River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-07-14
( Swinger's Discovery.



to ride in an open car. lie had Nc
destination in mind. There were sum
mer gardens to the north, with band!
playing under the trees. The season
had Just begun, and Swinger told him
self that he would not visit garden
until there came a warmer evening.
lie walked until he came to the State
street bridge, and then he looked along
State street south from the rivers
broad and straight thoroughfare
twinkling with electric lights. The
whole way ahead of him was in a soft
glare from the myriad lights which
clustered in the show windows or were
studded against the buildings
Through this glare the cars were creep
ing, forward and back and across. The
sidewalks, even at this hour, swarmeC
with the uneasy multitude.
Far above him the roof garden
showed as an angular constellation o.
stars, Swinger looked up and coulG
see the tiny figures of men and womer
along the railing. The roof garden pro
yided entertainment to his liking some
times, but on this evening he felt thai
vaudeville show would be n tiresomt
morI,rrv
Presently he came TO = corner from
which q trolley chr was about TO start
There were several inviting seats, and
the car would take him far out in
o,,den ovrpu. Tn tho halfrIraI suburb
of To,,ndoIo II occurred ia him thai
Lawndalc would have no charms foI
H., ,oI,o dil.,,ot tol,c tho ,..,.
lie found tbot ne had turned from
s,,tc strect a,,d was ,,oine, toward WA.
- ,,.o,re ca,Ie trai, hound fo,
Co+to,,..0 Grove o,.c,,ne moi him NJ m.
co,nn,. and bo climbed aboard Sine,
10 ,,as ont ,nor,I, tol,iI timo and oct
+ho er...b air. Inv. NOT , south sida car
Tho South side was one of the great
divisions Of the city. and well dcserv
ing of an occasional visit. He IoungeC
bacl, in his seat ana the fresh hrecz,
cooled and chilled him until he had tc
hutton his coat
CIickcty-cIock cIickery-clack went
tbe rafting wheels. ana Swinger with
his ewes haIf closed and his imagination
Keeping time with the swift beat on
the rails. did not know when the car
passcd Twelfth street or whc, Il
bumned across the rails nj Sixtcertt
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,a,I stroat ITa ,,..s .ro,.;r,r lono
,,5 f,I.,,+i,I an. ,,;tl, ia ,,a,.o,,o1
,f ,.,,urc, women Who, th. cond,,cto,
+oucbcd him ON the shoulder anl
asked. "Trausfer?"
WIN. NOT 3, transfer since II cost ninth.
irr and S,yinprr WAS ONT for an m.
definite ride? He namcI a cross street
oIoug which. to his positive knowledge
there was an electric line. 4 few mo
ments later he jumped off at the corner
and waited for an electric car.
He might have arighted at some Other
corner. 1t was b, mere accident thai
he chose the paiticuIar line which
would take him within three block.
of the UadIev house. As the car ap
Droacbed the stree Svinrrr began Il
asls himself if il ,,ouId MOI he advisable
irasmuch MS he Glanced 10 be in that
raiohborhood ia walk down 10 IN.
house and meet linn UadIcv. Besides
III b,d ! standing invitation 10 raIl al
the house ana although mis- would moi
lie n ..caiI." sim lie felt that he would
he welcome if he should drop in. auC
although he was not positive he woulc
see her lie decided that if she happened
to be at home he might possibly cX
plain why he had sent the flowers thai
morning. providing he had not made &
sufficient explanation i'm the note which
followed the flowers.
Nov ,s ~, all remember S,yi,ge,
ia mot ,b, s1iobt,st irtarti,,,, or ,roiro
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,.., inst hefor, du,I, and Won mov T..
,.sur..d that he WAS surprisrJ but NOT
crtir.I, disnI,as,d 10 find that the .ai
Inns hod consumed TO land him AT hi,
,,,. .t,,a+ rather than at any other O.
,he 2 soo streets in Chicaoo.
~. ,,,,,a ,,.ara,. IN tho bo,,.a h,
1a,-.,n +, r.b.ar., his introductorv re
MARKS and Inc confessed to n siirbt
nervousness fer fear She would not mn
drrstapl that ne had slmpIy haupenc,
a. no realized az course. that n.
.EouId ba,,, notified her if Lc int ,n,Ie,
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