The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1915-07-22
The Kiss That
Went Astray
By JOHN TURNLEE

FUNNIEST case of saying goodby
'e'"eeh a pair of lovers parting for
sood because they couldn't marry han.
pened to friend of mine, Willard Sew
mour' Willard met Nancy HarCraye
u me sweet summer time In tho conn
NY when neither had anything to do
Out TAX about love, think about love.
uream about love. and when any two
young persons OF opposite sex are in
.ua' situation there is bound to be a
love affair between them.
wizard and Nancy spent two weeks
together and would have made match
1t had not been that neither had the
"ne'e"l1hal to make a nest, and both
reallzed that such was necessary. The
time was long enough to cause them
10 wish to marry. but not long enough
70 cause them to do what they consid-
cred foolish thing. Willard might
nave been willing to take the risk. but
Nancy, who was sensible. farseeing
girl, would not hear of it.
Willard said when the parting time
came that Nancy might give him lust
one Kiss. She said she would see about
IT. Willard had often as a child heard
MS mother say when he wanted some
tning that she would see about 1t. and
ne always got 1t. So when Nancy said
1t he felt sure that the kiss would
be his.
Funny. isn't 1t, that fate should have
produced lot of trouble and finally
Forced these two to marry on account
OF kiss that was not even definitely
promised?
When the lovers left the summer re-
sort. where they had passed two deli
cious weeks. they went from the same
railway station at 10 O'Clock at night
Willard was to go on one train. Nancy
on another. When Willard went to
the station he had not received his
kiss. He arrived on a dark side Of the
building and saw q woman walking
back and forth whom he mistook for
Nancy. 1t occurred to him that she
was waiting there in the dark to give
him the farewell kiss. Going up to
her, he put his arms around her.
The woman pushed him away, but
any coy damsel would do that and
Willard persisted. The woman cried
loudly for help The agent came around
She accused Willard of insulting her,
and there was scene. She was very
angry and insisted on the agents tele
phoning for the police. He did so. They
came, and on the woman's promising
taken to jail.
Nancy came up just in time to see
her tower marched off. He was per
mitted to explain the matter to her. ant
she believed his story. She concluded
TO remain over and await the trial.
: The next morning Willard wai
! brought up before a judge who haC
acquired the name of the little red goo
l OF war from the fact that his bTtstlinl
hair and whiskers were of fiery rec
/ hue and his disposition was as fer.
3 as his hair. 1t was seldom that a cas-,
: of any importance came before him
and here was one of gentleman-h
appearance at least-who was accuse'
e of heiDsus crime. Besides. the pris
: oner was a summer city man, belong
0 ing to q clan that looked down ON tn
e denizens OF the town.
The woman gave her testimony, an,
willard admitted the fact, but denie,
r taken the woman for another. Whe'
he wigs asked what other ne decliDe'
\ to answer on the ground that he wa
not required to give the other perse'
\ away. Nancy was In court in bac
, seat. She longed to save her lover b.
. testifying that she was the person tn
, prisoner had intended to kiss. Blu
? to do that she must acknowledge thei
engagement to the world
The trial was brief. and the prison
er was found guilty under instruction
from the little red god OF war that di
mot admit of an acquittal Then tn
Judge gave him long discourse O
those excrescences Of society who's
wealth led them to believe they coub
commit any crime with impunity. TIL
prisoner was given to understand tina
he could not offend the morals of
town that had suffered only too ofte
from the misdeeds of summer visitors
Since the tONynspeople made their liz
ing from summer boarders. this was
to say the least, unjust to the class re
ferred to. Finally he sentenced tn
culprit to six months In Jail.
Your honor" cried feminine vote
from the rear Of the room. Il desire t
be put on the stand"
The fudge declared that 1t was to
late. but the prisoners counsel declare
that be would move for new trta
that would cost the county consider
able money, and In view of this threat
ened expenditure the judge consents
to hear what Nancy had TO say. Sh
took the stand ana told the story as
have told II, or as much of 1t as wa
necessary. The judge. In order to say
costs, directed the jury to retire agah
and bring In a new verdict This the,
did. and the prisoner was acquitted.
A number of friends and acquaint
ances of both parties attended tn