Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1888-05-03
A BRIDGE ROMANCE.
My Blunder and Apology. and
What They Led To.


When / come TO think IL all over
hardly know where it began myself
Naturally, l am very observing man.
and have "a nose for news" other
wise 4 should long ago have been
looked upon as unreliable. and would
have received notices invarions shapes
that lowing 20 circumstances. etc,
etc,;" but sHch has been my fate but
once. and that was the beginning Of
my romance, ,.-..--..-.--- .---.----
Notwithstanding my observative
habit ] must confess that there are
moments when | lapse into periods
OF what might be termed thinking
back" and then / do not "observe
more than half Of what notice" 1t
was in one of these moods that left
my home. and. TO this dag / can not
recall how ] reached the Brooklyn
bridge, on my way 10 New York; but
] suddenly aFoke from the revcrie
was In. and saw standing in front Of
me female figure. My gentlomanly
instincts awOke at once. and sprang
from the seat 1 had occupied, and
with touch Of my hat, said: "Beg
pardon--take my seat"
The lady. for she was lady, any
one could see II in a moment. as she
wore a hat that you could look over
the top Of, and you could pass around
her without disturbing her rearward
trapcry, looked at me in half-sad,
hydi-quislcai manner and as at the
same moment the shadow Of the New
York terminus came over the cars, aud
Ircalized that we had reached our
journeys end. / am satisfied that I
blusied. aand said again: al beg Your
Iardo7. was preoccupiod. She
bowed TO me and smiled in a sad way,
as much as to say she did NOT doubt
me. and we went our several ways.
was not so distrait. when went down
the stairs leading to Park Row as not
60 observe that she crossed the foot
bridge leading to the park.
In tho confused moment that had
90 look ut her. my usual obseryatiye
habit came into play. and noted that
she wore n gray stuff dress, not at all
new. but well cared FOR and neat, and
not 50 tight In the arms rs 10 pull out
IN the back. and while she had on the
usual brown Kid gloves, the backs
could be plainly seen through the
stitching, and the finger ends were
neatly darned and showed. long and
constant wear. As | descended the
stairs. and she kept on the evea foot
way could not help but notice her
foot. II befitted her height and must
have boon . liberal three at the least,
but IL did not run back at the heel or
sloro over on the outside. and lad no
pinchod look about the toes. while the
hccl itself was low and broad. When /
reached the street paused for mo-
ment for another glimpsetof her but
failed TO get il. as she was lost IA The
crowd or took the uptown elevated
road.
went through my duties that day
In an entirely mechanical manner, and
was somewhat surprised when the city
rdiior said: What tho dickens Is this
you have been writing about gray
lrssgP l hastened to bis desk. and
looking over my copy, sRid: II meant
it for great Distress" and with
grIm look hesaid; why didn't you
write Il SOP and ! went away sore At
heart, for 4 am rather proud Of my
"copY." aud know that the typos like
10 set IL. rs II Is so cloar.
did not know that had been
thinking Of a gray dress. but Il seems
tAst 1 had. and Us ] crossed the bridge
lhei night--it was nearly midnight
! iipvked IN vague way for gray
u'os'. Which did not appear. and lot
n',sph IN ms homo with feeling
.eHt had missed something. After |
'ns' n'sht eaemed 10 live Ia gray |
..n''nlIsslN The hnzy days efah- |
aian tHmnlef had rome. 10 Dc followed |
=, lhe misty onea ol tho close-folIow-
'ns winter Il grow 10 ,e habit Of |
mine % tln'e ny brllea trip a, nearly
" could q tho .lne whom ar.t / saw |
Aer ! IffanneA ihe faces On lae Mai. !