Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-03
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Confidence Woman.

Confidence Woman.
From the View York Herald.
She was about forty years old; perhaps not 80
much. but her lace had g look Of much and
cold experience in the world. q look not at all
disguised BY the handmade smile she wore
like veil. She was tall and well dressed, but
Just trife over dressed. She came into the
Boston express at Bridgeport and sseered
straight for q seat beside . nice, white-hsired
old lady. although there we're six or seven
empty seats in the car.
The old lady had a little girl travelling with
her and the train hadn't left the station before
she OF the smile had fed the child with candy
and asked the old lady IL the pretty little girl
was her daughter. No. Her granddaughter
How strange Then she edged up a little
closer and turned on another valve Of talk.
How old was the little grip Five years. How
strange! She herself had lost little girl of
| Just that age; her only child. Children led 70
home. Didn't Che nice old lady love home.
And where was her home? Oh. sudbury. Mass
Oh,indeed; a most beautiful place she had heard.
les, indeed, she did love home, but her own
home had been broken up by the death Of her
child. and now she and her husband were
travelling around trying to do good 10 the hu-
man race, Didn't the old lady like TO do good?
| oh, yes, IL one had the means: that's very true.
And the old lady had some means with which
she had tried to do what good the could? Al
! mirable! Splendidi That's what she Of the
smile believed in.
About all the Aoodgstes Of talk were wide
open now. and the stream was flowing smoothly
She OF the smile didn't care for money for her
self. Her husband didn't care for il for him
| self. All they cared for was 20 do good with
their money. II was so charming TO NEE,
some one who held the same view. Now one Of
the cherished plans for the benefit Of the
| human race was the establishment of an old
ladies home. Was that benefcent project.
Yes, indeed. SO glad TO find the old lady
approved of il. We had got together
Providence (walling her eyesl had opened
a way by which the rect could be secured
This way was thus: Years ago her husband
had come into the possession of gold mine
Shares in this mine he was now disposing OF n,
500 each. They would be worth Sl 900 eaci
within q year. Then the happy possessor,
could do just so much more good FOR the human
| race.
The train had passed Mott Haven now, AMI
nervousness and haste. BY the way. she has
one OF the shares with her. Perhaps the nic'
| old lady would like one TO help along the funs
for the home. With this she made a reach int
her valise.
The train was just coming TO a stop in tn,
Grand Central station. The nice old lady go
up and took her baggage and her granddaughter
| in hand and leaned over the still smiling bene
factor of the human race.
Il have to thank You, madame, she said
for the most entertaining afternoon hay,
spent in some time. But 1 am not quite 3,
green as 1 look
The handmade smile disappeared then fo
the first time and left a face that looked ter
years older and somehow hard and cruel. An,
this little drama with intense interest saw O
| the nice old lady or she of tho smile