New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-11-04

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MElAI LKEY ga utes ago L was on
V5|}l3sSS9A ER%w my way downtown,
VN HHM "a yet here am riding
'T% uptown, with out
the vaguest idea OF stopping any
where. What induced me to change
my mind SO suddenly? What lovely,
lovely eyes she has!
Conductor-Change cars for Thirty
fourth street ferry!
Duncan-ShaIl I change cars? Per-
haps I'd better.
A voice outside Bananas Ten
for a quarter. Put EN- in a bag for
yer?
Duncan-No, I'll stay where l am.
It is true saw Sissy Tomkyns in this
car as it passed me, but would never
run three blocks for the pleasure Of
talking to him. Much more run the
other way. I was immensely relieved
when he got off the car
Voice at the window-Ten for q
quarter!
Duncan-And then got this seat
directly opposite her. How fortu-
nate! Was there ever such a. face?
And such beautiful hair! The old lady
must be her grandmother-no I don't
want bananas.
Voice in distance-Ten for aquarter
bag for yer
Duncan-It's fate, that's clear. It
is a little dark in the tunnel, so now I
can look at her without her knowing
| it. l have never seen such a pretty
| profile nor such a lovely smile. And
what soft sweet voice she has! The
old lady seems to be g. sensible sort OF
party. Why does she not drop her
handkerchief, or do something to give
me chance of making myself useful?
| Conductor-New Haven depot!
Duncan-a little trip in the country
would be agreeable, perhaps No, I'll
stay in town and 60 up the avenue.
What is the old lady saying to her
now?
Old lady-We must not go too far
up, Dora. You will have to ask the
conductor.-Looks anxiously around.
Duncan, raising his hat.-Can I be
OF any service, madam?
Old Lady-Thank you. want to
know where No. Fifth avenue.
Duncan-I am not quite sure, but
will ask the driver. Goes out on front
| platform.
Small boy in the street-Look out
for de dog!
Car stops and frightened cur runs
| IN. .''
Small boy, gleefully-There he goes!
Mad dog, mad dog! r.
Lady passengers scream and rush
out the other door.
Dora-Don't be frightened, grand
ma. Wait for me; you will fall, grand:
Passenger, to Duncan-The young
lady dropped her cape. There she
goes; you can catch her. ~.
Duncan, taking it and rushing out
Fate is with mel So
! Duncan Holmes Smoking in his
room-What a race I've had all the
afternoon with that fur cape! [ dis.
tinctly saw her and the old lady get.
ting into a cab and ran blocks and
blocks to catch them I could hardly
keep the cab in sight knewit by the
blue curtain at the back. At last it
stopped and two gentlemen got out
There were two cabs with blue cur.
tains and had followed the wrong
one. / turned the cape inside out If
hopes of finding some clew to the
owner, and in the little pocket was q
| slip of paper with three memoranda
written in a delicate, running hand
"Note paper, milliner, Charley's slip
i pers.'
1 How l envied Charley, whoever HI
might be. Her brother, I Thought anc
she was going to order his slippers
a good kind sister. There was no thint
else in the pocket except this hand
kerchief. ] have keptit as a souvenir
There can be no harm in such a thief
q as that Some day, when Weare boil
& old, / shall hunt herup again and CIV
it back to her and we shall laugh to
g gether over the mad dog episode. I
Z is Il pretty little trif1e, daintily EN-
4 broidered IN blue, with her name II
& one corner heo dora q sweet, state
q " name, just suited to her. Thi
q shall never leave me until give it int
. her5own hands
All, me! James is staying a Ion
time. I told him to ride both ways
4 What mercy it was that did no
carry out my first plan Of appiyin
0 for informant on at the house in Eft
avenue, to which they were going
should have looked a precious idiot
] had made up my mind to relate th
car incident in an off hand way an
to describe the two ladies. particular
II the old one, her soft vhite hair an