The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-12-04
WDat Happened :
: : Chat Cine.
By MARY FENTON BIGELow.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ifNlIA0l

THE Chicago & st. Paul train was
moving out of a suburban station
on q rainy October morning.
Al pretty, stylish young woman and a
young man; carefully shielding her
with a dripping umbrella, were stand
ing on the platform; the lady was speak
ing to another, older and palmer, who
was entering the ear.
you viii have such a long, wretched
day Miss Angel. Too bad not to wait
for the sleeper tonight"
The plain face lighted up. "Well,8
the parting traveller called back: "Long.
but not stupid. You know something
Interesting always happens when l go
abroad. You shall hear about it to-
morrow. Good-byi"
she win have something to write,
Kate Dutton said, as she and her COM
panion turned down the wet sidewalk.
might BE the most commonplace
affair for anyone elae, but Janet Angel
villa get q thrill out Of I'll"
Very fortunate temperament for &
woman not young or pretty" Alex.
Terry was beginning.
She Is 50 much more than pretty .
Eate interrupted with scornful empha-
sis. Kou do not know her.
No-only through you. But even
my confidence IN your Judgment cannot
decrease Miss Angels years or increase
her beauty. I was thinking that life
must grew very dull to such a woman
after ao."
uAs,s AFtre x,~ell IL N nm d,,lla~
duliest! But you never knew so CHEEKY
D woman. just an Angel Of a spinster
Is our Janet; Pm taking lessons OF her.
Kate laughed ac she ran up the steps
Of the boarding house which she and
Janet Angel called home. Alex Terry
laid to his soul the ~aattering JUNCTION
that Kate staid in London on his ac-
count largely, but the young woman
had sworn allegiance to the elder, and
while Loudon pleased Janet for an
abiding place Kate was content.
Meanwhile Miss Angel has begun to
arrange for a u hours ride. She would
be far more comfortable in a parlor
car. and the condition of her finances
does not preclude the possibility of any
comfort that money can procure. But
Hhe usually chooses the second-class
coach.
Nothing ever happens in a 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 a being scarcely half filed
she takes possession Of all available
territory with a clear conscience.
Parcels sent aloft and grip below;
blind and feet happily adjusted, maya
fne and book beside her, Miss Angel
places d pair of glasses astride her con
edly too large nose and over hel
NHaraighted eyes. and proceeds to in
4ento1g the material which is to pro.
auce her promised adventure.
Nothing hopeful, she decides, as sh,
views the respectable backs of com
fortably clad men and their obviou.
~womankind, the profiles Of several I'm
mistalkable commercial men and tbs
Uniformed, somewhat vacant faces oi
THE young ONE opposite, who are re
eardinR her movements with evidenl
curiosity. So she opens FThe Seats q
the Mighty At the point Of absorbing
interest which put a period to Kate'l
reading last night. She had grieyet
then ia her whimsical way at leaving
poor Murray at the gallows' foot during
The houfs Of their quiet sleep; she
SMILED now at the breath Of relic
which escaped her at finding he hat
been saved from that ~unsoldierly death
9oosei OF course. Did he not WRITE
the ancpnisa years after2v And then shs
fost herself "a old Quebec.
- might have been q half hour later
o. az hous, when she lifted her eyes a.
she sound 81 some one near. Al small
eafe unseen before. was rising from
Tie depths Of the seat before her foot.
rests It got upon its knees on the
cushions and 9 little pale face was
inst the glass. The rain
tepinS nksndly, seemed to touch the
har N WINS such a f0rlorr
fat Aa sense ol pity for any form
aGsh unhappiness which SONS