The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-07-16

He was across the aisle and be
wanted to take the seat facing her, and
she said No, sit here and moved all
the parcels out of the seat beside her
Immediately that trip took on new de-
lights. The scenery had suddenly de-
velopcd rare beauties. 1t had been only
a dull autumn day before, but now the
soft gray tints of sunless sky seemed
to mellow the brilliant reds and yellows
of the gorgeous October foliage into an
exquisite harmony with natures rus
sets, drabs and browns, till the ever
changing landscape became one vast
and glorious color scheme"
us your Cousin Jack an artist?"
HE is connoisseur, but the English
girl was a practical artist, and they dis
cussed the various schools of art, and
the noted pictures they had seen and
admired. You know when two cultured
people meet they are always SO many
points of common interest"
"Yes, so it svould seem. What were
their next general topics of interst--l
mean after they had exhausted natures
kaleidoscope and the wonderful color
scheme?"
"Why, the places they had visited, for
both of them had travelled widely. II
seems that they felt like two old friends
suddenly come together after long abb
sence, and Jack says they INDUCED in
various little psychological flights and
felicitous prophecies as to the future OF
their acquaintance"
Kate, does your Cousin Jack &c
about telling people of his adventures
and railway episodes?"
'Of course not. He told me in the
strictest confidence and / have kept il
a dead secret till now. But-what's
the matter, Maud? You seem so ex.
cited. 1t surely doesn't affect you al
ALL"
mo. But go on. 1 find the story
intensely interesting. You said they
predicted what the future was to bring,
and read each others palms"
II said nothing about reading palms
What put that into your head?"
"Oh, the predictions / guess. But &c
on with the story. DO you think he real.
ly cared about the starnger?"
"Yes, as much as man could possibly
care about woman he had known SC
short time. But all too soon St. Paul
was reached, and the delightful journey
would end, for she was going far west
and he was only making business trip
to st. Paul. She had never been there
and several hours remained before her
train would leave Jacks business was
urgent, but it had to wait. She must be
shown the attractions of the -four city.
They went for never-to-be-forgotten
drive. OF course this was rather al
variance with established rules of pro
priety, but Jack had told her exactly
who he was. He is very proud of his old
name, you know, and some of his an
cestors really did come over in the May
flower"
"And 1 suppose she was descended
from William the Conqueror."
'Why. what makeG you think SOP
"Oh, the true British swell must al
ways be able to trace his descent in a
direct line from the old hero. You said
they went for drive and then"
"Then they nearly missed her train,
and at almost the last minute it sudden
~ occurred to her that her baggage had
to be rechecked. She couldn't possibly
wait over for another train, and there
was absolutely no alternative but to
give Jack the checks and trust to him
to attend to it. She gave him the
'brasses' for 16 trunks, telling him
which were the most important if all
could not go. Four trunks we're rushed
onto the departing train, and he paid
six dollars for their transportation
The others he ordered sent by freight.
He was told trunks could not go by
freight unless they were Grated. So
carpenters were secured and the re.
naming ~ trunks Grated at an expense
of $3.50 trunk. OF course bill of lad.
ing was sent, and think Jack expect.
ed to be quite overwhelmed with thanks
for his labor and trouble, but never
word came. From that day to this he
has heard nothing from the English
GIRL"
Kate didn't it ever occur to you that
16 boxes was rather big amount OF
baggage for young girl to be toting
about"
'Oh, they were not all for her. II
seems some relative of hers-a brother
or cousin, believe, had invested in
big ranch out west and she was bring
ing any amount of things to him."
''What was the girls name?"
II don't think he ever mentioned It.
AT least don't remember it."
'Well, then he never told you, for you
would not have forgotten it. Kate, ]
was the English girl to whom your
Cousin Jack was SO very kind. The
boxes and the 'brasses' all came safely.
but the only communication we re-