The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1878-08-14

anu cOlOr, Dlrub began TO uuCter along
the wayside, shaking the dew from wing
and bush In their fight, and presently
the train rolled into the Grand Central
Depot, and stopped painting and wheez-
ing.
"Give me your purse, Amy" COM
manded Miss Hitty, "yhile you look up
the baggage; it isn't worth while to risk
anything. I'll go and buy the tickets,
and keep a seat for you in the Hudson
River train" Miss Hitty's voice was
husky, and her eyes were full of meta
phorical sticks.
Amy had never been in New York be-
fore-indeed, her travelling had chiefly
been confined TO trip to Boston once q
year-and the crowd and the confusion,
the rush and hurry every one seemed to
be in, the shackling and shunting Of
cars, added to the stupid half-awake
sensation resulting from broken night,
gave her a nervous lack of confidence in
herself. It appeared an eternity before
her trunks came to light, and an eon or
two before they were finally checked; ;
then she picked her way through the
throng as speedily as possible, only to
see the Hudson River train moving out
of the depot. She stood like one para
lyzed, and watched it go, letting the
crowd surge around her. Some one out
of the human vortex paused and looked
at her, turned back, and held out a re-
assuring hand.
Miss Vane, believe ?" said Dorset
Travis. care you waiting for any one ?
Gan be of service to you ?"
"Oh, Mr.. Travis, / have lost nv
train /" cried Amy.
cts that alp May ask which way
you are goingP"
eve were going to Niagara-Aunt
Hitty and 1. She is in the train, with
the tickets-and my purse !"
Well met, then" said he. 81 m
going to Niagara myself in the afternoon
train, and shall be happy to be your
escort, if you will allow me. In the
meantime, here is a coach waiting for
us. We will take breakfast at Delmon-
ico's, and have time to look into pic
ture- gallery and drive in the park before
dinner, if you don't object"
ooh, thank you, Mr.. Travis What
a godsend you are !" cried Amy, effu-
sively. "What would have become of
me if you hadn't happened by?"
I'm glad my lines have fallen in such
pleasant places" he said. ST hope you
haven't forgotten the fortnight we spent
at Miss Cabot's together year ago"
What breakfast they had at Delmon-
ico's, to be sure how debonair and
companionable Dorset Travis was old
Martin Travis's grandson, too Before
they had "dope up" the picture-gallery
Amy felt as if she had known him from
the beginning-easy m confessing her
ignorance, sure of his sympathetic in
dulgence-and by the time they had
taken turn in the park she had decided
it was not such bad thing to lose ones
train, after all; that this was a much
pleasanter route to Niagara than the
to learning, there was one to Niagara.
81 wonder what Aunt Hitty thinks
has become of me2" said Amy, when
they were already upon their way. "She
must be distracted.
"Oh no; I telegraphed her at the
next station before we left the depot this
morning."
"Oh, how splendid /" - Martin
Travis's grandson, too "What did you
say. Mr.. Travis?"
"Why, to tell the truth, 1 committed
sort of forgery by telegraph. 1 told
her that an old friend had taken charge
of you, and you would leave for Niagara
in the 1920 train, P. NJ, and signed your
name"
can old friend I" repeated Amy, re-
heetingly.
"Do you object to the term ?"
"Obiect I dote on it," laughed
Amy.
"'You re my friend:
What thing friendship is, world without
he quoted. Was ever a journey down
the Rhine or up the Nile more enchant-
ing than this trip along the Hudson
We're not the Palisades AS grand and
fantastic in their way as Phile and it's
temples? Did not the Highlands wrap
themselves in an atmosphere as anne
thystine as that of the Bernese Ober-
land2 Gould a night in June upon the
Danube river surpass this afternoon in
palace-car
To Amy's dismay, on arriving at Nj
agara, she found Aunt Hitty at the hotel,
sitting up in bed, bolstered by pillows,
gasping and wheeling with an attack of
asthma.
ga whole ticket as good as thrown
away" she groaned. 81 shall be ruined
if we don't begin to economize some
where"
I'm afraid this trip is bad begin
ning," said Amy.
"And who was the friend you met in
New York, eh p
"Only Dorset Travis"
"Dorset Travis old Martins grand
son Who next? 1 do hope, Amy,
that you held yourself little Distant
that you didn't condescend too much. 4"
"Oh, had such a splendid time,
auntyl"
GA splendid time, with Travis for
company You are degenerating, Amy.
What would your great-gran lfather have