Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-09-09
HE EXPRESS.

III ms general establishment In
zrcle of friends when we heard
oaching marriage of valentin
What He--the confirmed
III, the skcptic Of the boule-
ecofer at marriage, the gay
nen about town, he who had
6undred times that he would
of it--Valentin, in short, go
hi the enemy? And who is he
narTy? A widowl And, what's
6En the countryi We couldn't
4! s xpt time met him | grabbed
f. collar and demanded an ex-
I minute" he said; s'such
1gs to do. / have just come
airie, and am going to Storms,
= y Ner, Passage des Panoramas,
announcement cards. Come
f6't your
xse / will" said L.
3 IS just in front of the Made
e we walked down the boule-
- a ID arm.
ehort story" said valentin,
nonplace to a degree, but since
411 mt on knowing it, the fact is
"a take the fatal plunge"
4 2 M Iary was on my way to Nice
rnival. | hate to travel at
~ took the S.45 train in the
i s 1rriving at Marseilles at five
~ ter midnight. l was to spend
Marseilles with my friends,
ads, who were expecting me
n 1n, and the next morning was
- Hi Nice, to arrive there about
Cle IA the afternoon.
fIle station at Lyons there was
tGtfl crush Thanks to the well
Wilderness of NJ Fregnoul, the
6t master, got carriage facing
fi1 n {ne found myself alone except
1fIF ~ o<I1er traveller who had a severe
exselJffq& manner, decoration, and
Fo1 He had no baggage except
tliis 6aI1ie portfolio, and of course he
cot1fIr be going far, so should soon be
Ieft 81 myself -alone; the only condition
which makes railway journey endur-
Everybody was on board and the train
was III the point of departure. There
yT4a ndf8e of vehement discussion Just
oufaisle orr door
~ 5apnsieuri Nor said woman's
xoiFe Very sweet and fresh, with an al
nl{t ilifserceptible southern accent.
tered a coupelet, and coupelet
Madame, if we haven't any"
didn't you pay some attention
- III 18ffery'
Ws didn't receive any letter, ma
I Fut ~ another carriage, Them
al W. Ars allowed. Come, come, hurry
tha txaixi Il goingi"
~ must have place, at least!r
~But have just offered you two in
the eaxriage."
shares'
YeS, there"
u little dark head peeped in at the
door and Immediately disappeared-as if
But there are two men there"
Well, madame, l can't give you a
carriage al to yourself"
Very well, then, | won't go"
As you please-the train is going. /
must give the signal"
Stop. sir, stop. absolutely must go
and as there is only the carriage viii
they give me coupelet at the next sta
tion2s
Yes. madame! Yes, madame!"
8 Yon promise me?'
Certainly
Yuas are sure?''
es Yes. Yes"
The door opened, the little brown head
fumbleSl ia. surrounded by halo of
packages and rugs, a whistle shrieked,
and We we're off.
The exeeutive gentleman politely seat
ed himself next me, so as to leave all one
side tor the new arrival She was flushed
and excited, and did not deign to give
us glance, but set to work to arrange
her packages in the net above and in the
seats about her with the haste chat people
usually manifest when they have hours
before them i'll a railway carriage. There
was one bag two bags-three bags and a
namber Of rugs.
watched her arrangements from the
corner Of my eye and came to the decided
conclusion that she was charming. In
fact, 4 Is always pleasanter to travel
with . pretty woman than with an old
lsngllshxnan with spectacles. 1t was bit
teriy cold. The country, covered with
en0w and illunlined with a pale, cold
snnlixht, seemed to flee away rapidly
"a either side of the carriage.
Cur LITTLE traveller, wrapped TO her chin
IN her rugs, set herself obstinately to
locking but of the window at her left,
The executive gentleman drew from his
portfolio great state papers with seals in
III cotofS eff the rainbow-yenow.g green
blue and purple-which he read with
considerable attention.
AZ tor me. comfortably seated with my
feet On the heater, looked over the pile
Of papers 4 had bought at the station Il
pass away the time.
vsenty-one minutes after IL. LA
rockal The train stopped. The execu.
tive gentleman arranged his papers. got
up, took of his hat and left the carriage
He had hardly reached the platform be
fore he was received by the station mas
tar, who addressed him rs Nj. rInspeo
teur IN tone of deep respect. Our hrtl,
passenger rushed to the door.
Is this the station master?"
Yes. madame"
% have received a telegram from
Paxis Tor coupelety"
have, madame, and have sent on I'll,