The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-09-13

i Case Wherein Cupid Used Surly Railway Ticket
EeIersfor His Agent
81 THE AUrHoR OF BLINDPIrs."

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talked chiefly Of the kind of things that
we talk of in railway carrlages-the
weather. the occasional lateness of the
trains. accidents, people returning to
town for the winter, etc, till the young
lady said: Mamma. | saw the girl that
attacked us for shilling come into the
train; she must have succeeded in getting
it from some one"
Il don't doubt it, said tho elder lady.
.sIt is deplcrable that such a young, nice
looking girl should take to such dishon-
est courses.
1.-THE people who encourage her are
as much to blame as sheis,n rejoined the
young lady.
Don't you know, Sarah," said her
cousin, "that a wise man has said, All
things are double; race of unblushing
asserters of falsehood have race of easy
believers provided for thernT am one
of the easy believers, and certainly she
told her story without blushing.
do you mean to say that she asked
YOU for a shilling and that you gave it to
herY' Miss Wright said.
II was simple enough to do that" an
swered Mr.. Jameson.
eAnd do you ever expect to see it
again.
II babe it an affectionate farewell in
case OF accidents, said he.
II think you were right, James.
sand yet she was an innocent looking
little thing, too" he said.
s.Of course she was: her innocent looks
are part of her business plant Mamma
has been done IN that way before
Il wonder. now said he. IF she would
know what business plant is? She did
not look clever.
"There is no harm IN knowing what
business plant is. is thereg asked Sarah.
mot at all, only every young lady is
not familiar with commercial terms. Did
she not offer to return the money when
you reached CoIdburghg
"0h, yes. but what would have him
dered her from making of in the crowdf'
Sarah. you are terribly sharp. / al
ways thought suspicion was the vice of
old age
Experience teaches fools, said she.
II don't think it viii ever teach me"
aThen it follows you are not fool"
ssThank you, Sarah. Now, shall have
to bid you good-by. I get out here. ]
am going to see Aunt Russell
well, good-by, James," said Mrs.
Wright. Remember us to the old lady,
Katherine--or, as she was generally
called, Katie-Bertram had walked
good way to the Sulnmertown station,
and being little wearied with her walk
and the little excitement Of her ticket
adventure, when she got into the corner
Of a carriage she leant back and fell
sound asleep; but when the train stopped
she suddenly woke and put her head out
at the window to see what was to be
seen, and at that very moment Mr..
Jameson passed, and under flare Of
gas from the station lamps their eyes
met--she who had unblushingly asserted
her little story, and he Of the race of easy
believers.
Certainly" he thought, 81 shall get
my shilling again. Yet she may forget
If she does not return it, it win only be
because she has forgot, and one is apt to
forget trife Of that kind" So that,
whether he got his money or not, Mr.
Jameson was prepared to adhere to his
easy belief IN the honesty of this speci-
men Of humanity. But the talk with
the Wrights and the involuntary bright
glance Of the girl as he passed her car
riage in leaving the train printed the cir
cumstance more deeply in his memory
than might have been expected from its
trifing nature. In truth, he could not
forget the face; it went with him, and
he could not help it, and never tried to
help it.
Katie had to transfer herself to an
other train when she reached Coldburgh
and in doing so she encountered the
Wrights; their eyes met hers, and she
looked quickly another way. These ladies
had not left ia pleasant impression on her,
and people don't care to live an unpleas-
ant impression over again If they can
avoid it.
do you see that, mammal" said Miss
Wright; ''she shrinks from our sight, the
girl who imposed on James. Oh, you
need not look for her now, she has disap-
peared IN hurry"
poor thingf' said Mrs. Wright; "but
one could not have done her any good; it
is kind OF hopeless business trying it in
such case as hers
III.
Eatie's mother was sitting in an arm
chair By the side OF the fire knitting. and
her brother was lying on sofa, sleeping
or meditating as the case might be. Mrs
Bertram looked at the little clock on the
mantelpiece and thought, Its time Katie
was here
at that precise moment the garden
gate opened and shut with its well known
creak and click, and in an instant Katie
was standing in the room, having the
effect of a sudden illumination, her face
glowing from the clear sharp air and her
eyes cleaning. ssI've had en- adven-
ture," she said Il never had anything
like an adventure before. | thought
shouldn't get home tonight.
"What happened? No accident on
the line, hope:n said her brother.
"Oh no. | say, wish you would
look at me, both of you, as if you had
never seen me before, and tell me what
you think Of me-what you would take
me for or suppose was.
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