Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-03-24

travelled before, and do not know what to
do in emergencies like this"
Found your peck book ?" the conductor
asked ut this moment.
NIyra saw her neighbor hand him some
money and receive u ticket, which he stuck
in the bacl; of the seat before her.
"a 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 so. Will
You kindly give me your card that l may
know where to-
"All in good time" the gentleman inter
rupted. "Now try to forget your anxiety
Myra made an effort to dos 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 thousand ways. New York was
reached before she dreamed that they were
there. And now what was to happeni
What happened was this
Her escort left her in the waiting room
for moment, and returning placed a
ticket in her hands.
express TO Chicago" he said; but the
Chicago express does not leave for several
hours aud we must have some dinner
know a nice little restaurant hard by; we
will 20 there"
Poor Myra! All that she could do was to
repeat her thanks and think what grand
mamma and the Misses Upset would say
if they knew she had not only talked to A
stranger, but was under obligations to him
and was going to dine with him And
| moreover, since of course the gentleman
would be repaid the money he had so
kindly spent i'll her behalf, she really quite
euiCved the adventure
"Tbere must be something rvpeylike
about me. she thought. Sin spite of all nv
good bringing up. to feel this way"
But she could not help being deliuhted
with her afternoon Such a nice little din
uer: such "A nice little walk aftervard
| Then tea in the lovelicst place Nvra had
ever seen, and then off and away to the de
! pot again She felt as though She had
! known her conpanion forever.
You will take this young lady to her
| sleeping compartment" the gentleman
! said to a 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. coodbv," he
said land thank Won for the most nlcas
ant experience have ever had" He nut
a parcel into her hands as he spoke
"Oh, have enioyed it very much nv
self" said Mvra; "but-the pecuuiarv OBJ
ligatiou Kindly rive me YOUR card my
family vill"- The car began to move
Take care, sir" clied the porter The
gentleman stepped hrisllly out of the way Of
am approaching engine. only lust in time.
Her momeutary fright over, Myra saw him
waving his handkerchief in the distance
Here was a situation! But what could
Nvra do but 20 to her place. where later
she opened the dainty white parcel and
found a novel by the author She best loved
| and d package of the most delightful CON
tcctioncry
How oddly she fet-half happy, halt
frightened: how her heart was beatln!r,
How words this stranger had uttered
| chances that he had Given returned to uer
memory! What did it all mean
After she had tried to read awhile she
tucked herself under the snowy linen OF
her bed. The soft. pink ed,ed blanket
wrapped her snusly. the car moved easily
but She could hot sleep.
Suddenly in The night She sat nm. covered