The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-31
DECEPTIVE LOOKS
Demure Young Lady in Chair Car
BELONGED to a Troupe

passengers in the chair car attached to
train that pulled out of Jersey City
for Washington one morning last week,
says the Washington Star. One of them
was plump, daintily-clad, well
groomed young woman. whose obvious
ly peroXided hair was in queer contrast
with her palpaby timid, shrinking man
net and the baby stare with which she
looked out Of her large, blue, angel
child eyes. She entered the car quite as
If she were sadly confused by the ex-
element of travelling and she took the
seat indicated by the porter as il she
really apprehended lurking danger
somewhere. One of the other passengers
was a large, fat-faced, middle-aged
man, with gray side whiskers, and
dressed with considerable elaboration
and care He observed the hesitating
manner of the young woman, and how
uncertain she seemed to be as to where
to deposit her travelling gear and wraps;
and so, adjusting his tie, giving a hitch
to his cuffs, and sneaking glances at
himself in one of the little panel glasses
beside his chair, he rose and walked
up to the young woman.
Permit me to assist you, madame,
said he in a courtly, -old-enough-
REORGANIZATION manner, and he lift
ell her pair of hand-grips umbrella and
wrap into the rack above her chair.
you are $3.50 very kind" muir
INJURED the timid young thing, CRATE
fully.
Il beg you not to mention it at all
not at ALL said the portly man with
the sidewhiskers, pompously clearing
his throat and shooting what seemed
I a glance of victory at the other men
in the car out of his beady eyes. II
perceive you are unused to travelling,
and it is a source of unbounded pleas
ure to-ahem!-be able to render you
whatever little assistance l can," and
the portly man wheeled the chair in
! front of the young woman's around so
| that it faced hers, and deposited him
| self in 1t with all the GOODNESS in life
| Yes he resumed, sit was evident
! to me that you were unused to jour
! neying by rail, and as it afforded me
| no end of delight to make you COM
Portable my dear miss-no, no, no, not
J a word of thanks! Shall 1 get you
some of the magazines?"
F.! You are indeed more than kind. I
am
Tut, tut, my dear child, don't men,
ton it-don't dream of mentioning such
a thingH' exclaimed the portly man,
complaisantly stroking his side-whis-
kers. IN just go into the next car
ahead where the newsboy has his head
quarters, and get you some reading
! material. Pleasures mine. I assure
1 you-always is, to help those who are
| So unused 10 travelling, and The rest
of his gallant speech was lost as he
moved toward the front car for the
MAGAZINES He returned with FIVE aof
| them in few moments, and deposited
them grandiloquently on the young
woman's lap
he said pers,la siveIy. as he resumed
the chair facing the Young woman.
eyes ;, renlied the tin,id vo11np crea-
tire ives Of course am going
through there bIt NOT 10 stop. 7 am
going
"Ha, Won have a longer Journey to
make" said tha fa+har1v man. .@Too
bad I'm not going beyond Philadelphia.
so that T corId he of assistance 70 Won
and TO the end of vour Journey Too
bad really Is this the first time YOU
have undertaken such long iournev
on the railroad9''
'Well. no " renIied the Young woman.
suddenly losing her tinid asnect and J.
sly LAUGHTER creeping into her large
blue ewes. IT don,t think 7 couId ouife
saw that 7 have made a number Of
quite long iourneys bv rail and some
Nv coocl, ond ott,a,. ~ s,aicrh 49,,
frozen rivers and mountains and,
Cleanliness eracious me is If nossi-
blei, excIaimed The large nomnous
man with an astonishad Iools WHY
I was under tha iIonrassiorM
ives narcaivad vo,, We're ,, in+ar-
runted the vo,lne woman Who now
looked narfactiv aha 10 taLa oara ~
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or her features However narbans
tba nreennntion wos na+,,ral Tba
fac+ ,en,ains tbo,ob that 90, +bne
ro,,obl,1 usad to tra I,ai,nd '''
.WaiI now, surely +borgb+ From,
Won, rnannar tta
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