Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-05-09


I'm sure don't know what ! shall do.
We had arranged to start at ten o'clock
this morning, and started first, because
wanted to do some shopping ON the
way down. | understood that we were
to rendezvous here. But he did not
come at ten, and sent dienstmann to
the hotel; and now he has brought word
from the hotel keeper that papa started
by the ten o'clock steamboat. / had
not understood that it was to be the
steamboat, you see; and I'm left here all
alone"
"But if you took the next train, you
would still arrive two or three hours be-
fore him; that is-may ask where you
are goingT
"Oh, think Schandau is the name Of
the place."
"Schandau? Oh, then it's all right
There is train starts immediately"
"Yes-but-no, I'm afraid I can't do
that"
Twas puzzled.
Perhaps you would like to telegraph
him to come back here for your
81 don't know where to telegraph, so
that he would get it, besides But,
excuse me, sir, you are very kind, but !
won't trouble you with my affairs.
dare say shall get on very we'll"
She turned away with slight bow,
but she was so evidently nonplussed that
determined to make another effort to
gain her confidence. There was not
much time to lose; the first bell was al
ready ringing.
81 am going on to Schandau," 1 said.
IF yo& like, will send you back to
your hotel in drosky, and when ]
get to Schandau will hunt up your
father and tell him the mistake he has
made. Here is my card"
She looked at it and her manner at
once changed. A half repressed smile
glimmered on her face. feltsGhat we
were on a right footing at last, though
could not at the time understand how it
had happened.
81 will confess to you, Mr.. Gains
borough" she said, glancing up at me
with a charming trustfuiness in her
manner. "My papa is SO forgetful. We
were not coming back to Dresden. AZ
ter Schandau we were going on to
Prague, and he has gone off with all
our luggage, and-and he has left me
without even any money to buy my
ticketI At least, 1 did have enough, but
spent it all in my shopping"
This cleared up matters at once.
GLOW stupid of me not to have seen it
all beforel" exclaimed. "Now we have
just time to get the train"
hurried her on with me as l spoke,
bought our tickets in the twinkling Of
an eye and without waiting for the
change conveyed her rapidly across the
Lot I'd +on ScAa 0R n
guard we found ourselves safely en-
sconced in a first class carriage just as
the train moved off. Ny beautiful COM
panion, breSthless, smiling and yet
seemingly little frightened, sank back
on the cushions and felt for the fan at
her girdle. wished to give her plenty
of time to recover her composure, and to
feel assured that had no intention of
taking undue advantage of our position;
SO, having arranged the windows to suit
her convenience, betook myself to the
other end Of the carriage and diligently
stared at the prospect for fully five min
utes. Nature could endure no more,
and at the end of that time was fain to
change my posture.
stole glance at my fair American.
She, too, was absorbed in the prospect
on her side, which consisted at the mo-
ment of a perpendicular cutting about
ten feet distant from her window. Her
attitude as she sat there was the perfec-
ton of feminine grace. Her left hand,
loosely holding the fan, dropped on her
lap; her sleeve, slightly pushed up. re-
vealed the lovely curve OF her arm and
wrist. ] am a particular admirer Of
IH,nnrEEv,1 80 ~
saw my ideal How exquisitely the
glove fitted, and how artistically the
color harmonized with the rest Of her
costumel The other. little hand sup
ported her chin. could just see the
rounded outline of her small cheek. and
the movement of the dark eyelash pro-
jecting beyond it.
Beneath her hat the black hair turned
in careless coil and charming little
downy curls nestled in the nape of her
neck. She was thorough brunette.
pale, and yet pervaded with warm color
Beneath the skirt of her crisp dress
peeped the pointed toe Of an ineffable
little boot, which occasionally lifted it.
self and tapped the floor softly. Sud
denly, in the midst of my admiring in
spection, she turned around upon me
and our eyes met. There was an 4.
stant's constraint and then we both
laughed, and the constraint passed away
not to return.
81 was going to ask you," said
whether you wouldn't prefer sitting OF
this side2 You will find the river better
worth looking at than that stone wall
81 am under your orders. sir, for the
present; you put me here; and now il
you tell me am to go elsewhere. shall
obey"
She rose as she spoke; the jolting o
the carriage caused her to lose her bal
ance; held out my hand to assist her
and so she tottered across and seateC
herself opposite me.
''Now are you satisfied she askeC
demurely, folding her hands in her La
and sending q flash into me from thos