The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-03

the party, had given orders for 81 to
be kicked in between the main string
and their special, SO as not 10 deprive
the occupants of 21S of the view from
their observation saloon and balcony
platform. Mr.. Cullen came to me now
and asked me 70 reverse the arrange
ment and make my car the tail end.
was giving orders for the splitting and
! kicking in when No. 3 arrived, and
thus did not zee the greeting of Frederic
Cullen and his family. When Joined
them, his father told me that the high
altitude had knocked his SON up, so that
he had had 10 be helped from the or
binary sleeper TO the special and had
gone to bed Immediately Out west we
have TO know something Of medicine,
and my car had its chest of drugs. So
took some tablets and went into his
| stateroom.
Frederic was like his brother in ap-
pearance, though not in manner, having
a quick, alert way. He was breathing
with such difficulty that / was almost
tempted to give him nitroglycerin, in
stead of strychnine, but he said he
would be all right as soon as he became
accustomed to the rarefied air, quite
poohpoohing my suggestion that he
take No back to Trinidad. And while
I was still urging the train started.
Leaving him the vials Of digitalis and
strychnine, therefore, l went back and
dined solus on my own car, indulging
at tho end in q cigar the smoke of
which would keep turning into pictures
of Miss Cullen. | have thought about
those pictures since then and have con-
cluded that when cigar smoke behaves
like that man might as well read his
destiny in it, for it can mean only one
thing.
After enjoying the combination
went to No. 2l9 to have look at the
son and found that the heart tonics had
benefited him considerably. On leaving
him / went to the dining room, where
the rest of the party were still at din
ner, TO ask that the invalid have
strong cup Of coffee. and after deliver
pg my request Mr.. Cullen asked me to
join them in cigar. This did gladly,
for a cigar and Miss Cullen's society
were even pleasanter than cigar and
Miss Cullen's pictures, because the pic
lures never quite did her justice, and,
besides, didn't talk
Our smoke finished, we went back to
the saloon, where the gentlemen sat
down to poker, which Lord Rallies had
just learned and liked. They did not
ask me to take hand, for which / was
grateful, as the salary Of railroad su.
perintendent would hardly stand the
game they probably played And had
my compensation when Miss Cullen
also was not asked to join them. She
said she was going to watch the moon
light on the mountains from the plat
form and opened the door to go out
finding for the first time that No. 81
was tho "ender. In her disappoint-
ment she protested against this and
wanted to know the why and wherefore
"We shall have far less motion,
Madge," Mr.. Cullen explained "And
then we shan't have the rear end man
in our Car at night.
but I don't mind the notion"
urged Miss Cullen, land the fagman is
there only after we are all in our
rooms. Please leave us the view"
II prefer the present arrangement,
Madge," said Mr. Cullen in q very
positive voice.
was 30 sorry for Miss Cullen's dis.
appointment that, on impulse, said,
1.-The platform Of 81 is entirely at your
service, Miss Cullen The moment il
was out realized that ought not to
have said il and that 1 deserved a re-
Duke for supposing she would use my
car.
Miss Cullen took it better than l
hoped for and was declining the offer
as kindly as my intention had been in
making 1t when. much to my astonish-
ment, her father said:
''By all means, Madge. That relieves
US of the discomfort Of being the last
car, and yet lets you have the scenery
and moonlight
Miss Cullen looked at her father for
. moment. As If not believing what she
had heard. Lord Rallies scowled and
opened his mouth to say something, but
checked himself and only flung his dis.
card down as il he hated the cards.
THANK you, papa, )" said Miss Cul.
len But l think I will watch you
play.
Now, Madge, don't be foolish"
said Mr. Cullen irritably. lyon might
just as we'll have the pleasure. and
You'll only disturb the game if you stay
here
Miss Cullen leaned over and whisper.
ed something, and her father answered |
her. Lord Rallies must have heard, for
he muttered something which made
Miss Cullen color up, but much good it
did him, for she turned to me and said.
Since my father doesn't disapprove, 1 |
will gladly accept your hospitality, Mr..
Gordon. And, after glance at Lord |
Rallies that had challenging "Ill do |
as l please" in 1t, she went to get her
hat and coat
The whole incident had not taken ten |
seconds, yet it puzzled me beyond meas
ure, even while my heart beat with an