The Owosso times., 1882-01-27
HARRY.

Another train on in half an hour.
Will any gentleman get out to oblige a
lady?'
The station at Oxenholme Junction,
change here for Windermere.' was
crowded with travellers fastening lake.
ward, and anxious to reach their vari-
Gus destinations in time for dilner or
tea, as the case might be. The plat
form was still detted with the differ
ent costumes, ,ultra-pretty or ultra-ugly,
which delight the tourist eye, though
the train now on the point of starting
was already so full that distinctions of
class had been lost sight of in the rush
for seats made by the famished and
tired crowd. Mrs. Salway felt sure
that such was the case as she sat in
the corner of her first-class carriage,
and alternately cast angry glances at
the people who had scrambled in after
her, and piteous ones at her younger
daughter, who had not been so success
full in the crash, and was now standing
forlOrnly enough upon the platform.
1T Is so like Mary Mrs. Salway MUIR
INJURED to her elder daughters; really
your father should have waited for us;
this is the last time that we travel in
two parties. / had no idea that first
class passengers were crowded out of
their seats, and mixed with everybody
in this way. 1 suppose we must get
out and all stay until the next train ?
And indeed the other passengers, not
withstanding the guards invitation
and her black looks, showed no incli-
nation to postpone their arrival for
half an hour, and risk the chance of
being late at table d'hote.
There was one passenger, sitting in
the opposite corner from the platform,
who excited Mrs. Salway's more par
ticular spleen. She was quite certain
that the ticket in his pocket, if he had
one at all this was mental reserva-
tion), was for the third class. His
= rough suit was shabby, and had seen
much service, more especially the
knickerbocker part of it. and in that
service his soft gray hat had apparently
shared to a very considerable extent.
His boots were as innocent of backing
as his stick of varnish, and the small
knapsack above his head would have
failed to carry confidence to the mind
of the least suspicious Of hotel-keepers.
But he had some redeeming points
about him; his hands were gloved-in
old gloves once yellow, it is true--and
he gave up his seat to Oblige lady,
according to the guards formula.
From his place in the corner of the
carriage he could not see whom he was
obliging, until, having retired with the
shamefaced confusion which nine out
of ten Englishmen assume when they
are being conspicuously courteous, ht
stole glance at her face as she stepped
in.
She gave him little bow of thanks
and a smile of such evident gratitude
as would have converted the many fam
fly friends who considered Mary Sal
way rather plain than otherwise. Sh
had small pale face, with shy BROW
eyes size too large for it; a rathe
timid, retiring face, which made on
agree with her mother that giving wa
in q crush was Just like Mary an
very unlike Mrs. Salway. Our frien
in knickerbockers saw the smile, an
would fain have become better at
quainted with it +; but the train was a
ready moving off with the young lady
and, as he remembered when too late
with his knapsack as well.
So it happened that when he di
reach Windermere station his scant
baggage was not to be found. KnaI
sacks, large and small. are commo
things at the Lakes, and inquiries wer
in vain. The Crown Hotel at Bownes
reached, he was only just in time to g
the last vacant room, q little one at th
top of the house, much encumbere
with spare baths, baby's crib, an
other odds and ends, but otherwi'
almost as i'll provided with furn
ture as was with luggage. Howeve
he was lucky in not having to slee
under the bllliard-table, as had hal
pened to some wayfarers ia those part
and besides, the room had such vie
of the head of Windermere, the Ian
dale pixies, and High st., as made
for some slight Inconvenience.