The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-13
Forming an
Acquaintance
BY RICHARD MARLEY

dark, liquid eyes which bespoke an un'
conscious interest in me. On meeting
my gaze she half started. turned hers
away. and slight blush passed across
her cheeks like the flush OF an aurora.
The conductor was passing through
the car and at the moment called:
Fares. please!"
This was evidently a relief 20 the
girls embarrassment. Opening a porte
monnaie she carried In her hand, she
began to look for change. She took out
several samples, tiny bit OF paper on
which were written voluminous memo
randa, and finally q bill, which she Of
fered to the conductor
Don't give change for more than a
dollar" he said. handing her back IS
bill.
+, but l have nothing else," she said
ii lugubriously.
q Cant help 1t; you must pay your
fare or get off,"
In jiffy | had nickel out OF my
vest pocket and handed II to the con-
ductor. He dropped 1t in his pocket,
rang his bell and passed out Of this
story.
But the girl did not. She thanked me
In a melodious voice that penetrated
my soul ana asked me for my address,
that she might return my loan. i told
her that 1t would be lot of trouble
for her to send a coin, and the amount
was rot worth it. She insisted, and
gave her what she asked for.
But my giving her my address would
not necessarily gain me hers. And her
address | must have. OF course /
would not think of intruding myself
further upon her by opening a CONVEX
sation with hel, so we sat mute, keep
ing one eye on my paper. the other on
her.
passed the place where had in
tended to leave the car without alight-
Ing, for | had settled upon plan.
When saw the girl glance at the
names of the streets |, too, looked out
through the window and began TO fold
my newspaper, purposely doubling 1t
90 that Il would not f. IN my pocket. |
This gave me an opportunity to refold I
1t again and again, and only got 1t In /
its place when the girl called on the I
conductor to stop the car. We left the I
platform together | handing her down. I
Since we alight at the same time.
| said. raising my hat with all the def
erence could summon. I'VE might get /
the change for your bill and you would
not be put to the trouble OF sending me
a nickel
Thank you for suggesting II" she
replied. I'VE are near Hogan's drug
store. where there Is subpostofflce.
md can buy some stamps That will /,
insure my getting the change need
We walked n short distance together
20 the drug store, 1t was evident from
he moment the girl entered that she
was known there. The clerk who sold i
Ter the stamps asked her If she had
received the package he had sent her
he day before. calling her Miss Cum :
nings. This gave me her name. On
'eceIving the change for her bin with
lie stamps, she handed me a nickel.
AVE il In box containing scarf pins.
tuds sleeve buttons and such other
articles as a man must have.
Having squared the financial account ,
he went to the toilet counter. where
lie pare hased some articles. | turned
0 the cigar stand and spent an equal 2
mount of time selecting something to !
moke. | was there long enough to s
ear the girl tell the clerk to send her i
urchases to 125 ScoviI avenue. +
So FAR so good. had her name and a
ddress She passed ont ahead of ne t
rhich 7 intended she should do. giving a
ne a formal nod. Half an hour later G
passed l25 Scovil avenue. which was !
everal blocks from the drug store.
What should he my next move was !
oser. spent week trying to find
ONE one who could introduce me to \
be girl desired to know and failed 4
tut must know her. One day | put
n my thinking cap and unused TO this q
fleet: She wishes TO know me. OF a
lat am certain from the expression O.
| her eyes when looked up from my fl
aper at her IN the street car She e,
Ill forgive every advance that indi-
ites am trying to form ner acqusint-
ice improperly.
Having come to this conclusion, l .c,
rote her note saying that had dis
'vered the nickel she had given me to
, counterfeit. | would not trouble her
return It, but with her permission m
ould bring it to her and receive Q real re
excl or five copper cents. whichever 10
e might choose TO give me. IN
In return received note from my ei
stating that IL would Oh
II ON an appointed afternoon at a.
,lock | would receive cents. ~
AIRED would be handed 1t By serv :"
e ... of
rhe statement that would receive" in,
e money staggered me- What was pc
= delight on ringing the doorbell to Of
ushered into a drawing room, and a da
" minutes later my charmer entered, to-
Hing and blushing. OF
)f course | felt pretty sure that she
is conscious OF my little ruse. How
pr. 1t brought about the occasion or
ruse for a call.
While on our honeymoon / asked her
she recognized at the time that I
s only making an excuse to get in
l. For reply she asked me what
re was so awfully verdant about