Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1871-04-01


out quite involuntarily. "They told me
to change cars, aud didn't expect to, and
don't know what to do"
My new friend looked bewildered, and
came step nearer, as he inquired, in
a solsmnly lowered voice. Are you
alone?"
"No, no." said very quickly under my
breath.
t"Who is with youT said he, with q
kind of confidential compassion that little
confused me. l did not understand it,
"My-a-a gentleman" faltercd
out. "Hc went out to get me something,
and he told me to sit still and not move !;
and a man came and made me change cars
and don't know what cars we were to
takc-and-I-I don't see him anywhere" !"
Here l choked and fell to biting my
lips and winking my two eyes hard, to wink
the tears down.
"a gentleman repeated my friend
solemnly. BY this time two more men had
drawn near to listen. Your father?"
"No."
Brother, then ?" very mytcriously
"N.no."
began to get very red and uncomfort-
able, and to wish that they wouldn't stare
SO.
"Whcre are you going, my dear ?"
asked the first Samaritah, after a solemn
pause of some minutes.
II don't know" l answered family.
" He didn't tell me he Just said, when
he went to get me some lunch, that l
wasn't to move if the man said to change
cars, for we were going through and l
told the man so, bu. he made me change"
"That trains going back to New
York." said one of the last arrivals, grin.
ming. Going through to Boston, was
you 2" i..-r .r
81 don't know where 1 was going" I
answered very shortly.
"let ME see your ticket" said the old
gentleman, feelingly.
He had compassionate way of looking
at me over his spcctaces and he looked
quecrer still when l answered family
Hes got it-and-aud-my money-and
oh, why don't he come"
Here | cast loose all ceremony, and burst
Into tears.
ooh, don't cry now" said the old gen.
tleman, soothingly. q" Don't now It'll
be all risht-you'll be taken care of.
Where did the-your frieud-whcre did
he go? which way?"
Il don't know" l sobbcd from behind
my handkerchief.
"Went to get some lunch, did he say?
Well, now, cant you tell me what sort of
a looking person he was, and perhaps we
can fud him: Was he young or old?"
"Youny," murmured, still behind a
barrier of cambric. "W-wilh a yellow
moustachc, and g,gray clothes, and straw
hat"
Pretty bad business !" one of them
muttered aside to another "Sharp fel.
low !'' responded second. And then
there were some antistrophes of What's
the matter ?" It's shame !" g Left her,
did he ?" from small crowd that had by
this time started up around me. '.-
"Well, now, just come in here and sit
down." said my old gentleman, paternally
gathering up my bag )" and compose
NSot3 "uu We ~ SCO Whoe Soh
be done. Don't cry it'll only furry you,
and won't do any good, you know. There,
that's right" For I wiped my eyes with
the remnant Of sob, pulled my veil down,
and was turning to follow him, when. be-
hold as swept the landscape DER with
one last look of desperation, there appeared
Charlic-srey clothes and straw hat, and
yellow moustache, and all, coming from
the dim distance, with brown paper par
eel under each arm.
"There he is p'I shrieked, dropping
bag and parasol in my ecstasy, and rushing
down the platform with extended arms.
"There he is /! Oh, call him, somebody
tell him I'm here Make him look this
wayw
"Where +? which where is he? cried
half dozen men quite excitedly
{" Him in the straw hat, with the bun
dies ? Halloa, sir! Halloa Stop him -
and three small boys and one man started
in pursuit.
Poor Charlie There he came, hurry
ing along in chr direction, rather swiftly
it is true, but quite at his ease, and with a
smiling face, when my four champions
gave chase. And just as they uplifted
their voices, and just as Charles eyes,
sweeping the surrounding scene, appeared
to light upon them-just then did the To-
comotive behind which we had been sit
ting fifteen minutes before, and which had
been backing and snorting, and advancing
and backing again, after the manner of
trains, choose its time to set up shrek
and violent ringing of its bell, and to go
putting off on its way back to New York.
And Charlie first stared wildly, and then
turned around aud chased the locmo-
tive, and the three small boys aud the
man chased him, rendering the air with
shouts Of" Stop him! %
"Stop there where are you going!"
"Come back after your lady, you scamp!
" Amt you ashamed of yourself" shouted
the small boy in ecstasy. "Wanted to
run away, did you? Didn't do it that time,
Il ell