The Mena weekly star., 1897-08-18
Wbat Happened ~
 e a Cbat Cinle. BY MARY fENT0N BiGELOw.
THE Chicago & St. Paul train wa.
moving out of suburban station

moving out of a suburban station on a rainy October morning.
 A pretty, stylish young woman and young man, carefully shielding her with a dripping umbrella, were stand ing on the platform; the lady was speak ing to another, older and plainer, who was entering the car.
 You will have such a long, wretched day, Miss Angell. Too bad not to wait for the sleeper tonight"
 The plain face lighted up. Well, the parting traveller called back: Long, but not stupid. You know something interesting always happens when go abroad. You shall hear about it to- morrow. Good-byl"
 "She will have something to write" Kate Dutton said, as she and her com panion turned down the wet sidewalk 1t might be the most commonplace affair for anyone else, but Janet Angell will get thrill out of it."
 "Nery fortunate temperament for woman not young or pretty" Alex. Terry was beginning.
 "She is so much more than pretty" Kate interrupted with scornful empha SIS. You do not know her."
 "No--only through you. But even my confidence in your judgment cannot decrease Miss Angel's years or increase her beauty. l was thinking that life must grow very dull to such woman after 30."
 And Miss Angell is 40. Dull, duller, dullest! But you never knew so cheery woman. Just an Angell of a spinster is our Janet; I'm taking lessons of her" ," Kate laughed as she ran up the steps of the boarding house which she and Janet Angell called home. Alex Terry laid to his soul the fattering junction that Kate staid in London on his ac- count largely, but the young woman had sworn allegiance to the elder, and while Loudou pleased Janet for an abiding place Kate was content.
 Meanwhile Miss Angell has begun to arrange for 12 hours ride. She would be far more comfortable in u parlor ear. and the condition of her finances does not preclude the possibility ofany comfort that money can procure. But she usually chooses the second-class coach.
 Nothing ever happens in parlor. When people are altogether comfort able. they are sure to be stupid"
 Having tried both ways, she is en- titled to use the results of her expert ence. The seat before her is reversed, and the car being scarcely half filled she takes possession of all available territory with clear conscience.
 Parcels sent aloft and grip below blind and feet happily adjusted, maga- zine and book beside her, Miss Angel places a pair of glasses astride her con. fessedly too large nose and over heI near-sighted eyes, and proceeds to in. ventory the material which is to pre- duce her promised adventure.
 Nothing hopeful, she decides, as she views the respectable backs of com fortably clad men and their obvious womankind, the profiles of several un mistakabie commercial men and ths uniformed, somewhat vacant faces ot the young women opposite, who are re garding her movements with evident curiosity So she opens The Seats o the Mighty at the point of absorbins interest which put period 10 Kate, reading last night. She had grievet then in her whimsical way at leavins poor Murray al the gallows' foot during the hours of their quiet sleep; sh, smiled now at the brea dh of relic which escaped her at finding he hat been saved from that unsoldierly death