Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-04-30

the second time, the hot boxes of the
recruit car had been treated to lib
eral libations from the water-tanl,
and the belated train again
moved on
Dinner had been ready in the din
ing-car a full hour but so long as
the sicliening smell of burning waste
arose from the trucks immediate ly
in front very few of the passengers
seemed capable of eating. The car.
as consequence, was crowded to-
wards eight O'Clock, and the steward
and walters were busy men.
The evening air, drifting in
through open windows, was cooler
| than it had been during the day,
but still held enough of the noontide
caloric to make fans comfort, and
Mr.. stuyvesant, dining at "four-in-
hand" table we'll to the front, and
attempting to hold his own In
somewhat desultory talk with his
fellow-men, found himself paying far
more attention to the lovely face
of the girl across the aisle than to
/ GllC NldIitlS SeU DelOFe It'll.
She was seated facing the front,
and opposite the austere maiden
previously mentioned. Conversation
had already begun, and now Stuyve-
SAINT was able to see that, beautiful
In feature us was her face In repose,
it's beauty was far enhanced when
! animated and smiling.
When to well-nigh perfect external
features there is added the charm Of
faultlessly even and snowy teeth and
smile that illumines the entire face,
shining in the eyes as 1t plays about
the pretty, sensitive mouth, young
woman is fully equipped for con-
quest.
Stuyvesant gazed in fascination un-
comfortable. He envied the prm,
precise creature who sat unbending,
severe, and, even while keeping up q
semblance of interest in the CONVEX
sation, seemed to feel it duty to
display disapprobation of such youth
full charms.
| No woman is so assured that
beauty is only skin deep as she who
/ has none of it. Her manner, there
f., fore, had been decidedly stiff, and
from that had imperceptibly adj
vanced to condensation, but when
the steward presently appeared with
siphon of iced seltzer, and. bowling
deferentially, said he hoped every
thing was to Miss Rays liking, and
added that it seemed long time
since they had seen the captain and
supposed he must be colonel now,
the thin eyebrows of the tall maiden
were uplifted into little arches that
paralleled the burrows of her brow
as she inquired:
Miss Ray7-from Fort Leayen-
worth?"
The answer was smiling nod OF
assent as the younger lady buried
her lovely, dark face in the flowers
set before her by assiduous waiter
and Stuyvesant felt sure she was
| trying to control an inclination to
laugh.
We'll, you must excuse me II ]
have been little-slow," said the
elder in evident perturbation. "You
see-we meet such queer people trav.
eling-somstimes. Don't you find
it so?"
The dark face was dimpling now
with suppressed merriment.
"Yes-occasionally," was the smil
ing answer.
"But then, being the daughter o,
an army officer" pursued the other
hurriedly, you have to travel q
great deal. I suppose you really
have no home?" she essayed in the
half-hopeful tone to be expected o,
one who considered that being sc
endowed by nature must suffer SON,
compensatory discomforts.
| ayes and-no,s answered Miss Ray
urbanely. "In one sense we army
girls have no home. In another, W.
have homes everywhere"
| 1t is reproach in the eyes Of Ger
tain severe moralists that fellow
being should be so obviously conten'
with his OF her lot. The elder WON
an seemed to feel it duty to &c
quaint this beaming creature with
the manifest deficiency in her mora
makeup.
Eyes, but ! should think most any
one would rather have real home
a place where they weren't bounde1
to anybody, no matter if it was hum
bly," (She called it "humbly," aut
associated 1t in mind with the world
Of Payne's immortal song) Nov
when I went to see Col. Ray abou
our society, he told me he had t.
break up everything, going to Cuba
but he didn't mention about YOU
going west"
Father was a little low in hi
mind that day." said Miss Ray,
shade of sadness passing over he!
face. Both my brothers are in tn
service, and one is barely H."
"Out at servicei" interrupted tn,
other. you don't mean"
NO" was the laughing answer
and in Miss Rays enjoyment of tn,
situation her eyes came perilousl,
near seeking those of Mr.. Stuyve
SAINT, which she well knew were fxst
upon her. Il mean that both are il
the army"
We'll Il thought not - still -,
didn't know. It's oil rather new t.
me, this dealin' with soldiers, but
suppose I'll get to know all about i
after spell. Our socisty's getting
much encouraged"
"Red Cross?" queried Miss Ray
with uplifted brows and evident in
terest, yet suspicion of incredulity
| well, same thing. only we dom