The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-08-06

I'm GOING TO HAVE A PICNIC ALL BY
MYSELF"
boat for Beaver island and the Sunday
school picnic; fare one kiss; all
aboard!'
Kitty summoned her courage and
made a leap, landing in the strong
arms and finding herself transferred
to a wicker armchair softly cushioned
and delightfully."- shaded by the awning
On a locker stood box of candy in
willingly open, aid Guy was smiling at
her from a funny little pen up front.
"Now we're off," he announced brisk
ly. "Shall we catch up with the
steamer or beat them to the landingT
"You can't get there first in this lit
tie thing" she said, with sigh. Can
you, Guyr
: Sure" he declared confidently.
"We'll be fishing from the dock when
they come up" He pushed some fun
ny levers and things, and the coughing
began again, to rapidly change to a
sharp staccato bark. The high pow
cred motor ran so smoothly and they
slipped through the water SO easily
that Kitty did not realize how fast
they were going until she turned to
look back at the dock and found that
1t was rapidly dwindling.
"We're going awful fast" she called.
"Thats what we want" he answered
over his shoulder. I'VE shall catch the
Republic in no time at ALL"
81 wish Mabel was here" she said
regretfully. Guys lips set in a
straight line. His heart echoed the
wish even while he knew that, had
Mabel been left behind, too, he could
not have come to the rescue. 1t was
only a lovers quarrel, but for two
weeks It had made him miserable to
think Of it. He was too proud to beg
when he was in the right, and he could
not tell from her laughing face that
she was as miserable as he.
"Don't you wish Mabel was hereT
demanded Kitty, receiving no reply to
her first remark
"Sure," he answered, "but she's on
the Republic What's the use of wish
ing for what you cannot haveY
The child lost the meaning Of the
wistful tones. you haven't been
around lately" she commented. II
don't like it when you don't come.
Why don't your
Blanchard smiled grimly. How was
this child to understand
''I have not had the time" he said
evasively. I've an idea," he went on
to change the topic. Suppose you
hide when we go past the steamer
Then when they get there and find you
waiting for them you can tell them
that you flew like Peter Pan"
Kitty clapped her hands at the con
ceit "That'll be fine," she declared
How can we do it?'
"Unfasten the awnings on that side
and let them drop" he explained. "It
will be impossible to see you if you sit
right in the middle"
Kitty flew to carry out instructions
and she was just In time, for the
launch had gained rapidly on the
steamer, and presently they were slip
ping past the slow moving excursion
boat. 1t was still an hours ride to the
island, and the Republic would take
an hour and half Kitty was so full
of her new idea that she forgot the
earlier conversation, and Blanchard
give a sigh of relief when at last she
was safely landed without having pur
sued her investigation further. He
was backing away from the dock wher
she called to him. He ran alongside
again.
You forgot your faye" she remind
ed as her little arms went about his
neck and the full red lips were laid
against his own.
II am afraid that / am a poor cap
tain to forget to collect my fares" be
laughed. Take care of yourself, kid
lets, and don't fall off the dock. Il
will be half an hour before the boat
gets here"
'Why don't you stay?' she demand
ed. Mabel will give you some of oul
lunch"
II have some here" he laughed as
he indicated a locker. I'm going tC
have picnic all by myself"
He was clear of the dock now. ant