The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-11-05

'|sD 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 'em in bag for
yer?
Duncan-No, I'll stay where am.
1t is true saw Sissy Tomkyns in this
car as it passed me, but I would never
run three blocks for the pleasure of
talking to him. Much more run the
other way was immensely relieved
when he got off the car.
Voice at the Window-Ten for a
quarter!
Duncan-And then I 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 quarter
bag for yer
. Duncan-It's fate, that's clear. It
as little dark in the tunnel, so now I
can look at her without her knowing
At. 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 a. 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 III town and go up the avenue.
What Is the old lady saying to her
now?
Old lady-We must not 90 too far
up, Dora. You will have to ask the
conductor.-Looks anxiously around.
Duncan, raising his hat.-Can 1 be
OF any service, madam?
Old Lady-Thank you. I want to
know where No. Fifth avenue.
Duncan-l am not quite sure, but l
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!
Lady passengers scream and rush
out the other door.
Dora-Don't be frightened, grand
ma: Wait for me; you will fall, grand
MAJ
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 a race I've had all the
afternoon with that fur cape! I dis
tinctly saw her and the old lady get
ting into a cab and ran blocks and
blocks to catch them. Icould hardly
keep the cab in sight-I knew it 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. l 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 a delicate, running hand.
Note paper, milliner, Charley's slip
pers."
How envied Charley, whoever he
might be. Her brother, Thought and
she was going to order his slippers
q good kind sister. There was nothing
else in the pocket except this hand
kerchief. I have kept it as souvenir.
There can be no harm in such a theft
as that. Some day, when we are both
old, l shall hunt her up again and give
it back to her and we shall laugh to-
gether over the mad dog episode. 1t
rs IL pretty little trihe, daintily en-
broldered in blue, with her name in
one corner--Theodora-a sweet, state
ay name, just suited to her. This
shall never leave me until / give it into
her own hands.
All, me! James is staying a long
time. told him to ride both ways.
What q mercy it was that | did not
carry out my first plan Of applying
for information at the house in Fifth
avenue, to which they were going.
should have looked a precious idiot.
Il had made up my mind to relate the
car incident in all off-hand way and
to describe the two ladies. particular
by the old one, her soft -shite hair and