Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-19

Molly Mcconnell had one OF those
daring, unconventional temperaments
that bespoke a woman of full blood
II spirit, a being Of beauty and
grace and voluptuous constancy. To
The man she would be all In all, rein
Ing queen of his heart, laughing at
af1nities, scorning ~jealousies, holding
MIN secure with her mental and phys
tcal charms.
The lake was calm and through its
mirrored depths long strands Of weed
n marsh grass could be seen stream
ing upward in the shallow places. Not
even a ripple stirred the surface and
the sun reflected from the sheening
waters, glowed heatedly upon the
faces OF the two in the boat-the girl
with hair like the night and ayes OF
liquid velvet, the man with a sentence
to serve in the Garden Of Eden with
a pippin as the forbidden fruit.
The mayor rested on his oars and
mopped his sweating brow. The girls
eyes danced:
And now" she babbled, you are in
a position to appreciate tho arduous
life Of the galley slave. Row on, my
mani"
20, that this were the river OF
Life!" countered Bedight, matching
the woman's frippery.
zone of the obligations imposed
upon you by the Judge" soiemnly,
was not to propose marriage OF play
the role OF Lothario. I trust your IN
tentions toward me are Hike the Christ
mas snow-simply another layer Of
white purity!"
Pray do not tempt me-. Eve" he
said; "a boat Is fully as perilous for
loving as a fat for matrimony."
Her merry laughter rippled out
across the water from A throat as
shapely as an artists model. Her
neck, Drowned from the life at SOUR
rel Ian, was full and moulded free Of
hollow dips.
70, you old Adam!" she giggled,
don't you know that the price of ap.
pies has gone up-away up-stnce our
mothers quit sewing carpet-rass and
spinning fax. 1t takes q man with
( head these days to keep my lady
Sratihed,"
Apples. say the physicians, are nec-
essary to the human system. And I
may point also to a higher authority
who has said 1t is not good for mar
to dwell alone! As for the price, was
there ever an Adam who thought OF
this?"
Not until the baby needed shoes!"
agreed the woman, letting her hand
ripple the water over the rail. Many
an Adam has asked his Eve to fly with
him and after the flight couldn't buy
a curry of chicken wings in a Boston
restaurant"
The mayor smiled.
Marriage as 1t is practiced," he
commented, sis a bigger gamble than
the board of trade-and twice as In
teresting."
The boat glided onward Gro the
sleeping waters, leaving a V-shaped
ripple in Its wake. Trayersing the
lake, Bedight pulled through a narrow
neck that connected Goose Lake with
the main body Of Sylvan. The view
was enchanting-pine, cedar and hem
lock, birch and maple VaGied the
shores and green bushes trailed their
dropping tendrils in the cool waters.
La Weeks cabin came into view, sit
uated upon a knoh beside the lake, a
picturesque pile Of the lumberJack
days. About its tumbled sides the wild
ampelopsis scrambled, and rag-weed
flourished in the clearing. The mayor
drew the skif upon the shore, carried
the girls easel, box and camp chair to
q spot designated and stood by for or
ders.
Can you make coffee?" asked Miss
Mcconnell, as she got out the canvas
and prepared to begin the sketch.
"In these days Of the new woman"
he said. banteringly. man has come
to recognize in a kindlier light the
lsdylike art OF cooking. Fair enchant-
ress, / can make coffee fit for the
gods, but woman's dainty hand must
pour, else 1t loses It's favor"
Very WELL" she said, now run
away and forget me until the coffee
is boiling in the pot"
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