The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-09-14


reached 1t before changed my seat for
the one she had left and begun my
search.
looked on the scat. looked on the
floor. | lit match to see better while
hunting beneath. No pin was to be
Been. l examined the aisle between the
seat | had occupied and that on which
the girl had sat. was doomed to dis
appointment
now suspected that she, had my pin
leleft the train at the next station.
took cab and rode back to Talbots-
VILE There l visited the two news
paper offices of the place and left an
advertisement at each stating that
mosaic scarfpin had been lost on n Ger.
tain train and the finder would be prop.
erly rewarded for it's return; no ques-
tons asked. Then | went to my home.
| having left instructions ut the Offices OF
the papers to send me any replies that
| might come for me.
a couple of days later received Il
letter signed Julia Waterman stating
| that she had found a mosaic scarfpin
on the train mentioned. AS to mo
| questions asked" the finder Of the pin
would ask the questions. She would
return the pin without reward after
the loser had explained how he came to
lose it.
My suspicion Of an amused smile was
now explained. The girl had had my
pin all the while / was looking for It,
1t was evident that must confess. !
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 IT.
resistibe 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. III she would accept
the one in lieu Of the other would
consider the account closed.
The next day recovered my scarf
pin by express and a note saying that
the writer had no kisses to dispose of
In exchange for anything She reseyv-
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 a confess
sion from ne that had committed
wrong. What l didn't like. about it
was that it closed the incident. ~,
Now. did not propose that it should
be closed. | wished to form the young
lady's acquaintance with a view to get
ting another kiss. One more? No; a
No
thousand. ten thousand. But how re-
open the matter? 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 he the gamer by pushing on. and
be a loser.
I wrote her that would be glad to
exriate 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 1t or its value to any charity she
might designate. This would not be
disposing Of the kiss for her own bene-
fit, 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 woman. gives way to per-
sistent admirer, she is apt to do so all
of a 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 a certain evening.
Napoleon at the battle of Wagram.
when he saw certain maneuver Of
the enemy, closed his fieldglass, consid-
ering the battle won. l folded Miss
Waterman's note, considering that an
acquaintance was effected. No more
skirmishng was needed. On the even
ing designated went over to the place
of her residence OH train and at 8
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 nc ut all. There was plenty |
of time for it 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 1t immensely.
During the kiss In the dark her |
hand had come In contact with my |
scarfpin, and she had snatched 1t out |
Of its place, She had noticed me, as l |
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 a glass Of water. but |
really to look for the lost pin, she was
trimming over with mischief.