The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-12-24

pretty nose In disgust. 81 don't believe
he remembered me at all He just
thought I was flirting with him-con-
ceited thingl"
And that is the reason why she
looked straight through and far be-
yond him when she saw him a few
weeks later at q certain exclusive
beach. Strangely enough when he saw
her In a bathing suit he Immediately
e----eted her with the girl he had met
at the Hamptons', and also with the
one he had talked to In the subway
so he refused to be ignored and ap-
preached her.
"Surely you haven't forgotten me?'
he smiled. ave met at the Hamptons'
you know, and not long ago we talked
q few minutes in the subway"
81 may have met you at the Hamp-
tons'-they are very dear friends of
mine-but as for seeing you in the sub
way-I haven't ridden on the subway
for at least six MONTHS" she said calm
ly, looking straight into his eyes.
"Peach of a girl" thought Cole as
he stroIled down the beach. "But oh,
how she hates my pictured"
He attempted to overcome this
prejudice the day he met her on the
avenue You surely remember me
this time" he smiled. II am Stephen
Cole, who first met you at the Hamp-
tons, afterward thought 1 talked to
you in the subway, and last week GER
tainly tried to converse with you at
the beach. Why be enemies" he said
engagingly, In answer to her hostile
look, "when we could so easily be
friendsf"
"Why be either" she asked lightly
with an Indifferent lift of her brows.
"when It's so much less arduous to re-
main acquaintances?
The bright CLEAN of humor waned in
his eyes and grim gentleness settled
about his mouth and was apparent in
the tone of his voice.
I'm sorry" he murmured. 81 had
begun to wish for much more than
that"
And as he passed on with an easy
grace Laura Lee had the feeling that
She had been bested In the encounter
and was a little ashamed of her
childish attitude In 1t. However, q few
nights later when he informally
romped in on the Hamptons he found
to his chagrin that Laura Lee was
there also. And she, in order tS make
Up for Der rudeness of their last meet
ing, was decidedly cordial
"Of course 1 know Stephen Cole.
she remarked as they were being intro
duced. "We've met dozens of times
haven't WEI" she smiled up at him.
"Yes, indeed" he smiled gravely
but his handicap was entirely imper
sonal and he would have left in a very
few minutes had not til Hamptoni
protested strenuously.
"Please don't go yet" coaxed Laurf
Lee. IF you'll walt little while yoI
can walk home with me-"
So Stephen Cole stayed and walked
at her side along the starlit stree
while with all her graces and charm
she conversed brightly and sought t.
retrieve herself in his eyes. Soon the,
reached her door,
you handled yourself admirably,
he said soberly, mot to let the Hamr
tons know how my coming spoile
your evening. I'm sorry, Miss Lee
Good night"
The red glow of her spirits suddenl
Gied. His departure was faultlessl
courteous but so declsively definit
that he was gone before she coul
deny the thing that his words had in
piled.
Just why she cried that night Laur
Lee herself could not have explained
but cry she did, and she moped aroun
all the next day, half the time wavel
ing between the telephone and he
writing desk; but she neither phone
p0r wrote Stephen Cole, and severn
days passed before she saw Mr.
Hampton again.
"And how is Stephen Cole?" sh
eventually asked, innocently.
"Oh. my dear-we're just so glad
exclaimed Mrs. Hampton. "Harye