never once kissed you"
| Just because your father and mine
saw fit to engage us in our cradles is
no reason you should kiss me-
"You aren't obliged to be engaged
to me unless you want to be-"
Constance shrugged her shoulders
in way that told nothing, while
| Jerome continued, IT can tell you
right now I won't marry woman !
can't kiss.
when we are married it will be
different.
II tell you will kiss you. have
right to-"
Here! Now? On the porch
where Mrs. Ringwood can see and tell
the town 7"
IT would just as soon have the
town know. They think We
"Who is that man 7" interrupted
Constance. as a Young man carving
dress-si,it.case opened the gate and
| started M the walk
When he reached the norch he
raised his hat and incurred the wav
| to Mrs Wellman's house Constance
| told him and then with the curiosity
of 4 oirl who lives n : town where
strangers are few she added. .you
must be the voung man who is TO
spend the summer with Mrs Well
man. But no. YOU can't be. She
said he was delicate },
The vouno man lauohed
7 am mere 70 recover iI0m tne er1
fects of hard year in college," he
l.said.
F "Oh, are you college man !? Je-
rome, Mr.. Wood here, has been at
college, too.'
Then | know he has had some
good times. But | must hurry along.
My aunt will think there has been q
wreck. Thank you for assisting me. =
When he had passed out of hear
ing, Jerome turned to Constance.
'I'm ashamed OF you,' he said,
1.-THE idea of talking to perfect
stranger that way and telling him
why not? | mean to see good
deal OF him while you are'gone. As
| won't be engaged to him, he won'i
be always wanting to kiss me-
"Why, Constance Garner, / never
asked to kiss you before. =
Well, | don't think he will ask
me at all. =
Perhaps he won't ask you, saie
jerome, who had learned something
besides engineering at college.
! II know what you mean." answer
ed Constance. But If you will gt
away you shouldn't complain when
can find some one to amuse nlysel
with while you are gone.
"But, Constance, | am going t.
work for you, for us. This is fin'
opening. In year we can be mar
ried."
"Oh, yes, know"
You'll write to me?"
Haven't always written to you r
"But oftener."
Eyes, if there is anything to say.
well, l must go now."
"I'm sorry" said Constance as sh'
put out her hand.
$50 am ], {" said Jerome.
Then he suddenly pulled her to
ward him and kissed her mouth.
Constance was too surprised t
speak. But Jerome did not care
He chuckled all the way down tn
walk, and at the gate he turned ant
called back, Goodbye, dear.
hope your new friend saw that
Her new friend did not see 1t
but Mrs. Rlngwood did, and ate
supper she went rignt over 10 tel
Mrs. Wellman about It."
The Deacon's Jerome and tn
judges Constance must be engaged
after ALL, she said. Il seen 'er
KISS r1gnt on the front steps, too.
VI course, Mrs. Weliman repeate'
the gossip to Fred, and, OF course, b
repeated It to Constance In order I
embarrass her. But constance wa