The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-02-06
SHE KISSED THE
WRONG Man
A Maiden's Mistake and How
It Was Rectified.

we sailed up New York bay was
warn and light and beautiful. had
been abroad studying and was coming
home to settle down to my profession.
When the steamer was locked l stood
near the ships end Of the gangway
waiting for a chance to get ashore. On
the dock l noticed one Of the ships
officers standing beside a young lady
very prettily and t%astefully dressed.
He was pointing my way. l thought
nothing of the incident. though l was
especially struck with the appearance
Of the young lady. AS Don as the
crowd thinned I started to 80 ashore.
At the foot Of the gangplank l was
astonished to feel two feminine arms
thrown about by neck and a shower
Of kisses rained upon my face BY the
young lady ! had noticed from above.
"Oh. WILL" she said. I'm so glad
you've come: We've been watching
for the steamer ever since yesterday
afternoon"
"H-how-did you-recognize me:"
Zone Of the ships officers pointed
you out. asked him II he would let
me know when you came ashore"
"W-w-who did he say was?"
"Why William Brown. of course"
She looked at me in semisurprise.
then. drawing slightly away and scan.
ming me critically. Aren't you?''
"Of course | am. And you?'
"Alice Brown. your sister. Who else
should l be-"
Nobody else. How did you know
was coming?"
by your letters. What makes you
act so funny?"
Ill haven't been we'll"
"You bad boy: You said nothing in
your letters about having been i'll.
Why didn't you let me knowy'
II mean seasick."
"Oh. that's nothingr!"
Meanwhile we were moving along
the dock and reached a carriage. be-
fore which the girl stopped.
"Put your baggage on the front
seat" she said.
/ stood irresolute. It was evident
that the young lady had made a mis-
take. So far I had not been culpable.
but IL I continued to leave her unin-
formed would deserve to be keel
hauled. Resides. at the end Of the
drive somebody would be likely to rec
ognize M as being the wrong William
Brown. Nevertheless she was 50 pref
ty. 80 a6ectionate. 30 rejoiced to see
me after my long absence. that ! could
not bear to break the spell.
It was a long enough drive up town.
but It seemed very short to me. 1
found It difficult to keep up appear
ances and only succeeded in doing so
by excusing myself for my lack Of
memory and my blunders by the great
length of my absence. ! discovered in
the cOurse Of the conversation that I
had been abroad eve since ! was four
teen years Did. that our mother vas
not living and our father had married !
again. we being the only children by
his first marriage.
"Ah. here we are::' she said as we
turned q corner Wen he ut home In
a few minutes"
Il %shuddered. Alice" / said. ''let US
drive in Central park before going
home. There is something I want to
tell you"
She took fright at once. Anything
unpleasant? Have you got into any
trouble?:"
mo; I've had a very pleasant epi-
"Oh. Will. you're engaged: know
you are. And l was ~ In hopes that
you and | would be together" :
~ am not engaged"
We were in the plaza. called to
the coachman and told him to take us
for a drive in the park. and in u few
moments we were bowling along over
The smooth roads Of this fairyIand.
Nov. WILL said my self constitnt-
ed sister eagerly. "what is it,"
/ had passed numberless pitfalls in
my time. but they were as nothing in
with the present situation.
Suppose" | said. "a young man
meets u young lady who at their first
meeting wins his heart by her inno-'