Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-07-28
NEW SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY.

were on the streets, and the street cars
had but small percentage of their usual
quota of patrons. Still it was early yet,
and these volatile June days had pleas
ant way of turning from tears to smiles
at shortest notice.
As the gainesville car checked its speed
at the stop before the Y. NJ G. 4. build
ing, tall young man in a gray summer
suit swung himself aboard He was per-
haps tiye-and-twenty, with elear-cut fea-
lures and fine dark eyes He took seat
next a window and his glance for a mo-
ment roamed up and down the roomy car.
Two seats behind him, across the aisle,
sat young woman; young woman who
was nice to look at; young woman upon
whom the newcomers glance briefly and
discreetly rested. She looked up and
caught his glance.
When his face was turned away she
slyly drew photograph from the orna-
mental bag that dangled at her belt and
| carefully studied it. Then she looked over
at the young mans profile and nodded
with satisfaction as she slipped the pho
| tograph back
The car was running up Prospect street
| smoothly and swiftly, and just as it
slackened speed at Perry street the young
woman seized her umbrella and, with a
.
the aisle and looked down upon the young
| man.
Il beg PARDON" she said in clear and
| pleasant voice, lis this seat reservoir
The young man looked around quickly.
THE seatF' he hastily replied. Il think
not. Did you wish to take it away|
II wish to occupy it," said the girl
"of course" said the young man;
| 'why don't yOuy'
The girl sat down beside the youth
with as nonchalant an air as she could
assume. The young man looked about
the car a little uneasily There We're
plenty of whole seats vacant. He
seemed trine troubled. Then he shy
ly looked around at the girl
II noticed" he said, that You asked
me if the seat We're reserved. Do they
reserve seats on this line?"
"One would think you were from Bos-
ton" said the girl with laugh. .sYou
want to twist word meanings u slaw1asE
first breath"
"One would know you were a Western
girl he said, but he added no explana-
ton.
SO breezy and unconventional" she
laughed Then you are stranger in
the city,"
Yes" he admitted. 4 don't think
there is any use of trying to conceal it.
This is my first visit to Cleveland.
Would you like to know my name?"
NO" she answered hastily. Lets
be primitive and have no names We
don't ccsSdcr names necessary in sub
urban car acquaintance
Then yon are accustomed to this
this sort of thing?" he asked
ITO tell YOU the truth she answered,
I'm something of novice ri it, Put
being an entire stranger to our manners
and our customs, you, of course, wouldn't
be expected to find that out
But come she cried, you are losing
all the scenic effects of This delightful
trip. This is famous Euclid avenue,
and we are running through the East
End. Aren't the houses pretty?'
The lawns are lovely" he answered,
, land the trees are splendid"
They are speciality Of ours" she
. said.
boldly added
. that being from Boston You are not a
qualified Judge. There, this is Wade
park. Lovely approach isn't it? And
over there is the Case school. and there
, are several of the buildings of the West
ern Reserve university. And if you lool,
closely through the trees on this side. Won
, Will see. the halls of my alma mater, the
r Woman's college
; Il salute it, he said, and slightly lifted
his hat.
In the name of advancing woman I
: thank YOU" said the girl with little in
cljnation of her head.
. ITS very nice Of YOU to take all this
|, trouble he said. I'm sure | appreciate
= it very highly. BY the way, please let
, me introduce myself,
4 Ne she said hastily. You must be
p vary cautions about coniding y0ur name
to Western strangers. Don't forget that
a you are no longer in the East"
We are running through East Cleve-
/ land now" she said. There is a contin.
a uouS row of these charming houses from
a the city through East Cleveland and Col
. lamcr--"
f "Collamcr?" he interrupted. "Wb~
p that has something to do with my get
1 ting-od place It's either the second >;o{
+ this side or the other-I'm to ask fbt
\ conductor. Yon see I'm rartiaily en-, ~
ed. An old college classmate has inyitc5
@ me to visit him nj his home Then som. =
\ thing called him from the city for a daN
. or two. hut he teiesrapnCd me to "a righi
p. 10 the house and make myself mt home
r I'm shy mau-dou't laugh, plelSc-onf
=. | hcSiiatcd about imposing ON strangers
80 | left my baggage mt the hotel ana
thought Id lust come ont for eali anC
sax how the land lies"
You have a rather poor ouinion al
II Western hospitality. said the girl ~ o,
70 nave much to lean
.- And may | ask whore you are eoiu- =
h he inquired, with amazing assurances
b, 1t going - be a lovely day after oil
= replied The girl. 1T will be IL lovely ride
I'm going 10 gainesville and back"
y MD may | ~ with YOU. my prett,
l. m3lQ lie knew this was hraaeu. an,
Il yet ne actually felt pride in his new
; Il WAS iust about to ask You. Kind sir
she said. cried the girl with merr,
laugh But oNy on three conditions"