The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-12-22

broken, and the portmanteau made the
trsi plunge.
al believe we have met before
nademoiselle?" lie remarked to the
trunk.
~ should not have thought" rather
coldly replied the Saratoga" that Won
would care to recall the circumstances.
They were, at the least, distinctly
painful.
you alludc, mademoisrllc, to the
episode OF our two proprietors? That
was undoubtedly painful; but can.
not see why it should affect our reIa
tions"
The Saratoga trunk was silent for a.
moment, and then answered in molli.
fed tones: "You are right, monsieur.
Our owners love quarreis need not OK
tend to 10. We are not in love"
''Mademoiselle must speak for her
sell said the portmanteau, calamity.
by the way, the first scene of that
unhappy drama occurred"
AT Waterloo station. You ramem.
Der, he intended crossing with her TO
New York and settle thoir difficulties
en route. But she cut him dead nj
the station"
4 remember" cried tho portmqn.
teau. "She was experimenting Your
transfer to the luggage van MT the
time. l lay on tho platform ready
and labeled, but after her cruel hc.
hHy'or he bad mo sent back to the
Motel. Two days after We left London
for the East"
"Ah, the dear East 1t was there
we met first, was it not?"
Yes; at Shepherds Hotel. NV
master was coming back from India.
and, OF course, he had TO see Cairo. &"
And we belonged to a party of
globe .trotting Americans on Nile
voyage. ] remember being placed next
you on the veranda at Shepheard's.
My mistress stole look tat your labels.
md / heard her say TO her married
sister: This valise belongs to n Can.
tain Richard Assheton. l wonder what
he is like, and why he spells his name
with n double g. ,"
The idea of calling me n vnlise /!
30 American ]" interjected the port.
manteau. "5till, your mistress was
a very charming young woman, and
deliciousIy sprightly."
'She is charming still, though
scarcely 20 sprightY. Do you know,
mon cher, L actually believe that she
felt tbeJs episode sadly."
= 90 Jtmanteau shifted impatient.
tea. IN why did she act 30 ?" he
.cln-9aimed. cit was all her fault"
''Nothi"~ - ~ kind" tho Sara
start ont on hls vor as the fault OF
.ssu. .Du. -
there was another silence, broken by
The por;mHntcc1. "Wcll," he said
1--WE need rot quarrel about il. re.
member when my master saw vour
mistress first. RE asked a servant her
name and 1 heard him repeetips
several times "By Jovel This Miss
Carrie Durham is q deuccily pretty
girlT"
ct certainly showed his rood
taste. She noticed him, too; because
I heard her talking about BIN TO her
sister. Then they met on The cycur.
sion % the grand pyramid"
$50 j heard. And The acquoint.
onco ripeucd into his Joining the
Iwiy."
the Saratoga Uttered OF can re-.
colt Che tender fashion in which Inc
loo cd after me ut PORE Said" che
m1rmured. you were quito neglect
q mon ami.
")h, uat Miss Dluham kept me in
Iaini. I con stiil boar her bcrgIny the
cn.ia.n, not TO forget Is dear old
I.r.uautel1.
'Tho tr.t proposal occurred no
Na &C. She came doan 81 tho state.
j m auj told Che whole story Co her
%. Sire was sitting ON me at tho
noe had put him on probation.
D. 90 b. m sell his friend Mclean. He
VII. to ut,ot ler IN London aud receive
tr tna answer. An. that Gnswcrl
lt o. u os females act so cruellyT
rGrby, monsieur? Nousensel
Ger mittress haS no alternative
O." act 10, after the conduct of
G.. .tsin 5tshetoD.
lhr portmanteau was astounded.