The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-06-16

bAO SdiS VI tuc uOClOTS. Inc w avery
girl was cheered, but she seemed rath-
er more Disguised than pleased. She
had saved the life of Alger Montague,
and Alger was the son of his widowed
mother and a pet He was twenty
three years old; he had that tired
feeling" He was also bored with life.
He went about with weary air and
announced that there were so many
"gurls" after him that "weally, doncher
know" 1t gave him pain!
Miss Beatrice Waverly was also at
the hotel Her mother was also a
widow. An introduction had come
about there was one who wished
1t hadn't. That one was young Alger.
Miss Beatrice sized him up at once.
She had no use for his kind Half
day after the introduction he found
her in shady nook reading book.
"Ah, there, Miss Waverly. won't
you throw aside your book and enter
tain fellahl"
Il think l am more interested in
the book" was the freezing reply.
But what's a fellah to do. We
known"
You might sit on the shore of the
lake and lick pebbles!"
Some fellahs would take that as a
cut" he said, trying to laugh, but
sha'n't. ! fawncy that we are going
to like each other, doncher know"
NO, l don't know any such thingl"
she retorted; and she closed her book
and left him.
All a bluff!" he chuckled, as he
looked after her she just wants me
to think she's coy. Oh. the gurls-the
gurls!"
And it was this young mans life
that Miss Beatrice had saved 1t
wouldn't have come about but for his
playing the fool with another young
lady. He had boasted to her that he
could swim across the lake, and when
asked to make his word good he had
padded out beyond the safety line
and got cramp and been brought
ashore almost dead
You don't like him." said Mrs.
Waverly to her daughter. but let him
down easy"
He's young man that needs TAX
ing down a few pegs!" answered
Beatrice. But let some one else do
it. If he's spoiled it's his mothers
fault, but I'm not going to tell her So"
OF course. after the life-saving came
the thanks. Miss Beatrice lodged the
saved young man, because she had an
object in view. In day or two, how
ever, she let him discover" her half
a mile from the hotel and his mother
She was skipping clamshells on the
surface of the water when he came
running up with extended hand
"Bai George. but doncher knaw I've
been looking everywhere for you'll"
mo, ! didn't know it." she replied.
1T was fierce of you-weally 1t was.
How did you ever come to do it?"
Because l didn't know who it
was!"
"Oh. you cawn't make me believe
that-you weally cawn't!"
IF / had known it was you /
wouldn't have moved a hand or foot!"
Lard bless mel"
Mr.. Montague sit down here a mo-
ment, will you? Now. then, what
part of England were you born in?"
why, me deah gurl-l"
That's enough of thatl"
But l wasn't born in England at
ALL"
But why do you ape the ways of
Englishmen?"
Lard bless me, but"
Give me a plain answer"
We'll, the jolly fellahs at my club
do it. and"
And so you play the brainless fool
because some one else doesi"
WEAKLY. Miss-I-I-"
Are you trying to pronounce the
word 'really?"
Mr.. Montague was flushing painfully
and digging his toe into the sand
What Is the meaning of 'doncher
knaw?"
Silence.
"Is fellah' fellow or a fool?"
Sandy silence.
"And what is CURL please? |
never came across the word in the
dictionary"
Miss Beatrice, II can't make you
out!" mumbled Alger.
Miss Waverly, If you please. It's
easy enough to make me out. saved
a young mans life the other day. ]
am trying to ascertain II it was worth
the effort"
Il hope So"
Perhaps 1t was, but what do / find
you? Treated as a big baby by your
mother; no knowledge of business, no
profession, no idea of the value OF
money. You are merely hanging about
and playing the fool. / suppose you
fiatter yourself that all the 'gurls,' as
you call them, are struck on you. All
the brainless ones may be. If you
and your mother plan marriage for
you look for brainless girl We may
meet again year or 30 later, ana
shall be interested to know whether
l ought to have saved your life or let
1t go to the fishes. If you have an en-
gagement elsewhere. Mr.. Montague
He had. and he got up and lifted his
hat and walked on Miss Beatrice saw
him no more that day, and in the even
ing his mother said to her:
DO you know that am very much
alarmed about dear Alger?"
What seems to be the matter with
him7''
He's been lying on the divan all
the afternoon, and not sleeping, eth
or. When ask what ails him he says
he's thinking. Doesn't 1t bring on
brain fever to think?"
1T might, II one thought too hard!"
Il may get doctor for him in the
morning. II l should lose the dear
boy by death know should feel
inclined to commit suicide"
She and Alger went away next day,
and he forgot to bid Miss Beatrice
fond farewell In fact, he appeared to
be so deeply thinking that he stepped
on a fat woman's foot and did not
apologize until he was 80 miles away
A year and half later 1t was win
ter, and Miss Beatrice Wayeriy was