Wichita eagle., 1890-03-09

weather, the occasional latenees of the
trains, accidents, people returning to
town for the winter, ETC., till the young
| lady said: Mamma, saw the girl that
| attacked us for a shilling come into the
train: she must have succeeded in getting
| it from some one"
81 don't doubt it" said the elder lady.
at is deplorable that such a young, nice
looking girl should take to such dishon-
| est courses"
1.-The people who encourage her are
as much to blame as she is," rejoined the
young lady.
Don't you know, Sarah" said her
| cousin. "that wise man has said, All
things are double; a race of unblushing
asserters of falsehood have a race of easy
belieSers provided for themg / am one
of tho easy believers. and certainly she
told her story without blushing."
do you mean to say that she asked
you for shilling and that you gave it to
herr? Miss Wright said.
II was simple enough to do that" an
swered Mr.. Jameson.
And do you ever expect to see it
again?
II bade it an afectionate farewell in
case of accidents, said he.
Il think you were right. James"
land yet she was an innocent looking
little thing, too" he said.
"Of course she was; her innocent looks
are part of her business plant. Mamma
has been done in that way before.
II wonder. now, said he, IF she would
know what business plant is? She did
not look clever"
There is no harm in knowing what
business plant is. is there!" asked Sarah.
Not at all; only every young lady is
not familiar with commercial terms Did
she not offer to return the money when
you reached Coldburgh:''
"Oh, yes, but what would have him
dered her from making off in the crowd,"
Sarah. you are terribly sharp. l al
WAYS thought suspicion was the vice of
old age"
Experience teaches FOOLS said she.
81 don't think it viii ever teach me-"
.'Then it follows you are not a fool"
THANK you, Sarah. Now, l shall have
to bid you good-by. | get out here. l
am going to see Aunt Russell"
"Well, good-by, James, said Mrs.
Wright. Remember Us to the old lady"
Katherine-or, as she was generally
called, Katie-Bertram had walked
good way to the Summertown station,
and being a little wearied with her walk
and the little excitement of her ticket
adventure, when she got into the corner
of carriage she leant back and fell
sound asleep; but when the train stopped
she suddenly woke and put her head out
at the window to see what was to be
seen, and at that very moment Mr..
Jameson passed, and under a flare of
gas from the station lamps their eyes
met-she who had unblushingly asserted
her little story, and he of the race of easy
believers.
Certainly" he thought, 81 shall get
my shilling again. Yet she may forget.
If she does not return it, it will only be
because she has forgot, and one is apt to
forget trihe of that kind" So that,
whether he got his money or not, Mr..
Jameson was prepared to adhere to his
easy belief in the honesty of this speci-
men of humanity. But the talk with
the Wrights and the involuntary bright
glance of the girl as he passed her car
riage in leaving the train printed the cir
more deeply in his memory
than might have been expected from its
trihing nature. In truth. he could not
forget the face: it went with him, and
he could not help it, and never tried to
help it.
Katie had to transfer herself to an
other train when she reached Coldburgh
and in doing SO she encountered the
Wrights: their eyes met hers, and she
looked quickly another way. These ladies
had not left pleasant impression on her, |
and people don't care to live an unpleas-
ant impression over again if they can |
avoid it.
''Do you see that. mammal said Miss /
Wright; "she shrinks from our sight, the |
girl who imposed on James. Oh, you /
need not look for her now, she has disap- |
peared in a hurry"
Poor thing said Mrs. Wright; but /
one could not have done her any good; it !
is a kind of hopeless business trying it in
such case as hers
Katie5 mother was sitting in an arm
hair bv the side of the fire knitting. and
her brother was lying on sofa, sleeping
,r meditating as the case misht be. Mrs
3ertram looked at the little clock on the
and thought, It's time Katie
vas here"
At that precise moment the garden
rate opened and shut with its well known
,real1 and click. apd III an instant Katie
vas standing in the room. having the
fleet of sudden illumination, her face
,lowing from the clear sharp air and her
yes cleaning. I've had an adven-
ure." she said. Il never had anything
Ike an adventure before. l thought /
houldn't get home tonight.
What happened? No accident on
be line, hope:" said her brother.