The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-08-13

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appearance of the man at her side to
cause alarm. His twinkling eyes were
frank and honest, and not line of his
ruddy, freckled face was sinister That
glance, and Sally smiled an assent to
his question.
81 bet a girl who knew how to cook
could get fine dinners in q kitchen like
that" he said, shade of usefulness
in his hearty voice. IF l knew one,
by jinks, I'd buy that"
"Huhw Sally's voice was scornful.
She could understand why none of the
men at the shop asked her out to troll
ley rides and things, but for this great,
strong fellow to admit his inability to
find sweetheart was absurd
1T amt so easy" declared the other
hotly. Il amt much with girls. They
like fellows better what can dance and
say fool things. amt never learned
either"
Then you ought to begin now"
shifted Sally as she moved away. The
man made as though he would follow,
but the broad shoulders hunched to-
gether despondently, and he returned
to his inspection of the kitchen.
But now he could also see the mis-
tress of the apartment, a slender wisp
of girl, the sort of woman a man
wants to take in his arms and cuddle.
To him Sally's wan face was beauti-
full. her thinness elegance. Buck Briggs
had met his fate.
The next evening Sally, coming slow
ly down the street, found him in front
of the window again and passed on
with only the faintest glance of long
ing at the shining kitchen. If he had
any idea that she remembered him he
should see that he was mistaken. Buck
looked disappointed, but he followed
on to the dreary pile that Sally called
her home.
She did not see him as, with tagging
feet, she assembled the high stoop and
climbed the five flights that led to her
attic room, but Buck crossed quickly
to the opposite side Of the street and
rang the bell, for his eyes had caught
the sign announcing that furnished
rooms were to be had. and that night
he slept under the same roof.
He was on the steps the following
night when Sally came along, pretend
ing a tremendous interest IN the scene
before him. He nodded as the girl
came up the steps and pulled off his
cloth cap.
Say, dyou want to ride out to the
park after you eat your supper?" he
asked bashfuuy. Pm liyin' here now
he added, as though that constituted q
proper Introduction.
For a moment Sally hesitated with
the feminine instinct to be hardly won
but the afternoon had been excessively
hot, and twice she had dropped ovel
the machine. The foreman had beer
kept busy with smelling salts and wa
ter for the girls had suffered terribly
With an easy gesture Buck thrust
his hand in his pocket and ratified three
nickels and dime against the quar-
ter and half dollar, but 1t was not this
so much ms the thought of her room
that decided Sally. With a nod and
"Pn be down soon," she hurried VI
the steep flights.
She munched the bread and smoked
sausage she had brought home witt
her while she hurried about her dress
ing There was a clean waist sht
was saving for Sunday and a broad
crimson ribbon that brought a touch Of
color to her face. The rest of the
transformation Vas worked in her face
through the thought that she was tt
have an escort.
Buck blinked as she came through
the grim doorway His startled "YoJ
are all right, sis" was uncouth enough
but it was the first compliment Sally
had ever received. and she smiled radi
antly upon her cavalier.
The ride to the park was trip u
fairyland after the clatter of the ma
chinery and the heat Of the operatins
room. Buck beamed when she declined
his offer to find partner for her t
dance with, and they sat listening II
the music and watching the dancers
while Sally slipped her lemon SODA ane