Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-06-09

She turned back again after time. but
evidently had great difficulty in meet
ing her companion's eyes. Every ref
erence to Boston or Its vicinity was dis
couraged with restrained confusion.
Jack made some tactful attempts al
getting her name, but every one was
foiled
shes a bright girl" said Jack t.,
himself, but what makes her want to
giggle all the time"
The train approached Alton Ceote
and the young lady mades preparations
to leave the train, and while 1t puiie<
into the station Jack carried her bag
to the door and wished her a gOOd-by.
She turned as If to speak TO him and
then ran down the steps.
''She Is a mighty pretty girl" unused
Jack as he resumed his seat. But
what-wolder II I'd better cay any
thing to Edith about it. No, I won't
40 need Of II" and he began to read his
paper.
His wife met him at the gate a nd her
face wore look Of disappointment
Maud Is not coming to-day, Jack"
she said "She wrote me that she was
going to stop of to see a friend and
come on tomorrow on the AFTERNOON
train. Isn't 1t mean. after all my prep
arations. toOY
Jack thought 1t was, and the subject
dropped. In the evening they went
over - the Van Pluys' to play whist
and Edith beat Jack and Mrs. Van
Pluys. much to Edith's delight and
. Jacks chagrin, for If there was one
thing on which Jack prided himself 1t
was his whist and his famous combina-
ZION play Of the king second hand
which had never failed Of its object,
but did fail signally that night.
For some unaccountable reason the
next day did not pass as well for Jack
in the city. Everything seemed TO go
wrong. His typewriter spoiled two
briefs when they were almost done and
he dropped his big inkstand and spilled
/ all the ink on the pretty rug which he
and Edith had selected to make the
office look more CHEEKY. When 1t came
/ time for him to go to the station he
was glad and sank within his accus-
/ toned seat with a sigh of relief. He
.
/ fore and wished that he had told
/ Edith, and compromised with himself
| by deciding to tell her when he reached
/ home. The mOnotOnOus rattle of click
! ing cars Jared upon him, and he could
not read When the train stopped at
/ West Alton his temper had not i'm
/ proved materially, and when he ran
/ into a fat man with two grips he did
| not even beg the fat mans pardon, al
/ though he knew that II was his own
| fault, but muttered savagely something
I about people not looking where they
/ We're going.
/ Edith did not meet him at the gate as
usual. and that irritated him more. AS
he neared the little porch he heard the
sound of animated voices. One was
Edith's. The other sounded strangely
/ familiar. Where had he heard it be-
. fore: He racked his brain, but could
/ not determine. AS lie opened the door
| to the cool. darkened sitting-room
! Edith met him.
Maud has come, Jack" she said.
| and dragged him into the room where,
seated on the divan with the big cush-
/ ions was a white form which his eyes.
( unaccustomed to the dimness of the
room. could not make out.
Maud, this Is my husband. Jack" p"
said Edith. You remember Jack"
II believe that we have had tie
! pleasure of meeting more recently, Mr.,
/ Strong" said Maud, with a roguish
/ smile
Jack started back with bis Nth
OPEN 75ss-----Soice caEs~srom it. He
was petrifed He could only stare at
her hopelessly She was the girl whom
he had met so unconventionally the day
before in the car
"Er-ah, yes. yes, of course" he man
aged to gasp, 'delighted"-and sank
down upon the nearest chair with the
perspiration standing out upon his
forehead. Tis wife stood like statue
of ice and looked from Maud. who was
smilingly self-posSessed, to Jack, who
looked like a melting molasses candy
image.
Il do not quite understand" she be-
gan.
! Maud said nothing, but kept her
calm, roguish smile. Edith turned to
Jack and almost caught him In the act
Of making wild gesture toward Maud.
/ He wilted further
John" said Edith-and when she
said John" she meant what she said,
| and Jack knew it-"John, what does
this mean?'
"Er-my dear-it means-I-the fact
is-Oh, dash It'll saw her yesterday
] In, fhn t, 1r-h ,
nh Scl 1aSa Was hauctn il Gs R sfSas HSss
and a shout.
Met her in the car? Well, I see nc
reason why you should be so confused
about it." Edith had become very
naughty.
ing. He was swearing to himself.
Maud saw that 1t had gone far enough,
and that il was time for her to speak.
Come Edith" she said, "Tll confess.
When l entered the car yesterday af-
ternoon ! recognized your husband at
once, and was going to speak to him,
but | saw that he did not recognize me.
well, l do not know why l did 1t,
but you know my fault is liking fun
and practical jokes and all that, and
just thought that it would be fun and
play a trick on him, and then tell you
all about II. He kindly helped me-
here she smiled at Jack, who cursed
mentally-"to raise the window, and
then he talked very nicely TO me. And
l nearly died with laughing and having
to keep 1t to myself. When l left the
train at Alton | intended TO tell him
all about IT. but the thought of seeing
the expression on his face when he met
me to-day kept me from it. That's all.
Edith. 1t was just one of my awful
} practical Jokes. Forgive me, dear, but
really could not help IT,"
/ Jack had Strengthened up when she