Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-08-02

-.. family through the windoyl
a lot of things to do. L nave Just come
from the Marie, and am going to
Stern's, the engraver, Passage des Pan
Dramas. for the announcement cards.
Come along, won't you =,
"Of course | WILL" said /.
We were lust in front of the Made
leine, and we walked down the bOule-
ward arm in arm.
It's short story" said Valentin,
Efand commonplace to a degree; but
since you are bent on knowing 1T, the
fact is | am going to take the fatal
plunge.
Here is his story:
In February | was on my way to Nice
from the Carnival. | hate to travel at
night, so | took the $40 O'Clock train in
the morning arriving at Marseilles at
five minutes after midnight. | was to
spend the day at Marseilles with my
friends, the ROmbauds, who were ex-
pecting me to luncheon, and the next
morning was to leave for Nice, to ar
rive there about , o'clock III the after
noon.
At the station at Lyons there was a
terrific crush Thanks to the we'll
known pOliteness Of M. Fregnoul, the
statlonmaster, | got a carriage facing
cept for one traveller who had a severe
executive manner, decoration and a
portfolio. He had no baggage except
this same portfolio, and of course he
couldn't be going far, so | should soon
be left to mysef-alOne; the only con-
dition which makes railway journey
endurable.
Everybody was on board and the
train was on the point of departure.
There was noise of vehement discus
sion Just outside our door.
"No, monsieur" said woman s
voice, very sweet and fresh, with an al
most imperceptible Southern accent.
81 ordered a cOupelet, and a coupelet |
must have"
''But, madame if we haven't any,"
why didn't you pay some attention
to my letter."
eve didn't receive any letter,
madam -
Put on another carriage, then ~
'impossiblc. We have already put
on all we are allowed. Come, come,
hurry-the train is going
81 must have place, at least -
''But have just offered you two in
the carriage
''There?"
't1e s, there"
A little dark head peeped in at the
door and Immediately disappeared-as
if in fright.
''But there are two men there.
"Well, madam, | can't give you car
rage all to yourself"
every well, then, l won't go"
CAS- y6u please--the train is going. /
must give the signal.
''Ssop, sir, stop. ! absolutely must go
and as there is only the carriage will
they give me a coupelet at the next sta
tiouY
"Yes, madam Yes, madam
FYou promise me ~
Certainly"
"You are sure ?"
eyes Yes. Yes"
The door opened, the little brown
head tilmbled in, surrounded by halo
of packages and rugs, a whistle shrieked
and we were OFT.
The executive gentleman politely
seated himselfneNt me, SO as to leave
all one side free for the new arrival.
She was flushed and excited, and did
not degu to give us a glance, but set to
Wotk to arrange her packages in the net
above and in the seats about her, with
the haste that people usually manifest
when they have hours before them In a
railway carriage. There was one bag
two hags-three bags and number of
rugs.
/ watched her arrangements from the
corner Of my eve. and came to the de-
cided conclusion that she was charming.
In fact, it is always pleasanter to travel
with Il pretty woman than with an old
Englishman with spectacies. 1t was
bitterly cold. The country, covered
with snow and illumined with a pale,
cold sunlight, seemed TO flee rapidly on
either side the carriage.
Our little traveller, wrapped to her
chin in her rugs, set herself obstinately
to looking out of her window on her
left. The executive gentleman drew