The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-05-04

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Invent through my duties that day
In an entirely mechanical manner. and
was somewhat surprised when the city
editor said: what shc dickens II this
you have been writing about gray
dress?'" ] fastened TO his desk. and
looking over my copy. said: II meant
Il for great Distress" and with
grim look he said: '.Why didn't You
write ID SOP" and went away sore q
heart. for ] am rather proud Of my
.copy." and know that the typos like
to set Il. n Il Is so clear.
did mot know that had been
thinking Of gray dress, but II seems
that had. and As crossed tho bridge
that night--it was nearly midnight
] looked in vague way for = gray
dress. which did not appear. and ] let
myself In my home with feeling
that had missed something. After
that night seemed to live in . gray
mosphcrc- The hazy days Of In
dian summer had come. TO be followed
by the misty ones Of the close-follow-
ing winter. II grew TO he habit Of
mine TO time my bridge trip as nearly
rs could to the time when first saw
her. scanned the faces on the plat
form before entered the cars. / in
variably secured scat in the hope
that might give il up to her. At
length had my reward. II was over
month since ! had seen her. but
finally she entered full car where !
was seated. at once arose and said:
"Pleasc accept my seat before we get
over. this time She smiled, bowed
and blushcd as though she also re-
membered our first meeting. and not
word was said until we reached the
New York side. when. as we left the
car l said to her: II do not wish you
to think me rude. but l have been
looking for you for over . month to
apologize TO you for my seemingly
rude conduct to you the first time !
met YOU DO you remember it?' She
said. with. a smile: Very well in
deed. / did not. At the time, think
you intended any rudencss; but ]
imagined YOU were thinking Of some
thing and had only walked up to the
fact that you were on the bridge when
we were nearly over IT,"
/ said that / had often thought Of
| the day. and had hoped the day would
come when l could see her and tell
her that only intended to act as .
gentleman. and not to cal attention
to her. Ms he might have thought. and
as had seen others do. who kindly
offer their seats to ladies after finish
| ing their own journey in the street
cars She said: II did not look at il
at all in that light. for really do not
believe you knew where you were when
you spoke 20 me"
'.How long ago II seems" I said
:. Have you any idea when il WASP"
"Oh. yes perfectly. II was on the
] the 2Jth Of October. wrote il in my
diary; and beside ii was my birthday"
All this while had been walking be-
side her. and then I said. Twill you
be offended IL walk with you As far
as you are going?"
"Not At ALL" she said. II am only
going on the next block. where work
in book-bindery."
She looked up at me with honest
eyes and they were gray. too. like
the dress she wore. the first one saw
her in. and when we reached the doos
Of the tall factory. tore sheet from
my memorandum book and wrote my
name upon il with my address ]
asked her il she would feel offended il
waited to see her on the other side
OF the river the next morning. and she
| told me: "Not at all" Then ! said:
.Who will / mectf" She gave me
another Of her wholly sweet and half
sad smiles. and handed me . neatly
written card. evidently done by her
ox~n hand which Rad.