Evening star., 1896-10-31
A COLLEGE REUNION.
And II All Took Place on Board q
Street Cnr,

In the neighborhood of theater time the
other evening a lady and gentleman board
&c l4th street cable car at Pierce place.
They bore the unmistakable air of visitors
H. Indeed, they were not bride and groom
The pair took seats In the closed car
which, except for them, vas empty. The
conductor. a strapping big young fellow
with black mustache and very white
teeth. came aft from the open car to take
up the couples fares. When he caught
sight of the male passengers face ne start
ed slightly and turned a little red The
gentleman happened 10 glance at the con-
ductor as he handed him the two fares
He jumped to his feet.
Why. hello there. jack he said as he
wru1g the hand of the conductor whose
coloring became a little deeper as he smiled
under II. Why, what the"
How are you, JIM" replied the athletic
looking collector of fares.
Say, great Soott.' exclaimed tine en-
thusiastic passenger. why. here. Laura,
let me make you acquainted with an old
friend of mine. Jack, my wife"
The conductor lifted his cap and bowed
to the lady with the grace of a Chester
neld. Then he started to go forward 10 the
ircnt car, but his old friend wouldn't have
IL. he hauled him to a seat beside him.
Sit down here, cid man." ne said, "and
tell me all about yourself Why holy
smoke who the deuce would have thought
OF seeing you here! Well. I'll swear"
~S's Ao thcfe were no Olner paSSen-
gers in the car. the good-looking transfer
puncher kept his seat beside the gentle
man accompanying the lady-whose counte-
nance expressed mingled graciousness and
mystifcation-until the car reached the
turning at New York avenue. The two
men. both smiling all over conversed I'm a
low tone, breaking occasionally into SUBJ
oued shouts of laughter. The name of q
Greek letter society was frequently used
by both of them in the course of the talk.
as We're the terms flying wedge" center
rush, carrying off signs,' got first
class, and other expressions commonly
used by collegians. At New York avenue,
the conductor. after being warmly shaken
by both hands of the male passenger. bow
ed to the lady. and went to the front car.
Jim," said the lady to her husband.
that man has monopolized you for a mile.
Who in the world can he be?''
Well. said Jim. that's Jack westlake.
He and / were kids together in Boston,
went to school and played marbles and
and occupied the same chambers, took the
same course, played foot ball together in
The same auxiliary eleven, stole shop signs
Tor our rooms together. got arrested on two
Ihanksgiving days together for disturbing
the public peace, got suspended and taken
back together. learned to smoke together
and got deucedly sick in doing 1t, 1 can
tel you-graduated together. and" Here
Jim paused.
.Well?" suggested his wife.
'Oh, L don't know the rest" said the
man. .! kind OF lost track Of him after
that. There was a soubrette. and-and-
well, rum and things in it, and Jack lust
disappeared. This is the first time I've seen
nlrl since. He's the rattlingest. incest fell
low 1 ever met all the same"
Mr.. Westlake." said the lady to the
conductor as the latte came i'm at the
front door of the car just tn IN. I'VE get of
here. Won't you take dinner with us to-
InCrrow?"
The conductor looked deprecatingly AT his
uniform for an instant, biushed. tipped his
cap. and said: Thank you. yes The cou-
pie got off, and the car went on its way