Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-01-12
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was crossing the big Atlantic pond
csDiIylirigh3 ~ American Pfaas 49,
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On my way 10 London: Whea Ne
were Ill int aboard, the stateroom
doors lying open and everything
htggledy piggiedy, l noticed among 4
family whose rooms lay In the same
aisle as mine q girl about twenty, pref
ty IS a peach and demure as q Quaker
esk kept going cut OF and into my
room for the express purpose Of passing
her. and every time / did 80 hoped she
would at least glance at me, but she
didn't. The family had two rooms,
both outside. One ofsthem was oceu- !
pied BY boy Of sixteen and another
Of twelve. = = - t'*>' : 3: ! }}*s's
The next morning / met the young
lady on deck and racked my brains
for some method Of scraping an &C.
quaintance with her. but couldn't think
OF any way in the world to do it. There
were plenty of chances. but she block
ed every one Of them. didn't know q
soul on the ship to introduce; me: and
it looked as If we should cross the
ocean together without my speaking
q word to her.
One day when l met her 1 fancied
could see the faintest suspicion: :of .
smile on her face indicating that she
knew we'll: enough that was trying to
make her acquaintance and she was
giving me all the trouble she could In
1oing so. That made me mad.
One night was lying in my berth
sound asleep when was awakened by
soft hand clasping mine.
'Feel any better, Bunny?" asked
sweet voice
L gave a grunt as much as to say
NO."
want anything?"
gave another negative grunt, but I
| didn't withdraw my hand. Another
| hand was laid on my forehead. a de-
| liciously soft hand.
"You haven't any fever"
l supposed l should say something.
but uttered never a word. I knew
perfectly we'll what had happened.
but l didn't care to interrupt the pro-
| ceedings. The girl, whose acquaint-
| ance l had been trying to form and
! who had headed me off, was forming
| mine with vengeance. I had heard
| her mother in the next stateroom min
| istering to the eldest of her two boys,
who seemed to be i'll, and it was plain
that the daughter, intending to go into
see him, had got in my room instead.
"Well," she said finally. II don't
see that I can do anything for you.
SO I'll leave you. Good night" -
She bent down and kissed me, then
went out. il. . =. .>s.;, -. i
II I was mean enough to let her do
! all this I wasn't the man to let her
know of her mistake-at least In any
but a delicate way. dreamed Of
| that kiss all night and In the morning
on waking saw ON the floor dainty
handkerchief, evidently a woman's.
Then I knew I had the game In my
own hands.
But I waited If she didn't mention
the visit to 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 herI
visit. Later. while she was sitting inI
a steamer chair, 1 stepped up to her,
raised my hat deferentially and, hold
ing out the dainty bit Of linen, said:
pardon me, but think this Is your
handkerchief" ..> =:
The look of surprise on her face
was a sight to behold. She evidently
expected me to tell her where I found
It. but I bowed a second time lower
than the first and walked on with
my nose in the air.
The tables were turned. Knowing
Of my advantage, though, atterward
often passed the young lady deferen-
TALLY. ~.a... =: ::
l never noticed her. One day while
sitting on deck she came up and took
seat not very far from me. I. felt
that this was the first step in resolve
to crafty her curiosity. Indeed, 4 sus-
pected from her manner that she had
fancied something was wrong and may
have interviewed. her brother. She sat
near me for a long while. i was read.
ing and did not move. Presently she
arose and, coming to where / was,
stood before me. l pretended to. be 10
absorbed In my book that / did not see
her. She spoke. and stood up at once
and uncovered. -: ~ 4 A.: .a.4:: "a -,
will You kindly tell me where you
found my handkerchief?' she said, red
- a rose. ~.,.. /: ..ss- =, j.. -.
TO avoid woundins your sense OF
delicacy should have to lie TO- you:
therefore l beg Of you to excuse me.
That only made her more detefmined
to know, and after some persuasion !
aid: '$ I - / 5s.ss ss;tf =
The other night you got into the
wrong ROOM ,.>.--:- ., s.. sS::ys ~,
She was not only now red 40 Z rose, 7:
but red as jack rose. I knew the next
thing she would ask was, ''Why didn't
i you stop me?'' SO to forestall her ,
went on: :.-- s,.z.sSsz sI%s,.r r. y
II will excuse. the uespass II you:
win do me the honor to dispense with
IN introduction and permit me to con