The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-07-30

well knew, this pretty girl began TO
struggle Intellectually to raise the car
] window Now this has been the ac-
cepted prelude to car hirtations since
| the invention Of railroads, and there Is
good ground for thinking II may be the
reason why ear windows always stick.
AS soon as Jack saw her attempts he
CALAMITY sprang up and offered to help
her With a charming confusion she
accepted, and after few vicious tugs
the window came up, and Jack sat
down beside the charming young wom-
an. He was so exhausted he had to.
"Oh, thank you so much" said she.
1T is so hard TO get these windows up.
AS l was coming through on the main
line tried so hard to get one up and
no one offered to help me-"
Have you ever been out this way
beforeT he asked.
"Oh, yes. used to live in Boston or
about here"
Then you are acquainted here
abouts?"
Eyes. indeed, | knOw-er, that is, L
do not know anyone now. Every
body has moved away"
''Now. what in the dickens made her
blush like thatT' thought Jack. as the
young lady suddenly became Intensely
Interested in the passing landscape.
She turned back again after time. but
evidently had great difficulty In meet
ing her companions eyes. Every ref
erence to Boston or its vicinity was dis
couraged with restrained confusion.
Jack made some tactful attempts at
getting her name, but every one was
folled
shes a bright girl said Jack to
himself, but what makes her want to
glggle all the timer"
The train approached Alton Center
and the young lady made preparations
to leave the train, and while It pulled
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-wonder If I'd better say any
thing to Edith about ii. No. / won't
no need Of IT," and he began TO read his
paper.
His wife met him at the gate and her
face wore a look Of disappointment.
MAUD is not coming to-day, Jack"
she said. "She wrote me that she was
going to stop off to see friend and
come on tomorrow on the afternoon
train. Isn't it mean, after all my prep
arations, toof"
Jack thought 1t was, and the subject
dropped. In the evening they went
over 10 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 it
was his whist and his famous combina.
ton 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 20
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
office look more CHEEKY. When II 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
remembered the affair of the day be-
fore and wished that he had told
Edith, and compromised with himself
by deciding to tell her when he reached
home. Tho 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 1t was his own
fault, but muttered savagely something
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-
fore2 lie raclSed his brain. but could
not determine. As he 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
said Edith You remember Jack"
Il believe that we have had the
pleasure Of meeting more recently. Mr..
Strong" said Maud. with a roguish
smile.
+ Jack started back with his mouth
open, but no voice came from it, He
was petrihed. He could only stare at
her hopelessly. She was the girl whom
he had met so unconventionally the day
! before in the car
T "Er-ah, yes, yes. Of course" he man
/ aged to gasp. "delighted"-and sank
/ down upon the nearest chair with the
/ Precipitation standing out upon his
I forehead. lis wife stood like a statue
E of ice and looked from Maud. who was
smllingly self-possessed, to Jack, who