Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-06-09

cause feared you might not think it
proper to use my car, and suppose it 5
my presence that made you think il, "
She took my stupid tumble very nice
ly, laughing mcrrily while saying, IF
you like mountains and moonlight, Mr..
Gordon, and don't mind the lack Of Il
chapcron, get a stool for yourself too. 3"
What was more She offered me half If
the lap robe when was seated beside
her.
think she was pleased by my ofTc'
to go away, fer she talked very pleas
antly and far more intimately than she
had ever done before, telling me facts
about her family, her Chicago life. her
travels and even her thoughts. From
this l learned that her elder brother
was an Oxford graduate, and that Lord
Rallies and his brother were classmates,
WHO were visiting him for the first time
since he had graduated. She asked me
some questions about my work, which
led me to tell her pretty much every
thing about myself that thought could
be Of the least interest, and it was a
very pleasant surprise TO me to find that
she knew ore Of the old team and had
even heard CT mo from him
why" she exclaimed, "how absurd
of me rot to have thought Of il before!
But, you soc, Mr.. Colston always speaks
of you by your first name. You ought
to hear how he praises you
Trust Harry to praise any one"
said. There were some pretty low fell
lows on the old tcam-mcn who could
not keep their word or their tcmpers
and would slug every chance they got
but Harry used to insist there wasn't a
bad egg among the lot. -
Don't you find it very lonely to live
out here, away from all your old
friends" she asked.
L had to acknowledge that it was, and
told her the worst part was the absence
OF pleasant women Till you arrived. |
Miss Cullen" l said, II hadn't seen Il
we'll gowned woman in four years. "
I've always noticed that woman would |
rather have man notice and praise her
trock than her beauty, and Miss Cullen
was apparently no exception, for 1 could |
see the remark pleased her.
Don't western women ever get east |
ern gowns?" she asked
ANY quantity" said. But YOU
know, Miss Cullen, that it isn't the
gown, but the way it's worn. that gives
the artistic touch" For a fellow who
had devoted the last seven years of his
life to grades and fuel and rebates and
pay rolls | don't think that was bad
AT least it made Miss Cullen's mouth
dimple at the corners.
The whole evening was so eminently
satisfactory that I almost believe I
should be talking yet if interruption
had not come. The first prcmonition of
1t was Miss Cullen's giving little
shlvcr, which made me ask if she was
cold.
Not at all, " she said Il only
what place are we stopping at:
| started to rise, but she checked the
movement and said: Don't trouble
yourself. | thought you would know
without moving. l really don't care to
know"
took out my watch and was startled
10 find 1t Was 20 minutes past -. 7
wasn't so green as to tell Miss Cullen
so, and mercy said, by the time, this
must be Sanders. "
do we stop long?" she asked.
"Only to take water, )" told her
and then went on with what had been
about when she shivered. But
as talked it slowly dawncd on me
that we had been standing still some
time, and presently stopped speaking
and glanced off, expecting to recognize
only to see alkali plain on
both sides. A little surprised, I looked
down, to find no siding. Rising hastily. I
looked out forward could see NOV.
ing figures on each side of the train.
but that meant nothing, as the trains
'rew-amd, for that matter, passengers I
are very apt to alight at every ston {
what did mean something was that
mere was no water tank, no station, or
my other visible cause for a stop.