The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-09-18

What do you wish me to do?' he
asked, looking puzzled.
Il don't know" 1 said, with a little
nervous laugh. Il wish you to dc
something"
do you wish me to decide for you~
"Yesi anything"
sit will do no good for me to decide
unless you abide by my decision"
II WILL"
ION your honorT
Eyes, on my honor"
you wish me to decide whom you
are to marry. Is that right?"
"Yes."
At that moment there was a rap at
the door, and like fool I cried, "Come
inp The door was opened, and-good
ness gracious-there stood the count!
Pray excuse my trespassing," he be
gan 1.-THE fullness Of my heart
He had got thus far when-what dc
you think ?-some one pushed against
him, and, turning, he saw the prince
And, great Scott, the other two were
coming down the corridor! The prince
had seen the count, the earl had seen
the prince, and the general had seen
the earl coming toward my suit. They
had followed one another.
looked at John Jones appealingly
Gentlemen" he said. this lady has
just made a very important decision-a
decision that affects you ALL" Oh. dear.
how eager they all looked!
Looking at me, he asked, Am
rightY and answered, YES" trust,
ed him.
suitors she will give her hand" (Each
mans eyes sparkled with anxiety lest
some other than himself had been cho
SEM. IL have the honor to announce
to you, gentlemen, that am the favor
ed man"
Your shouted the count and the
general The other two maintained a
dignifed silence.
You could have knocked me down
with a feather. / glanced at John
Jones to know IL this was in earnest
or only to get rid Of the others. He
understood my meaning and replied
by look which seemed to say. II am
In earnest"
They say that when persons are
drowning all the acts Of their lives
pass tn review before them All the
advantages was giving up passed be-
fore me- And It Is also said that q
drowning person will catch at straw.
caught at John Jones.
"Ez this an affair comique," asked
General Du Pont, cor re TRUTH"
| nerved myself for an effort. Oh,
how grateful l felt to John! And I
said, ''It's the truth"
The four noblemen bowed very low,
turned and went away. How embar-
RAISING 1t must have been If they met
at the elevator! When they had gone
John turned to me and said:
do you approve my courseT
YES. do"
Il release you"
NO. you won't" l said 1--WE had
enough Of ali this. wish it closed up
at once
Married at once~
Instantly"
John sent out for clergyman, and
we were married and took the train
for this place / always liked John,
but somehow hadn't thought Of him
for husband. suppose my mind
had been on coronets. But John says
he had loved me-just think-since
was little bit Of girl. And I--well.
find It perfectly lovely to have fine.
decided business man on whom to rely
for husband.
But one thing, only one thing, trou-
bies me. There Is one regret that l
cannot get out Of my mind. The Count
ess Polinski would sound well; Mime. lie
General or probably Nine. lie President
would sound better; the Countess of
Micleton, being English, you know,
would sound better still, but the Pr1n-
cess Of Fiegenheim would be divine.
And to give up all these to be plain
Mrs. John Jones! Isn't 1t awful?
However. John tells me that his name
is really Hamilton, but that when a
boy his mother divorced his father
and took her maiden name Of Jones.
He John insisted on being called
Jones also
Now that his mother is dead he will
resume the name Of Hamilton. So all
Anda we'll.