Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-05-10
A KISS BY
MISTAKE
By WILLIAM CHANDLER

= were 10 De married III Il month and
( Ned having business in the metropolis
Sarah had decided TO go down with
him aud spend few days there on the
matter OF her rousseau.
! Shortly before reaching The Tcrmina
the train ran into tunnel II was "A
short tunnel, and no lights were lit.
Most OF the passengers. thinking that
they We're rolling into the station.
arose from their seats and crowded
into the aisle, Ned and Sarah among
the number When Ned perceived that
the train was in the dark he conclud
cd To take a kiss. Drawing Sarah to-
ward him. he pressed his lips upon
hers
Sarah. To his asionshmcnt broke
away from him. at The same time Ut.
tcring cry. The train shot out into
the light and revealed 10 Ned II Young
woman looking al him Indignantly.
Sarah was standing yard away from
her tiance
The young woman Who had been
Kissed, seeing the aStnnished cNprcs-
sion on Ned face broke into IA suiile.
Ned was in Il dilemma He conlln't
apologize without saying that he had
kissed The wrong woman So hr said
nothing The smile on the girls face
changed to n frovn Sarah. not I'M
dersianding what had happened. look,
al curious.
The train stopped IN the station ana
/ thr passengers poured out on Ia thc
/ platform The kissed woman alightcd
before Ned and Sarah. and Ned kept an
eve ON her as Size walked ont OF the
%aiion a dozen yards ahead OF him.
When She reached the sidewalk She en-
tered taxi. Ned made II mental note
Of It's number
rate has 50 many persons affairs in
Us hands that il starts things. then
leaves the persons themselves Ia worI,
oul the problem. though fate will take
hahd az any time i'm any Of the mil
hons OF life> real stories Ned Bar
tholow felt that NJ owed the lady he
mad kissed 10y mistake an aDologv. Since
he could not well have made one IN the
presence of Sarah il occurred to him /,
that possibly he might do SO when Sarah |
VAS not present. Al any rate. he fixed |
in memory The number Of the taxicnb /
~ which the lady had been driven
away and aS soon as he had disposed
or sarah Went To the cab company's of
nee, asked that the number be called
IN ana when the cab came paid the
cabman II dollar to tell him where he
had driven the lady
Another strange thing is that We do
Things FOR one reason thinkin. That we
are doing them for another Ned could
have let the matter drop. or he might
have sent a brief explanation las mail
- hat is. after getting the lady : name.
He did neither. He called at the nd
dress the caDman gave him That very
evening and asked FOR the lady who
had arrived during Tine afternoon on
train
The truth is that an this part Of the
story might rs well he condensed into a
Few words That Kiss IN the dark wa.
a feast for q god. ami ne wanted anoth-
er one from the same lips. He could
kiss his hancce AN he liked. Possibly
that entered into his ~ sons for wish
ihS 10 kiss another womau whom ne
had no right to Kiss
The lady eytcrcd The room wonder
ihglt and, seeing The man who had
kissed her. blushcd That was the most
thing She could have done. 7
II doubled Ncd's desire To Kiss her Z
agaiu q
Il have taken tue liberty 10 come j
without permission" hc said, 80 make j
an explanation.
The lady dropped her eyes 10 the
floor and waited Ned had intended .
o-trll her tliat lie was engaged 10 the u
ady who had stood near him on the
rain and to confess that the kiss had
lccii intended for her Eut how could
ie hope FOR II duplicate kiss after max
ne such am nyowal: The scamp /,
hinged his tactics entering Instead -
IN tissue of lies
II had noticed you hc said sitting
IA the car not far from me You viii ,
oreiyc mr won't YOU :,
proceed" said the girl ID
How could | help admirng one to ;
5 hom admiration is due: Your liquid
YES. your glossy halr. your He !
'auSod
"Mlmtr"
Coral lips They took mc up like 4
vhirlvnd and made me dizzy. y
now not what did
lie paused Tho iadyS eyes we're
til fixed on the rug al which she
TODD.
DO not stab nae hy saying that | =.
IN not forgiven
There was nu reply.
Docs This Si'rnce mean that am i,
u bc treated rs | deserve" y,
He mrdc a step toward her She ii
"a not move.
Have !ou 10 reply
Still silence
He turned and went to the door. ;,
there he paused and looked back a
he stood n II waiting for something. -
IL returned 10 her aud for the second "a
inc pressed his lips ou hers,
Thcrc was "a reason for Tie breaking
r The engagement between Ned Bar
iolow ana Sarah Stevens. lie said 81
was financial LOSSES Tho real cause u
as tha, the train On With he and %
arab entered The city ran through ~
vo rlinptr tunnel
~ any ~te, bis - tbs fatalist's rca
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