The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-09-13

They got into a carriage toseshe,, all
 the rest of the places being filled by
 rough working people, and talked away
 quite volubly to one anothex all the way
 to Highbridse Junction Hugh VI
 amused to sec that the other occupants of the carriage took them both for some
 Ind of foreignezs who didn't understand English, and commented upon them 6eely enough for some time without the
 faintest suspicion that either cf the pair
 could understand them. "Newly mar
 ned, take it, Emery" one man said, nudsing his fellow roughly. Not even
 married yet" Emery answered, with a
 vulGAr ieer; "'e's a precious sight too peElife to 'er, an she's deal too much
 in the bloomin' modesty line for mar l ried woman"
 Hngh turned round to the fellov
 severely. It would be more becoming to you," he said in a stern voice, speak- ing tor the first time in English, @ not to criticise ladies who are traveIing in the
 same carriage with you, al least in their presence"
 The man shrank back astcnished. and held his peace without even q word of apology. Mademoiselle Eulalie didn't know, of course, exactly what had hap
 pened bu, she scould see tha, the
 stranger had been saying something or
 other rude about her, and that Hugh
 had given the man something he didn't
 like in return and she felt duly grateful for it. Really, after all, these English are
 not all of them such abandoned ruffians
 as that dear grandpapa had led her to
 suppose.
 Hour after hour wore slowly away. and
 at last the train reached Highbridge
 Junction. As yet Hugh had no break
 fast, and he strongly suspected that
 Mademoiselle Eulalie had had none either. At Highbridge there might be time to get six-pennyworh of buns or
 biscuits, and, though three currant buns per person is not exactly a magnificent repast, it is at any rate better than poth- ing. So Hugh decided that as soon as he got there he would invest his one re-
 maining sixpence in those cheap and
 filling edibles, and delicately offer half of them to Mademoiselle Eulalie.
 But as the train drew up at Highbridee Junction, Hugh Por,ledown beheld be- fore him truly dismal sight. The I2:I. for Bristol, which they had expected to catch, was moving out of the station even as they entered It. Hugh jumped ou, (with gross regasd of the companys by. laws) before the train had come to rest. in the vain endeavor to get th. guard of the ,:i4 to pull it up: but no, that cruel guard took no notice, and the Great Western engine puffed and snorted away hAedtAce Sf hfe eh <slf q in the dim distance across the wide level.
 Heres pretty kettle of fish," said Hugh Automatically. Porter, when's the next train for Bristol?r
 " At 4:Io, sir" answered the porter.
 Hugh ran back with the dismal news to his pretty companion. "I regret to say, mademoiselle," he said, "that the train on the other line has gone of with out us. and that we have to wait at this place four hours'
 Mile. Eulalie blushed and stanmered. | In that case, monsieur" she said hesi- l tatingly, you know the misfortune had | with my purse. 1 have not yet break | tasted. Would you mind being so kind | as to lend me some few francs to procure a light dejeuner?
 Hugh was beside himself with em- barrassment. With pleasure, made moiselle," he answered, smiling as best he might; but will you excuse me for a few seconds !-Here, porter, say. is there such thing as a pawnbroker's in this confounded place T And he took out his watch and looked at it abstract edly, as though he were merely con sulting the time for astronomical pur- poses. Af,er ali," he thought, "I could aise couple of pounds on it, and ask Ihe pawnbroker to send on the thing to Bristol on receipt ofa letter. Better any thing than that poor little girl should 20 getting faint for want of breakfast
 "No, mister,' the porter answered in very altered tone (he .us- pected Hugh, from his question about a of the heinous crime of be. ing poor, there ain't nothin' at all ere. not to speak of, excep' a station an a public 'ouse."
 Hugh went back miserably ts his pretty French girl. There was nothing eft but to make clean breast of it. Mademoiselle," he said, "the fact is his. have been abroad on a tour in tour beautiful country for a week or two, md just at the end l have run short of money. l have nothing Jeff except ex- lctly twelve sous Let us be candid with one another. have had DO break ast, and you have had none. We will , 'uy two rolls with those twelve sous and glass of milk It will serve for break : ast, and we must share it" Ii
 Madenoiselle laughed and Hugh aughed- There was nothing else to De , lone for it. They went into the refresh , nent-room and ate their humble break ! ast, each of them drinking out oi the ( ,iass by turns (mademoiselle first, of 'ourse, and Hugh was now far enough 'one to feel little thrill of rapture when , lis lips pressed where hers had been i. Atter they had 6nished, they walked up . md down outside, much observed of the hree young women in the reheshment {. oom, and went on talking volubly to {. ne another. It's positively astonishing 1 low intimate two young people can gel two days spent thus together. Made