The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-03
PHILIPPA IN REAL PRINT.
SHE MAS AN ADVENTURE AND
ALSO 81 NTO LITRRATURE.

having adventures. The other day sho came in
with her cheeks flushed. her eyes shining, and
q general air OF subdued excitement about her.
Adele gave me an expectant wink behind the
big lamp shade, but we said nothing. Philippa
made quick work of her tea that day. She was
on the floor, OF course, In the corner by the win
dow, and when she had put her cup under the
aivan she leaned back with q reflective smile.
Adele frownod at me behind the shade. or
course patience is a virtue. but really Philippa
IL entirely too deliberate at times. We were be-
ginning to ndget. when she broke into q low
laugh.
You seem to be amused, - said Adele with .
suspicion OF irritation In her tone.
Appearances are not always deceitful, % re-
marked philippa. ~ am amused And she
laughed again.
Girls. I've had an dventur s!" she added i'm
prcssivoly.
what! anothcr3' demanded Frances.
YES" replied Phllippa, and the beauty Of It
IL that the end thereof lie not yet"
WELL" | said encourasingly. Sometimes I
think Philippa's CONVEX sation Is too jerky.
1T began on n broadway cable car" che went
on. 81 got on at Forty-fourth street, and thcro
wasn't q vacant seat. Not crowded, you know.
but just even full, and l was the drop ITO many.
Four young men, evidently acquaintance. were
sitting In q row near the door. They looked at
me and IL didn't look at them, but of course
saw theml You girls know that. Evidently
the same idea passed through their minds, and
suddenly. as IL they we're worked by machinery,
every ono OF them stood up and took off his hat.
hadn't been prepared to review the troops, for
that Is what | felt as II l were doing, but |
managed to say Thank you and was about to
sit down when" Philippa paused to laugh.
IL never saw anything funnier!" che pro-
ceedcd. when they found themselves all
stand,ng up in line with their hats in their
hands they were too stunned to put them on
~again-they evidently had another simultane-
Gus INSPIRATION. With the unanimity Of clock
work they put their hats back on their heads
aud vat down again. and there l was! Not a bit
better III tlan | bad been before! Everybody in
the car burst out laughing, the four young men
and your poor little friend included. l think
they were afraid they would do the same thing
again. and tho consequence was they all sat
there, ~. ting very red-faced and anxious-eyed.
while you could count perhaps six. Just as |
could zee that they would all be up again in
another second. somebody touched me on the
shoulder and said, Take my seat. please |
turned around. and there was another young
maa Oh his feet, hat in hand. BY this time |
was % embarrassed that | was glad OF any
chance TO droo out of sight, 80 l thanked him
rs Idid 20 i looked up and. sure enough.
there Ge'e il, hrs; four on their feet with III their
took s'' on hi ii,'hn XII thonsht they Would Wear
Il good EXPRESSION. don't YOU think y and took
hold OF the strap over my head.
"Gtadualiy the car subsidized into soberness.
Only occasionally some one would look up and
begin TO laugh. as that picture came back to
men" left ~ With a ta"i liz Of their h h ''""N
"Ens,r,ly unc "a, a. f"r'r [I pLfiin psH nf,S
out M ToitcinF III the 'i intsrrSptlon' " was ccosscio%,
that somebody got OF behind me. Ill-ln nd-
par FIVE IVA. cI imI sh IL k"fw w %se .1Tinr II w so .i Mam a
glance behind me" said Philipra with height
en.d 90 or. AS | crossed the Boulevard. At amy
Yate uIways siil those bicycle peODle vera
%crlm.nalty careless. n girl who Was fairly rae
Ing nlons she must have been ran intoime and
~ d.dn't know what struck ne. In fact. I
didn't know anything at all for n few minutes.
When | opened my eyes IL seemed as II about q
million fnccs were gazing. down at me. and tho
nearest one had "A familiar Look. ! found out
couldn't collect my senses ut the time. A girl
was staining there dissolved in tears: Poor
and sh" 'hHMglt she was going TO Jatl: reckon.
~ got IN my feet, with his help. and when l
realized what had happened 1 began to reassure
tn. Cir w:'o; ct e"nrse, Yep. adreS nfs,n, >, ...sd
"I,rir you don't, know how l felt. II you
do II ":Ilid:S :s 4 Az PiRiiIipDs: dsnaHsIy.
"Nh.. when that policeman asked me II
wautc! t. innkr 4 complaint, l felt as II l were
to be- iHYlesl OF 10 prison myself. and l turned
TO Numbcr Fiva-l hadn't placed him yet. but
his iuce was !amiliar-and | SAID in ngonized
Don't let them arrest me. Please don't!'"
"~nnmph!" murmured Frances
~. lie rise TO tho occasion ~ l asked, for
Phi!:mn's confidential mood seemed to be- fall
""nii hop" repeated. Phillppa. Well. he
said: Ny poor child he isn't a day over
twenty .ri..ht-' no one i. going to arrest you.
The ni,'cri simply wants TO know II you care TO
I'm sure / don't know why | didn't cry
girl was doing enough for two, AZ any ratio |
that k:ndLon Number Five. and | said. For
THAT'S wilt ! sad" Tniiippa remarked
stont.y. You've ntl"r been run over, by an
sho se" n: !" S1So'' :Far Ff noayea Is r.sssES% i said to
Number Five, please get me- out OF this
PHI rpa paused and reflected with'a silent bur
satisfied slnIle on her countenancc.
"Wr!i 7" urecd again patiently.
tory. fh". know just hnw to do things. and
fhn n2 Il .aHp%n wl,H o at ?'ain mikH Five I s sSid a s%"s
thing - the policeman. pushed through the
S Stes We "; Ssrs of at a ' a nsnd ga s sIIap @h %h !" 1--WE n ihat
IS. Nhen realized what had happened | was
in Sat" OF mind WE'LL even Frances would
"'Why.' laiammered, where are YOU going 2
Numler Five, : ! will get ont at the next corner
II y"u wish. was afraid you might 10 hurt
NOR" nan y"n ,noHFn, YOU w@Ee' .r,, hal, ,
block ,.om hone when va got irto the cab
l.. very we'll; the cnnnnl can so around
thc uurk aud let Sou ON, lac said.
III WIS., just Iolng 20 signal t.e driver to stou
when n dropped tbs May numhe: OF 'the
2,n-a~.hn' o. tho iioor uf tho cab
Pniltp. u ,lsnrd.
hts lrradfu, TO be In literature!' she said
"Sn -, "lirr did | sea TINT magazine than | ru-
InaI,nr"l mat tho editor mad told me the
w"uHi Ir"h"hly PRINT that story OF mine In ne
SIHA nWmhur. urls, You can never know The
tcnp,ui.,n, ot literature, 90 will never under.
stnlL low | Cnuld hIve done what l did
Mha,; = l asked again, this time rather
s~tCr',,.
ed, | said for him to wait a moment; that
wa, unIe daZcL than l had thought, and thai
lrO.l.n't remember where | lived!'
FRANCES groaned. Adeiesaid. rs ts"' / re-
marArd primly:
-" va, Phihppa."
" Gur't carr!' commended the ~culprit. All,
"iai ypl said the end was not yet"
"un. IHD end at that chapter Is. When ht
scltlul utrN / chSlnllY picked IN tho magazine
anu, without appearing TO ne Interested At all,
ran my rys over tlu liable OF contents, GiIls, II
was tlirre. In NJ capitals lust Ike all the rest