The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-10-04
THE LADY SMILED.

Thos. j. Vivian in the Arsonaut.
The Saturday afternoon tram al
Point Tibur0n was crowded as
usual and The people were stream,
ing through the cars in The hurried
search for vacant seats. Little Mr
Tom n. Oddly, who was just then
starting out ON his Two days vaca-
tion, knew there would be this
rush and so was among the first to
scamper off the boat, Chamber I'M o
The nearest coach and pre- -empl the
best middle seal on the shady side
of the car. Then, after The lniser-
able fashion of his kird, he pro-
Gee lee to cover the entire seat with
himself, his overcoat, his cane and
his valise.
The exerrl G Of selfishncss ac-
complished he drew an evening pa
per from his pocket and lr1ten:l,
ed to be absorbed in the base ball
reports. As he read, however, he
could not help being conscious oi
a persistent shadow that fell upon
lhe sheet. Olher shadows went
forward and backward like Josl'
ling silhOuettes, but this one stay
ed. GlahciHg oul OF the corner OF
his right eye he saw a small black
cloved hand resting upon the top
of The seal Just where his overcoal
lay, and then, curiosity leading nm,
further afeI,, he glanced SUI
more and found that the hand be-
lonyed to one of the most charm
ing women it had ever been his un'
deserved good fortune To see.
Her face was rather pale-al
most snlluw, indeed--but lit up by
Il pair of great black ewes thal
were as luminous as a chlld's anO
as gentle as does The nose was
short, straight, but rather TOO stout
The mouth was full and red, with
provoking little dTOop TO The lower
lin; and the chin was round anC
slightly double. The eyebrow!
were heavy and the halr was black
with c0ppery tint at the edges
The dress was black. relieved by
three great damask roses at lh'
bosom, and WAS so draped as t.
show with some degree ot accura
cy & lllhe, but well-rOunded hgure
1t may be repeated that NIUE
MIR. Tom N. Oddly felt that he haC
never before seen SO bewilchlng
creature, and when she looked a
him in a pleading, tlmnronS way
and asked IN a low voice If "ihi
seat were engaged" he swept In
things out of the way with a single
movement and declared himself Y
be delighted 10 be able to say !
was not. She thanked him with
little lallering smile and SAT down
She was unproviled with eur
rent literature, sn little Mr. Ton
In. Oddy, as the first advance 10
ward his determined plan of ma
king himself agreeable, offered he
parl of his paper. AT this she stll
iened somewhat, then prettlly dc
clined the offer, saving that 1t hun
her ewes 10 read IN the train. A
she said SO she turned those beat
ti(ul orbs of hers upon the youn
man. and just TO show that y
knew what was proper under tn
circumstances he replied that II
book or paper that has yet bee
written was worth spolling thos
ewes over. She threw mp the ild
a little more at this, then smile
again ana lifted her shoulders
something very near a shrug.
Little MIR. Tom n. Oddly observe
this-he was a very obserVlr
vonns man-and hazarded The =
mark that she was a foreigner.
@No." she replied, 81 was born
California
aAh, indeed" saId he with tiI
+ snirii. $50 was l-so that we q
native son and daughter OF u
: golden West and therefore rel
5 ted"
s.Thaps quite ingenious" she
markell. ~Are you lawyerF
@No.- he answered, getting rat
: Or red in the face. ~Fm connect
with Messrs. Sock, lie & Co."