The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-01-31


to laugh when tell you this, but ev-
cry woman who has passed me for the |
last half hour has looked at me as If |
my hat was crooked or l had SCOT on |
my nose or my skirt and blouse had |
parted company. VIII you please tell |
me what Is the matterT
The young man tried not to give way |
TO the nirth which was yelling up |
within him and looked her over crit |
ically.
well" he said judiciously, II can't |
see anything wrong except that the |
thing you wear for a collar seems to |
have slid around Does the bow be- |
long under your left carr
Margaret clutched at the offending |
bit of ribbon
my stocki never thought Of thati' |
She pulled the bit of embroidered |
linen I'LL the bow was poised, with |
outspread, saucy wings, directly under
her piQuant chin.
"Now, is that rightY she asked, look, |
ing up into her human mirror
Correct and trim as you please" he |
said reassuringly and watched her
while she fastened the unruly stock |
with tiny pearl headed pin.
You wouldn't believe what a mis- |
cradle half hour have put in. know |
now that odious old cat in the patent |
rocker has grinned afresh each time
my stock sprang a fresh notch. Isn't |
it funny that women can't show a lit |
Ia Chr.fo 10 aOb OH 81 1
WELL" said the young chap thought |
fully, I'm very sorry didn't get here |
half an hour sooner. I might have
saved you some-er-trihing discom- |
fort"
But that wasn't what his eyes said
at all, and Margaret woke with a start
to realization that, after having made |
use of the young man, 1t was not 60
ing to be easy to get rid Of him. But
what annoyed her the worst of all was
the fact that she felt that she was not |
particularly anxious to get rid of him. |
He had put down his bags and settled
himself back in his corner of the divan |
in a way that suggested that he meant |
to stay until New York was reached
do you believe In signs and omensr
she asked.
"Eure! Something tells me this Is go
ing to be an awfully jolly trip. usu-
ally dread the ride into town, but |
then
well, when l 60 home shall say
unpleasant things to the friends who
advised me to take the boat trip down
the Hudson. oh, 1 didn't mean to be
PERSONAL beg your pardon was
merely referring to the babies and the
lunch. can't sit on the deck because
the sight Of lunch boxes and perpetual
eating makes me positively ILL.,"
Wen remedy that. know a little
corner where they don't admit either
babies or lunch boxes. II you'll Just
wait a minute I'll fix the matter up.
have little standIn with the cap
tain Of this boat"
He rose, but she laid q OBTAINING
hand on bis arm. You really mustn't!
r.
NOW, see here" he said frankly,
you're calling yourself all sorts Of
things because we haven't been intro
ducsd. It's all nonsense, don't you
know. We were bound to meet after
the conventional fashion some day.
Eomething-er-tsTls me So"
It may have been that Margaret
wanted to get out In the fresh air or
II may have been because she felt 1t |
her duty to change the expression in |
bis eyes which were looking at her SO |
eagerly. He strobe down to the purs- |
er's room and paid the price OF the
best stateroom on the boat, which gave |
them access to a tiny patch Of deck |
room shut In on the other side by a |
hfeboat, a stack of life preservers and
Q most incorporating railing. From |
this point Margaret viewed the beauti-
fui panorama Of the Palisades, and
the young man, loyal New Yorker that
he was, insisted that 1t was purely his
duty to make his state show up at its
best.
The last ten or fifteen minutes Of
the trip were uncomfortable ones for
Margaret Mrs. Grundy whispered in
one ear that she had already been In
discreet and it was her duty to drop
the young man forever. Her sense Of
fairness whispered in the other ear that
she owed him something for his cour-
tesy.
AS they gathered up their traps to
disembark 1t was quite evident that
the young man was not giving himself
any anxiety over the situation. He
took her checks He even accepted
Pedro as a matter of course He led
the way to hanson without asking
her 80 much as where she was going.
When she and Pedro were settled In
the vehicle the young man stood with
one foot on the step.
''Will you tell him to take me to the
Grand CENTRALLY she asked
Il have already done So" said the
young man placidly, and, without hest
tation, he sprang into the hanson and
sat down beside her.
Margaret was speechless, not sure
whether she was glad or sorry. Was
the young man trying to kidnap her,
or was he mind reader2 She was GER
tain she had dropped no hint as to her
destination.
you see, knew you all the time
You are Margaret Trenton, and you
are on your way to visit Eta Wilson
at Rye Beach. l saw your name on
your luggage"
Margaret looked at him IN wonder.
Yes, but Ettal How do you know
Eta r
"Oh, she's my cousinl 1t was you
was looking for all the time. She
had asked me to meet you on the boat
II I happened TO be coming down at
the same time from the Merriam house
party. very nearly missed you be-
cause = because = well = that picture
doesn't do you justice"
'-Ohr' said Margaret, feeling some
how that there was nothing else to be
said
II was going on to Newport for q
week, but think I'll stop of at Rye"
Margaret's glance fell, and a slight
flush spread over her face. The young
mans lips twftched.
81 think you need me thereto let
you know whether your hat is on
straight"
Then they both looked at each other
and laughed, and Pedro, in sympathy,
pounded the floor Of the hanson with
his tail. 1t is so good to be young
why 1t IL Pleasant.