Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1912-02-01
A CASE OF
TRESPASS
BY EDWIN L. DANFORD
Copyright by American Press Asso-
citation 1871
BY EDWIN L. DANF.

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were an Just aboard, the stateroom
doors lying open aud everything
| higgledy piggledy, | noticed among Il
family whose rooms lay in the same
aisle us mine a girl about twenty, pref
~ as a peach and demure as Quaker,
eSS | kept going ont of and into my
room for the express purpose OF passing
her, and every time did SO hoped she
would at least glance at me, bur She
! didn't The family had two rooms.
both outside one Of them was occu
pied by a boy OF sixteen and another
OF twelve.
The next morning met the young
lady on deck and rackcd my brains
for some method of scraping an ac-
quaint0uce with her hut couldn't thiak
of any way IN the world to do il There
were plenty OF chances, but she block
ed every one of them didn't know
soul on the ship TO Introduce me. and
| II looked as II we should cross the
ocean together without my speatiug
a word To her
one day when | met her / funcied
| could see the faintest suspicion of n
smile on tier face indicating Nat she
knew wen enough that was trying to
make her acquaintance and She was
giving me all the trouble she could iu
doing so Tint made me mad
One night was lying IN my berth
sound asleep when | wns awakened los
soft hand caSpug mine
Feel any better Bumuy| asked
sweet voice
gave grunt ms much as to say
No"
Want auythingf"
gave another negative grunt. but
didn't withdraw my hand Another
hand was laid on mS forehead, de
liclously soft hand
you haven't any fever"
supposed should say something.
but uttered never word knew
perfectly well what had happened
but didn't care to interrupt the pro
ceedlngs The girl, whose uequalnr
ance ! had been trying to form and
who had headed me Off was forming
mine with vengeance | had heard
her mother IN the next stateroom min
istering 20 the eldest Of her two boys
who seemed TO be III, and II was plain
that the daughter. intending 10 go into
see him. had got In my room instead
well" she said finally. Il don't
see that ! can do anything for you
SO III leave you Good night
She bent down and kissed me. then
went out
If | was mean enough to LEI her do
all this | wasn't the man to lei her
know Of her mistake-at least In any
but delicate way ! drenmed or
that kiss all night and In the morning
on waking saw on the floor u dainty
handkerchief evidently woman's
Then | knew had the game in my
own hands
But waited IF she didn't mention
the visit 20 her brother she supposed
she had made him she would never
know she had called on me instead,
When she met me again she showed
not the slightest consciousness of her
visit Later While she was sitting Ia
steamer chair, stepped up 70 her.
raised my hat defcrcntalIy and hold
ing ont the dainty biz Of linen said
Pardon me. but | think this is your
handkerchief
The look Of surprise on her face
was sight to behold She evidently
expected me to tell her where found
II. bot bowed second time ""er
than the first aud walked on with
my nose In the mir
The tnblcs were turned Knowing
Of ms advantage though ! ofterwatl
often passed the young lady deteren
tinlly
never noticed ner one daf waite
sitting on deck she came up and louk
sent not very lar from me ret
that ibis was the tirst step IA resolve
10 crafty her curiosity Indeed ~'l~
pected from her muner that she hht'
fancied something was wrong and n'Ay
nave interviewed her brUlber She -it
near me Tor Il long white J vans rrsd
ing and ala uot move Presently size
arose ana romue tu whore W
stood before um pretended 10 be
absorbed Ia my u0uk that did moi see
her She spoEe. ANA . stpud up 90 onre
aud uncovered
eWil sou kindly iel me where you
found my handkcwhleff she uid. red
as rose
"ro avoid wouuding yonr sense "t
delicncy should have TO We 10 ydn'
therefore ] beg Of sou to excuse me
That only made Der more determined
10 know. and after some persuasion
said
The other night you got into the
wrong room
She was not only now red as a rose.
but red as jack rose knew The next
thing she would ask was Why didn't
you stop me- SO 70 foreslall her
went on:
II viii excuse tine trespa,A 4 you
viii do me the honor to dispense with
an introduction and permit me 20 con
slider myself 40 acquaintance
She seemed to take the trespass part
Of lt 10 earnest and thought the pen
atty for her bunder a very ligllt one
| followed her all over Europe. pro