Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-09

After She Had Everything Fixed She
Found She Had Nothing Fixed.


From the Boston Herald
1t wanted about ten minutes of train time
and the cars were already pretty well filled.
Some OF the passengers were buried in
newspapers; some, Invested of their surplus
clothing. were lounging on their seats. pre-
pared for a long Journey for it was a
through express on the Boston and Maine.
The forward door of the coach opened
suddenly; there was rustk of skirts and
rattle of small baggage a little girl
appeared in the doorway, followed and guild
ed by young lady of prepossessing appear
ance. The little girl started up the aisle,
but was promptly recalled by these breath
less injunctions:
here, Jessie, better take this seat right
up 'front.' you'll have it all to yourself; you
can put the box down there, then the bum
Ole can go up there lin the rack overhead,
the satchel can stay right on the seat, so
that you can get what You want out of it,
rs the lunch in the satchel?" asked the
girl. timidly.
NO; guess the lunch is i'm the box I'd
better take it out too
The young lady, Hurried and excited, ex-
plored the large cardboard box, fshed out
small parcel, laid 1t on the seat, and said
better let 1t stay right here-needn't
fnlho putting Ii in the satchel. Now let me
see-oh, yes, you've got your ticket: better
put 1t where you can get it easily-yes."
Inc little girls broad hat wasn't at a
good range with the seat, and she rested
uneasily.
cant you sit comfortably there?" asked
the other Let me take off your hat and
put 1t on the seat in front" and she pro-
ceeded to do SO with great haste.
That DONE she stood a moment in deem
thought. In the minds of the other pas
sengers there seemed to be dead Stiffness
In the car. The young woman exclaimed:
IN, my, 1 mad almost forgotten to give
you the checks! Now, wasn't that terrible ?'
everybody looked up. The old gentleman
with the banking house air peered over the
Top OF mis- paper with frown, which grad
uanay relaxed into an amused smile as he
caught sight Of the young woman-a smile
from which 1t could be inferred that her at
Effectiveness might make her excusable no
matter If 1T did interrupt his digestion of
the financial column. The young man with
the foot ball hair and the wide-rinmed der
py crawled out of his corner looked I'M and
seemed half angry with himself for not tak
ing an interest In the prepossessing party
DeIore, ana thereafter apparently believed
that so much futtering was sufficient ax
cuse for his gazing In that direction without
showing bad taste. Several women ex-
changed glances. which indicated that in
tHelr opinion the young woman was con-
scious of her charms. and that they consid-
ered II all very amusing. 1t was quite evil
dent, indeed, that nearly every one in the
caI agreed with them, no matter what ad-
matter ''
IN. Inc train boy stopped in his Grafton on
Inc greatest magazine in the world-mst
OUT. as the young woman, looking at her
watch cried: '
NOW. you remember what I said-vou
stay In this car till it stops-now, remem-
Der, not the first time. but STAY in till the
man comes and says 1t doesn't 80 any fur-
tner. Now goodbye; they'll meet you. Don't
forget to give them the checks-teU them
we are all well and will go I'D soon-now 7
must go-good-bye. (KissesD in watch vo,,
from the PLATFORM"
Ihree minutes and the train would start
Inc pretty young woman stepped from the
car 10 the platform. while the young man
with the foot ball air mourned because she
was not going to take the journey instead
or her young charge.
She stood on the platform opposite the
WINDOW at which the young charge sat and
she wore perplexed look as If she were moi
satlsned that everything had been looked
OUT Tor. Ihen she went over to the brake
man, as II to relieve her mind In an in
slant she was in the car again more furriad
than ever Everybody again looked nm
Tome. jessie quick, How stupid, This
IL the wrong car, next one ahead he saws >.
ana she flushed furiously while the men
snlIed pehind their papers the women eig-
gied right out and the train bow resume1
MS Grafton on the Greatest and only MAC
aZlne or lts Kind in the world-iust ont
When she had got the little girl and the
Dundles together and hurried them out of
the car. the problem which seemed IN hottie,
the passengers who remained was:
How will she ever get the child settlad
III her new quarters before the train starts ?''