The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1898-06-02


opposite her."
HE was across the aisle and he
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 a 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"
as your Cousin Jack an artist?"
HE is connoisseur, but the English
girl was 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 would seem. What were
their next general topics of interst-I
mean after they had exhausted natures
hdicluOsCOpc dHu Vic WOHueTIul COlOI
scheme?"
"Why, the places they had visited, for
both of them had travelled widely. 1t
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 go
about telling people of his adventures
and railway episodes?"
"Of course not. He told me in the
strictest confidence and have kept it
a dead secret till now. But-what's
the matter, Maud? You seem so ex-
cited. 1t surely doesn't affect you at
ALL"
"No. But go on. 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 go
on with the story. Do you think he real
ly cared about the starnger?"
Yes, as much as man could possibly
care about a woman he had known SO
short a 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 tSp
to st. Paul. She had never been there
and several hours remained before her
train would leave Jacks business was
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shown the attractions of the flour city.
They went for never-to-be-forgotte
drive. OF course this was rather at
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 suppose she was descended
from William the Conqueror."
"Why, what makes you think so"
"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 II sudden
ly 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 were 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 12 trunks Grated at an expense
of $1.5O trunk. OF course bill of lad.
ing was sent, and I think Jack expect.
ed to be quite overwhelmed with thanks
for his labor and trouble, but never a
word came. From that day to this he
has heard nothing from the English
girl"
kate didn't 1t ever occur to you that
16 boxes was rather big amount OF
baggage for young girl to be totine
about"
"Oh, they were not all for her. II
seems some relative of hers-a brother
or cousin, believe, had invested in g
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 rememberit 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-
ceived about them was notice from
the railroad company that they had
come. I was sure there was some mis-
take, but what could do? had lost
his address and he did not write me al
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