The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-15
You are too young to know now,
But some day you shall know"
VI.

That was a long, long day for FTeda
! Johnson. About four of the eight hours
/ she put in telling her mother, her
brother and her intimate friends of the
/ agents misfortune and of her part in
it. In vain did the country swain and
/ the village shopkeeper strive to enter
/ tain her She had never seemed so ST
/ lent and thoughtful. 1t had been rain
ing the day before. The woods were
clean washed, the grass and flowers
fresh and sweet. The day was perfect
but Freda Johnson was not singing
with the singing birds. When asked to
waltz she said it was too warm. A mo-
ment later she declared. almost pet
tishly, that it was too cold to eat ice
cream.
When at last the shadows began TO
legnthen she began to talk of home.
She wanted to take the first train, but
her companions laughed her out of it.
When the second section pulled down to
load she stepped aboard and her friends
followed.
By this time the people round about
the village were beginning TO feel sorry
for the new agent After all. he had but
done his duty and had saved them lot
of trouble-the old agent, in whom they
put their trust, had said so-and for
this the new man had been insulted,
beaten and walked upon. Even the
dark girls father began to speak OF the
agent without swearing. IL the agent
would apologize, the farmer would for
give, seeing the fault was his, and not
the agents.
When the train put down the excur-
sionists at the village the agent was
Immediately surrounded by sympa-
thetic crowd. Among the first 10 eX-
press his sympathy was Charley John
son, who took occasion to thank the
young man for his kindness to Freda.
He wanted to paw the difference be-
tween the price of the excursion ticket
that she had left and the limited ticket,
but the agent said there was nothing
to pay.
You bet there will be the devil to
pay" whispered the old agent That
travelling man wanted to board the linn
tied when she passed us. and TO ride on
the excursion ticket. ana when the con-
duotor put him off they had a fight.
and when the train crew got through
with the drummer he limped back to
the excursion train, vowing that he
would sue the company. So l think
you had better let Mr.. Johnson pay for
the ticket, and report the whole Incl
dent. and I'll speak to the superintend-
ent in the morning, so Well have the
bulge on the drummer, beside being
proper on the books
FTedd mother came forward now
and shook hands with the agent who
barred his head as he talked with her
Freda. standing apart, from the rest,
saw this. and it pleased her. IL was so
different from the way of the good,
plain country folk. But how pale he
looked. She sighed.
The dark girl. feeling that she ought
to say something, came forward and
offered free, full apology from her
father. She would tell her father all
about it later Fathers very sorry"
she said, and hopes you will forgive
his rashness and come out and take tea
with us and
The agent was beginning to smile.
But I have not had the pleasure OF
meeting your father he began.
We'll. you've met him all right" the
old agent chimed in. He was in that
long buster that you dragged from the !
train
The agent showed plainly his en-
barrassment. That your-father? o, |
I'm so sorry. This is most unfortu- |
nate, Miss