Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-07-25

a-,v one oould hear. she answered, mo,
Jeck pieyi- dat go over that again,
for It won't do one bit of good"
tie looked disappointed; then, pick
ing up her jacket, said. We'll. we're
almost 70 Sacramento. Come, let us
go out 70 dinner"
Gladys rose quickly, glad that she
did not have to dine on candy after all
and while helping her with her coat
Jack casually remarked:
''You have lots Of flowers.r
Eyes, and these lovely violets-they
came this morning with no card at
tached; but / think can thank you
for them" she said, looking up bright
Iy at him.
A tender look came into his eyes as
he said, eyes. sent them, and I'm
much obliged TO you for wearing them"
"Oh, (" said Gladys, rather coolly, 81
had no preference. They matched my
dress so well-that is why | wore
them"
eyes, l see" assented he as coolly.
''Those cream roses would not look
well with it at all, for instance"
Poor little violets-that last remark
caused their dethronement, for the girl
with a flush hastily and angrily de
tached them, saying, "Come to think
of It, the roses would be far more ef-
fective," and pinned few Of the long
stemmed beauties in their place.
Just as quickly Jack replaced a few
violets he had worn in his coat with
rosebud that she dropped, saying,
milne are withered, too"
Gladys looked annoyed, but said
nothing, and in five minutes they were
hurriedly eating dinner at the station
restaurant.
Afterward Jack amused and enter
tanned her till the early bedtime. and
she slept soundly that night, feeling
safe with friend so near
Carefully looking from behind her
curtain next morning, Gladys saw that
the opposite section had been changed
from two beds to two seats" again.
but Jack was not visible. Half an
hour found her dressed, waiting for
him to appear as she intended asking
him TO breakfast out of the well
stocked hamper.
Presently he came in. and after a
very slight hesitation smilingly ac-
cepted her invitation. He helped her
unpack the hamper and set the table
in her section. and in a perfect gale of
fun they began their morning meal,
sitting opposite.
"This is fun, isn't itg" said Gladys,
spearing for a sardine with corkscrew,
for Jack, as company, was nonored
with the only fork.
"Immenset" he assented SO emphat
ically that she laughed gleefully.
Enboldened by this, Jack, in the act
of carrying a piece of cold chicken tc
his mouth, leaned over, and lowering
his voice and fork at the same time,
said coaxingly, Lets breakfast together
always-shall we, Gladys"
She smiled in spite of herself at his
tone and manner, even while a dainty
frown slightly marred her pretty fore
head, and she answered briefly and en-
phatically: Couldn't think of such a
thing. Don't be silly, Jack"
"Oh, you cruel little grill" said Jack
dramatically, as he Strengthened up and
proceeded to eat the morsel on his fork.
Their merry little meal over, the rest
of the day passed in the usual routine
of a Pullman car. Jack was all de-
votion from first to last Reading,
talking and eating, with hasty little
promenades when there was an oppor-
tunity, was the order of the day.
Gladys acknowledged to herself, af-
ter bidding him good night, that Jack
was very pleasant companion-but
she did not want TO marry him; no, in
deed.
Jack HoIliss had known and loved
Gladys Preston since he was boy of
nineteen and she a little girl of four
teen. He had proposed and been de.
clined several times, but knowing that
she did not dislike him, and believing
that Everything comes to the man
who waits, he was waiting, and in the
meantime wooing to the best of his
ability.
He was very much afraid she would
meet some other man during her visit,
who would fall in love with her and
win her; hence his deep laid scheme to
travel to Omaha with her. As for
Gladys, after her first surprise at seeing
him on board, she was so used TO his
never failing devotion that she took his
coming with her as a matter of course
1t was just like Jack, she thought.
The second morning Gladys arose
with a severe headache. With that
and a wretched nights sleep she was
worn out and cross-undeniably so.
She snubbed poor Jack, who was all
sympathy; refused the cup of tea he
brought her when they changed cars at
Ogden, and when the journey began
again lay back on the pillows he fixed
in the seat for her and would have
nothing to say to him.
All day she suffered intensely, feign-
ing sleep most of the time 20 avoid
being fused over by the sympathetic
old ladies.
How Jack longed to take tho golden
brovvn haad In bia arrpa and afrnlra the