Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-10-28

Elite watched until the last faint
line of the shore had faded quite away
and there was nothing around her but
a vast circle of water, Of which the
busy little steamer seemed the center.
Presently a bell rang.
THAT is the first dinner bell, my
dear. We had better go down into our
cabin and take off our bonnets," said
Miss Pinchett.
Elite had never In her short life been
on board a steamer. All her trips
about the lake had been performed n
her grandfather's little canoe, there.
fore. of the interior economy Of d
steamboat she knew just nothing at
all.
1t was. then. with ONE degree Of
childish curiosity that she followed
Miss Pinchett down the winding stairs
that led TO the small compartment IN
the middle of the boat called the La
dies Cabin. Fortunately. there were
no ladies except Elite and Miss Pin
chett. They had the cabin all to them
selves.
The stewardess, a short, fat. mother
Unlocking black woman. came 10 70
show them the way to the little dining
saloon.
A steamboat dinner is usually dlsa.
greeable enough to most people. Ou'
to Elite 1t was n most interesting nov
city.
When Ii was over, accompanied oy
Miss Pinchett, she returned to the cap
in to see after her pets. :.
At length Elite, wearied by q ga,
Of unusual excitement, went below anu
turned in. and was soon rocKed "
sleep in the cradle of her berth. QUE
slept a sound and dreamless sleep
through the night. lulled by the gehle
motion Of the beat. She was avian
ened at length by the stopping Oh u.
motion. She opened her eyes anu "a.
that IL was dawn. and Miss flncne.s
already dressed, was standing pVi0
her. -.
I'VE are at the landing, saiu ue
lady: get up and dress; the paSs wa
gers are all ready to go on shore, W.
have only time to snatch q has -.
breakfast. IL we wish to ca'ch ~
early train" IA,
In an instant Elite rolled out Oh Ne,
berth, and she got into her CIV !, -,
quicker than she had ever done ~ y
life before. "a .
They went into the saloon, maus !
hasty meal, and then, having sasnt
all their luggage together, not Ia 4
ting Flora and Nancy, they n' ,sey
piled in and about n hack, winch ,s;,s
81. tered and were driven to the -
celphia railway station. hin,
They We're fortunate In just ea sanul
the express train, and soon I'm,
themselves seated In the coinioi arn
ladies' ear and flying along the e0
try. roil
To Elite, who had never seen aarrO
way train before, this was Ike ~ I'll
nancy. Aud. as cities, towns aad he
lagos, fields, forests and farms ie ofe
hind the rushing ears, she iooke" sha,
them with eyes of terror. AM e,Io
a train from the opposite unen
came flashing past, she shruhh ospobei
little heap and chung to MISS
for safety. ,,a tha
In an hour or two, also, findils n
she was not ground to powuea shin
rushing, laundering ana I% an
trains, she fell to day-dreamlhs, NJ
all about her GRANDMOTHER anu r.s
maiden aunt!-for, alas! there - n
maiden aunt in the case.-anu - Al
thought OF the latter was no' Iees
sOlute horror to Elite, II was .ntie
a very serious drawback I nes now
pations Of happiness; for she hns lei
her own mind, without n On, maide
ing her, that this obnoxious = shal
aunt was tall and bony, win hot sl
nose and a sharp voice, ana .nrvsn
spent her time In scoldins SCI a
and making pickles, ana .ach he
would he sure to want 10 Z 4 ,
Elite, to do crochet work anu ,a's 80
sums. both Of which the GNU
abhorred.
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