Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-03-10


Found your pocketbooB?" the conductor
asked at this moment
Myra saw her neighbOr hand him some
money and receive a ticket, which he stuck
in the back of the seat before her.
81 am already under pecuniary Obliga
tions to you, sir" she said. My friends,
who will be very grateful to you, will, Of
course, not allow me to remain 50. VIII
you kindly give me your card that | may
know where to-
"All in good time, " the gentleman inter
rupted. Now try to forget your anxiety
Myra made an effort TODD So She wiped
her eyes, removed her tear soaked veil and
soon looked herself again. Meanwhile
her neighbor talked on gayly, pointed out
the interesting places on the road, amused |
her in a thousand ways. New York was |
reached before she dreamed that they were |
there. And now what was to happen?
What happened was this;
Her escort left her in the waiting room |
for a moment, and returning placed "A
ticket in her hands.
Express to Chicago" he said; but the
Chicago express does not leave for several
hours and we must have some dinner. |
know nice little restaurant hard by; we
will go there"
| Poor Myral All that she could do was to
| repeat her thanks and think what grand
| mamma and the Misses Lipsett would say
| if they knew she had not only talked to
stranger, but was under obligations to him
and was going to dine with him. And
moreover, since of course the gentleman
would be repaidethe money he had so
kindly spent in her behalf, she really quite
enjoyed the adventure.
'SThere must be something gypsylike
about me, >" she thought, lin spite of all my
good bringing up, to feel this way"
But she could not help being delighted
with her afternoon. Such a nice little din
ner; such a nice little walk afterward
Then tea in the loveliest place Myra had
ever seen, and then off and away to the de
pot again She felt as though she had
known her companion forever
"You will take this young lady to her
sleeping compartment" the gentleman
said to porter, "and see that she has all
she wants" There was a CLEAN Of silver
between his glove and the black hand so
readily outstretched. Now, goodby," be
said, land thank you for the most pleas
ant experience have ever had" He put
a parcel into her hands as he spoke.
"Oh, have enjoyed it very much my
Z self" said Myra; "but-the pecuniary OBJ
legation Kindly give me your card-my
Y family WHIP The car began to move.
5 Take care, sir" cried the porter The
S gentleman stepped briskly out of the way o
+ an approaching engine, only just in time
Her momentary fright over, Myra saw hin
waving his handkerchief in the distance.
p Here was a situationl But what coul'
r Myra do but go to her place, where late
she opened the dainty white parcel ant
f found a novel 10y the author she best love-
r and a package Of the most delightful cor
fectonery
l. How oddly she felt-half happy, hal
d frightened; how her heart was beating
d How words this stranger had uttered
l. glances that he had given, returned TO be
memory What did it all mean?
e After she had tried to read awhile sh
It tucked herself under the snowy linen {
her bed. The soft, pink edged blank'
IS wrapped her snugly, the car moved easil.
n but she could not sleep.
If Suddenly in the night she sat up cOvere
her face with her hands and began to sob
n IL am in love with him" she said, lar
n | shall never see him again, and | am &
IS, ing home to marry Ben Cooper, whom
TT only like-a little. Oh, what shall dor
he Oh. how she cried! But it was only na
ural. her grandmother thought, that 81
ut should wear tear stained face after SUE
1t frightful adventures. There had been Il
rs widest excitement over her nOnappea
ance and Ben having gone away on bu
nj aess. something about property" Nj
ne Ferris said Il had not his assistance
err making inquiries What my feelings we
pc you will never know"
Poor Myra had enough to do to think
nd her own feelings.
Oh Ben's absence, however, she was thar
eff for, for now that she knew what love W
OF she could never, never marry man s
ne only liked.
!. Both ladies worried over the pecuniary
.he legation and the browning touch was CIV
OF to Myra's modification when, in shaki
lss out her travelling dress, she found
pocketbook, with all its contents safe
in tween the stuff and the lining. There v
as neither rip nor hole, but a piece of
his drapery had been so placed that Myra h
ore in a moment Of abstraction, thrust
his pocketbook under it, and the mysteri
ON something" which had now and Il
: Of struck her ankle was at last discovered
Oh. it was dreadful and yet, but for
e it supposed loss that happy afternoon wo
never have been. Poor Myra! she '
lro- very sorry for herself, sorry for Ben, W
the in tho cour-,. OF "a week size heard that
yer was at home.
They will be here TO tea" Mrs. Fe
she said, and Myra wished that the floor VIC
hat open and swallow her Still her resolui
,uld was unchanged and when at last she
mas dressed herself up in her pink cashm
ink. trimmed with white lace pinned r
bud in her hair and was fairly on her
to the parlor she resolved that Ben she
not for a moment be deceived. era
she IT, ,r,orod tic room her cheeks male.
80, eyes cast down. Some one rushed forW
err to greet her-two hands caught hers.
ave. looked up. Before her stood the straI
loI who had won her heart.
you did not know me, Myra," he CT
Jney but knew you at once. 1t was
plat hard to send you home alone, but the
emil yers needed me and | could not 90
YOU. Can you forgive me my fox
"ere joker