The morning call., 1893-07-16

ALWAYS goes with such hair He could not
see her ewes. but he knew they must be
brown. 1t was curly hair, too; gathered
at the back of her head and fastened low
in the neck with on6 of those gnlG-neaded
pins women affect so much nowadays. He
had daughters OF his own, and they are
always coming to him for the wherewithal
to buy just such dainty trinkets for them
selves. He never remembered, however,
that either Nell or Lou had ever suceeedei
in thrusting one through their drab-bro"n
locks in such bewilderlngly effective fash
ion. He noted how the tip of one curl had
escaped and straveG out to nestle lovingly
in the Dape OF her eXquiS'taly white neck.
One hand was gloved, but from the other
she had removed its covering in order
more effectually to use the paperknlfe
with which she was cutting the leaves of
the magazine, that just then engaged her
attention. 1t was slim, white. cookbook
ing hand, such as no one but a lady could
possess. firm and strong, nervous and
full of force, but sOft-palmed and with just
the faintest tiuge of rose at the finger
ends. He felt a curious palpitatlon be-
meath the left side of his somewhat we'll
rounded vest as he watched the pretty pic
ture. II warmed 10 a glow OF righteous,
fathery Indignation as he reflected that
she was travelling alone.
Its outrageous" he said to himself.
What can her parents be thinking OF 10
let such an innocent, beautiful creature
make this trip alone, exposed to all the
dangers that this world is tull Of. The
man who would permit IL doA't deserve TO
have a daughter"
Mentally he al once established himself
as the guardian and protector Of his dainty
fellow-traveler. He would not intrude
upon her-not he-and woe be unto any
unwary male biped OF the human family
who might venture so much as TO smile at
II a 1aA >
father of a family to deal with. That
drummer-lO looking chap down the aisle was
even then watching her out Of the tail Of
his eye. He would exercise a little vgi-
lance in that quarter; those drummers were
a bad lot, the inevitable result oi a COM
mercial system that ought 20 be abolished.
Then lie returned to his paper and di-
vided his attention pretty equally between
the stock reports, the drummer-loeking
chap and his fair fellow-traveler.
He was successful broker in the city,
comfortably well 10 do. middle-aged, kind
hearted. good husband and father. fairly
devoted to his family, and taking as much
comfort therein, he supposed, as most men
do. He would hardly have felt be could
spare the time or money. in the present
stringency Of the market, to take his wife
and the girls to the fair this year, but the
exigencies of business required that he
should take little run east, and, well, a
man owed it to himself to avail himself of
every opportunity tn see and know, in
this world. so be should just take i'll the
exposition and get home as soon as posi-
BILE.
Curious,y enough there was not even
fairly tull complement of passengers in tn e
sleeper he was booked for that trip.
There seemed to be something of lull in
travel, probably due to the nearness of
the approaching national holiday, but this
was rather an advantage than other wlse
1t made travelling so much more COM
Portable and it was certainly better Tor
that unprotected, innocent girl. During
the afternoon of tile first day out one
train had left the pier the evening Deiore)
passing down the aisle he offered paper
TO the little girl. and upon her taking IT. In
friendly, Courteous way, he had made
few cursory remarks, just with view to
letting her see that he was an
entirely respectable family man III
whom she could find friend in case any
unforeseen emergency should arise. She
had evidently gauged him correctly, all
swered his remarks without any heslta-
ton, showing that she fully appreciated
that he was a gentleman and man of
honor, TO whom no woman need be afraid
to speak, and at the same time there was
aoout her an air of gentle reserve which
clearly lndicated amOdeSt, gentle wOman's
spirit In fact her manner was perfect
just what ne would have desired to OBJ
serve in Nell or Lou.
IT'S an outrage that she should be tray
cling alone" he said To himself again as
he returned to his seat. "Stll. she is not
unprotected. Ii necessity arose | should
defend here with NY life" and he glared
savagely in the direction of the unsuspect-
ing drummer-looking chap.
Time dragged rather heavily, however
the dainty maiden was in no mood for con.
versation, he dawdled bout the car, played
game Of dummy whist with a couple of
gentlemen from the interior. and finally
fell into a pleasant chat with the little
widow who had the section directly op-