The Republican journal., 1886-09-30
A Fair Exchange.

HELEN y. IACk ARP.
Springfield Mass.
A Fair Exchange.
Jack Endcrby sighed di,mally. and stretched
hi> long arms, a~ the train for New York. With
succession Of reluctant >hyprs. came to a
halt before the little way>idc station Of Water
mans Hollow. The car hal but two other oc-
cupant> one very fat lady and her very thin
spouse. 1t was i dreary spring day, filled With
thick log~ and >ptcful da>hc> of rain.
There were two figures standing in the rain
before the station Of Wat rman> Hollow, both
attrcd in disfi4mn@ watcrproof> and thick
vcil>. one Of the ladies' suddenly thrust aside
her Veil, ANA flung her arms ilnpctuolI>ly
around the others neck. Endcrhl had mo-
mrntary glimpse Of tcAr-stailrd. lovely face
with buc eyes. The locomotive ~hIikcd inn
patiently; there was last embrace, a sudden
furry and swish Of wet drapcry. and tIpn the
swcct-farcd vision wa~ seated directly opposite
Enderby, softly siabbng her fearful face with
>Gowy. yioI,t-Scouted handkerchief.
Gndcrhy had been tryin- for the last hour 10
keep awake over Thoreau'> "ENru, ions" He
took a blank carI which he Had bc,u using as
book-mArk III hi> frequent ap,,~ from attcn-
lion. aml iilN began to ~ketrh in prcpu>tgruuS
cNa4-.cratuIt. the scene he had iu~t witnessed
at lh, railroad station. lli~ pencil was 4 Blunt
one. and the ear did not move very SmuothlN
~ tnh the sketch proved 10 be somewhat
more Of "a ,.9r,;i1urt. lhau he had intended lie
Smiled aml~cdlA a. he wrote fh,. title under if
..Tr:tr> idlc tcal,>t'-apd ,lr1 Glanced ;,bniil
gutily. frarfEI that thc .rirI ha.i seen if. But
No. Gretchen Fisher Wa> too b,l,ifv engaged
III di~pu-iug Of hrr WRAPS, ana batting her
damn ,lIkcu Ialotry nauu> ii>i thnn ID
p4N hc >H.llfc-; attention 10 a,t Of any othrr
trivial subject.
She certainly Wa- di.tractiugy tinttv. and
EuJtrliv. Who v., nm artist of Solu,. nrctrn-
~iou> drew hi> breath IN Silent cfiiyliruf rs
b. looked at her.
Cretehen tuok IJowcU'> "Inliau SHluln.t."
from her ytIi-p. ANA ,ya- soon Immersed in H..
,s,,e4 She w.. ,,t ni.trrp>t,I IL M ir.-
tended ~ he. however f.i. t.,..r, nav ana ihau
her exc, would rai>, Themselves rrstlr>,Iy
from thc uuurnrd leaf. and M Ht>i th,. book
-Hplcl loln her ii,tlr>, fin.,r, and f.H with
rr~rutfn lhrd iii the aisle.
IndprN stopped to ,tick ii up. ana. With a
bow and Il >Inilc. han,l,.d il to Grrtrhru
..May AK N il is CulYillpof Mrs Bowcn
VINO di,llol>es you~' Ne saiN In nj, courteous.
pleasant way
trItftNDH Ilaltk NJ l1ln. ana smiled brightly
buck al Endcrlv she fci1 in-tincfirely tllat
me- v.,S . u.utl.n,Yu anil .i,n ..i,y va i.,1.,,,
why >lic .hou!d lot a.c,,.t his advance, in the
>iiru in VAich tli,, vcr, ni;t,Ic.
..Both." ~hc declared .autI lnu-rnc more
than either" En4crly Smiled a.ain. and
Gretchen went on win ;.l.imatiou: ..Blt /
love little Fhit. -ho is :, very sweet and win
uin4 cliId. Have ,ou read tz iiuW does if
cndt"
Enarrb, told her, ami the conversation soon
drftp. into olhcr channels. EndprhV was
conscious, that he tAl&e,j lnu,ully well. be-
cause he was Interested HI tn. Ircity woman
beside him, Aud Grcirhru m.pt.IiI ,nriJ"J
That his protil, wa. almost a~ fine A. hi. Jark
ay,.,
How fast The fine fey, Tha ,uu Mad come
ouf ..Joriou,l,. TOO. and lad bcguu 10 tickle thc
f,t woman, 5ud The lean mann. noses. 50 that
both woke simultaneously 10 discover thenl-
~rlyc. yrrl HUNGRY. A. they ltmrhrd-and
tbi undertaking wi, by no means, !: small one
Gretchen and Endpii, watched them in j.
Innt amuSp,ncnt
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