The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-09-28
A ROMAN
SCARFPIN
Il Started a Romance
q, WILLARD BRAKEMAN

My grandfather was sporty old
gentleman and at sixty-three was as
marked In his attentions to the ladies'
as young man Of twenty-five, And
there was something about him that
drew the fair sex 10 him have seen
girl OF twenty gladly leave young
man OF twenty-five TO chat with the
old gentleman, very much to the
younger ones dissatisfaction. I liked
to hear him tell his escapades, and ono
day he related the following story:
When ] was a young man railroad
train was very different conveyance
,om what II Is now. There were no
Fsieeping or parlor cars the coupling
was the OLD method--Dy means OF pin
and link, permitting tho cars to swing
from side 70 side-and, az for lights.
there were nothing but lanterns. When
train passed through a tunnel these
lanterns were left unlighted and the
passengers in darkness.
was travelling one day on one Of
these loosely bound together trains--I
think was nineteen years old at tho
time when had an adventure which
influenced my whole life. On tho op-
posite side OF the car, several seats be-
fore me- sat very pretty Girl. She
had mouth that cnn only be described
as kissable. would have deGed any
one who saw II to refrain from want
ing TO kiss those vermllion lips.
AZ any rate, MS soon as saw them
wns seized with a desire to kiss them.
and tho ottener looked at them the
stronger became the inclination, We
had travelled in the same coach for soys
eral hours when suddenly tho train
shot into a tunnel
The moment we were left I'm dark.
ness an idea popped Into my head II
was TO 90 across the aisle and kiss
those lips. l knew the tunnel and that
train required several minutes to
pass through It. ! would have what
time needed. The girl would not
know who had kissed her She might
suspect me. but she would not be Ger.
tain that was the aggressor, and
had confidence in my ability to look
Innocent
arose from my seat counted three
seats forward by putting my hand on
their backs and sought the girl by feel.
ing for her My hand touched her
sleeve. bent forward. brushed my
face against hers tai my lips met hers
hnd took what. under the circum-
stances. might be called reasonably
hong kiss
expected q shrek. hut beyond no,
pverloud expression OF surprise which
Iwas drowned liy the rattle of the train,
kherc was no comment on my audacity.
AS soon ns / had erntlHcd my desire
every one knows how sweet Is n stolen
kiss--I reireatcd 10 my seat. and when
the train left the tunnel my head was
resting on the back or my scat. and
was picture ~ innocent slumber
After few minutes opened my
eyes, yawned. looked out Of the win
dow aud then about me Tho girl was
S4nuIctly reading novel she had been
Z peruslng when the train entered the
tunnel ! was pleased that she did not
appear finstered. Her lips looked more
Eissable than ever, and | wished the
whole Journey were IN tunnel and
could repeat what had done ad infni
tum.
A young man Is particular as to the
set OF his neckwcar. and passed my
hand over my scarf to make sure that
had not disnrranged 1t while stealing
8,he kiss.
My scarfpin was missing
Here was something ON which had
not counted The pin was gift and
valuable one, mosaic my mother had
brought from the Eternal City,
knew that had lost Il while taking
the kiss and had probably dropped 1t
on the seat occupied by the girl or ON
the door at her feet. But to look for II
there would be dead giyenway.
What should do? f,rnzen II out by
making search for the pin where !
had lost IN ! dared not.
In those days AZ the end Of the car
were a water cooler and tin cup.
i arose from my seat, walked slowly
forward to the cooler, took drink OF
water. turned and went back to my
seat As passed the girl glanced on
the vacant part OF the seat on which
she sat and on the floor beside her, hop
ing to see my pin. II WINS not in Sight.
on my return trip cast a momcntary
glance at the girl. She was reading her
novel and did not look up. There was
a suspicion OF an amused look about
those klssable lips
or course my examination OF the
seat and the floor was by no means
thorough. hoped the girl would leave
the train before II reached my stopping
place. This would give me an oppor-
tunity to make satisfactory search
for my pin. But We passed station
after station without her making a
move. Then came my stopping place.
Should give up my pin or go on till
the girl left the train? l concluded to
70 on.
When the conductor came through