Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-29
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Keeping a Secret.

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"Nho told you?"
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Now. of all the silly things FOR
nnn to do the sillicst is to give
Tomnn. especially girl of eighteen.
part cr an Item of Information and
withhold the rest. One might as well
let 80 seven cighths of an eel and try
to hold the remainder hy the tip Of
the tall. The way of IT was this:
pas studying law Mt the time and
was very ambitious to become an ora
tor Complaining one day to my
friend Chnrlic Rathyon that had no
place to practice clocution. he sug-
gcstcd that | 20 down To his fathers
seaside place and out on To the dunes,
where could spout like II whale
to tie ocean. Since was madly In
love with Charities sister jacqucllnc
accepted. | went down on Friday.
Charlie couldn't 20 Till Saturday aft
crnunn.
There is nothing more ridiculous
thnn lovcmaklng. and my accusing
Miss Rnthlon of being engaged was
mere baldcrdash. hadn't heard nny-
thing of the kind was simply lead
img NJ 10 telling her that | wanted
her myself. The bit of dialogue be-
tween uS occurred on the morning
3ttcr my arrival Just MS was going
ont on To the dunes 10 practice clocu-
ton proceeded on my way ard.
mounting one Of the hig mounds OF
sand, commenced my practice. | first
chose parts OF Daniel Wcbster's vclc-
brntcd reply To IIayne. Standing with
my face tn the ocean, I spoucd GER
tain sentences. such MS, Occurring no
such miserable intcrrogntory us What
Is NIL this worthr repeating the lnat
five words over and over again with
different injections. Then | switched
or ON 10 Mark Antonys Grafton over
the dead body of Caesar. using I'm the
same manner the words, IF any.
speak. FOR him have offended"
winding M the exercise with Ham
lets solilOquy on death. looking VA
canily out on the ocean AS II were
considering The propriety Of drowning
myself.
rested and practiccd alternately for
two hours and was closing the exercise
with the so,lloquy when, looking
down on the leach below, | saw an old
fisherman coming toward me keep
Ing his eyes fixed on me. Then sud
denly face appeared nbovc the sage
grass within n few yards OF me.
thought Of retiring but. turning. saw
man behind me. was surrounded
stand quiet, my man; we a,n't
n-goln' to hurt YOU" said the nearest
, one, and In aieslicr moment the whole
lot were OF me. Two of them took
hold Of me. one 10y each arm, and the
rest stood ready 10 Tickle me In case
OF need. In vain | protested. They
did not notice anything said to them
or reply TO INF questions IA to what 1t
Ill meant. rhSy took me back from
the dunes ana in the direction of the
village. Then espicd Jacquclinc com
ing. was mortified that she should
see me in such plight. but glad to
have some one know that was being
kidnapped. The tAsn. seeing her. turned
their steps toward her. and when we
came up 10 her. while stood scarlet
and scowllng. one OF them said to her.
eve got II lunltic, Miss Ratlvon
We're gon' to turn him In. He was
standln' on Il dune tall.n 20 the ocean
If we hadn't "a been thoS0 on the nick
o time he'd "a walked right down aud
drowndcd hissclf"
"lncquclinc." | said, rosy red. II see
II all. These men have mistaken my
clocut!on practice FOR the rawlings of
lunatic. Good. isn't it2 IIa, Ia! Very
funny" tried TO laugh
What lid the little mink do but look
ut me with II blanl; stare!
"Do you know hmY' asked one of
the men.
II never saw him before in my life"
Tint settles IT. said the leader. lilo
thinks lie knows you. l wonder what
asylum he escaped from. There's nary
n one around here"
you'd better take him to our house."
said JacIuclnc. "till YOU can find out
about him. Likely his keeper will be
here looking for him"
Fancy me led along for n lunatic.
the girl loved pretending not TO
know me. | supposed that utien we
reached the house she would tell them
all about my clocutlon practice and
the Joke would be ended. She had
other plans In view. 1t happened that
none Of the family was Mt home, so
she was free to act as she liked. She
led my keepers, who led me. TO room
In the attic and locked me in herself.
The men protested lest should com
init suicide by jumping from the Win
dow, but she said she didn't think