The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-08-22

ielL the car Wnen the girl leTt tt ana
learned where she could be found with
view to making her acquaintance.
AS it was he let her go out from him
into the great world and as soon as he
had done so considered himself fool.
The car started on. and he made fran
tic signs to the conductor to stop, but
there was no stop till the next cross
ing, and by the time Eggleston got
back TO where the girl had left the car
she had disappeared.
Eggleston was seized with one of
those inexplicable impulses, ideas, de-
sires or whatever they are to Dos
sess this particular woman. It was
with him an ideal attraction, and 1t
was overpowering. He swore big
oath that he would marry his street
car girl and no other This was ride
ulous, for there was little chance of
his meeting her again and no way by
which he could find her. The conse-
quence was that he was more than
likely to go through life single man.
But luck favored him. After pining
two years for his lost love that he had
never seen but once, and that In a
street car, he stumbled on her under
far more ideal circumstances. She
was sitting on rock at the seashore,
the waves rolling in on either side Of
her. Eggleston approached her from
the side, and when he came within q
few yards of her she turned, looked at
him and again directed her gaze out
upon the boundless ocean.
EggIeston stood still, thinking what
to do. He was determined that she
should not escape him again, but
dreaded to shock her by forcing an
acquaintance. Nevertheless he made
up his mind to take the risk Of speak
ing to her.
Pardon me-" he said. II see that
you are wrapt in this great ocean,
beautiful today, awe inspiring tomor-
row. l myself
He paused. expecting her to turn
her face to his When full time had
elapsed for her to do so and she did
not. when instead she turned her back
to him and looked in the opposite d.
rection. his heart sank. His advance
had been repealed.
''IdiotI he exclaimed inwardiy.
why could | not have waited for an
Introduction? had everything my
own way, and now ! have made a
mess of it."
Cringing under the rebuff. he skunk
away. His first impulse was to take
a train and get as far from the place
and the girl as possible. But this was
only momentary. He resolved to stay
and conquer or die. From afar he
watched her sitting on the rock till
she arose and went to her hotel.
The same evening Eggleston prom
enaded on the board walk. hoping and
at the same time dreading to meet her
who had repealed his advances. She
was walking there with another CIR,
who looked something like her and
might be her sister. The two saunter-
ed along slowly. languidly, neither
speaking to the other As Eggleston's
charmer approached she cast mo-
mentary glance at him, then turned
her eyes upon some other object He
plainly saw a look Of hauteur In her
face. but this might have been the re-
suit of sensitiveness on his part, which
led him to imagine that he saw what
was not there.
Eggleston looked for the girl the next
day. but failed to find her She had
gone. However. he learned her name
and tue city In which she lived. But
he considered himself no better OF
than when he had lost her in the
crowd. He questioned If he was not
worse OF. He was in the position Of
one who had endeavored to force an
acquaintance upon q girl and had re-
ceived rebuke.
Fortune favored him again. He was
at an evening function and suddenly
came upon the object of supreme In
terest to him. She was sitting alone.
How could one who was SO charming
to him be 'walIfowerT' He hunted
for some one to introduce him to her,
but found no one He applied to the
host. who replied: IAN my guests are
supposed to know one another when
under my roof. / introduce no one"
Considering Eggleston's sensitive con-
dition, he was cowed. He welt back
to the place where he had left the
girl. resolved on an attempt to placate
her, and saw her walk out of the
room. She went to the library. and he
followed her. She took a book from
a shelf and opened It EggIeston stood
few feet behind her.
"If you don't forgive me-" he burt
ed, II shall commit suicide"
He waited for reply, but received
none. Pr. rntly the girl turned and
looked at him. Then she turned again
to her book without word
This second rebuff took away all the
courage there was In Eggleston. Again
he skunk away, this time not only with
pain but bitterness In his heart
In some respects our minds are
merely human machines. as our bodies
are, and prone, like machinery. to get
into conditions where they viii not
work properly. Eggleston's mind was
at this time like runaway auto The
power couldn't be turned Of and there