Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-11-14

in such a distant corner that 1t shrunk
away almost into oblivion at the APP
proach of the electric car and this Was
the reason why Conductor Johns had
never dividend il. Indeed, Lucia bad
almost forgotten its existence Of late
except when she saw the blue.coated
form Of policeman in the distance.
But Ed. DOYLE had not forgotten it
and his heart beat Just as rapidly
under his blue coat when he thought
OF Lucia as did that of the conductor.
But neither had guessed Of the others
existence until this evening. 1t was
certainly unfortunate that Ed Doyle
should have stood on the corner and
witnessed the conductors tender care
He did not suspect the real state of
affairs, but he was OF the class to
whom hint is sufficient and he acted
promptly and warily
Sunday morning there were no cars
running, but sLucia was not disap-
pointed; she had long ago denied her
self the luxury of church and stayed
at home to make her mothers day
pleasant. Besides, she wanted till
Monday to think it over and he sure
what she wanted to do. She had de-
cided already that evening before she
stepped off the car, but there was some
pleasure in dallying with the thought
of what Ed. would say. And Monday
the cars would be running, of course.
Alas for Lucia and the course of
true love What would become of the
most amiable of dispositions when ex-
posed to long, cold walk, involving
two hours earlier rising aud exposure
to the piercing winds and TO the pangs
Of disappointed love? She had i'm.
agined SO often in the interval just
how he would smile at her as she made
her confession that she was getting
anxious for the reality.
One days walking was enough, but
when it came to be two days, then
three days, her heart hardened. She
spent two cents for the evening paper
in her anxiety to know of the progress
of the strike, but gained very little
comfort. And Just that evening Ed.
called again.
It's tremenjus shame he said,
ito see the way these law-breakin'
rogues is a-doin'"
1t is, indeed I" was Lucia's pensive
response.
"Ef it wasn't fur their constant fear
of the law an the p'lice they'd be
capable of anything an everything''
Lucia sighed.
"A more deceitful, two faced set OF
men never lived,' he continued.
"Haf'n of 'em is married, and then
a-pretendin' to make love TO ev'ry girl
they. see with pretty face an
a-bringin' her into all sorts of trouble
an havin' il printed in the paper. I"
Lucia shuddered.
wen you're a'lookin' furI honesty
go to the p'lice. They wouldn't be
hired eff they wasn't honest an you
never hear of none of this fool strikin'
with them less it's strikin' with a
club. y
Lucia revived enough to give him a
glance from the corner of her eye. He
wasn't so bad-looking, after all, though
she had never seen smile on his face
like THAT which had illumined the
face of her honest friend. But poor
Lucia was not so skilful in reading
faces as she was in studying hats,
coiifures and dresses.
An eff you want a good husband
just you take p'liceman-law -abidin'
citizens, everyone of 'em. Wv, amt
they a-holdin' up the very law in this
here striker :,
But for all his shrewdness Ed. DOYLE
could never understand when tho cars
were running again why, when his
wife saw IA certain car coming, she
found that she had left her purse al
home or misplaced her handbag or had
forgotten TO leave mother her medicine
and must run back to get it for her and
wait for the next car.