The Huttig news., 1912-08-10
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Miss Molly's troubles began one day
when she had gone up to the city to
do some shopping In a dry goods
store she caught young man looking
at her She gave her head toss to
| show her resentment
At the depot she saw the young man
again. In fact, he had the impHdence
to follow her to the ticket window
and purchase ticket on the same
line. Also, he took the same coach
she did. Also, he looked at her over
the top of his newspaper.
Miss Kemple had completed half
her journey when the young man
arose and approached her She was
looking out of the corner of her eye
and saw him. He stood at the end of
her seat for a moment and coughed
his embarrassment, and then quietly
said:
Il beg pardon
No candy or peanuts wanted to-
day!" she replied quickly.
The young man coughed again and
fell back. He was completely over
come. And Miss Molly turned her
shoulder little more and chuckled
and giggled. She left the train at her
station with her chin held high.
AS she reached the platform he
passed out of her life forever, as she
thought. Great was her surprise, the
next afternoon, to discover that she
had been mistaken. He was before
her at the front door when she an
swered the ring.
Miss Kemple," he said after pre-
senting a card bearing the address of
phil H. Montgomery, Sculptor 81
have called to make a little explana-
ton"
Il thought" she said-"I thought"
you thought you had made 1t clear
to me that you wanted neither pea
nuts nor candy" he finished. II am
not in that line at present | must
plead guilty to having stared at you,
but let me explain. took you for
another person. That Is, | wondered
if you were not another young lady"
"a Miss Jones, for instance,"
Not at all. but a young lady who
called at my studio a few days ago,
but whose address have mislaid. She
was charmingly beautiful. | simply
wished to ask if you were the person,
and you appeared to put another In
depreciation on my conduct. There
fore, this call When | come to look
at yon now In different light and
costume | see what mistake made.
Good day, Miss Kemple!"
The next afternoon Mrs. and Miss
Kemple started out In their auto to
attend lawn party at Hampstead.
At the end of two miles the machine
stopped and couldn't be eoaxed to
move another foot The first person
to come along was Mr. Montgomery
He was driving his own auto He
stopped and lifted his cap and asked if
there was any trouble
He found the petrol tank empty,
filed 1t from a case he carried. and
then cranked up the machine and
waved his hand to signify all right.
The mother thanked him, but not a
word from the daughter.
Just across the road from the KEN
pie manor was a small lake. Miss
Molly had read up on canoes and
made a purchase of birch bark. One
mid-forenoon 1t was carried down to
the water for her 1t was when she
started out over the placid bosom of
the lake that the canoe turned over
and spilled her out She was choking
"a,
when the sculptor drew the whole
outfit ashore and wrung himself out
and simply said:
Il had the good fortune to meet the
charmingly beautiful young lady as !
came down on the train this morning
| must ask you again to excuse me
for my mistake. | can't possibly see
how could have made 1t. There
there, you are very wet and should go
10 the house at once. Don't stop to
talk"
week later she was at the village
depot to take the train for the CITY
again, when she heard people shout
ing on the street, and was picked nm
by strong arms and whisked into the
building.
Sir, how dare you9" she exclaimed
as she turned to confront her enemy
You didn't hear them crying mad
dog out there, and might have been
bitten, you know" apologetically ex.
planned Mr. Montgomery There
they have shot the beast hope all
the crowd escaped. Rather singular
that you didn't see nor hear"
Mr. Montgomery" she said, and
there was a quaver in her voice. 81
shall hope you will call at the house
this evening"
with pleasure
Il want other explanations. 7 want
to know how all these things come to
happen. want to know why | am Is
homely as a hedge-fence. and that
other girl charmingly beautiful
want to know why | can't paddle a
canoe as well as other girls"
And Mr. Montgomery called. Miss
Mollys chin was not in the air. She
was strangely demure She was de-
mure when he came in and demure
when he departed, and the motbar