The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-07-28
Cupid and the Law.
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Goodby, goodby; yes. well wri
ana tell you all about it, and perba,
send you some of the drawn work ;,
AND with these and the other usu
messages, the train carrying the hi
excursion to Mexico pulled out of fl
station.
1t was common, everyday sight
the station hands, and they gave
only passing glance. But to most q
the travellers it was a novel experience,
ana they looked on 1t as only the be
ginning of days of sightseeing in til
land of the Montezumas.
There were two passengers in on
OF these sleepers who attracted som
attention. One was woman of &C
tan and straight, with a carriage Xix,
Il queen, who seemed as young an,
gay as the youngest The other called
her mother" and was about %. ;
beautiful girl. Their son and brotbe,
had come to the station to bid then
goodby, man of so. well groomed ant
well made, the typical 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, won't your"
AS he spoke two young ladies turned
and looked at him-his sister and n
younger woman. about %. She turned
involuntarily, and the pretty blush that
covered her check 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 and
busted herself with her baggage. His
mother and sister both noticed the CO.
Incidence also, and smiled.
so we will have two Alices alongn
said his mother. Il hope we shall be-
come acquainted with the young lady.
She looks very pleasant and very nice"
Just then the porter shouted "An
aboard!' and Robert jumped from the
train. As the car passed him he look
ed In vain for the faces of his mother
and sister. But he did see the face of
the other Alice looking at him with
some curiosity.
Then he returned to his office. He
was the junior partner in prominent
law firm In Boston, and had a hard
afternoon of work before him. There
was a brief in case that puzzled both
himself and his partner. But try as
he would to concentrate his mind on
his work, he could see nothing but the
beautiful face at the car window AMI
hear nothing but the droning of the
car wheels.
At last he became so nervous that no |
threw down his pen, and telling the how
he would not be back until morning. he
walked across the common and the
public garden to his home.
The evening at the theatre did not
help him, and he was rather horror
struck to find himself no better in the
morning. This was a new experience
for him. No woman had ever before
come between him and his work. This
was silly. He never saw the girl be-
fore and he never would see ber again
or course. He must have dyspepsia.
SO on his way to his office he made
call on his old college chum, now a
promising young physician. He did
not tell the doctor what the most prom.
nent symptom was, but was sure no {
needed medicine for dyspepsia. Ac-
,ordingly, lie felt rather foolish when I
ne was Obliged to say no to all the doc. |
ors questions as to whether he had I
certain symptoms inseparable from
gastric trouble.
The doctor laughed and gave him {
ome harmless powder, and he went to- c
he office strong In the resolve to finish t
he brief. He made fairly good head 0
way, but still the image of the beauti- (
nj young girl would come back tn t
i'm, and as the day wore on more dis
lnctly. Later In the afternoon he got e
telegram saying that the party was C
4 Chicago and signed Alice" And y
hat started 1t all over again. v
Then he became alarmed and feared
bat his mind was going For he was h
OF believer In love at first sight"
r hardly In the grand passion itself. Il
Then he found himself with an al Il
lost resistless longing to take the first il
ain and follow his folks. OF course,
0 did not admit to himself that he |,
.anted to sec the other Alice. Il
That afternoon one Of the firms best p
tents came in. lie said he contem-
ated purchasing some thousand acres 81
Mexico. with the view OF establish G
z a coffee plantation there. He was
1t satisfied with the title to the land,
I'd felt that some one ought 10 go
,wn there and look into the matter
ore closely. lie could not spare the 81
ne, and cume to them, thinking that &C
ne sf their yeuns men might have u