The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-09-12

the failure Of her effort to make
match for you"
'I'm sorry not to oblige her, but 70,
know those things can't be forced
Possibly had l known the girl you
wife picked out for me 1 might hav
done better"
She's splendid woman"
II say, Charlie, since we've not mat
ed and it's all over, suppose you tel
me who she Isl
eileen would divorce me If did. !"
ION my honor, she shall never know
from me-"
There was whistle, and the trail
rolled up. Just as l was about to ge
aboard Charlie whispered in my ear:
Hester Adams"
hurried into the car and sank ii
my seat In semi-stunned condition.
The little god likes startling things
Better a disagreeable episode thai
none at all. Some Of tire most vic
lent loves have started with a quarrel
The secret | carried with me had KEEP
Hester Adams in my mind to the ex
clusion Of all others. Eileen Duncan
had told me that the girl she had pick
ed out for me had shown me a pref
erence. And now comes Charlie ant
reveals her as the girl l had caugh
pilfering. Surely Cupid must hay,
chuckled over such a complicated sit
uation
Charles information capped tn
climax. 1t revealed to me that tn,
plan to mate me, so far as was con
cerned. had been emlnently successful
but a plan to marry me had resulte,
in catastrophe The happy issue II
my case would be paradoxical-mar
riage with thief.
Soon after the Duncans returned t,
the city l received note from Eileel
as follows:
A confession has been made to me con
corning something that occurred durinl
your recent visit to us. One Of our guest,
--one esteem very. highly-has made m,
her confidant. 1 believe every word sh,
says. and your and my friendship here
after depends upon your believing her too
l paused to remark that this was 6
very womanly statement. 1t confirm
ed my ideas Of the ineonsiderateness
Of the sex.
Please come over on Tuesday evenins
and hear what is due the lady that you
should know.
To describe my feelings at this
promised explanation of what / re
garded inexplicable would be impossi
BILE. I counted the hours till Tuesday
evening. then went to the Duncans'.
was ushered into drawing room
where stood a single person. That
person was Hester Adams. She seem
ed to have lost twenty pounds since
had last seen her, bowed defer
entially, and without seating herself
or asking me to be seated she said:
During my visit at the Duncans
one day went upstairs, so wrapped
in something of which / was thinking
that passed over two fights Of stairs
instead Of one and entered the room
directly over mine. Advancing to the
dresser. still thinking OF what was on
my mind, | picked up scarfpin. At
that moment my reverie was broken
by footstep In the hall, and in the
glass before me l saw you"
Saw mel" interrupted.
1T flashed upon me that was in a
mans apartment. | have since seen
how unwise was not to come out and
take the consequences. l feared not
to be believed. 1t seemed to me that
/ must bear the imputation of having
gone to mans room for a purpose.
/ preferred that purpose to be consid-
cred theft. put the scarfpin had
inadvertently taken up In my corsage
and turned slowly enough to enable
you to pass on without our meeting"
Il have been a FOOL exclaimed,
mot to have known that you could
see my reflection as well as could see
yours. 1t is who have been to
blame, not you. l should have been
chevalier enough to attribute your
presence In that room to a mistake.
Had I known that you saw me /
should have certainly assured you Of
my perfect confidence in your limo
cence."
And so it was that my friends eff
fort in my behalf, notwithstanding my
folly, turned out to my advantage
They were much pleased at its ulti-
mate success, and was made happy
in the wife they had placed in my
way.