The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-10-29

and smiled But crawling haiiSoLi
took her attention and she fell behind
again.
.There!" 1 said. IF ever girl looked
nleased there she is. Who am that /
should refuse monetary satlsfactioh
to lonely girl?s' -.
turned with a smile to my neighbor.
Her face was flushed with anger, for /
had. clearly proved her to be in the
wrong.
"It is men like yourself who are the
the biots on our vaunted civilization,
she said. s'Such sweet, innocent face,
too"
eyes. isn't it?" l said. II am so glad
Won agree with me- It's the sort = face
I've always admired; and as ccon as i
caught a back view of her fell certain
she would have that sort of face. That
why wanted to get look at it,
'Such men as you" began my neigh
Dor.
"Now. if T were not a married man,
I continued, refectively. "that is the
very girl I would marry at once. AS ii
is. of course, can't. But that's not my
fault, is it?''
"You are inarried?' said the lady.
81 ann replied.
'That makes it much worse" she
said. :
"On the contrary, it is my excuse. >
l said. at is all owing to my wife
IF it. were not for her [ should be-welI
very different.
said the lady, eff she knows Of your
conduct. My heart bleeds for her."
Not at ALL I said. ''Shc. is quite
happy: as happy as that girl Now did
you ever see more charming gjrl?@
l turned and sent nod in the direc-
ton of the girl who was pedaling along
quietly Just behind. the bus. She lif.-
ed one hand from the handle-bar and
waved it to me in friendly response.
Under the circumstances" [ said,
81 think shall speak to her; otherwise
might miss her when get off at Sloane
street. Do you think she would mind :?
"Let me implore you," said my neigh
Dor; ''if you do I shall speak to the con.
ductor''
"It would be grossly improper"
said, unless he happens to be your
brother-or your cousin-or-"
The lady shifted and looked round.
But the conductor was not in view.
leaned down, and the girl looked up
inquiringly, riding to the side OF the
bus.
81 am going to get off at Sloane
street," called to her; twill you stor
there?"
She nodded, and bending slightly over
her handles quickly outstripped tte
bus and rode on past st. Georges hos
pital and down the slope. L leaned
back in my seat and watched her ap-
preciatively as she foated away.
Never in my life," L murmured,
shave I seen anyone whom l admire
more. A most delightful girl!'
GA most disgraceful incident" said
my neighbor.
you see,' said, affably, ''tAro people
meet-'twas in a crowd-and their
hearts rush together like magnets, OF
poles, or whatever the things are It
is quite clear to me that we were made
for one another. Don't you believe in
affinities? They are fun
cit is not a matter for testing; it is
very serious matter to tamper in
this way with the innocence Of
81 think it is rather joke" said.
''It may be a joke for the man-or,
rather, he may think SO, mistakenly;
but you never by any chance think Of
the girl. And l feel it my duty as q
woman to protest against
'Bless my SOUL" ( exclaimed, GO;
think of the girl always. She is never
out of my thoughts"
''The girl!''
eyes, the girl-that girl. Didn't I
explain? o: here we are!"
Sloane street," said the conductor.
1 jumped up.
well, we've had most interesting
conversation 1 said. "You see, she's
waiting for me at the corner. knew it.
l never underrate my attractions
AS descended to the pavement, Celia
greeted me- with a smile of welcome,
while the eyes of my late neighbor
bored two holes in my back
''How lucky to meet like this" said
Celia. 'Where did you see me, first %
20, in Piccadilly," replied. fsBut l
couldn't be sure it was you until I saw
your face. want to get some tobacco
here, and then we can walk along home
together
Had an amusing day?" said Celia.
Excellent" I said, more particri-
larly the ride down."
"You seemed very much interested in
The lady on the bus" said Celia, as we
stopped outside the tobacconist's. "Did
you know he1?'
"Never saw her BEFORE / said.
Fright under my very eyes, too," said
Celia.
II couldn't help it." I said. "She
seemed to have some objection to me
or to you, or to something Or other
seemed to see something wrong IN ou1
behavior"
Didn't she know was your wife p
asked Celia.
"She didn't know me-" replied.
"But didn't you tell her?' asked Celia
"Well," said, snow I come to think
OF it, don't believe did.'-Black an6
White.
l. InterruptfnE 8 Conversation.
Tha late Justice Maule was once On,