The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-08-26
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, heard one of them call her Aunt AZ
mes. She had scarcely been seated
Ewhen stgnaled johns
pretty enough to kiss. isn't sheY'
you bet"
wonder what station she gets of
atE' | asked,
Watch her ticket when the con
ductor comes round and you'll see
I've been trying 10 catch her eye to
find out il shell nlrt but She wont let
me"
'Demuie as a Quakeress
Just the kind Of u girl I'd like 10
shock
why don't you? Wen reach the
tunnel pretty soon. Go over and Kiss
her ia The dark
The trainman II light the lights"
/ "Bribe him not to-"
| took the hint, and getting up went
! TO the man IN charge of the car and
| corrupted him though ii took Il five dol
/ lar bill 70 do It, Then sat down on the
| outside of the seat so that could get
! out quickly Aunt Agnes was III
beautiful position TO he kissed, and all
looked well for the dash except my
courage, which was dribbiing out as
| we approached the tunnel 1t was
short one not requiring more than
forty seconds TO 50 through: 50 / must
act eXpeditlously. John. in order 10
stimulate me. bet me $25 that | would
not do the kissing
| watched The landmarks before
reaching the tunnel. aud as we caine
nearer my heart beat like a kettle
drum One after another familiar oh
iects sped by and at last we plunged
into darkness ! waited till the train
got midway into the tunnel, then dart
ed forward, put my arms around Aunt
Agnes neck and pressed my lips
against hers. | expected Il scream, bur
instead what WIS my surprise TO feel
two arms thrown around my neck
They clung to me so tightly that ! was
scarcely able 70 unwind them. | sue
ceeded in doing So however, aud re
sumed my seat while 1t was still dark.
A few moments later we shot out into
the light.
BY an effort | appeared unconscious. /
looking laHily out of the window. I
felt my hand pressed by John ami /
turned my eyes To his. | will not at |
tempt 10 describe the expression saw
there, but IT was enough To convince
me that something had gone wrong.
cast quick glance at the place where
Aunt Agnes had been sitting.
Horrors Of horrors! There sat the
black nurse
Aunt Agnes was locking straight out
of the window But what "A change
from that dcuure look she had worn
till we reached the tunnel She was
making spasmodic efforts to keep back
her mirth: her eyes were dancing q
hornpipc aud every now and then
conyuIsive ripple that She could not
control swept over her As for the
nurse. she looked ms II she had been
highly honorcd at being kissed by
white man
And l. what shall | say for MYSELF
hanging from a topmost bough
Ia the sunlight was ever redder than
my whole face. Oh. that | could sink
indcr the seats and hide myself from
hose twiukling eyes that now Occa-
.ionally turned my way, But no.
must stay where | was tin the train
cached my station, and. though il was
/ matter OF four or five miles. It |
seemed hfy. Z
Aunt Agnes lcft the train AT the sta
ion next before mine By This lime
Ter merrimcnt had come under cOntrOl
Hd rs she PASSED out nothing bat
aint smile lowered over her beautiful
ps. John Insisted that / had won the
'et and wished Co pay The amount. but
told him that if ever he mentioned
be- circumstance again IL would be
muse OF war.
or course left No stone niurncd
p learn who was Aunt Agnes. I
,und that She was a teacher in u deaf
iute school. had been chatting with
Ohm about her. not dreaming that she a
as more familiar with the sign Ian /
uagc than either Of us made q
DIV. declared that I would touch
either vine nor t"1acco til had
ken iilc taste Of the nurses Kiss n
'om my lips .y an antidote That =
ltidote should be Kiss from the lips
Aunt Agnes.
! made the lady'S acquaintance and
a. received with an amused smile.
paid her = great deal Of attention.
aichiug for an opportunity 70 snatch n
kiss. She seemed 10 read my de ~
~. Tor she was always on her guard.
stole M on her rs supposed. un-
wares. watched Tor her 10 faH
deep in MS presence. all o. No pur- AT
SO
That was some time aga. { how .pt L.
the Kisses from tlI0se dewy lbs ! Ar
re fDr. But somehow they have Az
yer entirely oblbsrafei he taste Of ,
: Kiss in TIE dirk NFs ~,
?. A. mitchell. M