Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1892-08-31
DORA.
BT ISABEL SAITasoN.

Duu"an Holmes (sohIoquizing in
street carl don't believe in love at
first light, bat believe in fate [ always
have believed in fate Ten minutes
ago [ was on my way down town with
the fixed intention OF going in that di-
rectIou and 10 other, vet here I am
riding up town, with not the vaguest
idea OF stopping anywhere. What in
duced me TO change my mind so sud
denlv2 / have never done such an
erratic thing before. What lovely
lovely eyes she has.
Conductor-Change cars for Thirty
fourth street ferryl
Duncan-Shall 1 change cars? Per-
haps ia better.
A voice outside-Bananas! Ten for
quarter! Pat 'em up IN a bag for
yer?
Duncan-No I'll stay where / am.
1t Is true, L saw Sissy Tomkyns in this
car as 1t passed me, but l woulI never
run three blocks for the pleasure of
talking to him. Much more likely to
run the other way. He Is an unmiti-
gated ninny-every one knows tha.. |
was immensely relieved when he got
off the car.
Voice at the window-Teu for
quarter.
Duncan-And then I got this seat
directly opposite her. How fortunatei
Was there ever such face? And such
beautiful hairi The old lady must be
her grandmother-no, / don't want
bananas. We were so near her when
We were hanging on that strap together
that she heard every word We said. I
could see that plainly. That's Tom
kyn's one virtue, he gives a person
such opportunities for being brilliant.
lCGr goes on
Voice IN distance-Ten-quarter-
bag for ger
Duncan-Jts fate that's clear. It is
little dark in the tunnel, SO now l
can look at her without her knowing it.
have never seen such pretty pr file
nor sgch a lovely smile. And what
soft, sweet voice she basl L could
listen TO II all day. The old lady
seems to be a sensible sort of party.
Why does she not drop her fan or her
handkerchief, or do something to give
me chance of making myself useful?
Conductor-New Haven depotl
Duncan-Nearly every one Is getting
of the car. Alittle trip in the country
would be agreeable, perhaps. No, I'll
stay IN town and go up the avenue.
What Is the old lady saying to her now?
Something about the sh eets.
Old Lady-We must not go too far
up, Dora. You will have to ask the
conductor. (LOOks round anTiouSiy.)
Duncan CruiSinG has hqt-Can L be
of any service, madam?
Old Lady-Thank you. L want to
know where number - Fifth Avenue Is.
Dupcan-I am not quite sure, but
will ask the driver Goes out on front
PLaTOTn.)
Small Boy in the street-Look out
for de dog!
(Car stops and frightened cur runs in.
Small Boy CgleefuLLyl There he
goes! Mad dog, mad dog
(Laay passengers scream and rush
Ost ths other coor.)
Dora Don't be frightened, grand
ma Wait for me; you will fall
grandmal
Conductor-Well, 1 never seed such
a stampede.
Passenger (to Duncan)-The young
lady dropped her cape. There she
goes; you can catch her.
Duncan taking IL and rushing ou0-
Fate is with mel
Duncan Holmes smoking in hi
room What race I've had all the
afternoon with that fur capel 1 dis
tinctly saw her and the old lady getting
into cab. and [ ran blocks and blocks
to catch them. There was such a crowd
in the avenue that 1 could hardly keep
the cab in sight--I knew it by the blue
curtain at the back At last it stopped,
I came up breathless making my best
bow, the door opened and two gentle
men got out. There were two cabs
with blue curtains, and 1 had followed
the wrong onel What a dilemma L
was in l was determined to find her
before an advertisement for the cape
appeared in the papar, for l would not
relish going to her as if to claim" m"twen-
ty dollars reward" turned tie 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, run
ming hand: Mote paper, milliDer,
Charley's slippers" How L envied
Charley, whoever he might be! Her
brother, I thought, and she was going
to order his slippers-a good, kind
sister. There was nothing else in the
pocket except this handkerchief. L
ha kept it as souvenir. There can
be no harm in such 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 together
over the mad-dog episo le. There is
melancholy satisfaction in the pros
pect. It Is pretty tride daintily en-
broidered in blue, with her name in
one ecorner-'THeodOra; a sweet, stately
name, Just suited to her. This shall
never leave me until / give it into her
own hands. When that time comes nv
hands will be wrinkled and shaky aud
my hair whit, her blue eyes Will lie
m with years and her voice cracked
-bahl what is the use of thinking OF
itp 1 don't believe in fate, but L be-
Heve in love at first sight All, mel
James is staying long time. L told
him to ride both ways. What mercy
1t WAS that | did not carry out my first
plan of applying for information at the
house in Fifth avenue to which they
were gong. L should have looked a
precious idiot. 1 had made up my
mind to relate the car incident in an
of.-hand way and to describe the two
ladies, particularly the old one, her
soft, white hair and gray eyes, and all
that, but any one, at least any woman,
would have seen that was in love and
would have, taken infinite pleasure IN