The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-01-21


wns very anxious to reach her journeys
end and so, instead of taking room
at the hotel, she remained In the public
parlor with number of the other pas
sengers, until the train was once more
ready to go on, when she departed, and
our hero hever saw her again.
/ said that Mrs. Gildad remained in
the hotel parlor; but she must have alb
sented herself from that apartment for
short time during the night, for when
Mr.. Toodleman arose the next morning,
perhaps you can imagine his surprise,
when, instead of finding his clothes up
on the chair where he had left them, he
found full suit of female attire, which
he recognized at once as the property of
the charming Mrs. Gildad.
Our hero took it all in at a glance. He
knew now why that lady had been so
anxious to go on. She was evidently
running away from the officers of the
law, and fearing that the telegraph
might warn the police at the other end
of the route, she had taken this means
of Disgusting herself.
Mr.. Toodleman looked at the gar
ments, and asked himself what he should
do. His first thought was to ring the
bell, call up the landlord, explain the
situation, and send out for a new suit of
clothes; but he objected very much to
being looked upon in the light of vic
tim. Then he didn't want the affair to
get into the papers, for then his legal
friends would he sure and hear of it, and
there would be no end of jokes at his
expense. And then, again, his beloved
Adelaide would surely learn of it.
"No, no, it won't do" he said to him
self. {" wouldn't have Adelaide know
of this for the world and her father
oh wouldn't it be nuts to him With
such foundation, how easily the old
gentleman could concoct a story, or at
least give his opinion regarding the real
facts in the case, in such u way as to
ruin my character in her eyes forever.
No, it won't do"
Mr.. Toodeman sighed, surveyed him
self in the mirror for one moment, as if
to take farewell look at his mothers
only son, and then Reluctantly began
toarray himself in Mrs. Gidad's apparel
For wonder that lady s gray travel
ing dress fitted him remarkably well !;
but that was easily accounted for by the
fact that she had probably taken his
clothes in preference to those of any
other guest because they fitted her.
&C i don t look bad, - cried Dick, once
more surveying himself in the glass
after dressing.
Luckily, like Dickens's Fascination
Fledgedy, my face is as smooth as q
girls and my hair-why, l can part it
in the middle just so," suiting the ac-
ton to the words, " with u little quirl-
up wha-d'ye call-um on each side, and
who the deuse would ever suspect that
this was Richard Toodleman Why,
even Adelaide wouldn't know me-"
In truth, our Dick did make re-
markably handsome woman; and it
was really wonder that he did not, like
Narcissus, fall in love with his own
image reflected in the mirror.
Fortunately, his pocket-boolz and
watch, which he had placed under his
pillow before retiring, had not been mo-
Tested, as Mrs. Gildad had probably been
too anxious to secure perfect disguise
to run any further risk than was neces-
sary to obtain that alone,
And now Dick, having completed
his toilet, rang the bell and called for the
| clerk.
The clerk came, and Dick asked for
his bill, and expressed wish that a
carriage might be called to convey him
to the depot.
"All right" said Mr.. Snodgrass, al
though he didn't look as If though it
was all right by any means; for you see
he was positively sure that he had book
ed gentleman for that room the night
before, and how the deuse it happened
that he found a woman there was u
question that he couldn't answer to his
satisfaction at all.
" All right" repeated the clerk. L
suppose you'll have breakfast before you
go, ma'am 2"
No, have hardly time to reach the
train now," repeated Dick in the softest
voice he could assume. My bill, if you
please"
"Ah, yes, your name ISL
"Mrs. Richard Toodleman.n
Oh, remember"