The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-09-24
VOLUME XII.
Engaged.

DlrTlSter. anu Nd> Nti''la StS q tSAi+ss
man; that is. although he was only two
and thirty. he was making an income ot
nearly five hundred a year. He lI;nl be-
sides some little fortune of his own. aud
was therefore far better on than the great
majority ofnen nf his own age in the pro-
fessiou-
1t was the first day ot vacation; and a
he threw aSi,le Iii legal books and started
for his t,,'i,l,v. hr frIt tor the tir-t time
Il w las nlri wnri, husi ."l'i apo" him, aud
how VI al IL was fI:st hr going away
for Ni,l Ir"n hi CLOSE cIeutl'"r~ aud
the " " work ~ iiius@ 'cgrt IrlirS-
G Aer-rny "A ,.tei, ri-.r. Ia l.'i h,a,A-
fastel late, laf,. tIlai lie va. ,4r;is~' I"
hurry through his packing i'll or Ter tn
cate h train -;.sr th., 49,. ~ ss- he
was roiua to SpeIaa t"tifighf Nth liiS
friend Jack Wtl,n"t. ta f',f, starting for 4
long raluhi/upuJ. the toAri'gcI.t l'r h'it!.
how, ,..r, fcacIrd the iernri'su~ with five
minutes to spare; had found an empty
car lag hal tipped tlr guard to retain
it :-. sir.-it was before the happy
era ot smoking carriageS.-:,nd WAS look
ing forward TO Ae placid enjoyment OF
h FIR reaki..<t cigar.
The lell Iaiig. the train WIS upon the
very point of starti: aud his cigarcase
was in his hand. WIN there was hustle
on the pIatf fand Il porter hurried up
to the carriage with two ladies, looked in.
and uuloc>cd the door.
Now, ladies. look sharp. please; the
trains starting
The ladies entered. the door was >!amn-
ed-to. apd The train moved out OF tie
station.
The ladies were evidently mo'her atih
daughter rhcr, ,va- Il ~truu" resemblance
brtvc.-a rir..;u. aath"uGh thu eXpre-~j'",
was iitfr,-rir. i IL, rt"th'r va fair, il, i'll.
and quiet-iooi>ihg. rather fiurried az present
by the hustle consequent upon bei z bate.
The daughter was brunette. wlh Il tie
mure look. through which the fun r'p..ltd
out at every movement Of the lips and
eyes and it was at once evident by le
liftIt anxious glaucr she shot At Rupert
Holmes g. Ilt. put his cigar case back into
hiS packet 'iat Lac understood hi feelings
quite a. well - It be had -io,rn ti< -iieut
.,C.atoaul il - a.eud.
j.utryt cs,s':. H.. lr.,@. a;a: e,.aii
sc4r>e!y al-tl -..i.....- in r-tHrsl- H. i.-.f
.;sani:u,d lis ~ ts-t-s-- rsn i.s- II -~r
saeI5 l}.- 'i-t. -fs.9 l:stf;t& ic-av ve,i urtn
-.atf..j.,g c:srr.- - s,5 Issi-.tc. determined
L. u,a5c i.ir.-,sf :.gt,e.f,r amd eti"v
himself ~ u.Icli q, hr cnui5 Till lie arrived
there He WIS in high spirits, which even |
the little coutretrmps which had ju-t /
happened could not damp for more than Il /
minute or two; and he gladly awaited :
himself OF the opening. which the elder /
lady requesting him to lend her his Brac- /
ShG,r made. to enter into conversation !
This WAS at first supported almost entirely
by tile mother aud himself; but little by (
little the daughter joined in. aud before /
the train h;rI left T.andnu Bridge a quarter !
ct an hour, Rupe Holmes had changed
lis seat for one opposite the ladies, and /
was chatting away as tamIiiarly ~ il Ike /
had know his fellow passengers for years /
Rupert Holmes was far too busy man
to 90 much into society. His evening
relaxation consisted il visit TO quiet
Iiter:ry club to which he h.-In:,gvd. and a
taxi over the lit ir.w Hs.ok. The latest art
g"s :i., ~ iiFg g"ni'al question
To him ia. r,-t,.sr tE.- conversation wiih
l.vclr, clever an nn'Ie ilb!y pretty woman
was a real lleI<larr. A The train ~lacken- |
ell tor k.isatr liz has! longer the
slightest i,i,.s, of ,ta gi.'g carriages. As
it stopis,i. however. Ihe voting iair said.
with "a suppressed look of arch amusement,
Here YOU leave uS. believe p
II no indeed - hc said hastily Il
am going ont to Chichester. What made !
ynn think SOP
.'You certainly Efen'ie.'l to cliange-you
cannot bur own that
Rupert Holmes coinre,I.
Il ,ln not know, unless you are a con-
jurer. how you could guess iIaif-torned t
Intention
Il did not guess at all l was sure of
it. When we got in. you We're just going
to smoke. aud you scowIed in u most I'M
gracious way
-'Oh! indeed - Rupert put in de-
preciatingIy.
Yes. Indeed. most ungraciouSly and
you put your aigar-Case la your pocket in
pet ami yon took ont your Byadshatr
and ran your finger down to the first
stopping place, and then laid it aside with
a determined all. a~ much as to say. We'll,
/ must put mp with it for thrce-qrmrttrs
of an hour. and then oat go.' The hoe
thing plain AS if y"u iia'I said it
out loud
Rupert laughed
sit is of no use my denying the initeacll-
ment, he said Il must really Apologize
for having been so rude as TO let you see
you were mwelcorne. But yon are really
TO" sever" ul1on me- Rupert lauglle'I.
= Iadli'.-' society is Of course preferable to
a cigar lat one does not generally get
Ladies' society in railway carriage. One
gets the ladies. bat not their society. 1t
l. because ladies don: give ilo their -,sciety.
because it i rate tllat one can exchange ii
word with the.a. Stil more rarely engage
III conversation. that We take to our cigars.