Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-09-26
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!! New Sentimental Journey.

Few people were on the streets, and
the street cars had but small per-
centage of their usual quota of patrons
Stil it was early yet, and thesevolatile
June days had a pleasant way of turn
ing from tears to smiles at shortest
notice.
AS the Painesviiie car checked It's
speed at the stop before the Y. M. c. A.
building, tall young man in gray
summer suit swung himself aboard.
He was perhaps five and twenty, with
clear-cut features and fine, dark eyes.
He took a seat next a window and his
glance for a moment roamed up and
down the roomy car.
Two seats behind him, across the
aisle, sat a young woman; young
woman who was nice to look at; a
young woman upon whom the new
comer's glance briefly and discreetiy
rested. She looked up and caught his
glance.
When his face was turned away she
slyly drew a photograph from the
ornamental 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 photograph 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 q slightly heightened color.
stepped across the aisle and looked
down upon the young man.
Il beg pardon, she said in clear
and pleasant voice, sis this seat re-
served?"
The young man looked around quick
ly.
"The seat?" he hastily replied.
think not. Did you wish to take it
away?"
81 wis hto occupy it," said the girl,
with great dignity.
"Of course" said the young man;
twhy don't you?"
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 were
, plenty of whole seats vacant. He
seemed a trifie troubled. Then he
shyly looked around at the girl.
81 notice. he said, that you asked
me if the seat were reserved. Do they
reserve seats on this line?"
'One would imagine you were fro
Boston," said the girl with a laugh.
"You want to twist word meanings Ii
the very first breath"
"One would know you were a West
ern girl" he said but he added no ex-
planation.
so breezy and unconventional" she
laughed. Then you are a stranger in
the city,"
Yes he admitted. II 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. Let's
be primitive and have no names. We
don't consider names necessary in
suburban car acquaintance"
'Then you are accustomed to this
this sort of thing?" he asked.
ITO tell you the TRUTH she answo"
ed 'Im something of a novice at 1t.
But 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 los
Ing all the scenic effects of this de-
tghtful trip. This is famous Euchlid
avenue, and we are running throug"
ihe East End. Aren't the HOUSES
pretty?"
THE lawns are lovely,"h he answered,
*and the trees are splendid"
''They are a speciality of ours" she
said
"And so, I think, are pretty girls"
he boldly added.
I'm afraid" she lightly remarked,
<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, ana
there are several of the buildings of
the Western Reserve University. And
if you look closely through the trees
on this side, you will see the halls OF
my alma mater, the Woman's Col
1ege."
81 salute it." he said and slightly
fitted his hat
''In the name of advancing women
thank you" said the girl with a liSie
inclination OF her head.
ITS very nice Of you to take all this
1rouble," he said. I'm sure | appre-
ciate is very highly. By the way
please let me introduce myself"
"No,' she said hastily. you must
be very cautious about confiding your
name to Western strangers. Don't for
get that you are no longer in the
East"
'Wc arc running through East
Cleveland now" she said. There is a
continuous row of these charming
houses from tho city through East
Cleveland and Collamer-"
"Collamer?" he interrupted. "Why.
that has something to do with my get
ting off place. It's either the second
e4op tbi- cido tho othar-T'n tn ask