The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-08-28
By ETHEL HOLMES

been pointing out objects of interest
let himself down over the footboard
on to the tongue, gathered up the reins,
quickly remounted to the box, put on
the brake and managed to reduce the
pace sufficiently to enable the coach
to turn a curve without going over a
precipfce Then after a further short
descent he brought the horses to a
standstin. The first sensation that
came to him after # was all over was
feeling the arms of the aristocratic
gentleman about his neck.
One day couple Of years after this
episode Mrs. Murphy and her daugh-
ter, while bowling along Ocean avenue
at Newport. received terrible shock.
"Oh, heavens, mother, there's Barton
Keith! Look the other way. quickP
Miss Murphy, pretending to see some
thing to which she desired to call her
mothers attention, pointed in the op-
posite direction from the young man,
the carriage rolled by. and the women
began to discuss the situation.
"What In the world could have
brought him hereT" exclaimed the
mother.
II would as soon have expected to
see q Mississippi pilot"
Bart has been stage driver"
Hell tell everybody here all about
onF antecedents."
HE won't know any one to tell"
1T seems hard to cut him after that
affair you had with him."
There have been changes since then.
At that time father was building his
little branch railroad He hadn't got
on to the main line"
"Wen, / don't think there's much
danger, considering that he can't have
any entree here. Heaven knows what
q time we've had even to get in on the
outer circle. How can Bart Keith with
no money get In at all7'
HE may be prosperous. He's well
enough dressed"
Eyes, he quite looked like one Of the
swells. I wonder why he's heref"
That night there was grand func-
ton at one OF the Cottages" and the
next morning Mary Murphy ran to her
mother with a newspaper In her hand
and her eyes wide open.
For lands sake mother, listen to
this: Among those present at Mrs.
Atherton's last night was Mr.. Barton
Keith"
you don't mean ttP'
How IN the name Of conscience do
you suppose he got in there3"
II can't imagine know we couldn't
get . bid"
"He must have pull somewhere"
your father had pull, but it didn't
work. He offered Peter Jones a tip
on the stock of our road If he'd get
him an invitation to the Athertons
But Pete said they were Of the old
New York blue blood and rich besides
These people who have both blood and
money are the hardest Of all to move"
'Oho! Here's the explanationp and
she read social item:
"'Mr. Barton Keith is visiting Mr..
and Mrs. Emerson Forbes"
"Oh, my goodness graciousp ex
claimed the mother How In the
world did he ever get in with themT'
There was a silence between the two
which Mary ended by saying:
Mother, we've gone and done itP'
$50 we have"
1--WE must find a way to take a back
track"
$50 we must"
But we're entirely ignorant of the
key to the position"
what do you mean by that"
I'VE don't know what reason the
Forbes have for taking in Bart"
do you suppose they know what
he's been?"
''Of course they do. Bart couldn't
keep it If he wished. That's the sin
gular part OF It. The Forbes have
been prominent In New York and New
port society for hundred years. But
one thing / have noticed in these old
families-they're more Independent
about whom they take up than any
other people. can't imagine those
Perkinses, who made their money In
fertilizing material, having anything to
do with Bart Keith. You know how
they snubbed US"
"Yes, indeed l do, and I'm waiting
for the time to come when l can get
even with them"
"But, mother, how are we to fix 1t
up with BartT
II don't know, Name, unless you
have the same power you used to have
over him"
Name cast a glance In a mirror Art
had done great deal for her since she
waited on the railroad men her mother
fed in their days of poverty. Nothing
that money could buy was now denied
her. But she knew Bart Keith well.
He had loved her In calico, and to love
her IN costly fabrics must incite an en-
tirely new sensation. Besides, he was
In the swim at Newport, where he
would meet the finest costumes in
America, to say nothing of the women
they ineased. To make matters worse.
she had cut him.
Mother" she said, Il believe I'll
write him a line saying I've heard Of
his being In Newport and telling him
we're here. That'll look as If we
hadn't seen him on the avenue"
"Do you think he'd tumble to it7"
The girl pondered awhile, then ad-
mitted that she knew very well he
wouldn't; their eyes had met and there
had been a mutual recognition. She
dared not write the note.
But one morning she received a note
from Keith He told her that, having
heard she was at Newport, he had
come on from the west to find her But
time had made Rreat changes for both