The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-26

ing men railroad men lawyers or DOCTORS
newspaper men or merchants. The tsavsl-
ing men are Thoroughly al their ease as
Is their right by reason OF the mics of
country they cover In "a year The know
ingness with which they talk OF far~on
cities of famous hotels that are merely
names, and OF railroads that are only
liner on the map TO the coBtented stay
af-home IL fascinating.
One evening recently train pulled
slowly out of the Alton depot IN Chicago
As she got out Of the yards and onto Gear
track. the smokers began tn gather In the
cabin AT the rear end Of the car This is
the way TREY appeared ut FIRST glance to
. man who al quietly In corner:
stout s,iG-facesi man I'm dark clothes.
low. turned down collar and a small
hiackGe. A heavy. jeweied Knight Tenn
piar charm rhtnG from h9 watch chain.
His hands wefe large. smooth and clean,
bat looked as II they had at some time
seen hard work. The .arge head was
covered with coarse dark hair. well sprink-
led with gray. The eyes we're hiue-gray
and kern. The mouth was straight and
fjrm and the jsN masterfui The man IN
the corner came to the conclusion that
this was railroad superintendent of
z some degree who had worked his way
up from the ranks.
man wheee small bones were well
covered. but who did not carry the Inn
precision OF fatnass rather sof sickness.
His round head was covered with n crop
Ut crisp white hair and his mustache was
also white and cured up jauntiiy at the
ends. His face WAS pink. not red. and was
handsome In spite OF The teiital., bags un-
der his eyes. On the left hand he were
an extraordinarily large seal ring and on
the little finger OF the right hand ring
Het In diamonds and turquo!sss His
clothes were dark and expensive and he
wore a bright red Ascot scatf fastened by
= small pearl pm. His feet were sma.,
and inclosed IN fashionable patent leather
shoes, On HE head was a iaanty travel.
ing cap. The man in the corner had some
trouble in Classifying him AZ first but at
last labeled him High priced travelling
rn'sn who makes big towns only
In wicker chair sat a man who had
hardly moved for half hour. and then
only 10 take his cigar from his mouth and
pu; II back again. lie wore beard His
clothes were dark. as was bis plain neck
scarf His derby hat was back. He was
thinking deeply. He was probably a law
ser.
With his hands In the pockets of n pair
OF checked trousers sat an easy one HIS
coat and vest were rioso,is His scarf
was Kaleidoscope He wore tao ruurb
1ewelry. His beard Vas parted In the mid
die and his mustaehe was brushed an n =,
desired 60 be seen al once Not he 20 h..
patiently searched aat, he demanded as,ick
action tn appearance. He was a travelling
man who carried many trunks ana
made big towns. hu, he was net 80 high
class a man the mink one
There WAS large man In a pear, col
crad freck coat and big sio,eh hat His
heavy mustaehe dropped and required
much skill To keep II out OF the wav sf
his cigar, He wore a string tie and a
shirt with n soft bosom. He had come
aboard with rather pretty small and
very blonde woman who wore a hong
eealsktn coat ard handful az dlaman,s
The man himself wore a a-cafat diamond
on tho iittle finger of his right hand H.
WAS evidently mining man fros, the
West. or eise n horse owner ne track man
A tall. slender. pale young man tr.a
proachahly dressed. smoked n long ni,sg
which he filed frnsn rubber i.elieh He
was politely disdainf,,i Of everyone .ss,,
The man in the corner decided that he
WAS by profession fathers ssu and a
college man on the way home for .he
holidays.
The man tn the corner WAS nesspaner
writer
An smoked silently fer long time save
when someone thanked someone stse sg.
passing the matches. Then the trase,tag.
mon BEGAN 10 grew fsAS4.ssz The Y.8tt4ssd
man wasei stolldsy ost nf tho window aaa
smoked one cigar after she ether Nrh.-
ms each fresh enc from the stump II tne
one that was gone. The lawvey con-
tlnued to think. The man ls 10. fr,a.k
coat looked often az his diamond ring
The cosirge man Was rigid save sh..,
ne blew rings OF smoke. ia which h.
seemed TO take nurh sci! pride rsss
silence vas eressn by the punk man w1sh
the white tuuesaehe
hated tn leave heluc tonight" he sal
To sotats IN particular II Aaa n ,,sys
my Wife Without a servant ra-eness 49,,
10 Keep servants in a town Ike .,4sscage.. a
TIE rs,rsta man sat riSht In s,,,,.. ~
HIM and was therefore essss,nsile.l q. raLe
ceenisanee % the remark. 50 he turne,
around and raised his eyebrows naiiscly
man toaaea TIE Others nssx s,as nnss
heard The remark AZ ssaes they paid 80
attention ~ Il. save that fAr college,
man blew broken rsag and looked no
2Heis snnnoyed f'hsn the PINK man to2a
WITH Some gesnatene~s. Of the .ros1nle has
wife had had With servants he told ~,
what rsrs % Chicago ne iivsst ard ne
otter travelling man saia be lived oas3e
I'VE hseeAE away After that tnsus5 a
olscnTs7'sh % tss servant pTsshsera in which
a.. 1psasd save ne s'calssge snan Assg tAe
s'sAer etVu tn~ lawyer awnse - give =
legal "rsaies on sae s~vant asaeSssen.
thsnsSe. japanese negroes ana servants
a. akt nathshaistlea were talked ef and Is
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