The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-12-05

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" VVHA "a yet here am riding
w 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 ears for Thirty
fourth street ferry1N
Duncan--Shall r-chansc cars? Per-
haps I'd better.
A voice outside-Bananas! Ten
for quarter. Put 'em in bag for
yer9
Duncan-No, III stay where l am.
1t is true saw Sissy Tomkyns in this
car as it passed me, but l would never
run three blocks for the pleasure oil
talking to him. Much more run the
other way. was immensely relieved
when he got of the car.
Voice at the window-Tcn for a
quarter!
Duncan-And then | got this seat
directly opposite her. How fortu-
nate! Was there ever such a face9
And such beautiful hair! The old lady
must be her grandmother-no don't
want bananas.
Voice in distance-Tcn for quarter
bag for yer
Duncan-It's fate, that's clear. 1t
is little dark in the tunnel, so now |
can look at her without her knowing
it. / have never seen such pretty
profile nor such lovely smile. And
what soft sweet voice she has! The
old lady seems to be sensible sort oil
party. Why does she not drop hel
handkerchief, or do something to give
, me a 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 90 up the avenue.
What is the old lady saying to her
now?
Old lady-We must not 60 too far
up, Dora. You will have to ask the
conductor.-Looks nnxiously around.
Duncan, raising his hat.-Can he
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 goesl
Mad dog, mad dog!
Lady passengers scream and rush
out the other door.
Dora-Don't be frightened, grand
ma. Wait for me; you willfall, grand
ma!
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 me!
Duncan Holmes smoking in his
room-What n race I've had all the
afternoon. with that fur cape, ! dis
tinctly saw her and the old lady got
ting into cab and / ran blocks and
blocks to catch them. 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 in
hopes OF finding some clew to the
owner, and in the little pocket was a
slip OF paper with three memoranda
written in n delicate, running hand;
Mote paper, milliner, Charley's slip
pers."
How envied Charley, whoever he
might be. Her brother, Thought md
she was going to order his slippers
a good kind sister. There was nothing
else in the pocket except this hand
kerchief. Ihave kept III rs a souvenir.
There can be no harm in such theft
as that. Some day, when We are both
old, ! shall hunt her up again and give
it back to her and we shall laugh to-
gether over the mad dog episode. 1t
is u pretty little trife, daintily enl-
broidsred in blue, with her name in
one corner--Theod ora--a sweet, state
ly name, just suited to her. This
shall never leave me until give 1t into
her own hands.
All, me! James is staying q long
time. told him to ride both ways.
What mercy it was that did not
carry out my first plan Of applying
for Information ut the house in Fifth
avenue, to which they were going: l
should have looked precious idiot.
had made up my mind to relate the
car incident In an oh-hand way and
to describe the two ladies. particular.
" the old one. her colt white hair. and