The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-08-10
The Plaid Ulster

~ was d IcEElOIo IO&&y Gay IN New York
People went around telling each other tina
it was regular London weather and tn
Anglo-maniacs Rugged themselves with jo
to think how near the real thing" the foI
was.
But Katherine Traverse an the eve of he
departure for a foreign tour, was NOR,
than Disguised with the weather. cit.
perfectly beastly!" she declared to he
! brother. who accompanied her to bid hel
! bon voyage Il have not been in New Yorl
Tor two years and can see nothing when
do get here. / fully intended to call or
| Gertrude Ford, but this horrid fog obstructs
street travel SO that the cabman might lose
the way and make me too late for the YES
sci. So I'll have to give Gertrude up, and
just long to see her. Think OF being in the
same town with the girl who was your
most intimate friend at school for two
years and then not laying eyes on her!"
katherine Traverse" said her brother,
severely, you act" 90"
katherine Traverse echoed a musical
girlish voice in establishment, lis it posi-
BILE that l am within reach of my long lost
friend?"
In an instant Katherine and Gertrude
Ford, the very girl she had been speaking
OF, were in each others arms, chatting as
volubly as if they were still schoolgirls
I'm just on my way to the steamer to
sail for merry old England" said RATHER
inc, presently.
For England exclaimed her friend, ex-
citedly. ION what ship?"
Katherine told her and Gertrude clapped
her hands in delight. Brother Bob is to
sail on your ship, Katherine. Isn't that
too delightful? Bob" she called, "come
here at once and meet katherine Traverse,
who is to be your fellow passenger.
Out of the fog there advanced a tall fig
ure in a long plaid ulster. soft hat was
pulled down over his eyes and Katherine
could only see a well-trained mustache.
when the fog came around them thicker
than ever and she failed to get a good
look at the features of Bob Ford. The
plaid ulster. however, being rather loud in
design, had impressed itself upon her mem
DRY and she told herself she would know
Gertrude's brother by his ulster when she
met him on shipboard.
After hurried good-by the Fords and
Travers separated and in course of time the
vessel carrying Katherine and Bob among
its many passengers sailed.
For four days Katherine kept her state
room, but her attack of sea sickness was
not severe and when she appeared on deck
the morning of the fifth day she was a
very attractive sight in her natty sailor
suit. Almost the first thing she saw was
the plaid ulster
All. there's Gertrudes brother, she
said to herself. 'I'll not be lonely anv
more l wonder why he doesn't come up?"
Inc young gentleman, however, continued
TO gaze straight ahead of him. HE
doesn't see me-" she thought. but what's
the use OF being shy with Bob Ford, whom
l already know as well as if l had been
Win MIN for ages. Gertrude never tried
OF singing his praises. I'll simply 20 up
and speak to him.
Acting on this impulse she went directly
up to the gentleman and greeted him with
4 smile.
Good morning. she said, brightly. The |
gentleman bowed little stiffly then a !
smile crept around the corners of his mouth !
as he returned the greeting They ex- |
changed few commonplaces about the voy- |
'ge when Katherine said frankly:
You don't know how glad l am that |
'ou are on board, for I've heard so much
lDOut you that l feel as IL l knew YOU
INA you are just what I fancied you would
'e She did not notice that his eve
'rows went up bit in amused surprise
tut kept on talking.
Are you going to be in London long,"
he asked
well, yes, for the season, of course"
e answered. Conversation languished un
il Katherine said laughingly: I'm afraid
won't like the English. Do you know l
card funny thing--that Englishmen made
heir wives black their boots for them.
ust fancy! You wouldn't find an American
irl who would do it, would your"
Her companion broke into a laugh at her
'ords.
We'll, really, can't say; you know, for
$ it happens know very little
An exclamation Of establishment from
atherine interrupted him and following her
axe, he saw young fellow, much like
lmself in build and wearing a plaid ulster.
he mate of the one he himself wore. The
ewcomer hesitated a moment, then came
'rward to Katherine, casting perplexed
ok at her companion, who appeared to
2 his own double.
Miss Travers, 1 think? he asked. in
liringly.
Katherine turned from one to the other {
confusion. For nc life of her she could )
vt tell which man she had met in the fog
|
niger distinguishing mark. nor was the s
ose-trimmed mustache. for both men laid
aims to both these articles. Yet, unmis- +
kably she knew but one. of them. and y
the last conner was Bob Ford, who, then. a
Is the man she had accosted? AS she stood
her uncertainty, her cheeks flaming like !,
rose the gentleman who had asked II
was Miss Travers, gravely pulled out
card case and presented a card with
lobert L. Ford" engraved on it. Follow
MS example, the other produced a case %
which crest was stamped and handed
uterine his card The name was writ
simply Reginald Travyllion," but she /,
;ognized it instantly as belonging to IL
ung English earl, who had been making d.
tour of the states.
Well, l have put my foot in it," she q
d to herself indignantly land must get 4,
OF this scrape the best 1 can" a.
Ter natural tact came to her relief and a,
few words she explained her mi;take oi
introduced the men to each other and q,
y were chatting pleasantly in short th
le. b
Tell me-" she asked Travyllion. when she M
his next day, what you thought of me ~
terday?" -.
l thought you very charming girl" he or
lied, CALAMITY.
passed the compliment bv. D,
ut what did you think when began to
verse with your" she persisted. ia
WE'LL. he answered, laughingly, ST "
ught 1t might be custom in the states Pr