The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-06-27

pened-indeed. | was pretty low spir-
tied. | lay brooding over the matter,
not so sure that my sight had not been
destroyed, when suddenly felt two
lips pressed against mine. 1t did not
occur to me at once to reach for the
person who kissed me, and when
did | was too late A figure clad in
woman's apparel slipped through my
hands.
1t was very nice of whoever had
kissed me, even if it were taking
an advantage of a blind man. 1t GER
tainly turned the current of my
thoughts into a pleasanter channel. l
called. asking who was in the room,
but received no answer. The person
must have gone out very softly, for l
could not hear the slightest sound. /
lay wondering what woman had taken
sufficient interest in me to kiss me-
Was 1t from motives of pity OF because
she had been especially attracted to
me? I was inclined to look at 1t as
a freak of some mischievous chit to
set me wondering. After all. it must
have been something of temptation
for her to kiss me since she could do
so without being found out
was removed to my home. but 1t
was several weeks before | was per-
mitted to go ont with my eyes uncov
cred. asked to be shown the house
where had been carried after the ac-
cident and found it an eminently re-
spectacle residence went In to
thank whoever had received me and
found an elderly lady who congratulate
ed me upon my recovery.
Now, what l had really gone there
for was to find out who kissed me.
But how? Could l tell the lady that
l had been surrepttiously kissed while
defenseless in her house, thus giving
away whoever had done the deed?
sat a few minutes talking with my
benefactress, but thinking of the Sc
cret / wished to discover till consid-
cred it about time to withdraw. dis
appointed at being no wiser than when
I had come. ! was a good deal Of a
boy then and not competent to push
such a matter. was nineteen. The
lady who had succored me was past
forty, and was quite sure she had
not been the kisser
A year passed One day was rid
ing In street car when a young lady
got in. When the conductor came
round for her fare she opened her
pocketbook and looked surprised at
seeing no change there. She was
about to get out of the car when I
asked her to let me pay her fare for
her. She consented with very sweet
smile, and ] handed the conductor the
money.
"Will you please give me your ad-
dress that may repay you?" she
asked.
ITO send a nickel would be more
trouble than 1t is worth" I replied.
"The matter is of no consequence, /
assure you"
you are very kind l will accept
the amount, trusting that ! may some
tims have an opportunity to return
the favor"
should have liked to go on with
the conversation, but considered that
it would be presumptuous for me to
do so. The girl made no further re-
mark, so the conversation dropped
She got out before did, and should
have been glad to join her. but would
not. for the world have taken advan-
tage of SO small a matter as lending
her nickel to force an acquaintance.
/ had forgotten the episode when
one day l received an envelope con-
tanning theater ticket. 1t was not
marked complimentary. 1t had evil
IDENTIFY been purchased at the box Of
fee. went there and asked the tick
ct seller If he could remember who
bought it He looked at it and said
that he could not went away won
dering who had favored me, but feel
ing sure that the person would turn
up in time.
! went to the play hoping that /
would have my curiosity satisfied be-
fore the evening was over, but l did
not. / saw no one whom suspected
In the audience, and no one made
himself or herself known to me. /
had fancied that might receive a
pleasant surprise in seeing some old
friend take a seat beside me who
would turn out to be the donor Of the
ticket. The seat on either side Of me
maS Hflod with norcouc hod novor
seen before. A young man sat on my
right, middle aged lady on my left.
Each was with another person. but
no one of either couple did | know or
had even paid any attention to me.
went home mystifed.
One evening was putting on even
ing dress to go out when. slipping my
hand into the right pocket Of my din