The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-08-29
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the prospect of a battle with the but
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"Santhy's talking to me again." said
the poacher. "He says: Take all the
flowers you want and give them to the
little girl with you. She's lust the
daintiest, prettiest creature that has
ever been in this conservatory. Don't
you see all the flowers bowling their
heads before her? Look at that aster
over there. He's dying Of envy Of
you"
This sounded very pleasant to Fife,
and she blushed a little.
Which one of you flowers" con.
tlnued the young man, "could put on a
tint like that? The best any Of Won
could do would be like the paint on a
red wagon In comparison. All you're
fit for is to decorate her."
With this he began to gather such
flowers as were in bloom and turn
them over to Efie.
"Oh, DON'T" she cried. seYou
mustn't! That's robberyp
L love robbery. think I would
Ike to have been burglar. By the
bye, suppose we break into the house. {"
He said this so seriously that Fife
was not sure but that he meant it. At
any rate. she caught her breath.
When he had loaded her with flowers
he said:
Come; let's see what we can find
elsewhere. If / meet any one I'll
make him set up something to eat"
Urging Fife to go with him, he left
the conservatory and, ascending the
porch, rang the bell. The summons
was answered by a middle aged sery.
ing woman.
us there anything left in the larder?,
asked the burglar
There's some crackers and cheese.
sir, and part of a cake"
Bring them out and make a pitcher
Of fruit punch"
Eff1e's mind was so imbued with the
belief that her companion was a tres
passer that 1t did not occur to her that
he had any right whatever to give
such an order. Her imagination help
ed her to hear this order given In q
commanding tone. Instead of waiting
for the refreshment she took to flight.
Laughing, the young man ran after
her.
Hold on" he said, land I'll explain.
live here. My mother and sisters
have gone to town. I remained for
some shooting. Forgive me for i'm
posing upon you. You looked so visit
fully innocent when l saw you peer
ing In at the gate that I couldn't help
| 1t. Won't you take bite with me on
the porch? The buffers wife will wait
| on u.s."
Fife had no mind to accept such an
invitation, though she consented to
keep the flowers. Her entertainer of.
fered to take her home In his car, but
she declined this offer too. Bidding
him good day, she set off to walk
home. Presently she heard the sound
Of an auto behind her, and along came
the trespasser. He drove the car be.
side her and finally convinced her that
she might as well ride with strange
man as walk while he rode beside her.
When a man determines to get wo-
| man for himself his superior dominant
power is a great advantage to him.
This man had impressed this girl with
the fact that he possessed a daring
which was foreign to herself, and,
though he had admitted that he had
been chatting her, the impression did
not fade. He had followed her in his
auto and rendered it absurd for her to
be walking while she might be riding.
Besides, she would much rather ride
with an agreeable young man than
walk alone.
Thus far 1t was all resistance on her
part. Now they came to a part of the
road where it forked. One fork led to
her home directly, the other by a
| roundabout way. The driver turned
into the latter road Effle made no
move to induce him to take the other.
Perhaps she delayed till too late. An
auto is a hard vehicle to turn. 1t re-
| Quires much backing. When they
reached her home they had ridden
many miles.
During the following winter sister
Of Efie's entertainer called ON her, and
she was the recipient of flowers from
the conservatory on which she had
trespassed.