The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-04-28
ON THE wooDBRooK ACCOMMODATION.


dation?"
He was tall, muscular and in des-
perate hurry. 1t was an accommoda-
tion train he was after, but he spoke
in limited express time.
"Time's up" was the reply, and
the man began to close the gate. He
began to close it, but that was all.
An arm like steel grasped the iron,
and, pushing back. both gate and
keeper. made a path and the young
man did not tarry to hear the
unpleasant words the gate keeper
said, but started in a full run down
the platform. The train was begin
ming to move, but with a fine jump
he caught the rail and then in con-
tinuance of his haste he threw him
self against the door and moved quick
1y and intently down the aisles of the
cars, going from one to the other in
feverish intensity. It was the first
train after the fashionable hours of
business and society-the twilight
train that carries people who have
and who make money to their subur-
ban homes.
He met the conductor.
Captain, he said very rapidly, "is
Miss Martingale, of Woodbrook. on
this train?" and before the conductor
could reply the young man had dart
eS fnrward aud yas STANDING by an
full of bundles as a Friday bargain
counter-it happened to be Friday,
too. In the same seat next to the
window sat a beautiful and placid
young woman.
"Why, how do you do, Mr.. Fara-
day?"
He took off his hat, but his speech
was all directed to the elderly lady
with the numerous spoils of shopping.
Madame" he said, "I'm very sor-
ry to disturb you-very sorry-but I
have something of extreme impor-
tance to say to this lady and l must
have the seat you are occupying"
"Sir?"
ALLOW me to move your bundles
to the seat opposite. Thank you
very much for your kindness. Just
give them to me. That'sit Thank
you Be quick, please, as must get
off at the station after the next one. f"
''Sir?"
Before the bewildered matron could
know what was happening she found
herself escorted-driven-to the other
seat and the bundles were falling back
into her lap in heaps, and in the midst
of it all the largest one broke and
oranges rolled wildly forth. Then
the young man dived after them. He
could hardly do less-and it was a
lot more than he wanted to do. In
a few minutes he had the fruit, and,
took the seat beside the young lady.
She was greatly amused.
Don't laugh" he said. "Don't
speak. Just listen," and with dead
ly seriousness he went on. ''I'm
expected to make the principal speech
at tonight's meeting. Must get off at
station after next so as to get back in
time. Ten minutes ago found that
Dick Thompson is going out to your
house tonight, and I know he is going
to propose. Now all I ask is fair
show-just-"
Young man." said a voice on the
other side of the aisle, "please git up
and see if you're not a-sitting on my
handkerchief"
He arose and found the lost article.
"a fair show-that's all l ask" !"
he repeated earnestly. "You know
what 1 mean and what I feel-I've
put off saying anything because I
wanted to get up little in my work.
Of course Dick may love you just as
much as I do-he may think he does
but he don't, and"
Tickets"
"Great Scott I haven't any.
Here, captain, take it out of this"
extending dollar bill to the conduc-
tor, and he turned to the blue eyes
once more.
"My speech tonight will be the
greatest opportunity of my life. 1t
will lead"
Where to?" asked the solemn
train man.
"Oh, station just be-
yond this. Yes, that's it-station
just beyond the next one, F" and he be-
gan again.
''Your check" said the conductor.
"Tn bring the change in a minute. T"
81 can't talk love here-nobody
cam" he whispered desperately. 1
don't want to"
We'll, Mr.. Faraday, what do you
want?" and the blue eyes danced.
81 want
Young man, I want my other
orange" demanded the solemn voice
from the other side of the aisle.
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