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Volume II No. 42

GREATER FOREST CITY'S OWN HOME NEWSPAPER

FOREST CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JULY 29, 1920 $1.50 a Year, in Advance

ursy Letter FromThriving Cliffside

rtHfside, N- July 19 ' 1920.?Mrs. !Proctor has been spending some

>r sister, Mrs. W. G. Free- ;'c : Erlanger. She was joined byRiband at Erlanger Sunday and

IVilireturn this week.

L Mabel Erwin, sister of Prof,j Ei'win has accepted a position as

for the Cliffside Mills Store.? p Carpenter was carried to the'lvterian Hospital on last ThursdaySerious operation. We are glad

L te that he is doing well, as is hisCharlie, who underwent an opera-there two weeks ago for a broken

,'jnis Dedmond had the misfortuneC ak his arm last week trying to!j; a Ford. This is the second

ident of this kind to occur herejatly.

ujss Minnie Carpenter returnedJjijyto the Summer Scool at Ashe->after visiting her father at thejbvterian Hospital at Charlotte two

to, Barney Davidson underwent an

cation at "the Hospital at EastoE dale last week for appendicitis,jis reported to be getting along fine.

He Hunt Baraca Class had their

t? al outing Sunday. They alwaysjtat their class room and have theday School lesson as usual at anly hour Sunday morning then they

B tto Sulphur Springs where theyait the day and enjoyed a bountifulsiier.

J. F. Long of Badin is spending aidays here this week.

Hisses Laura and Rose Freeman, ofgan visited Miss Nora Freeman lasttck.Luther Campbell accompanied by hisit and Miss Melrose Hawkins, A..Wall and family, Mr. and Mrs. Timirpenter, and Grover Womick attended:ebirthday dinner at J. Bridges' nearHenboro, Sunday.Miles Hamrick and sister, Misssjvia, of Shelby, visited at Suitsusimage Sunday.Hoyt Dixon visited at Grover last

today but we hardly think the partyfrisked is named Grover.Caroleen defeated the Cliffside Ball

im here last Saturday by a score ofto 2. It was a close and interesting

The Methodist Church was dedicatedft Sunday. Rev. A. C. Swafford araier pastor preached at the 11 o'clockrvice to a large and appreciativeidience. The dedication service wasdd Sunday night and Bishop Darling-a preached the sermon. It was atiendid sermon and was thoroughlyajoyed by the large audience. Rev..M. Hipps who was the first pastor

ras also here from Lexington, also Rev.- Wood of Shelby, and Presidinguiier, Parker Holmes. Special musicbs rendered at each service. J. P. D.fithrow of Hollis brought a largerack load of Hollisites for the dedicationsrrice.

oCliffside. N. C . July 26, 1920.

lirs. Mattie Padgett of East Flatlock visited friends here last week.Misses Una Edwards and Fay

Best spent Saturday night with Mr.tod Mrs W. O. Geer at Spindale,sdSunday at Miss Edwards' homeBar Rutherfordton.County Supt. of Public WelfareiE. Price made a splendid address®the Baptist Church Sunday eve-

He was preceded by Prof,kyde Erwin who also made a talkto Child Welfare.The many friends of Mr. J. P. Car-

rier will be glad to know that hef making rupid strides towardpcovery from his recent illnessM operation at the Presbyterianfospital at Charlotte His son,Paster Charles Carpenter isexpectedhe able to return home from theke [fospital this week. Mrs.ai'penter is with them and willkiain until Master Charles is ablepeouie home when she will accom-pany him.The ha 11 teams of Henrietta and

piffside clashed on the local groundSaturday. The gam* was very

Cresting and the locals won by a?coreof four to two.

Mrs. W. W. Winn was taken to;De Presbyterian Hospital at Char-ge last Friday and will undergo

today, (Monday). Welu Pe for her a speedy recovery.

George Shuford and sister®'ss Clara, of Lenior, were pleasant'fcitors here Saturday and Sunday.Messrs. Kd and Arthur Carpenter

Misses Willie and Alicejjab. E Roach visited Mr. and

,;N 11.l 1 . Carpenter and son Chas.

f'be Presbyterian Hospital Satur-and Sunday.

A. T. Humphries and J.spent Sunday very pleas-

?) in ( ialfney.j!es srs. Hob't and R. R. James

.Padgett attended theof Mrs. Lindsay Padgett at

' ctte Sunday.?ass Aiice Edwards left Monday

where she has acceptedposition.

u Cooper and family visit-« Golden Sunday.

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and Mrs. Clyde Erwin had asA'fiek-end truest Mrs. Erwin's

Ezra Miller of Waco,

j. '- 1 - j' Suttle of the hardware?of the Cliffside Mills store is

Pair of Khaka OverallsLands Wearer a Job.

Some time ago ye editor purchasedat Efird's a pair of Khaka overalls foruse in the printing office, but in thegoodness of his heart he loaned them toone of the young men of the town,who had met with an accident to thesouth end of his pants going north, andand who appealed to the aforesaid editorfor something that would keep thepolice off of him until he could gethome and procure a change of clothing.We produced our much prized $1.50overalls and let him don them, advisinghim to be sure and return them immedi-ately, a promise which he made andsolemly vowed to keep. But in placeof his going home for another pair ofpants, goes to the ball game and itwas several days before we saw ourver alls or the wearer thereof andthen at a distance, for he saw us first.

Time rocked on, eventually we ranacross our overalls and the wearer to-gether and simultaneously, and he in-formed us that they had been the meansof landing him a job at the FlorenceMill and that as soon "pay day" camearound we would be presented with anew pair of overalls by the manager ofEfird's department store.

Ye editor hung around Efird's likeGrant did around Richmond during theCivil war, but not a pair of overallswere passed out.

We told our tale of woe to Messrs.Reinhardt and Scruggs and they bothpromised to lend their aid and influencetoward getting for us our just rights,viz: a pair of overalls. Somehow theyfailed.

One day after the great price-slashingsale was over "Dock" Moore came overleading a pair of overalls, saying hehad got right in behind the fellow whohad borrowed our overalls and ' 'persuad-ed'' him to buy a pair while they weremarked down to 98c and send them tothe editor.

Dock is a persistent fellow?andgood salesman. We thank him for hisaction in the matter.

By the way the fellow is stillwearing the overalls and making goodon his iob at the mill.

spending his vacation with home-folks at Asheville.

The Junior Baraca Class gave anIce Cream Supper at the Hall Sat-urday night.

The officers and teachers of theBaptist Sunday School were formallyinstalled Sunday morning and Rev.Hout preached a splendid sermonon the duties and obligations of theOfficers and Teachers.

Mr. Ervin Lutz is away on hisvacation and, accompanied by hiswife and little daughter, Anna, willspend some time at WrightsvilleBeach.

Mrs. Sam McDaniel and children: Miss Erma and Master Whitt of

Greenville, S. C., visited Mr. and( Mrs. P. C. Hawkins last week.

Mr. and Mrs J. B Freeman arespending this week visiting Mrs.

\u25a0 Freeman's parents Mr. and Mrs.; E W. WilsonatGastonia, and Chim-

ney Rock.

Miss Melrose Hawkins is visitfng? in Charlotte this week.

Misses Eva Long, Jessie James: and Nell and Virginia Moore accora-' panied by Messrs. G. K and (Jhas.

5 i Moore visited in Gaftney Sunday.

Lit.tie Miss Joyce Wilson of Gas-! tonia is visitirg her cousins Misses

' Ruth and Grace Wilson.

I Messrs C. D. Hughes, R. S.flames. O R. Harden, S. A. Robin-

[ sou and Eugene Scruggs motored to

* Spartanburg Saturday.. Mr. W. B. Wilson and family and

Miss Alma Freeman spent Saturdayand Sunday in Gastonia.

I Messrs. Reuben and Bennett5 Hinsdale of Folk County are guests

of their cousin Mr. Jay Hicks.

' Miss Mary McMahan of Charlotte! is visiting her cousin Miss Nellie\u25a0 Hicks.

Master Hoyle Hicks is spendingthis week with his grand parents

Mr. and Mrs. Chas. McDade at

Tucapau, S. C.

Death of Mrs. Elsie Martin> ______

?! Mrs. Elsie Gettys Martin, wife of) Mr. Ed Martin, died at the home of

, | her husdand in Zebulon, N. C., on the19th instant, from a short and suddenattack of appendicitis. The body was

' | shipped to Forest City and interred at

t Hopewell on Wednesday.Mrs. Martin was raised in this county,

. I and liyed here quite a time after her1 I marriage.

; The funeral was conducted by Revs.' Whittington, Burrus and Harrill a

large concourse of sorrowing relatives- attended the last sad rites over this

noble Christian woman, whose lifewas as an open book.

Besides her husband she leaves four" ! brothers and one sister, to mourn her

death, as follows: W. B. Gettys,; Jeffersonville, Ga,; L. A. Gettys,> : Shelby; M. E. Gettys, Gaffney, S. C.;

J. H. Gettys, Forest City, Mrs.j Sarah Wood, of Chesnee, S. C.j Mrs. Martin was well and favorablyknown to many of our readers who

I will be shocked to learn of her suddendemise.

.; The sympathy of our community is

extended the / bereaved husband,jbrothers and sister in this their hour

1 of sorrow.o

Ciyde Davidson, who is operatorat Marshvi ie, is hereon a visit lo

relatives and friends.

| Newsy Letter FromBostic Route One

The people of this township are mostdone working their crops. We areglad to see several showers of rain asthe crops have been very dry.

Mrs. Susie Freeman and grand-son,of Texas, spent the week-end with herbrother, J. W. Carpenter.

MissMadgie Cowan has been attendingthe Teachers meeting at Union Mills.

Hallie Hunt has purchased anotherBuick six.

Misses Essie and Adah Hardingentertained a large crowd of youngpeople Saturday evening serving icecream. A joyous time was had bythose present. The visitors were Maryand Carrie Carpenter, Florence andOda Crotts, Oscar Carswell, P. L.Crotts, Miles Green and Rodger Taylorall of Forest City.

We are glad to note the people areinterested in the Sunday school at theWilson school house which is progress-ing nicely.

Moten Walker cut the first water-melon Monday which he gathered fromhis field. This is the first ripe melon weknow of in this neighborhood.

Mr. Billie Carpenter visited his sisterMrs. Grayson Martin, of Cliffside, lastweek.

Mrs. J. W. Harding spent Mondayevening with her daughter, Mrs. E. M.Walker.

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Items From Pea Ridge

There was an ice cream supper atMr. J. W. Hardin's Saturday night.Quite a large crowd was in attendanceand all seem to have enjoyed themselves.

Messrs. Miles Greene, Roger Taylor,Oscar Carswell and P. L. Crotts ofForest City attended the ice creamsupper at J. W. Hardin's Saturdaynight.

Misses Florence and Odie Crottsvisited Miss Essie Hardin Saturdaynight and Sunday.

Miss Madge Cowan returned toUnion Mills Monday to resume herstudies at the summer school.

Misses Annie Sue, Ollie Lee andMattie Carpenter visited at Wilsonschool house Sunday afternoon,

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Farmers Union Meeting

To allmembers of the Farmers Union:There will be an important meeting ofthe County Farmers Union at UnionMill, Saturday July 31st at 2: P. M.Allmembers are urged to be present.

A. R. Sorrell Sec & Treas.o.

Mrs. Lee W. Lynch has as herguests Mrs. T. R. Honeycutt andMiss Mildred Taylor, of RoanokeRapids.

Happenings of a Localand Personal Nature

Ulus Burns, of Lancaster is here ona visit.

Thomas and EarleKing, of Lisleville,are here on a visit.

Miss Fannie King was one of a partyat Sulphur Springs Sunday.

W. J. Davis, wife and W. J. Jr., arespending this week with his parentsdown on the farm.

Settle Bostick is working at theSouthern depot during the absence ofChief A. L. McDaniel.

Tracy Proctor, agent of the SouthernRailway at Summerville, S. I C. and anold popular Forest City boy is spendinghis vacation here.

W. B. Gettys, of Jeffersonville, Ga.,is visiting his brother, Dr, J. H. Gettys,in Forest City. He is accompanied byhis daughter, Lois.

Mrs. J. C. Johnson was reported quitesick the first of the week and under thecare of the doctor. Her friends hope shewill soon be out again

Rev. T. G. Williams has returnedfrom Franklin wr here he has been help-ing Rev. R. E. Word in a series ofmeeting and much spiritual good accom-plished.

A protracted meeting willbe startedat Pleasant Grove Church the secondSunday in August. The pastor, Rev.W. L. Dawson willbe assisted by Rev.C. C. Southron.

It was a great game of ball here Sat-urday afternoon between Forest Cityand Caroleen, with the score 3t04 infavor of the home boys. Forest City isnow playing some good ball.

John Poole has treated himself to anew car. It is a Liberty six, and is abeauty. John carried his wile andMisses Beanah and Esther Harris toCliffside Sunday, and he had some timeshowing off what stunts this car can do.

Messrs. Gary and Whitsett Hiottspent the week-end in Forest City.Both of them have been identified withthe Courier. Gary came up to accompanyhis wife and two children back to Easiey,where they will reside in the future.Whitsett came up too?but what's theuse; as he is unmarried and very popu-lar with the fair sex, our readers canguess his mission up here.

Joe Hardin has quit laying brick andgone to laying out the biggest lot ofgoods for the least money ever sold inForest City?or that is what Posey Flacksays. Joe took a notion to break intothe mercantile game, so last Friday hebought the stock of goods owned by Clar-ence Huntley. Joe has cleaned up thestore, rearranged the stock and has aneat appearing place and says if youwant goods any cheaper than he is sell-ing at, you'll have to go to Helen Huntfor them.

Sugar, four pounds for one dollar?first class granulated.Thompson Biggerstaff Co. Bostic, N. C.

REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF

THE FARMERS BANK & TRUST COMPANYAT FOREST CITY, CAROLEEN AND LATTIMORE

In the State of North Carolina, at the close of business, Jnne 30, 1920.RESOURCES DOLLARS

Loans and Discounts $1,116,761.90Demand Loans 30,037.00Overdrafts, 8,324.00United States Bonds and Liberty Bonds 38,250.00Banking Houses, $15,362.40; Furniture and Fixtures, $6,156. 23-.. 21,518.63Cash in vault and net amounts due from Banks, Bankers & Trust Co's. 170,130.56Cash Items held over 24 hours, 1,194.52Rutherford County Bonds 9,200.00

Total J $1,395,416.61

LIABILITIES / DOLLARSCapital Stock paid in $100,000.00Surplus Fund 75,000.00Undivided Profits, less current expenses and taxes paid 8,618,63Bills Payable 250,000.00Deposits subject to check $559,548.68Time Certificates of Deposit 369,186.22Savings Deposits 7,062.39Cashier's Checks outstanding 5,225.06Due to National Banks 2,788.49Due to State Banks, Bankers and Trust Companies 17,987.14 961,797.98

Total $1,395,416.61State of North Carolina, County of Rutherford. June 30, 1920.

I, J. H. Thomas, Cashier of the above named Bank, do solemnly swear thatthe above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.

J. H. Thomas, Cashier.Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 30th day of June, 1920.

Gudger W. Edwards, Notary Public.My commission expires Janary 29, 1922.

Correct?Attest: T. R. Padgett, J. F. Alexander, E. 0. Thomas, Directors.

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FOR RALE; One six-room house on West Main Streett i\ with 2\ acres of land, good outbuildings and orchard Also [: :

\ One five-room house, Close in,\ near the Square, on West Main Street. Also \

30-acre Farm, with 4-room HouseI well timbered and watered. Located between Forest City and: Spindale. near my home place. |

Reasonable prices and good terms. I! J. H. GETTYS1 FOREST C2TY. - NORTH C ARC UNA

Happenings of a Localand Personal Nature

Happenings of a Localand Personal Nature

J. P. Williamson went to Char-lotte last Saturdav on business.

Mrs. L. A. Moore and childrenspent the week end in BoilingSprings.

Pierce Williamson and wife fromOklahoma, are visiting their brotherC. L. Williamson.

Wm. Lineberger, wife and chil-dren, of Shelby, were guests of J.B. Flack, of Forest City, last Sun-day.

Mrs. J. P. Williamson returnedfrom Charlotte Wednesday whereshe had been spending a few dayswith friends and relatives.

Miss Mary Sheehan, of Ruther-fordton, is spending a time with hersister, Mrs. Bessie Jones, ourefficient telephone operator.

Mrs. Bessie Jones visitad herhome near Rutherfordton Sundayand brought her little daughter,Mary, back with her, to to spenda while

J. J. King, wife and children,Miss Cphelia Courtney and Mrs. O.J. Moody motored up from CharlotteSunday and spent the day with thefamily of J P. Williamson.

Prof. J. C, Newton and wife, ofChattanooga, Tenn., are spendinga time with relatives in and aroundForest City. He is a teacher in theMcCalle school in Chattanooga.

Rev. C. C Southron pastor of theForest City circuit starts a series ofmeetings at Salem Church the firstSunday in August Rev. T. GV\ illiatns willassist him for the firstfew days

Mrs W. L. Brown, nee AnnieMauney, of Hot Springs, is here ona visit to her mother, who is in-disposed. and will spend some timein Forest City, to the delight ofher many friends.

Miss Cora Leo Doggett gave aparty Thursday night at her beau-tiful country home, in honor o r herhouse guest, Miss Inez Doggett.Several from Forest City attendedand it was a jnost enjoyable occasion.

Thomas Moss, "the ice man,"spent the week-end atUnakaSprings.Tom says he saw and met morepretty girls than he ever saw beforein one place and had the best timeof his life and is going hack realsoon as there was one little black-eyed beauty who made him promiseto come back.

Miss Lorena Hill, one of the veryefficient telephone operators at theForest City exchange, has beenquite indisposed since Saturday,and getting no better, left Tuesdayfor her home at Rutherfordton. Shehad resigned her position, effectiveSaturday so Mrs. Jones has herhands full answering calls. No onehas been procured to take Miss Hill'splace, as yet. It is presumed themanager will procure anotheropeiator soon.

In the population contest sometime ago put on by the Long DrugCo., toe re were about 350 guesesregistered, but there were veryfew that were real close to theactual figures. The Mary Gardenperfumery set was woo by Mrs. W.B. Edwards, of Ellenboro, with aguess of 2.810. The box of Nuricacigars was won by G. P. Doggett,of Forest City, on a guess of 2,275The prizes are being sent out bvHarold Long, manager of the LongDrug Co. this week.

Charles Flack manager of theFlack Hardware Co., will returnfrom Shelby next week, and, aftera few days of rest, will begin ar-ranging to open up business here,temporarily, in the building nowoccupied by C. C. Moore, until thebuilding now occupied by Horn'sCash Store is vacated. The FlackHardware Co. will carry a completeline of hard wareof every descriptionandanageucy line farm machinery andtractors. They have their linealready bought and ready to beshipped. They expect to be openfor business the latter part of next

month. Watch for their openingannouncement in this paper.

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Re-enters the Law.

Gudger W. Edwards Esq., hasresigned his position with the FarmersBank & Trust Company, and willresume the practice of the law AugustIst. He willopen offices in the C. C.Moore building over the FarmersHardware Company, and will devotehis entire time to the practice of hisprofession.

Mr. Edwards has been a residentof Forest City for the past five years,and is well known as a young Attorneyof ability.

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New Lumber Sales Office

COOK & COMPANY, have recentlyopened their main office at Greenville,S. C. in order to furnish prompt serviceto their Carolina customers. They seliall kind of lumber, shingles, lath, etc,in car lots direct to builders, contractors,mills and others, at lowest wholesaleprices direct from their mill.

Local and Personal Item^Mrs. James D. Link returned Satur-

day trom the bedside of her father,John Mcintosh of Roneeverte, W. Va.,and reports his condition somewhat im-proved.

Bonnie B. Invisible Hair NetsLong Drug Co.

Wanted a middle aged lady to keephouse and care for two children. Pricewill be satisfactory.

Mrs. Julia TollersonForest City..

Mrs. R. R. Webb, of Boiling Springsis reported critically ill with peritonitisHer many friends will be sorry to learrof her illness and hope for her recovery

oForest CityßouteNo. 2News

The election at Piney Ridge schoolwas held Saturday. Forty seven voteswere cast?twenty one were in favor ofconsolidation and twenty six were not infavor of consolidation.

J. E. Womack and Mrs. J. R. Har-din attended the funeral of their littlenephew, Amos White Womack, atMill Spring last week.

Mr. and Mrs Plato Gettys and sonBillof Harris visited at the home of J.J. Hardin Saturday.

Miss Nannie Hardin is spending afew days with Mrs. G. P. Hardin at.Sulphur Springs.

Misses Sudie Young, Selma McDonaldand Ollie May Womack and Mr. BillGettys visited at Rutherford HospitalSaturday afternoon.

Mr. Julius McDonald and familyspent Saturday with J.J. and Mrs*Hardin.

Little Miss Dorothy Moore has beer,very sick, but is improving.

Mr. Walter Hamrick of Caroleenvisited Mr. Wm. McDaniel andfamily Tuesday.

Mr. and Mrs. J. McDaniel and chil-dren visited Mr. and Mrs. L'd GroseSunday. *

Mrs. P. H. Hardin. Misses "Ada Har-din and Louise Womack, Mrs. J. J.Hardin and son, Clyde, visited MissMaude Hardin at the RutherfordHospital Tuesday; they report she isdoing nicely.

J. R. Hardin has purchased a newFord touring car.

West End Locals

Mr. and Mrs. S S. Trout spent Sun-day at Mr. Crouse Trout's at SandvMush.

Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Eaker of Cowpen.sS. C. spent Sunday at J. M. Hughey's.

Misses Mattie Walker and AlmaHuntley of Rutherfordton R. 1. werevisitors of Miss Mattie Hyder Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Wall spet severaldays last week with Mrs. Wall'sparents Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Blanton.

Mr J. M. Hughey will go to. BoilingSprings Monday to start a singingschool.

Mr. J. C. Roberson and familyenjoyed a trip to Chimney Rock Sunday.

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Cotton Grader and Buyer

Mr. D. D Little has secured the ser-vices of Mr. O. C. Turner as cotton buy-er and grader for Florence Mill.Mr. Tur-ner comes from Spartanburg and is agraduate of WofFord College.

After finishing WofforcJ Mr. Turnertook the examination given by the wardepartment in Atlanta, which he passedwith a high average and was given acommission as second lieutenant in theU. S. Army. Mr Turner was stationedmost of the time in the Philippines. Hehas traveled over Japan twice, in Chinaas far inland as Peking and Canton, andwas stationed at several places in P. I.for over three years. Mr Turner hasliven in Sumatra. Borneo and Java, trav-eled in India, Egypt, Palestine and overentire Europe. After taking a postgra-duate course at Oxford he returnedhome completing a trip around the world.

Mr. Turner speaks three languagesvery fluently, Spanish, Italian. Tagologa Philipino dialect. After his returnhome about four years ago he became in -

terested in cotton and has given it somevery careful study, working a greater

part of the time under government ex-perts. Mr. Turner made on examina-tion classing and stapling cotton 96$and on colors 98.

Mr. and Mrs. Turner will move toForest City about the first part ofOctober, and the people of our townare glad to have them with us.

Is It A Joke?

The following post card bearing theBostic post mark has been received atThe Courier office:

"The only thing I ever receivedthrough the railroad in good order wasa roll of barbwire.

JokeK. K. K.

If the wire was as "pointless"' K. K.K. 's" wit is, he should have had hisBill of Lading marked "received inbad order," for no barbwire answersthe purpose for which it is intended, ifthe "barbs" or "points" are knocked,off.

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"Honesty is the best policy"Is a saying true and trite.

But with a pretty maiden,Honestly, we might

Be tempted, if we had a chance(A chance we'd ha':e to miss)

To break the rules of rectitudeAnd try to steal a kiss.