The sun., 1901-08-25
CORSEfS that CRUSHED Two
SAD MISADvENTURE or A YOUNG
PAIR FROM BOSTON.
u Contains . Lesson Ia such ss Arc Tn
ciined 10 Fe,lew Too Closely the Harsh
Dictates ef Feminine Fashions How Q
Holiday Trip Was Marrrsi at It's Outset.

! In New York They were purchaaed cr
| Temple plac~. n street sacred to women
shopnrrs whether from Beacon street -
Somervillc. and were guaranteed To Civ.
the proper effect for the season.
They are perfectly comfortable and
will never give you the least trouble said
the girl who sold them.
Certainly they ought not to- tho hus-
band of the fair purchaser remarked when
thry came home G. o. u. He IL n very
young man. and, though he admires his
now wife Tho -till hlushinsly calls her his
bride, In inverse proportion TO his income.
this lAsi addition 10 her wardrobe rather
-tagger",l him Moreover. he docsnt
aI,prov" - the proper efec. for tbs
season and had several times announced
tho fact Bu' Bettie which Ia the name
tho bride answers "a looked so trim and
stylish whom -he had donned them under q
dark travelling suit. that he put his arm
around her vast and found the shmness
quite To hi- taste
So they ki-~cd and set out gay A. two
children from their lodgings on the back
OF Beacon Hin for the South station. 10
was The first day Of his vacation. and they
were going to New Nork He got on tho
eItrcue edge of the sidewalk several times
the taiter To- observe her She certainly
did look very young. almost too young 70
fP anNtNHiNH = VIE. ana very pretty anu
very stylish He noticed proudly thai
several men turned 20 look at her, and
hattcred himself that be was not jealous.
-Betti., be- said. Il wish ] had let you
wear that style 81 those kind of-thoss
things bsfore
She laughed. much pleased. told him that
he was a funny, bashful man, and II he
didn't dare say the word he'd bctter not try
again Ia dictate tho style, and anyway,
~ouidn't he please 70 keep HI. grammar
there was a shade Of trouble In her tone.
This he was too much a man to notice.
He did notice, however, that she climbed
into the Pullman car rather gingerly and
grew lees and lers communicative a. the
train sped through Connecticut.
John. she said suddenly, with that air
Of a dogmatist announcing new and ire
futahle truth which a woman assumes 10
hide the fact that rhe Is beaten can't
stand these things any longer It's worse
than being hugged by hear What can
| doy'
Johns old hostility returned with the
chance 20 say. told yCu 40. We're you
ever hugscd by heari' he remarked
blandy.
Worse than that shc answered.
'When'-
The night you proposed 20 me
John looked out ol the window. There
were some women In n field Uulling weeds
laboriously 4 tell YOU, said be. throw
them out Of the window 20 thos" women.
They would add materially to the COM
fort Of bending over all Gay
ing me avfiily Wha, shall doY-
fGo into tho ladies room AZ tho end ~
the car. and take them IN he said, then
wrap them up ~ this rewspapet
She came hack presently. drew a deep
breath Of relief and exclaimed. There.
| feel better
-Shh.- said he. his color rising al the
SIN lie he detected on the face 81 the woman
across the aisle. DO you want To tell the
whole cav Why haven't you brought
thcm back. did you throw them out OF the
window after alp
mo. bu, | hate a newspaper pare~i. 80
pm, them out OF sight on tho back Of a shelf.
behind pile Of papers
the car Take on your Jacket. dear
said John But she said NO. can't
stupid and blushcd. The woman across
the aisle Uttered John grew red again;
II was very trying tor modest man ami
he felt injured and angry Bettie grew
more cheerful. John didn't. She han
tered him he resented Il. telling her that
her act ions surprised him. that he was
grievcd beyond measure 10 md her almost
immod,st Then she grow pathetic and
he would not comfort her. ~ tha, at i25ih
street they were not ou speaking terms.
As the train nearrd the Grand Central
station a newsboy passed down the car
with a hundlc q papers under his arm.
Bctiic gave one look, and uttered q
smothercd shrek The occupants OF the
car turned in their sea's
What IL II. cried her husband, forget
John, he's got them. he's gone OF with
them
Who. 60, vha,'-
The boy. the newsboy. He's got my.
NV. my
sNe. ston him uutck
John rushed through the car, hut the
train was already entering the station,
and by the tim. he reached the smoking
rar. the hoy was gone, He rushed hack
again. To find his Young wife waiting ncr-
vouslv. and the fellow Passengers waiting.
too
He's gone. he's got AWAY. John PAINTED,
but what arr all ,heSe J'opl" doing here'
-Oh. dear, I 'old them that the paper
boy had 'skcn something Of mine, bu'
90, around telling them what he took.
They are waiting ~ s'"', | suppose. Oh,
dear"
som. one suggested calling on the con-
Hc,or 20 hui ~. hpv The conductor
sss coming a. fa~' a. be- could to see what
he trouble WAS
Quick. stop The ncvshoy.- said Bette.
Yes stop him. he's rpt of the train
With snmc'hine - mine mean Of my
rifc's find him" cried John
'Quick, hon Get away. thc Young thief.'
'ri~d IA" paS-errrr~
Tho condrotor vanished. but coon re-
IpJ-arrd with The paper bov by the ear.
-hough the skin - the lai'.r's face was
,ulled awrv hV IN. procs-s. he managed
a. WEAR a nm" air 81 uu' ragei innor~nc".
'\oN. Sir. saii Nie conductor. what
Av" YOU 60 that hc'ong- to this young
adv or 10 Tins gru'-mau' our with n
/ aiu' gbi nothing hat h"lungs - neither
4 '.fn. ! 'cll NSf. W" g." larrd vrathfullv.
% said pe'tir 4 -av mn taking them