The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1890-10-10

| went out dt eAdCily lHlIlJ ullu=
ules after S. Now that two officials
had told her the same story she
thought il would be safe to believe
it. She had missed the train be-
cause she had waited for that sec
ond car She went back to the
ticket window with vague idea
that she would Tell the man there
why she had missed 1T, but there
were people there and she only in
quired what tune the 1920 train
started.
On being informed she said
"Thank you," with ELUSIVE gra-
ciousness, and made movement
TO leave the window, but turned
back to ask the clerk if he was
sure, for if that was really the
hour, she told him she would try
and wait in the station, as she had
already lost a good deal of lime
on account Of horsecar. She had
Scamp under her arm.
"Please step one side, madam"
said the clerk, looking as if he was
going to swear. "Others are wait
ing"
ooh, certainly she responded,
with great amiablllty.
Her movement appeared to be
The cause OF a mans saying "the
deuce!n behind her, and something
broke. 1t was only slender gold
chain belonging to an eye glass,
and the eye-glass fell to the
ground. Scamp had done this
playfully with his teeth. 1t was
really nothing 10 make fuss about
and why should the gentleman
look so furious? She assured the
owner of the chain that the dog
did not mean anything, and was
probably trying to kiss hlm. Mean
while the glasses had been broken
under somebody's feet.
After this the terrier slept a
good deal and Mrs. Cantor read a
novel she had brought with her.
She had just reached the place in
the story where Nadroviue's moth
er had lovingly punched him with
her stocklnsed foot and he had
again called her rapturously, ''my
small one" when a big man in
blue clothes began walking
through the room calling out i'll a
voice about as articuIate as the
sound of a humble bee in box:
Gears ready for Ror.n-n, Begun
m IN, Jelogui-lee-e, Varo-d-ton
and Me- -Yor-r-r-k! Train number
30I2, track 6 ~
Mrs. Cantor dropped her book,
caught up Scamp from sound
siumber and hurried to the ticket
office.
What did that man say ~ she
asked. II couldn't understand a
word"
The ticket seller answered that
he didn't know, he hadn't noticed.
Then, seeing the crowd streaming
out Of the waiting-room, and no
ting that it was after 10 o'clock,
she gathered her things, with
Scamp on his leash, and walked to
the place where the gate was open.
"This train for BowSide 2 she |
asked Of the man there.
He nodded and she passed |
through. SO also did The dog, |
though he kept drawing back on
his cord and she had TO pull TO gel |
him along. When he did come it
was by sliding on all four of his
feet, with his leash very taut, and
with the most vigorous protest in
his whole aspect. 1t seemed 10
have just come TO his comprehen-
sion that he was going TO see his
mother. Doubtless he
had evolved the conviction thai
she and he would be antagonistic,
and it would be his duty to make
things as uncomfortable as possible
all round for everybody. lie
snarled when his mistress pulled
the cord, and he snarled when she
il. lie was altogether
so much like a modern child that
everyone who saw his progress
lown the platform longed to suf-
locate him.
There was line of cars standing
1t the left hand. Very soon Mrs.
cantor came to a car which had a
Dlacard hung upon IT. She was
learsighted, and was obliged to 60
,lose TO the card 10 read upon it
.bese words:
"This car don't CO."
The moment she read this an
it did not seem reas-
)nable TO her that il could be true.
Why did not that car go! Why
should it stand there with the
ram if it were not goings
She didn't believe a word of it.
II was plain enough that it was
of some Of the men. She
felt almost determined 10 so 10
Bowslde in that car.
She thought for an instant that
she would return and ask the tick
st clerk about it, and il it wasn't
The remembrance OF her
and the difficulty of gel
ling Scamp through that gate
again made her give up the idea.
People kept going past her. and
the terrier kept swapping at their
skirts and trousers. She could not
her belief about that
car.