St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-11
A GIRL N A ROBE DE MUTT.

A GIRL IN 4 ROBE DE MUTT.
How She Startled Young Man
fn sleeper Who Was Very
Wide Awake.
| Denver Times.
4 young man whose home is in Chi
cago, and who has been III Denver only
a little more than week. had an ex-
perience in the Pullman sleeper be-
wecn Kansas City ana this point which
he viii not soon forget. Interesting
and novel IS Il vas, he does not care
for repetition Of the adventure.
At about y o'clock Of the first night
out from Kansas City-the hour when
most nncanny things happen-the
Young man was awakened in his berth
by a pressure on his feet, and he saw
sitting at the foot Of his bed, and
dressed for the night in spOtle55 white
garment, with insertings and Tutl1es
and things foreign to the midnight
makeup " male humanity, the 1Orln OF
girl or young woman, whose featurcs
he could not distinguish IN the aim, IL
not religious light. While the young
man is not susceptible to SHOCKS, 50 Tar
as the foibles Of women are involved,
still for a few minutes wondering what
10 do under the circumstances. Pres
emily he found his wits and voice.
ire YOU cUmfOrtablc?" he asked, in
bis 5Oftest tones.
PIN quite comfortable" was the
calm, unrufled reply.
The passive assurance Of the woman
IN white interfered somewhat with the
young mans line Of thought and con
lecture, but he was not long IN IOTInu-
lating a second attack.
"W0uldn't you prefer seat at the
head Of the bed?' he asked.
mo. / thank yOB," was the response;
'I'm very comfortable here"
"Perhaps you would like pillow|'
he suggested, Offering her one OF the
two upon which his head mad been rest
ing.
BY this time the young man was thor
oughly satisfied that the young woman
was young and pretty If not unsOpnlsu-
Gated, 50 when she adjusted me pillow
between her head and the fOOtboard Oh
the berth, the temporary owner OF the
premises was more pleased than panied:
Partly in Difference to what he thought
was the impenetrable impudence OF
his ghostly visitor. partly in a spirit OF
fun. and parity on account OF the pro-
verbal meagrcness Of the sleeping-car
pillow, the young man held out the
other feather cushion, saying:
won't you take the other one"
Yes. she would and did, placing IT
with its companion piece and snugly
nesting her head upon the pair. All
this time the visitor had sat upon the
edge Of the berth, her feet resting on
the floor Of the aisle, her head and
shoulders against the foOtbOard. The
conversation which the young man had
INDUCED in was in pianissimo tones,
that lac should disturb no other occu-
pants OF the car. The replies OF his un-
expected caller had been less guarded
In volume. In fact, they might nave
been heard good many feet away had
there been any wakeful ear WITHIN the
distance named.
As the creature in white lay content
eddy back upon the pillows. her hahdS
crossed and her breath coming and 90
ing with what seemed to be measured
regularity. tempus did not fugit very
fast for her berth mate lie hardly
knew what to do in the face OF such in-
difference under such circumstances,
but collected his wandering thoughts
and asked her again if she was comfort
able. He sat up in the bunk. She
didn't move. He put his feet in the
aisle and sat on the edge Of the bunk
close beside her She paid no attention
to him. when a parting Of the curtain
let ray of light fall on her face,
The eyes were stOnily gazing at moth
ing. and not a feature Of the cOnnte-
nance betrayed the slightest evidence
of consciousness. The face was pretty
! and innOcent-that Of "a pure-minded
| pill between sixteen and twenty years
| of age. II was plain that she slept;
| that She was sOnambulist and that she
! had no knowledge Of her whereabouts
nor Of her words or deeds. Inc young
man would as willingly have kissed a
corpse as that sleeping maiden. lie
tried by talking to her TO find out now
she had come 30 his bunk, but could get
no Ineligible replies, other than that
her sister and herself were travelling to
| Saldas where they Intended visiting
some friends, and, moreover, her tones
were loud
Worst of all the train came to stand
! still while he was cndeavOring To make
! her tell where she belonged. The situa-
ton was increasingly embarrassing.
| Suppose the girl had a father or big
| brother on board and that relative
| should find her in the strange young
mans berth? Odds Ioundsl Suppose
! the girl should suddenly recover con-
seriousness and should scream, as only q
young woman similarly placed might DC
! expected TO scream. Caesars ghost!
| The young man would not find a friend
or believer on the train.
The hero OF the tale restored the
| maiden to her rcstful position on the
| pillows. dressed himself partly, and
| nF That
! functionary was sound asleep. lie was
told that there was somnambulist on
board. The porter could not make out
what n sOmnambulist might be, so he
called the conductor. The last named
heard the young mans briefly narrated
story and accompanied him and the
grinning porter TO the berth. There
was no sleeping beauty visible. The
berth was empty.
| With many mental reservations as u
the condition of mind and body IL
which the young man had retired thu
evening before the conductor consented
20 waken two young ladies, sisters, wh(
were occupants Of the car. Only one o.
those young ladies could be found. The
Young man had not been dreaming
The sister who was found was greatly
disturbed. She readily admitted tina
| her younger slSueI idu D"eh hhoWh "
walk i'm her sleep. The ear was care
fully searched, and I'm an unassigned
berth at one end of the coach the CIR
was found snugly curled up and sleep
ing as sweetly as babe.
The operation of leading her back t
her own berth did not awaken her, ant
when she opened her eyes 10 the morn
inp light those beautiful windows of th'
soul gave no sign that the owner 0
their tenement knew what the nigh
had brought forth. No one told her o
her strange adventure. and possibly n,
one ever will. She might have won
dered why the young man who had beel
so observant prior to the momentum
night did not so much as look at he
again during the journey. The younl