The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-07-23

SUDDENLY STREAM OF WATER GAME
OVER.
her daughter appeared to be old enough
to perform such duties on behalf of
the family.
Leonard Tremaine, who was a quick
thinker. regretted that this call, which
under the circumstances might have
been expected. had not been made be
fore his arrival for he foresaw that If
such duties were relegated to the young
lady as soon as she knew there was
young man in the family she might be
deferred by maidenly modesty. But
Leonard was not a man to worry about
a small thing like that, for, the girl be
ing in close proximity, he could easily
scrape an acquaintance.
A few days after his arrival he was
putting on the final touches to an aft
ernoon toilet of immaculate white
throughout when. glancing through his
window. he saw Miss Violet in the
main flower garden behind the house
again working among her flowers
Leonard, after last glance in the mir
ror. went downstairs, out through
side door and back toward the garage
Unfortunately for him. the hedge be
tween the rear portions of the two
places was rather high and cut off the
young lady from his view This was
discouraging. for how could he make
an excuse to address her when he
couldn't see her?
After looking about for awhile in the
garage considering how he might
break through what hedged him from
the young lady. he went again into tn.
yard and stood looking in the direction
he supposed her TO be- wondering if he
clare look through "A break in what sep
arated them when suddenly stream
of water came over the top of the
hedge and deluged him. From
beautifully starched young man he was
TRANSPORTED into limpness The stream
was Immediately turned away. but moi
before the linen ii had momentarily
rested upon had been made ready for
new laundering.
Mr.. Tremaine ran into the house and
up to his room. where, while he was
getting out of his wet clothes, he saw
through the window Miss Thorne in
her garden playing a hose on some
plants that had been scorched by the
sun. She seemed much interested In
her work and oblivious to the fact of
the reception she had given an admirer
n. 10 g..
purpose Of making her acquaintance.
Leonard paused, with his wet shirt
pulled half over his head. and re-
marked:
81 wonder if she did that on pur-
pose. How could she have seen me
with the hedge between US? Yet all
she had to do was to turn the stream
over it with good chance to hit me-
How unconscious she looks-the very
picture of innocence! But you never
can tell what girl is going to do
She was either very careless or she has
the impishness of Satan in her. At
any rate, she has upset my plan and
relegated a spick and span suit to the
laundry"
So ended Mr. Tremaines first at
tempt to make Miss Therne's acguaint-
ance. The next time he saw her was
at her window putting on a hat with
enormous white plumes in it, evidently
preparing TO go out Desiring to ex
anime her countenance face to face.
he ran downstairs, waited in the hall
till through a side window he saw her
leave her house. then he opened the
door and reached the gate just as she
passed it. She turned upon him a mo
mentary Indifferent glance and pur
sued her way without showing the
slightest concern. Leonard wondered If
that were the first time she had ever
seen him.
Miss Thorne drove an automobile,
played tennis-there was a tennis
court In the rear of her residence-and
was quite expert at golf. One morn
ing Mr. Tremaine saw her go out In
| her automobile 1t was raining, and
the streets were muddy. Leonard took
| an umbrella and started down the
street to make some purchases. Miss
| Thorne's auto was a white one, and,
looking ahead. he saw it coming
Thinking that by making a crossing
he would meet its driver. he started
from the curb and stood waiting for
her to pass in front of him. She did
SO, guiding her auto so near him as
to send muddy water from her autos