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Show DON'T LET HER , l li ,fi, L ji-vL j Cry of Yoong Man oe i Hew fork Pier. Astounds Crowd Waiting at Dock for Big Liner. Motive Not Understood at First Is Afterwards Praised by Astonished Aston-ished Onlookers. NEW YORK. Oct 21,r-"Don't let her kiss mo!" This was thovcry of a young man standing on tho pier amid a crowd awaiting the landing of friends from tho Hamburg-Amorlcan llnor Deutschland. Tho big vessel was Just coming into port, and tho unlooked for exclamation was leud enough to bo heard by ovcry one In the crowd of welcomers. As one person tho wholo 300 roso on llptoo and craned -their necks In the effort to got a look at the young man. Ho stood down on tho edge of the pier close to tho end of tho gang planl Ho seemed visibly embarrassed embar-rassed by tho attention ho had attracted, but remained steadfast In his unwillingness unwilling-ness to Indulge" In osculatory amuso-irents. amuso-irents. , TJ-.. -- rMrl InnonTD "Don't kiss mo!" ho shouted. Tho crowd, every ono of which had qulto forgotten about his or her frlond In tho excitement of tho moment, turned attention to tho head of tho gang plank. Thero, heading the long line of expectant passengers and poising herself on the edgo of tho gang plank, which two longshoremen wero Just fastening to the Deutsehland's deck, was a pretty girl. Sho was tall and slender, wore a light blue gown with a big picturo hat, and bore unmistakable signs ot being an American girl of good family. Sho ovl-dentlv ovl-dentlv was anxious to got off the ship. Sho stamped her foot and bit her Up as tho longshoremen delayed In fastening tho gang plank. Take a Chance. The voung man on the pier Into whoso eyes tho girl In bluo was gazing .turned and swung his cano over the heads ot the crowd In tho dlreotlon of tho gato where the customs officers held back the line of peoplo who had no permits to go down on the nler. .. , , . , . "I won't lot her kiss mo." he shouted to some ono the crowd couldn't see. "Aw go on, let her," cried half a dozen excited people standing near. "You're a fool! Tako a. chance! What s the uso of living!" cried others In unmistakable unmis-takable tones of disgust. The gang plank was fastened and the longshoremen rushed back to the pier, followed fol-lowed closely by the girl, the first passenger passen-ger to leave tho ship. Oh, Billy, I'm So Glad. Sho made straight for tho young man lncroaslng her speed as sho neared him. When she finally reached tho pier tho ! crowd parted, apd with a llttlo squeal of delight tho young woman threw horself In his arms, , , , . , . , , . "Don't kiss me." he cried, blushing furiously furi-ously and restraining u frantic effort on her nart. . "Oh, Billy. I'm so glad to see you. and to bo back." sho said, and renewed tho attempt, whllo the crowd looked on open-mouther. open-mouther. "But where Is mother? Kept His Promise. "She's right over there," said he, waving wav-ing his caim wildly and wiping tho perspiration per-spiration from his face. "Sho's outside the gate. Couldn't got a pass. Promised her not to touch you until sho had had tho first kiss. Never had such a job In my life, trying to mako you understand. All these people here" Young Man All Right. "You're all right, young man," said one old gentleman, squeezing the young man s hand and (flapping him on the back, while he and the girl In bluo passed through a To on the way to the customs line, and a llttlo gray-halr'ed woman, who was excitedly excit-edly waving a handkorchlef In their direct-That voung man is a hero," said another an-other In "tho crowd, and then every ono turned his attention to homecoming friends. |