The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-11-30

running and we can get tip from him. T"
"Are you sure there is four O'Clock
train?"
Certainly. Come. that is good
fellow"
"Then, by Jove, I will go" cried
Charley.
And as no promises are so we'll kept
as those which please ourselves, he kept
his word to the letter. He was too
young to find the pleasure turn to dust
and ashes. He thoroughly enjoyed his
afternoon on Watingbury race course;
and for once the tip, wonderful to re-
late, was the strong one, aud the affair
went off capitally.
"My boy" said Gordon, taking him a
little aside about quarter to four, 'you
have just time to catch your train. We
will risk it; but if You are not fool
you'll be off,"
I'm not going" Dried Charley reck-
lessly.
Then you are fool" answered the
other; stake my advice, and CO."
1t was such a rare thug for Gordon to
give advice of this kind that our hero
took it as that of a good angel, who, in
stead of the suggestive fame-colored
blazon of yesterday, had assumed, with
much appropriateness, fashionable
frock coat, of Quaker-like gray. Quedg-
lington reached the station just in time
to tumble into o first class carriage
already pretty full. Many of its occu-
pants looked as if the tickets in their
pockets might be of any hue save white,
which was, and is, the color of first class
tickets upoa the Watlingbury branch
line. Charley looked them over with
the superciliousness of st. Aldste's, and
came to the conclusion that, if under
graduates at all, they hailed from some
college more than Sabbath days jour
ney from the centre of university life.
They had lunched we'll, and were loud
and noisy, as was Charley sometimes;
but, somehow, their loudness and noisi
ness were not like the same things at
st. Aldate's, and Quedglington regarded
them with much the same disapproval
that filled the Dean of st. Aldate's wnen
brought face to face with his, Charley's
vagaries.
His gaze settled at last on face in the
far corner which, under the circum
stances, caused him some surprise. It
was so decidedly out of place. It was
that of a rather pretty girl, with fair
haired, graceful little head, set off by a
small gray hat. 1t was face formed to
be either gravely sweet or coquettishly
smiling; bat now it was frightened,
piteous little face. The sudden Eruption
of the noisy and excited crew into her
carriage was evidently not to her liking;
but as she was sitting at the end furthest
from the platform. it was no easy matter
to extricate herself. "She's q governess,
and very pretty one" thought Charley.
Certainly she is travelling first-clAss, so
she must be NEWMAN or Girton girl.
They get lot of money. She is too
plainly dressed to be swell. wish
had some sisters who wanted gov
erness."
1t was not Quedlington only whose at
tention she attracted. The young men,
their bets settled, turned toward her
more of their regards than was polite or
pleasant From this they advanced to
making eulogistic remarks upon her ap-
pearance to one another, and generally
to talking rather in q way that made
Quedlington's face hot with anger. By
the time the train stopped at the juno
ton Charley was on the point of inter
fering. The young lady rose, however,
and, taking up her cloak, stood prepared
to leave the carriage. Her tormentors
made way for her not an inch, but sat
with their knees meeting across the pas
sage.
Would you be kind enough to let me
pass?' she said, bravely, in quite
steady voice. But they we're heated
with excitement and the wine they had
taken at luncheon. Charley had come
to the conclusion by this time that they
were not Varsity men at all, and We will
hope and trust that he was right. At
any rate they sat still.
81 think" said one, with mock polite
ness, that the ticket you showed at
Watlingbury was for our destination.
We do not change here"
"And we really cannot spare so pretty
face. We are hoping to have the
pleasure of seeing You home"
So the girl was indeed q prisoner; the
noise upon the platform made it impos-
sible for her to get help from thence.
Her eyes wandered around the flushed
faces and rested upon Uharley's. flushed
too, but from different cause.
She saw that he was not Of the others.
Don't let us have any Of this rot!" he
said quietly. Let this lady pass, If You
please"
They all turned upon him, as he rose
and with some roughness pushed two or
three of them aside. The girl just
to,,cbod bis hand ataurod lightly v,nak