The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-05-02

get tired waiting. Don't bother about
Uncle Bert Aunt Viva will take care
of him."
Herbert Barrows sat suddenly erect.
"Vivia" he repeated "Are you ex-
pecting Viva? You did not say any
thing about it."
Husband and wife exchanged
guilty glance.
well, we knew that you and Viva
were not the best friends in the world
Mrs. Barrows began falteringly.
"Pll go up to town OF the 80 train"
decided Herbert His clean cut, clean
shaved young face looked tremendous
ly determined. He had gone oddly pale
under his coppery tan. "She doesn't
get here until Z, suppose%
"She didn't say what train she'd take
down." answered Henry Barrows, but
you're an awful idiot If you let slip of
girl like Viva brighten you away. If
I'd been SO easily intimidated," glanc-
ing fondly at his wife, "Id never have
won this little woman here"
Herbert sprang up, tall, nervous, ath-
letic, his hands thrust in his pockets.
Its altogether different Minna new
er threw you over Viva has broken
off our engagement 1t would be en-
barrassing for her to find me here"
Minna twirled her parasol, little
| flicker of amusement coming into her
eyes.
Don't you worry about VIVA" she
advised.
Il wish she'd worry a bit about me-"
remarked Herbert g!oomily But she
won't. She doesn't care a snap for me
or she'd have given me chance to ex-
plain
Jimmie gave a summoning howl from
the hail.
Say, Mrs. BrentlS II drive off an
leave you folks if you don't get move
on you"
The laggards, with a fusillade of
good advice directed toward Herbert,
took their hurried departure, but that
young gentleman had already pulled a
time table from his pocket and was
studying it in much dependency Of
spirit A whoop from his effervescent
nephew startled him.
"Look, Uncle Bert, what l foundv'
A battered horseshoe was held trium-
phantly aloft in a grimy little hand.
That's for good luck every time. Nail
it up over the door, will you? Nam
ma IL be awful glad to have it there.
She had one nailed up in our house in
town. Here's the hammer"
Herbert Barrows, the friend Of chill
dren in general and of this small neph-
ew in particular, rose obediently.
"Look out for those pictures" eau
toned Jimmy.
They were ranged along the wall
preparatory to hanging etchings
partouts, aquarelles and one long We
netian mirror
Jimmy" sighed the uncle of that
estimable small boy, "if your advice
were only as valuable as it is frequent
what an admirable young person you'd
be to have for constant companion!
Hello! Great Scott! Look out there!'
Too latei Leaning forward from the
stepladder to fasten the horseshoe In
the direct center of the casing over the
door, the futter of blue gown on the
porch had caught his eye. And as the
wearer stepped lightly over the thresh-
old the nervousness engendered by bis
sudden recognition caused the bit OF
battered iron to fly from bis fingers.
For one Mortified instant he. hardly
dared look Then he saw that 1t had
only grazed the arm of the girl enter
ing and, detecting, had crashed into
the Venetian mirror
"Oh, what bad luck" she cried, re
garding the shattered fragments.
but my horseshoe would have
brought good luck, Aunt Viva, If he
hadn't let it fall" protested Jimmy In