The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-05-13

nOpeu Iney wouldn't XIII eacn Otner.
But allowed they was likely from
the same popular academy somewhere
in the neighborhood, and would under
stand one another's ways and get
along. But if not, and there was hair
pulling, didn't see how / could help
it.
"And the next happy thing that
flooded the situation was a girl-a
Christian young lady looking all half
wild and stage frighty-and she came
vibrating in, in a Observation-Disclosures
style, and held me upsi the middle
of the floor.
"'Oh, Haroldp she says, never stop
ping to look at me or take breath or
anything. oh, Haroldp she says.
Papa has discovered everythingr
Whatp says, moving backward
from that female. Papa has discov-
cred everythingp was about ready
to jump through the window by that
time, but didn't have chance.
"She pulled up like a house afre
when she got better look at me.
"'Oh, heavens = she says. where's
Mr.. GordonT
"'Never heard of him 7 says /.
"'Oh, oh, goodness she says, and
then she wheeled around again and
bolted.
"'Great castigation' says /. What
next, wonderT
Il was accommodating new ideas ev-
cry minute, it seemed to me, and
thought New Jersey wasn't so detri-
mental slow after all, when it once
got up on it's hind feet and moving.
"The sanitarium inmates seemed to
have cooled down a little for a min
ute-comparing notes, or something,
for the next violent outbreak-and I
wondered If I hadn't suddenly better
cut loose from that social rendezvous
while had time, and start for home.
I felt kind of a quick longing for
Arizona, where life wasn't quite so con-
tinuously mixed.
Anyhow I wished that young youth
would hurry back and see what he'd
ACAA hCAA " was DC my
luck wouldn't hold out if had to go
it much longer alone-and lit another
weak cigar and went out on the side
walk to look for him.
"Well, he was coming, and the girl
with him, both in sensational hurry
and looking scared half way out Of
their seven senses.
"'Sayp he blurts out, falling all
over me when he got In reaching dis
lance. Say, has there been an old
man here, an old man with a Gamer
"'Wait a minute. Wait one mo-
ment, pleasep says l. What kind of
an all-around stew is this, anyhow
'WhatT he says. why, it's her
father We were going to get married.
and now"
"'Whatl Please hold me up for a
minuteP l says. Married. When?
TodayT
"'No, nor he says. But has he
been hereY he says.
Say l says, go on and get mar
ried-Quick! Don't hesitate. Don't
think. Don't linger a minute, but go
and get married.
Leave everything to me and ske-
daddle. Don't expunge with excuses
don't turn loose any doubts or ques-
ton marks, but make a record run for
hurry-up preacher and get tied up =
'Why-I can't he says That's
just it. The collector for this cigar
business here, you know. The mana
ger comes around today, and he's liza
BILE to be falling down here most any
minute. 1 want to resign, too, today
he says.
"'Oh-oh, yes, the collector says l,
beginning to feel something give a lit
tie. OF course. 1 forgot. Well, you
can resign later / says. That's
nothing just leave him to me. Don't
chance it, but skate
"Well, he did. He and that palpi-
tating young female went away to get
married and be happy forever after,
and left me all alone with some incan-
descent reflections.
"Only l didn't reflect. l believe l.
sometimes know when to quit. I
thought I'd leave New JERSEY. And I
gently closed up the door Of that little
cigar emporium, and made Il perfect
~ straight line for the railway sta
ton. My train was due in fifty min
1tes, and | didn't care to miss i
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