The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-05-06

HeT III NY ulrrOr, L saw Lnat lnlS- puZ-
zled her, and at the same time I had
evidence that she was bent on teasing
me. Then suddenly she caught sight
Of the mirror, and it was evident to
her that she had lost an advantage
She was within a hundred feet of
me when she realized that she could
do no more fooling. 1t was beautiful
to see her bend to her work She had
evidently been we'll trained in rowing.
for scarcely drop of spray did she
knock up. while with every stroke her
boat gained Roadway skimming the
water as if besmeared with the slime
of fish. My mirror worked beauti-
fully, and, aided by my rudder strings,
had very little disadvantage except
for the want of skill 1t was evident
against training
My hope was in firing her, though
l was so clumsy that l was as likely
to tire myself. l put on all my
strength for awhile, then slowed down,
repeating the process again and again,
thinking that could recover after one
Of these spurts quicker than the water
sprite. But at last, finding this did
not appear to give me much advantage,
/ pretended to be tagged out and wait
ed for her to fall into a trap. For
tunately for me, she gave me an OPP
portunity. l could see the water and
the shore behind both of us, while she
could not Noticing on our port side
a narrow bay, | steered to the star
board to drive her into it. / succeeded,
and presently she found herself in the
mouth of the bay.
1t was amusing to see her when she
made this discovery She gave a few
furious strokes to starboard, but /
headed her off. Then she made a few
strokes to port with the same result.
Gradually | drove her up the bay.
which narrowed as we proceeded, and
finally into the mouth Of a creek,
where she grounded
pulled up to her and said:
Pardon me for my seeming intru-
sion, but it has occurred to me that l
have had the pleasure of meeting you
somewhere, and l wish to be enlight-
ened."
She smiled and replied that l must
be mistaken. To this said 1 was not
mistaken. and after laughing at me
for some time she said:
II must have grown awfully old that
you can't place me- Three years some
times make a great change In one.
Can't you recall a starlit night on
the veranda at - Beach, when you
sat with a girl in a corner? You told
her that it was a case OF love at
first sight; that
For heavens sake, are you Miriam
Beach?"
mo"
"Then you must be Alice Archard."
Wrong again. I'm the third girl
you proposed to that summer"
remained silent for a few moments,
then recovered my assurance.
Don't you know" l said, chat, as
the children say, the third time is the
charmT"
She burst into a merrier laugh than
before, and added:
eve don't need two boats for two
persons. If you will get into mine
we'll take yours in tow and I'll pull
you i'm
l handed her to a seat in the stern
Of my boat. She took up the mirror
to make a place for herself Holding
1t before her face, she arranged some
strands of her hair that had become
loose
'That's womanlike," said.
"And it's manlike," she retorted, ito
propose to three girls in one season
and forget them"
:" No more o. that an thou lowest
me-" I said and called forth blush
That tells the story. l said to myself
/ pulled back to her hotel. where /
left her and her boat
Don't you want the mirror" asked
her.
mo, thank you. Keep it as a me-
mento Of your ingenuity"
II suppose may call this EVENING""
Certainly. But there is no veranda
overlooking beach. Besides, have
grown wiser with age"
Her wisdom did not serve her, for
when we returned to the city we were
engaged.