Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-06-27
4 FAIR SMOKER.


did not stop till it REACHED Crcwe,
rushed along as fast u, l could, carr
ing my travelling bag.
''What class" shouted porter.
s'First replied, struggling to open
the doe" OF the nearest first class compart-
ment
"Thats engaged, said the portgr.
"Come along quick, sir, or the train vii
start without you
The carriage was a Pullman and
wholly reserved, and into the first con-
partIntnt of the next carriage | was has,
II hust led Us the train gradually acquired
motion
The first thing l noticed as l recovered
self possession WAS that the only other &C
cupart Of The compartment WAS a lady,
young. good looking and stylishly attire8l.
The second, which may appear slightly IL
congrHouS vas that smoking was IN
mistakably inscribed on the windows,
The anomaly struck me Immediately.
and my minf.. seeking compromise, suE-
Gested that the lady might be foreigner
and had not e9mprehrnded the signiticaaee
of the window legend
Her II Vie was not English. There W.
an elegance and fitness combined with sin
plicity in her attire, something SO strictly
feminine in her get up, which was fer
eign t. an English weman's appearance
So far had my reasoning gone when lay
companion, who had been looking AT IL
with amingIed expression Of astonishlaeut
and pity, said:
You nearly missed the train
There was suspicion Of foreign a.
cent in her tones, hut otherwise her En-
lish was perfect.
Yes, replied Il was lucky .r
once. 1t was a matter of Importance Leg
me to catch this train.
Are YOU d fatalistt she asked.
Are we rot all obliged to be so more
or less" l returned Had the cab ca.ac
in got in a block, had l even missed my
footing as l ran along the platform
should have missed the train.
lit might have been better for you.
Who knows hat incidents might not have
sprung for your good from either Of these
accidents She returned, more as if mas
ing aloud than as If directly addressing me.
1.-THE consequence would have been that
I should have missed my train and / viii
chance missing the other improbable pos
sibilities OF good. Who knows?'
She continued: This train may meet
with an accideat We may all be smashed
up. Your what you call luck may have
been your BAD genius Heh'ine asaiiis' o1i
better genius which was holding you
back,
l laughed loudly as she obstinately stuck
to her pessimism. She smiled as She lean
ed back in her corner and drew from lser
pocket AN elegant little case, which lie
opened. and which l saw contained Cl-a-
retteS.
sThis is "a smoking compartment. i IL
not?' she querled as she struck A!'.seA
and lit a cigarette she had selected from
one side of her case.
own l vas rather disturbed. fos-t>>ei
and perfec, : al her ease as my com l',i-3H
had been, there had been feminine ch3tfih
about her tn, dld not seem 70 me .ll4leu
to a woman VINO SMOKES. however it'sh
out my cigar case ana was selecting one.
when she said
will you try one OF these clgarttt t..
Please do--5ite 81 these They are SII4t.stF
stronger than The "Ae smoke, pGt S5ze*
are very good
thought q refusing, but her eyes hah
a way Of sHtreattng stronger than -
words toeh cigarette and she Sil4ttt''
as 4 she Were SrA'4Aee
" Is good l. II ~: she asked ".i'i-
l pulled the l-rs' VIM
Yes -ild. '''' '-'
strong
Not 1or man
- For me, yes / answered,
as l remember my II seemed Z" me
that the train acquired an unsteady move
ment. noticed that my companion 1','9
&c Dat h"dft diu 40 '''"' az ''i'' -
to devote all my eAr.'z-'.' 10 hl',iI''--4 !"
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