The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-08-04

! aiiswedf 7Ei|a' supper last night was
pretty queer Are 2esnear the break'
-rhs Forts ass about fifteen mills
-And how isug viii It take to get
theress
u don't tliiat ven get much further
yet awhilelr
'Do you mean were going 70 get
Guess g, epliea HAN with a calm.
ness which uhdefihe circumstances was
a little aggrlsaling.
well, u We can't get ahead, can't wo
go backT
Afraid mot We put on an extra
engine and . plow last night. There's
no switch near, and the cuts have filled
up behind US,
Then what ne you going TO dor /
asked o little intls,
Sstay till wen dug out, I've got tele.
graph instrument on board When wo
do stick--won hefbng now-f1t cut a
wire and ask form relief party.a
"Nyhat aboutfoods9
-ohl they'll tsnage % send SONG from
tie Fcrks, IL u siow-Sh0ts They
did last year.
l silently thanked Providence for my
well.stocked basket.
'DOn'tay anything whispered Hall,
as he heard the door Of the drawing.
room open, ~Let me break 1t; I'm used
to letting 'em down gently Then turn
ing to AH. Forsyth, who by that time
had come out, said, cheerilyi Good.
morning. ma'am; hope you didn't find Il
too cold to sleCpg'
~oh no. thank you, she replied; then,
after saying "good.morningT to me, she
again addressed Hall. I'VE seem to be
going very slowly. and the windows are
SO frosted l can't see how deep the
snow is"
-We're pushing ahead first rate, " said
the uRmoved and unblushng conductor.
"You don't feel Hle motion because the
snow deadens the vibration"
Hall looked at me with n certain trem.
ulousness about his left upper eyelid.
"Shall we have breakfast sOon?" was
Mrs, FoBytlt's next question.
"Well, it may b some little time" an
swercd Hall.
"oh, dear!" she gasped, in the pref
ticst way imaginable, 4and l feel quite
faint
1dived for my basket. u have some
things here. We might manage to make
picnic breakfast
mo, no; l wont trouble you. I'd
rather wait till can get some tea"
Il think you had better accept Mr..
Austin's Offer" suggested Hall, 1--WE
may be little late getting to the regu.
lar breakfast station"
@Please let me be your host" urged.
Il can even give You tea or coffee. Here's
spirit-lamp and n little saucepan, !. and I
have--let me see-cold beef, curried
chicken, foie gras, OK tongue, anchovy
paste, pot Of marmalade, lots Of crack
ers, sugar, condensed milk, and all the
et-cRterus."
"Quite a larder, / declare" said Mrs.
Forsyth, laughingly, us finished check.
ing off the contents Of my basket. "How
stupid OF me not to bring anything ex.
cept some fruit, and one can't live on
fEuit-out Of Eden"
all fix up table, observed Hall, los.
ing no time in putting his intention into
action. "Thc polters tired out; we kept
him up last night. Now you're all com.
Portable, I'll see how the others urc get
ting on"
"What shall l open for you:" asked,
as stood, can.opener in hand.
"oh, don't know anything you like"
Il like them all. Suppose we have d
feastT and | began to make o reckless
assault on the curricd chicken.
@No, mol she exclaimed: zone meat
will be plenty"
"will you be kind enough to make the
te6E' l asked, as l handed the necessary
implements and material,
Certainly. What a dear little lamp
and saucepan ! am sure they'll make
delicious tear
Il have no doubt Of it, with your help.
I'm sorry to say haven't any butter.
Didn't think It would keep"
"No matter; l like crackers soaked in
my tea."
infatuated as was, could not ex.
rress my agreement with that essentially
feminine predilection. ! dished out the
chicken rs gracefully as | could, md we
began our rcpast while the tea was draw
ing.
Presently Mrs. Forsyth looked at me
and laughed. This is funny, isn't it"
Il think it's very jolly"
4Oh! l don't mean tho breakfast, but
my sitting down as your guest, when,
three days ago. | had never seen you.H
u assure you,H ! said, I'm an emf.
nently respectable and proper person.
that is, for lawyer. The conductor
can vouch for me. He has known me
for years"
"Yes, lie gave you good character
"Thpn you inquired:" asked eagerly.
"Oh, no. = she answered, with a shade
Of mischief in her tone; "hO volunteered
the information
How good this tea isl observed,
tasting some that she had handed me.
Il never could have made It so wellmy-
SELF
1T certainly Is nicn, but it's not due to
my skill, but to the quality Of the tea.
l, Of course, disse:lted from this view,
and tr several cups-Orat least glnSses,
for ha,, Dr cups-of that tea, which l
was willing to swear was the most de-
liciOus beverage ever prepared,
We were just finishing when Hall came
back and said, Glad to see you getting
on so comfortably"
-Ye, remarked Mrs. Forsyth; "tho
road is so smooth we could eat without
any Inconvenience"
sYou give the road too much credit,
ma'am. The fact Is, we haven't moved
the last thirty minutes
~YOu don't mean to say we're at tho
station alrcadyT