New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-08-11
TRAVELLING COMPANIONS.

Mr.. Augustus Wetherby walked up
sand down his apartment in an en-
broidered smoking-cap and jacket, ap-
.parently absorbed in restless thought.
Each time that he passed the large
dressing mirror he bestowed upon it a
glace of criticising satisfaction; and
then would pause to gaze admilingly
into his own eyes, and with his elbows
on level with his shoulders, to grace
fully twist the ends of his waxed
moustache.
Finally, he took up an open letter
from the table, and for the third time
,perused it's contents, which were as
follows:
DEAR Gust drop you a hasty line to
~catch the O'Clock mail. Minnie Gray is
with us, and want you to come up with
out delay and see what you can do in the
boarding school-asimple, unso phisticated
girl of Island if you enter the field at
once don't see why, with your advanta-
ges, you should not succeed in making an
i'm preston. If uncle cant spare you from
the Office before Saturday at least come
up then and stay till Monday. In a quiet
country house a great deal can be done in
that time. I've spoke Of you to Minnie
judici ously of course-and Tn sure she is
with us but week or SO longer, and will
: then leave with her family for their West
ern home. SO you see there is no time to be
; lost, shall certainly expect you on Sat-
eyrday, If not before. Don't disappoint.
Your devoted sister. AGNES MERRow."
-@Huml Aw, we'll, I may as we'll go
up and see what she is like!" unused
Mr.. Augustus Wetherby, giving a
doubtful shrug of the shoulders. "Old
man still living; but won't object to
that if he'd do the handsome thing by
me that he did with his other daugh-
ter's husband. In fact it would be
handy to have him go on making mon
s5ey for IL few years. It isn't every day
that "a TELLER can pick up an heiress-
Npretty, too, I think / heard Morrow
say. Cousin OF his, eh? Convenient to
,shave sisters marry fellows with rich
young cousins Yes, l think l might
as well try it on"
On the following Saturday, accord
+ingly, a blonde younggentleman, fault
:<lessly attired, and with a calmly salts
fed and rather supercilhous air, board
ed the five o'clock train for two
hours ride to Verdon station.
He found but two seats unoccupied
One next to fat old lady with
ticket conspicuously secured on the
front OF her shawl by three pins, and
1.-The other adjoining that OF hand
some, well-grown young lady, who was
seated alone at window with a satch-
lei beside her.
Affecting not to observe the first
seat and even ignoring the friendly
ttug sa6 his coat-tail by the fat lady,
.eMae- Wetherby passed on, and paused
with a half-wistful, half-apologetic
glance at the vacant seat.
The young lady, observing this,
promptly removed her shawl and
satchel, and made room for him.
~"Thank you! [ hope [ am not in
~commoding you," said Mr. Wetherby,
with his most graceful and winning
smaiIner
|.Not at ALL she answered, raising
"a pair Of bright, frank, brown eyes to
dis face.
And then they sat for a few moments
silent as the train started.
The breeze, with it's inevitable Gin
.'siers and dust came in strongly at the
window, and OF course the young lady
tried to close 1t, could not, and equal
;ly OF course Mr.. Wetherby offered to
<do it Tor her.
Then they naturally got to talking,
the young lady manifested no shyness
or stiffness and as Mr.. Wetherby look
ed at her smiling red lips and laughing
eyes, he noticed her easy, self-possessed
manner, aid he congratulated himself
vupon having such a companion for
the amusement of his brief Journey.
She was alone, too, which encourage
!. ed him to assume little protective
gallantry.
Have you far to gog he inquired,
when he had conveniently arranged his
satchel and umbrella at his feet.
would you call it far to Prince
/. toni" she returned lnnocently.
So she is going to Princeton, a ride
,of six hours as Mr.. Wetherby
!looked at her bright, intelligent face
and brilliant eyes, he almost regretted
that his own journey would be SO
sshort. He fancied, too, from an in
tde6nable something In her look and