Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-06-26
oags-three bags and a number of

bags-three bags and number of
rugs.
l watched her arrangements
from the corner OF my eve and came
to the decided conclusion that she
was charming. In fact it is always
pleasanter 10 travel with pretty
woman than with an old Englishman
| with spectacles. 1t was bitterly cold.
The country, covered Will snow and
illumined with pale. cold sunlight,
seemed to fee rapidly on either side
of the carriage
| Our little Traveller wrapped to her |
chin in her rugs set herself obstinate |
| ly to looking out of the window at
her left. The executive gentleman
drew from his portfolio great State
papers with seals in all colors of the
rainbow-yellow, green, blue and
purple-which we read with consider
able attention.
AS for me, comfortably seated with
my feet on the heater looked over
the pile ot papers | have bought
at the station to pass away the time.
Twenty-One minutes after eleven.
"Laroche.' The train stopped. The
executive gentleman arranged his
papers, got up, took otfhis hat, and
left the carriage. He had hardly
reached the platform before he was
received by the station master. who
addressed him rs Monsieur l lnspec-
teur in tone of deep respect. Our
little passenger rushed to the door.
lis this the station master?"
eyes madame"
"You have received n telegram
from Paris for acoupelet?"
Il have, madame, and have sent on
the DESPATCH
"What, sent it on? | am I,ot to
have the coupelct Immediately"
"Impossible, madame, we have no
' carriages here. You can only get
one at Lyons
2 cat Lyons-at what timer
. cat $40, madame.
, "All day, then. But Ican't stay in
this train until that time. 1t is i'm
possible. don't wish TO-
e Take care, madame, the train is
!. leaving"'
T And off the train went.
She buried herself in her corner
again, in II perfect rage, and did not
degn, to cast the smallest glance al
h me.
+ AS for me l set myself to reading
~ assiduously my tenth newspaper.
: Shall confess it? 1t took me Ion
IS ger to read that tenth paper than il
It did the nine others. read the same
line over twenty times. believ'
that half the time l held the pape
upside down. But then afte
g all, u Frenchman'sa Frenchman, an,
e. YOU can't expect man to take Ion:
Journey with a distractingly prett.
IN woman and not feel some kind of in
- terest in her. was dying to talk t.
~ her, but could not lind or inven
t, any pretext to begin conversation
a. On account of the cold the old-tim
expedient of raising or lowering tn
window was OF no avail. What wa
~ to be done? Make some idiotic n
" mark, apropos of nothing? No,
IN hundred times rather keep still.
es had Immediately discovered, with til
as instinct of the old Partisan, that m
IN companion was n woman opposition
re To suddenly address her, withor
ne an introduction, in any such f.tshio
e, would have set me down in her ey'
ne as the most contemplate Of CONNIE
cial travellers.
Te The only way to manage it was
~ find something magnificent origin
49,, to say to her. But what? What?
ar searched in vain.
or was still searching when the ira
sr suddenly stopped with that new pa
10 ented brake so good tor accidents al
no so bad for passengers.
80 "Tonnerre. Twenty-Five minut
aft for refreshments, sang out the CO
IN ductor as he opened the door.
N. My neighbor got up, freed herst
" from her rugs, which she left in tt
ho carriage with her three little bag
NO and got out 1t was noon. Shew
10. beginning to get hungry. She too
" her way to the buffet at the left {
M. the other side of the track.
;th l followed her, admiring at n
.rn ease her charming figure, well set
in n long cloak when fitted her
no. perfection. noticed also the pref
r little dark curls under the knot
W" hair at the back, a hat of gray fe
On. and a pair ofvery little feet.
The proprietor of the restaura
FOR arrayed in velvet cap, and W
bore wonderful resemblance to n
- poleon ILL.,, stood at the door a
mt pointed out with much dignity an
me wave of his napkin the long ia
which the travellers were to take
assault.
lin was hustled along with thro
OF disheveled and bundled-uppass
gers-the typical crowd of fast
press, essentially grotesque and
the terly impossible from the standpo
ID of beauty-rushingto be fed.
l sat down and hastily devou
the succession of courses which W
| IL follt