Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1910-07-26

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inlrodnc don to Miss Margaret D,ahe.
| who was ut the hotel or expected 10
be there soon after his arrival. sup
poA' the youn. lady be had kissed
should lie this Margaret prane: And
suppose She knew he bad kissed hers
He shuddered. Unless she were wo-
man of rare good seilse aud discretion
she could make it hot for him. should
| she tell The story TO his friends he
might better take passage for Austria
liza or some port where he would be
lost TO his former existence. When he
had fancied that he might have kissed
the wrong woman he had been much
dispIeased and disappointed. Now he
hoped he had
Going to his room. he changed his
dress for dinner. Just before going
into the dining bali he passed The girl
he had kissed She was walking
through the hall. She did not notice
him. He was encouraged 10 think that
either be had kissed The other woman
or TINT this one did NOT connect him
with the person who had kissed her.
On the register he found the name
Of Margaret Deane. IL having been
placed there not far from his own.
After dinner he called n servant. gave
him his card with his note OF intro
duction and told him 10 find Miss
Deane and deliver them. The servant
returned and said Miss Deane would
meet MIR. Goddard In the drawing
room Goddard wenl there and wait
ed a few minutes. when the lady en-
tered. She was the girl with the kiss
able lips.
She advanced to meet Goddard with
out the slightest indication of ever nav.
ing seen him before The blood sud
denly departed from his checks: but.
encouraged by her manner. he regain
I'd confidence and was enabled to
stammer some commonplace remarks.
Then when they came 10 chat more
freely he observed her closely With
view to discover whether there was
evidence OF her knowing that he was
the person who had taken the liberty
the consequences of which had thrown
him into so great terror. He could
not detect the slightest sign of her
ever having seen him before or OF an
tagonism or embarrassment at meeting
him Surely he must have kissed the
wrong woman after all
Mr.. Goddard saw more or less OF
Miss Deane. His mind was on his
caapat onI ha could nor iof 1 alan.
He was impclled 10 discover what
would have been his fate had she been
kissed by him. as he had Intended
knowing him to be the culprit He
made supposititious case in which a
friend of his had done the same thing
and asked her had she been the girl
kissed what she would have done
"A man had never seen and knew
nothing about?'' she asked.
"Yes."
81 don't know what | should have
done openly: inwardly | should have
despised the man who kissed me"
He shuddered.
Toward the end Of his vacation God
dard recovered largely from his fright.
Every day he felt more and more sure
that he had kissed the woman who
had sat behind Miss Deaue. and he
sincerely hoped that that woman had
gone TO the other side of the globe for
permanent residence. Had he kissed
Miss Deane surely she would have
given some intimation Of the fact that
oh had q
of the person he had mentioned IN the
supposititious case.
But one day he received terrible
scare. Miss Deane appeared one morn
ing on the beach, her neckwear pinned
with a horseshoe scarf or stickpin The
exact duplicate of one he bad owned
This would Eof have been so terrifying
had II not been that he had worn his
horseshoe In bis scarf Oh the day be
came up from the city to the seashore.
He had noticed soon after his arrival
that he had lost II and. recalling the
circumstances OF his journey. had re
membered that when going to the train
on street car he had been jostled IN
crowd. He had assumed that at this
moment he had been relieved Of his
pin. Now. seeing its exact counterpart
on Miss Deane. be was seized with one
OF those alarms that are the result OF
guilty conscience.
He joined the young lady and rfveted
bis eye Oh the pin she wore. II looked
familiar horseshoe Is Il common
form OF scarfpln. but ibis was certain
~ very Ike the one he had lost.
Rather neat pin that OF yours,
he remarked.
do you admire IT."
yes"
well. then. suppose III have 10
give IT to you. It's really "a mans pin.
she removed Ii from her person and
handed II 10 him.
"oh. really. didn't mean to ask
for IT,"
Il don't value IT, It's one ! found. I"
Goddards heart began 10 beat faster
Found. May ask where
"J'he owner lost it on the train.
fancy. the day came up here"
Goddard's heart stood still.
did yon iiDd II on the hooFt'
NO"
Wen. then. where did you fnd IT,
why. to tell the truth. didn't find
IL at all. | took it,"
Goddard's knees were beginning to
give way beneath him
Wont you tell me-" he stammered.
how you came by it:'
"Yes. Before came up here a friend
Of mine told me that she would give 4
young man note Of Introduction 70
me. showing me his photograph.
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