The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-12-30
A CASE OF
TRESPASS
By EDWIN L. DANFORD
Copyright by American Press Asso-
citation. 1871.

was crossing the big Atlantic pond
on my way TO London, When we
were all just aboard. the stateroom
doors lying open and everything
higgledy piggledy, | noticed among a
family whose rooms lay in the same
aisle as mine girl about twenty. pref
~ as a peach and demure as a Quaker
ess / kept going out OF and into my
room for the express purpose OF passing
her, and every time did so hoped she
would at least glance at me, but she
didn't. The family had two rooms,
both outside. One Of them was occu.
pied by boy of sixteen and another
of twelve.
The next morning | met the young
lady on deck and racked my brains
for some method of scraping an ac-
quaintance with her. but couldn't think
of any way In the world 10 do it, There
were plenty Of chances, but she block
ed every one of them. didn't know a
soul on the ship 10 Introduce me. and
II looked as If we should. cross the
ocean together without my speaking
word to her
One day when l met her l fancied
could see the faintest suspicion of a
smile on her face indicating that she
knew well enough that was trying TO
make her acquaintance and she was
giving me all the trouble she could in
doing so, That made me mad
One night was lying in my berth
sound asleep when was awakened by
soft hand clasping mine.
Feel any better. BunnyT asked a
sweet voice.
gave a grunt as much as TO say
"No.r
Want anything?"
gave another negative grunt, but
didn't withdraw my hand Another
hand was laid on my forehead. de-
liciously soft hand.
"You haven't any fever"
supposed should say something,
but uttered never word. | knew
perfectly well what had happened,
but didn't care to interrupt the pro-
ceedings. The girl. whose acquaint-
ance | had been trying to form and
who had headed me Off, was forming
mine with a.vengeance. | had heard
her mother In the next stateroom min
istering to the eldest of her two boys
who seemed to be Ill. and 1t was plain
that the daughter intending to go into
see him, had got in my room instead.
"well," she said finally, Il don't
see that l can do anything for you,
so I'll leave you Good night"
she bent down and kissed me, then
went out.
If was mean enough to let her do
all this wasn't the man to let her
know of her mistake-at least in any
but delicate way. dreamed OF
that kiss all night and in the morning
on waking saw on the floor a dainty
handkerchief. evidently woman's.
Then | knew I had the game in my
own hands
But | waited. If she didn't mention
the visit to her brother she supposed
she had made him she would never
know she had called on me instead.
When she met me again she showed
lot the slightest consciousness of her
visit. Later. while she was sitting in
steamer chair, stepped up to her,
raised my hat deferentially and, hold
ing out the dainty bit Of linen, said:
Pardon me, but think this is your
handkerchief.
The look of surprise on her face
was sight to behold. She evidently
expected me to tell her where found
1t, but bowed second time lower
than the first and walked on with
my nose In the air
The tables were turned. Knowing
of my advantage, though, ! afterward |
often passed the young lady defereu-
TALLY.
| never noticed her. One day while
sitting on deck she came up and took
a seat not very far from me. felt
that this was the first step In resolve
to crafty her curiosity. Indeed, sus-
pected from her manner that she had |
fancied something was wrong and may