Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1894-02-16

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

Found she Had Nothing Fixed.
II wanted about ten minutes OF
train time, and the cars were already
pretty we'll filled. Some OF the pas
sengers were buried in newspapers;
some, Invested of their surplus cloth
ing. were lounging on their seats,
prepared for a long journey. for it.
was u through express on the Boston
and Maine. says the Boston Herald.
The forward door OF the coach
opened suddenly; there was a rustic
OF skirts and a rattle OF small bag
gage. and little girl appeared in
the doorway, followed aud guided by
young lady of prepossessing APP
pearance. The little girl started up
the aisle. hut was prom. pity recalled
by these breathless injuStions:
"Here. Jessie, better iske this seat
right up front, you'll haie it all TO
yourself; you can put tla box down
there, then the bundle San go up
there lin the rack oGs"head). the
sachel can stay right or tho seat, SD
that you can get what ssJu want out
OF it,"
ais the lunch in tic sachel?"
asked the girl, timidly.
'No; guess the lunch IS in the box.
I'd better take it out, to-"
The young lady. furriAd and ex-
cited. explored the large cardboard
box. tishod out small pAFcel, laid it
on the seat and said;
"Better let it stay tight here
needn't mind putting it ia the sacheL
Now let me see-oh, yes. :ou've got
your ticket; better put il where you
can get it easily-yes
The little girls broad HIT wasn't at
good range with the seat and
she restead uneasily.
Cant you sit comfortably there?"
asked the other. "Let Ma take of
your hat and put it on she seat in
front" and she proceeded to do so
with great haste.
That done, she stood moment in
deep thought In the minds OF the
other passengers there seemed to be
dead stiffness in the car The
young woman exclaimed
'Oh, my. had 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 his paper
with a frcwn. which gradually re-
laxed into an amused smile as he
caught sight Of the young woman
smile from which it could be in
ferred that her attractiveness might
make her excusable, no matter if il
did interrupt his digestion of the
financial column. The young man
with the football hair and the wide
trimmed derby crawle1 out of his
corner. looked up, and seemed half
angry with himself for. not taking
an interest!n the prepossessing party
before; and thereafter apparently be-
lieved that SO much Tutoring was
sufficient excuse for his gazing in
that direction without showing bad
taste. Several women exchanged
chances, which Indicated that in
their opiniOn the young woman was
conscious Of her charms, and that
they considered it all very amusing.
1t was quito evident, indeed, that
noarly every one in the car agreed
with them, no matter what additional
actions they might have about tho
matter.
The train boy stopped in his ora
tion on The greatest magazine in
the world--just out" as the young
woman. looking at her watch, cried:
1 Now, you remember what | said
you stay in this car till it stops
now, RENE nber, not the first time,
but stay in till the man comes and
says IL doesn't go any further. Now
good-by, they'll meet you. Don't
forget 20 give them the checks-tell
them wc 20 all we'll and will go up
soon-now l must go-good-by.
Kisses III watch you from the
platform
Three minutes and the train would
start.
The pretty young woman stepped
from the car TO the platform. while
the young man with the football hair
mourned because she was not going
co take the journey, instead of her
young charge.
She stood on the platform opposite
The window at which the young
Is
iock as if she were not satisfied that
everything had been looked out for.
Then she went out TO the brakeman,
as if to relieve her mind. In an in
stanct she was in the car again
more Hurried than ever. Everybody
again looked up.
Come, Jessie, quick! How stupid
This is the wrong car, next one
ahead. he says" and she flushed
furiously. while the men smiled be-
hind their papers. the women gig
gled right out, and the train boy re-
sumod his Grafton on the great and
only magazine OF it's kind in the
world-just out "
When she had got the little girl
and the bundles together and hurried
them out OF the car, the problem
which seemed to bother the passen-
gers who remained was:
.'How will she ever get the child
settled in her new quarters before
Abe trail, starts