The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-11-03
SMITHS FILTRATION.
He succeeded In One Respect hut the
Outcome Was Not Entirely
Gratifying.

The other night Smith was going
home on the cable car. 1t was about
$3.50 and the summer ear was crowd
ed with business men returning rom
their offices and women coming from
the downtown stores. On the seat OPP
posite him Smith saw a girl he
thought he knew. She was extreme
ly pretty and dressed In the latest
style. Her light golden hair was ar
ranged In a big roll under the dearest
little hat in the world; she wore a
bunch OF pink and white sweet peas
which were scarcely any fresher than
the color Of her plump round cheek,
and altogether she was the most
agreeable looking object that Smith
had seen In a long time. In fact,
everybody on the car was looking at
her; they just couldn't help it. Smith
was certain he had seen her before
somewhere, but for the life Of him
he could not tell where. She looked
at him finally, and he thought she
recognized him, but he could not tell
for sure. He resolved 10 raise his hat,
anyway, the next time he caught her
eve. After awhile her gaze turned
toward him again and Smith bowed.
His salutation was returned with a
slight flush, and Smiths heart gave q
bound. A fat man sitting next to
her got of just then, and Smith re-
solved to be bold aud crossed over
and took his place, says the Chicago
Times Herald.
"How do you DO" he said, raising
his hat again. Charming weather,
isn't it?"
Eyes" she answered rather timidly.
"I've just been down to buy some
things for John"
"Happy john thought Smith. u
wonder who he may be anyway"
Then he added aloudi DO you always
take the cable downtown"
; "Yes," she answered; sits so con
venient. l only have TO walk one
/ block from where | live"
"Would you mind telling me where
! that isl" he said, ave seen You sc
many times, but somehow can't tel
Just where"
"Why certainly not" she answered
az live on Drexel boulevard, near For
d tieth street."
e "Why, that's right across the stree
s from where / live" said Smith.
"Yes," she answered, ~ see you g
d downtown every morning"
e Who on earth could she be, any
n way? 1t "a deucedly aggrayating
r but he'd find out later.
And so they continued TO talk on
and Smith thought he was the hap
g piest man on the car. He imagine
how sore the other men around hir
felt, and how they all wished the
d were in his place. He'd find out tn
d name Of that girl, by Jove, and he
d go and make a call IN her. He wa
Ne sure he had the thing cinched.
Il At Twenty-second street the ca
h stopped and two elderly ladies &c
h on. Smith recognized one OF them
h Mrs. Blank, who lived in the era
a stone front across the street fro
ID him. She looked at him and then
E. the pretty girl and then said som
T. thing to her companion. She locke
he over at Smith and then the VT ladi,
h. began TO smile and finally to laug
m They seemed TO be immensely ANUS
OF at something.
Id At Fortieth street they all got o
Smith and the girl in front, the ladi
lis walking a short d~istarce behind. !
Ms the four turned into the bouleyar
We Smith noticed that the porches we
n well filed with people who were e
en- joying the evening air. Now was Il
fl time he'd cut a figure; they'd all S
him and the girl. AS they passed. Il
Browns house he noticed that YOU
Brown sitting on the steps tai
ing to his sister Poor Brownl
N. wasn't in it.
just then they came up to {
Blanks house, and the lovely e
said; "Well, I'll have TO say go
h night to you now" and the next II
he ment she opened the gate, bowed
at Smith and walked down the graz
Ike path toward the hack door,
Oh He looked at the retreating fgu
Ter Of the pretty girl in nmazement a
Id, then at Mrs. Blank, standing on {
ak front porch.
isn't Lena pretty" she said, "a
ng she's just devoted to John, our hin
air man. She's just been downtown bt
ii inn him a hirihhnr nrn.nnin