The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-09-04

now explained. The girl had had my
PIN all the while was looking for it.
1t was evident that l must confess. I
wrote Miss Waterman that no girl with
such kissable lips should be permitted
to travel on any train that passed
through tunnel, for they offered an ir-
resistible temptation. was quite will
ing to give my pin, though It was
gift from my dear mother, for the kiss
had taken. 1t grew sweeter each day
In my memory. If she would accept
the one in lieu Of the other l would
consider the account closed.
The next day I recovered my scarf
pin by express and note saying that
the writer had no kisses to dispose Of
in exchange for anything She reserv-
ed the right to give her kisses to whom
soever she might choose. Not another
word did she write. There was no de-
mand for an apology or for confes-
sion from me that had committed a
wrong. What 1 didn't like about it
was that 1t closed the incident.
Now, I did not propose that it should
be closed. I wished to form the young
lady's acquaintance with view to get
ting another kiss. One more? No; a
dozen. A dozen2 No; a hundred, a
thousand, ten thousand. But how re-
open the matter7 must invent some
plan. Almost any plan would do, pro-
vided the young lady would be pleased
to make my acquaintance. No plan
would suffice If she desired that the
matter be dropped. In other words,
might be the gamer by pushing on, and
If did not push on I would certainly
be loser.
wrote her that / would be glad to
expiate my robbery by giving her my
scarfpin, but since she would not &C.
cept it In exchange for what / had
taken, would be only too glad to DO
nate it OF its value to any charity she
might designate. This would not be
disposing Of the kiss for her own bene-
At, but for the relief of the needy
With this note sent the scarfpin.
The offer without the pin would have
been useless. BY sending the pin
forced her to take another step.
When a woman gives way to per.
sistent admirer, she is apt to do SO all
of q sudden Miss Waterman replied
to my note In very different vein than
before. She wrote me that had be-
haved very well In atoning for my
fault. AS to what should be done with
the pin, perhaps we had better talk the
matter over. She would be pleased to
have me call upon her for the purpose
on certain evening.
Napoleon at the battle Of Wagram,
when he saw q certain maneuver OF
the enemy, closed his f1eldglass, consid-
ering the battle won. I folded Miss
Watermsn's note, considering that an
acquaintance was effected. No more
skirmishing was needed. On the even
ing designated went over to the place
of her residence on a train and at
o'clock in the evening appeared at her
home
Miss Waterman must have regretted
her giving way or considered that an
acquaintance formed in such manner
was beneath her dignity. At any rate,
she held me at some distance. This did
not trouble me at all. There was plenty
Of time for 1t to wear off, and made
no mistake by proceeding too rapidly.
She did not remain long on her dignity.
She was full of love for adventure, and
had won her good will by my daring.
We were soon laughing at the position
had been placed in. and she appeared
to enjoy it Immensely.
During the kiss In the dark hel
hand had come In contact with my
scarfpin, and she had snatched It out
Of its place. She had noticed me. as
had noticed her-in fact. as boys and
girls notice one another-and had es-
pecially admired my Roman scarfpin.
When passed her in the aisle on pre-
tense Of getting glass of water. but
really to look for the lost pin, she was
trimming over with mischief.
That was half century ago. That
scarfpin never came back to me, but
your grandmother gave herself to me
IN exchange for 1t. 1t has descended
to your sister, who is the image Of
Julia Waterman when stole that kiss
IL the dark.
But In the days Of Pullman cars
there are no such episodes as there
were in unnghted railway trains and
stagecoaches. Even the canalboat In
those days furnished its Quantum Of
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