The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-23
ATE DINNER WITH A STRANGE ?.
a Handsome Brooklyn GIRL Who Was
Not Afraid CT a Chicago Man.
From the Net0 York Sun.


Not Afraid CT a Chicago Man.
From the Net0 York Sun.
One Of the handsomest and brightest
young women living in Brooklyn boarded a
Hudson river train at Poughkespsie the
ether afternoon. bound for home. The train
was crowded and after a little delay she
found a seat with a we'll dressed man who
had faint tinge Of gray in his moustache
AID the general appearance OF well-to-do
man of business. The man was courteous
and eventually attentive TO his new fellow
passenger, SO that by the time the Grand
Central station was reached the two hal be-
come quite friendly, though in perfectly
proper way.
At the station the man said he was
going to stop at the Astor house, and he
would be pleased IL the young lady would
permit him to help her with her gripsack
rs far as the bridge. This made her open
her eyes q little. for she thought he bad pre-
viously said something about friends await
ing him at the Murray Hill. However, she
was not certain about that, and il did not
make any difference anyhow. The two
travelled down to city hall together, and
then the man said:
II hope you vent be offended If ask you
to go over and take dinner with me. IL is
so unusual TO meet las we have met a young
lady who is bright as well es beautiful, that
it would be very great pleasure to have
you go over to the Astor" Then with
smile he added, "You know you will be too
late for your own dinner at home, and the
cooking at the Aston is superb
The last sentence proved telling argu-
ment. She had forgotten 20 telegraph that
she was coming, and she would have to eat
a pickup dinner at home. Besides, she was
''as hungry as q bear" as she told her
mother efterward. She looked her COM
panion over and made up her mind that
she was not afraid of two such men, and so
she said
You are very kind. l think I'll teke
you at your word.n
The dinner was exceedingly satisfactory,
but the young woman could hardly suppress
IA smile when she saw her companions face
light up as she accepted the first glass of
claret, and again when quart of cham
payne was brought on and she took her
share. But when he ordered pousse cafe for
two she declined that, nor did he seem to
mind.
The dinner over, he called the waiter to
order a carriage. 1t was now about 0
o'clock. The young woman said:
mo, you must not get carrirge. l can
not permit you to go to that expense for
stranger; but will be glad if you will walk
lighted to go, and was affected enough by
the circumstances and the wine to grow
more and more affectionate as he walked
along. During the walk the young woman
said nothing until in the presence of the
bridge police. Then she turned to her COM
panion, held out her hand, and said with
her sweetest smile:
II thank you, sir; have enjoyed this
very much-rather more, I'm afraid, than
you have Good-by."
"Why-why, you're not going to leave
me so, without even" But the young
woman was gone; and with a crestfallen
air the man slipped away. He had told her
he was connected with one of tho largest
retail dry goods houses ia Chicago, and his
card and other circumstances made her be-
lieve it to be so.