The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-06-28
BY HARRY MENDENHALL
Copyright by American Press Assoc
citation. 1911.

she would do herself.
"Giye me an instance"
"Well, IL you were to know a girl
that man had kissed
mot being engagedf
"Not being engaged-you would con-
slider her impure"
II would consider that he had
wronged her"
"And you would condemn her"
"That depends upon circumstances.
What man does the kissingT
81"
Your
Yes"
"who is this girl who has so little
respect for herselfy'
"As Aaron Burr said. I never kiss
and tell"
when did you kiss herr
This morning"
Where's"
Down by the lake"
Her tone was getting colder with
every question and her color rising
with every reply.
HAD you any respect for herr
Lots"
"Have you any respect for her nowi'
"Just as much as before she kissed
me-"
Kissed your"
''Yes; she gave me the kiss. but l."
with mock gravity, was too pure
minded to keep it gave it back to
her"
Him.
There was silence for some min
utes. They were sitting in rustic
seat, the man cutting of overhanging
leaves with slender cane. the girl
poking the dirt beneath her with the
end Of parasol He had bees max
ing love to her, and she considered
that this kissing another girl was
abomina BILE and his telling her OF It
effrontery Nevertheless she was too
proud to reproach him.
Its time for me to go and dress Tor
dinner now" she said.
I'm sorry you are going away blam.
ing me for kissing this girl"
"oh. l suppose you men think you
are entitled to take what you can get
You have no principle. condemn you
for that and the girl for permitting
you. In this case, since the girl kissed
you first. she must be shameless
They had reached the door. and she
went into the house looking very sui
len.
During the next few days he was SO
devoted. even loving. that she forgave
him. He said he thought she should
forgive the girl he kissed as well. but
she replied that her part was not
matter Of forgiveness. but OF opinion.
Her opinion was that girl who would
permit any man to whom she was not
engaged to kiss her could have no self
respect. AS to girl kissing a man
under such circumstances. such girl
was not to be considered by the re-
spectacle members OF her sex.
The flowers were growing more fra
grant and the love passages warmer.
She was quite sure he would propose.
but he seemed In no hurry to come to
the point She was growing impatient
Ito hear his story" especially as they
were to separate in few days. While
sitting on the rustic seat before men.
toned she felt his arm stealing around
her waist He drew her to him till
their cheeks were very near. He kiss
ed her
Her criticism of few days before
had slipped her mind.
He did not propose at the time. but
she was sure proposal was coming.
Then one day he told her that he had
tested her and found her wanting.
She asked him what be meant. and he
said that he would not approve of
girl who would permit man to kiss
her to whom she was not engaged.
He must have been very brave
man to do that; certainly he was
very mean one. TO drop a spark into
a key OF powder would be compare
lively safe thing. She gave him just
one look. then got up, and. with head
erect. nostrils expanded and eyes
flashing. started TO walk away from
him. But he caught her skirt and
held on for dear life. She turned to
wither him with another look and saw
him with smile on his lips. a half
merry. half frightened look in his eye.
Forgive me-" he said. THE tempta-
ton was too great for me-"
go to that other girl whom you
doubtless led
do you know who that other girl
Isl"
.'No, and l don't wish to know"
"She is my little friend Leila. Her
age is FIVE II she didn't kiss me be-
fore being engaged to me she never
would. for / hope to be married be
fore she Is much older"
Peace was declared and they were
married. but bis wife has never entire