Abilene weekly reflector., 1899-11-23
CUPID AND THE Law.


perhaps send you some OF the drawn
work"
And with these and the other usual
messages, the train carrying the Dlg
excursion to Mexico pulled out Of the
station.
1t was a common, everyday sight
to the station hands, and they gave
it only passing glance. But TO most
Of the travellers II was a novel expe-
rienoe, and they locked on 1t as only
the beginning Of days Of sightseeing
in the land of the Montezumas.
There were rwo passengers in one
Of the sleepers who attracted some
attention. One was woman Of 60,
tall and straight, with carriage like
a queen, and who seemed as young
and gay as the youngest. The other
called her mother" and was about
e5, beautiful girl. Their son and
brother had come to the station 10
bid them goodbye, a man OF 30, We.
groomed and we'll made, the typica.
American man Of that age.
He had provided them with every
thing that his affection could suggest,
and told them to 'be sure and let him
know day by day where they were
and if they were well.
"And you will look after mother,
Alice, yon't you?"
las he spoke two young ladies turn.
ed and looked at him-his sister ana
. younger woman, about ". She
turned involuntarily, and the pretty
blush that covered her cheek showed
that her name was Alice, too.
Robert Duncan glanced at her, and
was struck with her beauty. But she
saw his look and turned away ana
busted herself with her baggage. His
mother and sister both noticed the CO.
incidence also, and Smiled.
80 we will have two Alices along"
said his mother. II hope we shall
become acquainted with the young
1oTv She lnnke verv n1aaSant and
very nice :"
.Jwyrt tban +be norter shouted. "Al,
shuard !" and Robert iumned from the
train AS tbs oar nassed him he look.
sd n vain tor tba faces of bis mother
and sister. But he did see the face
OF the other Alice looking at him with
sorna onr;ositv ~,
ma ha rs;nrn al 10 bia o4ice He
n,o. ~ iun,or mariner in a nromi.
r.nt w. low Arm in Roston and had A
bars afternoon Of work before HIM.
Tharo r ws. hriaf IN a case that had
nnyzlsd horh himseM and his mariner
bnt tru 90 ba ovon1d 10 concentrate
Ii niya 81 h,s wow be conld see
nntvhinr hut tho heautiful sace At the
nar nisdow and hear notbin~ hut the
Sror;na ~ tbe oar wheels
a. lsst he hecama so nervous tbat
bs tbrsw down his nan and telling
mo how be would not he hack MI
nnrnino he vailed nm across the
aon,rnon ond tbe nnh,ic rarden IN bis
soma
nm ovor, ,r,r - .be +heatsr dia mt
-. ht,n an5 hs wos rather horr,r.
& ssrpcL Ito TO- an and himself No better in
~. morn;ra This was new exn..
risnne sor Kim No woman had ever
hsifora come Ihetween him and his
svorr This wss s;llv He never .aw
W th. rirl hsfora and he never would
s.s Ssr aro;n ~ course He must
have dvsnensia
% g. op p;s wov % mic ofic. he
maSs call IN his old college chum
nors mrom;sing youno nbvsic;an
w. Ana nj toni he DOCTOR what the
nost nrominent sumntoms were Init
,,.a ~ s,srs ho nosdsd m sdirins for dys.
n.nsia - scoord;nrlv hs III rather
foansh uhsn bs syss ohliosd to sav
nv - 70 OH Tho dnctor,S Guestions as to
..h .thor ha had oorto;n symntoms in.
s.raroh h,o frnn, asirin ,ronhle
M aootau oncbed ond oavs him
soma ba rmless nowder and he went to
49, A. o@;ao atnorr in eho rosolve 70 I'm.
;Gsh G tba hrIes NJ maan fairly rood
~ ~ ,.s,or N.Y. bnt otin tba maae al he
Msau,is,,,. rornr'''r;r,- world come
Taal, - ii NJ sn1 &C tba dav wore on
nann r'ona n Jis.tnntIv M rotar il tbe after.
nnnn - ha mo4 telerrsm saving that
49, 49, n.rt c5,caao and SIGNED
sAlias I p' - And MAJ stared If an over
ona;n s5f''NY ''-'''u5 ~ rrf'trf
's T,har ba beo,ua alarmed and fear.
"a that bic mind was como For he
Nv Nv. mo- not haliaver IN "loye at 6rst
s,'.St J" ~ y y, ho rdIv n ,ha orand nassion
sn t,ssn,s
% Tber he fonnd himself with An Al.
most rpsistless LONGING to take the
Srst % train and follow his folks, or
na,,rso 49, NJ ha Al AKA not odm;t to bimseli
No. rUa bs wanted w n see tbe otber Alice
% Thnt of+arnoor ono ~ the Arms
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