Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-01-24
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Copyright. 1917. western Newspaper Union.
B, RICHARD MARLEY.

One winter some years ago when
I had become tired Of a long continue
ton of snowstorms and cold weather
I concluded to go to Florida to get the
chill out. Of my bones. I reached the
land of flowers when they were most
beautiful and most fragrant. The
transition from winterrto early sum-
mer filled me with a delicious languor.
The morning after my arrival I
basked on the veranda of my hotel till
midday when bethought myself to
pay my respect to an aunt of mine
who had cottage in the place.
left the hotel grounds by a side gate
and crossing vacant space came to
a hedge in which found an opening
and passed through to my aunt's
grounds. Directly in my path to the
house was a pagoda surrounded by
magnoliaS and other trees and shrubs.
1t was very attractive looking place
and approaching it / yielded to. de-
sire to go into the pagoda and see what
| 1t was like.
AS soon as reached point where
I could look between the boughs and
flowers caught a most bewitching
sight. A young girl lay asleep in a
hammock. There was everything
about. the picture to render it charm
ing. Even the colors Of the ham,
mock blended with those OF the girls
gauzy raiment, and the surrounding
flowers. AS to the girl herself, there
was about her the relaxation Of slum-
Der; q faint color in her cheeks; her
Hips were slightly parted; her breast
was rising and falling.
| Now, consider a fellow In the first
Freshness OF youth transported within
twenty -four hours from q: land Of Ice
ana snow to one Of tropical mildness.
coming suddenly upon a girl, robed In
the sheer apparel Of the South, lying
asleep in hammock. with pair Of
undefended coral lips. and tell me is
he to be blamed for yieldinSto . de-
| sire to- kiss them? = & :, -
sThe;on|y requisite isseouraee. I had
mot the courage, but T was drawn to
The gfff despite my want OF IT. Il
paused 40 soon ~ saw her, but pres
|sently began 4 snail-itke advance I
|:putsa foot ON the lowest of tn three lsf,ee
steps leading up to- the pasoda. i 1
['ni6nnfed@tts, and since the girl did not
open her eyes, stood on the second
step; and then on the third. There
wasano great terror in me vet because
Thad committed no overt act. slipped
my feet along the pagosia floor till I
came within reaching distance Sud-
denly IT occurred to me that II the girl
should awaken ana see a strange man
standing over her tt,woal4 be- yery
felabA Ffassina to the MAN, Perhspe M
stxea shrisf. i shaddsrsli II
1.-the thought 8 s.ii.Ss ~ ssfa =
IN: ~ glanse 1T those lips banfslIeh
tsee n. bent over them, 'hesitatfng,
bending lower, till atSlast I touched
them. with mine. For q few seconds /
was in heavens flower garden. 80 y
As L raised myself / looked for
ksf eyes to .opfni:and regard me with
|andig nat!on: or ;wtthsri,tg contempt:
i Marvelous-she Slept on. sssx:
Il wondered il she. would stand an
Lothian kiss without aWakening.E IRE
.sdtsA tp riskssit FINS fine pressed
ymoEy nfhh,lyi ind. longer tlian
'betVte: III ,Elieny 7 Strengthened myself
Alisls tlp.tted away. Looking backssI
saws that she Was stir sleeping. =
MY aunt receive,fs,ne cosaheIy and
| asked me to dine with her the same
evening.
= have a young lady friend from
1.-the North visiting me-" she said. Il
| wish you to meet her. have told
| her YOU are in every respect fine
fellow; SO put your best foot forward
and don't do ANYTHING to disappoint
her. She is at an age when q girl ex-
poets a man to be the quintescence of
Difference. Don't fail to practice all
those little refinements expected of a
thoroughbred"
l promised my aunt that I would
mind my P.'s and Q.'s and left her
,wondering if the girl T had kissed was
net the guest sh&yha,ls referred to.
That night, In evening dress, ! went
again to my aunt's. On the way !
plucked tile most ,ielicate flower
could fnd-if Isrsiii,ienber rightly ii
was rose4sttS sfr NV ni bdttpn.hole. j
| found my aunt ana tiisssyoiHag lady
ahad kissed Z OH tIs vssffianda, mads. my
| most souffiy b5o@s on 'bsetlnlg INTRODUCED
70 , the la 1,s sna VI, when 8 shf. feparked
'ths beanty II The fSss wore jim my