The sun., 1896-06-21
PHlLIPpAPUT OUTINDEED.
lNIDVENTURE WITH SUMBER FIVE
ATI RAILWAY JUNCTION


sad Leaving In Onr Corner ofIt . Hole
Natnto which Odd Poems Couid Ne Tack e d,
] Atm reformed character. At least l am
Foing to he one Philippa has Just received my
solemn promise TO that ofroct and, of course. I
moan to koep IL. Nevertheless, she vows she
will mover forgive me. No amount Of future
go'i behavior can wipe out my past sins, es-
penally my latest one. or rather tho latest ono
which Philippa has discovered
was going to say that IL all began the day We
LETT New York. but in reality the beginning was
long before that. Itdates back to the early
part OF the winter, when we upholstered the
steamer trunk and acquired the habit Of sitting
or u. The trunk was Philippa's; Frances fur.
nishei tho cotton with which we padded the
top aud Adele provided the blue denim with
which We covered It, furnished the idea and
ma nraIIy felt sort OF prcrogative when IL
cam" tp sitting on the trunk, u prerogntive
whirh the others soon learned to respect
was occupying nv usual place the day that
our family party broke up. The little fiat looked
empty and dreary. The furniture had gone to
the stnrage warehouse. NIL but fow things
wEich we intended to bestow upon the janitor's >
wife AL the mother OF our little servant. Have
you ever broken up Housekeeping in q fiat? II
50. YOU will know how there aro always certain
pe"p'e who hover around like vultures, hun
E-'iv awaiting your departure that they may
pick rp such mursels as may be left over or
thrown Ia them. BY the exercise Of o good deal
OF diplomacy and not q little force had pre-
vented the removal OF tho upholstery from the
steamer TRUNK AMI Was enjoying a woll earned
rest when saw Phiippa approaching with the
tack hammer.
Come" said Phi;iora mcantuSly.
leaned hacx against the wall and looked
at her detiaatly.
CO." | S.til.
But want TO take that stuT of the trunk.
The man is coming for chem AZ two"
Aau it is nov oaly e,e' en- !" / said rcproaoh-
fully.
''Rut am Suilg on. to luncheon in half an
hour and woat b, back un'il after he has
gone"
oh, IL that's ALL said easily. lust give
me the hammer, PhlppA I'll take the oush-
ion on"
You'll forget IT,
"Insratitu!e. Philipoa, is not ono Of my
vi,eI Who ha, rs much reason a. have to
kssp this upholstery IN remembrancei"
She dii not seem convinced, but relinQuished
the hamrl'r nevertheless, and soon went of
TO meet nor engagement.
IL don't know just how happened to for
&C: about the trunk. 1t clipped my mind en-
t!rely. There are so many things to think of
whom one is Just leaving town for the summer
or course had TO Rn out and get luncheon my
self too. aId when | came back rhc man in
III" fiat below was having delirium tremens
and chasing the ian!tor down stairs with pair
CT Kitchen knives. l very nearly stopped the
proc 'ss,on, and the experience d!scon-
certing that didn't nay much attention 10 the
transfer man " 40 came for tie trunks soon
after that.
Fh..!pra was going West. and so was I: but
we ~ere not going By the same road. Philppa
inteaied 20 make little visit TO some friends
in New Jersey. while med tated descent on
so.ee Ohio acqustntances. We therefore
agreed t1 meet each other in Chicago on q GER
tain day and thea decide when we would
TO the Adtrondacks, where We intead TO
meeting and OF what Philippa has Just been
Seated aEte S aos
in the corner Of the big dining room when she
piaSs Of s Clans aSis and had sEned a T& my Wiling
ness 20 finish Phtlippa's.
Il don't, think m give them to you" she
snic. passing them over. however, right under
the va Taiter,s r.. d ,diIsapProvtng s eyes: ~. ,,
You don, % deserve any tavnr. II fro from oe' me-
Whats the matter demanded com
f2rtabiy. putting on the salt and taking up
How about my steamer trunk3"
thai sys Ia nv aa ihf hcs fFs' hni
sa! Upon II and proclaimed my devotion TO 1t.
For an instant I had wild hope that had
sem adedness and had forgotten ali about
#, bu, glance at Philippa's face dispelled
y t1Fs9t IT,, said family.
You'd have done the same, Phnippa, II
you had tu.t escaped the clutches OF a man
wtth d"artag1 tr:mcls: . as In not 49,, used IT,. to
al. ii t4rbed h. IT,"
oh. excuses. ex uses"
guoi one; II you lad oalr seen him. Phi
ip?a. \ hu'cher knife In each hand and
@ ir q and = hi e1 VII. ice Ss f'Rs Rs
stsi-. when did you ind it out. Philippaf"
That HIS wife was crouching behind the
You know what m can, Philipna. When
fatng t ~" ea.sS 6' tG o your haG IRON
"Humah! ! Ike your way ot putt ing it,"
re-nHrEed ' ' modestlT. ' but but FhiiiDpas slSncs
was, wither;nS.
fannre 70 cnrry at your wishes" I said po
~, oaTra..sd:;, :, win s3'G .r,
great inat!sr: 1t doesn't cali for anhlhia.
...IAnt want all" with deep meaning.
Ny coascicrce d6e.n't even Sur"
'You wat,:" was Pht!ipDa's reply. md then
ENC YoH XXI Know. wv, she: she said that Number Five
! mean Mr.. Bla&'ston. shall never call him
Snnbor Five a:aIn-went over to Jersey City
We'll, iyes; there was that in b. eye when
tA!nE he woultH'. SOP short of Jersey city"
Thank you ior Jour kind words" said.
hgmnIy.
he went az far a. the junction"
'TLat was nice" SAID at a hazard. but
"at fn ira,ohf @ 'Spts aGed IIe Tastiy' S'ineh'"
''mI er changed cars Tor T, 1t was
one "f hose little way.lde places where no
th!'kluE how duh it must 10 there the days
V'Eon yOu don't haDpen To be travelling. II
AID AIr. Bakston said he would walt
there with me until my train came. and
il was n beautiful day, you remember,
and al q O'Clock the sun was getting
down toward tho hilltOps and the air WAS
a. cool ana fragrant. There was nothing there
hut the station and two farmhouses
az a l!ttlr distance. There were grassy mead
ows all around powdered with, whito daisies