The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-08-08
The Other Side
Of the Wall
And Different Kinds
of Love
By CLARISSA MACKE
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right" said the young fellow.
The girl snickered.
"The setting sun shining on that hair
OF yours makes it look yellow enough
to be pure gold"
'"That must be what you're looking
for"
"WhatT'
"Gold. When you get gin you can
be sure she'll be the daughter Of some
rich farmer"
Your dad isn't a rich farmer" re-
Piled the young man softly.
HIM I wasn't talking about my
SELF"
Whom were you talking about~
We'll, there's Lizzie Blake"
There was no reply to this for the
moment He seemed to be thinking.
Y thought" he said presently. ''that
Y0u and Lizzie were thicker than two
peas 10 pod"
We'll. what has that to DO with It 2"
why, I didn't think you would be
Jealous Of her."
"{ealous7 Who's Jealous7"
NOh, you're not, Ell? Maybe you
don't care who ! keep company with"
NOf course don't"
Then ! reckon III keep company
with Lizzie"
You can just do that as long and
as soon as you want to; l don't care"
The young man gave q tug at the
matters Of the horses and moved ON a
Jew steps, when he stopped, turned
and looked back at the pretty figure of
the sixteen-year-old girl gilded by the
last rays Of the setting sun.
did you mean that?" he asked.
Yes, did," was the reply In a tone
90 bitter that IL would have said plain
y to any one except the person to
wnom It was addressed that she did
A0t.
Ills only reply was another yank at
the halers, and, turning again. he led
inc horses 70 the barn, fed them, made
fnair beds and left them for the night
As Cor the gin, she went into the
Aouse and that night when she went
% bed she cried herself to sleep.
These two had been brought I'D side
ny side and had arrived at the mating
age A few days before the young
man had kissed another girl on finding
Q red ear at husking. And so what
%as about to happen did not happen.
Sate makes many sudden turns.
IL ] were a man." said Amelia Ped
0ford impressively, II would be
tempted to use strong languageg'
Don't mind mo, Aunt Amelia" grin
ped her nephew. Don't let your sex
bar you from any Of the privileges Of
tho
"F1ddlesticksP' snapped Amelia, quite
restored to good humor. "Tom, what
would you do about Donald Browns
chickens7"
Catch 'em and eat EN-" said the
practical Tom. "If they come into
your garden and eat your lettuce and
scratch up your corn eat 'em. They're
fattened on your food, so to speak"
II wouldn't do that" said Amelia
thoughtfully, "but I was wondering If
you wouldn't go over and speak to
Donald about it."
Certainly" agreed Tom. "And is
old Browns pretty niece stopping there
now?"
Linda, you meanT
"Yes; pretty Linda Brown" said Tom
sentimentally.
sNo."
'Then 1 won't go-erLyes, will.
Aunt Amelia, shall tell Mr.. Brown
that you, president of the Woman's
Suffrage society of Blankton and a
STERN believer that woman Is the equal
OF man, have sent me, a mere
man, over to growl at him for permit
ting his chickens to invade the sacred
precincts Of your gardenT'
Tell him anything you please" sigh
ed Amelia YEARLY.
Tom stepped through the open win
dow and walked down box bordered
path to the high brick wall that sep
Rrated the two places and provided
tangible evidence that the old friend
ship between the Browns and the Ped
dffords was no more.
And It had all been on account of
marauding chickens on the one hand
and Amelia's pet ram on the other side
OF the fence.
Tom knew a weak place in the wall
ana kicked out brick to gain a foot
hold The brick assailed Donald
Brown upon his rheumatic foot as he
hobbled among his old fashioned flow
ers.
Ar. Grown did not call for a substi.
tnte. He roared for himself.
He greeted Toms handsome face
pver the wall with dark frown.
"You young rascal What do you
mean by throwing bricks at me?" he
growied-
"Tm sorry. Mr.. Brown, but It was an
accident. didn't know you were
there" Tom swung himself around.
balanced for q moment and dropped a
pair Of substantial feet into the glass
Of cold frame.
Donald Brown danced about excited.
IL and vowed vengeance upon the Ped.
0AAOA0b uu0 OH bAC1E lI1DCs
Tom stepped out of the ruin he had
created and shook a reproving finger
under the handsome nose of the irate
gentleman.
"Be a sport. Mr.. Brown" he remon-
strated.
aWhat do you want here7" demanded
Donald Brown.
II came to call upon Miss Linda"
"Linda-poohl She isn't here, sirr'
''Then / came to complain about the
chickens. Aunt Amelia's garden is
ruined"
"Humphr' snorted Mr.. Brown.
being unmarried, it's rather hard
on Aunt Amelia" went on the young
man gently. IF she had husband to
protect her rights
"Her own fault" put in Mr.. Brown
gruffly.
Toms eyes danced. Hol There waE
an old romance here after all.
"She may have been hasty." agreed
Tom.
you mean she regrets-er-that she
remained singleT demanded the Other
eagerly.
~Oh, no. l mean she regrets that she
has had to speak to you about the
chickens" explained Tom.
"OhP'
What world Of disappointment wal
expressed in the ejaculation Ton
WINGED and discovered that he was
actually feeling sorry for Donald
Brown and Aunt Amelia. ''why hadn't
they ever marriedT he wondered. To
gether they would make a spirited
Rairi apart they nagged at each other
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