The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-09-11
a
! New Sentimental Journey.

There was closeness in the air that
seemed to betoken a coming shower.
Few people were on the streets, and
the street cars had but a small per-
centage of their usual quota of patrons
Stin 1t was early yet. and these volatile
June days had pleasant way of turn
ing from tears to smiles at shortest
notice.
AS the Painesville car checked lis
speed at the stop before the Y. NJ. G. A.
building, tall young mrn in a gray
summer suit swung himself aboard.
He was perhaps FIVE and twenty. with
clear-cut features and fine, dark eyes.
He took 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; a young
woman who was nice to look at;
young woman upon whom the new
comer's glance briefly and dscreetiy
rested. She looked up and caught his
glance.
When his face was turned away she
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 a slightly heightened color,
stepped across the aisle and looked
down upon the young man.
81 beg pardon, she said in a clear
and pleasant voice, "is 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;
why don't your
The girl sat down beside the youth
with as nonchalant an air as she could
assume. The young man looked about
the car little uneasily. There were
plenty of whole seats vacant. He
seemed a trihe 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 frp'
Boston," said the girl with a laugh.
You want TO twist word meanings Ill
the very first breath"
'One would knowyou 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. 81 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 answer
ed, "I'm something of novice at It.
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-
lightful trip. This is famous Euchlid
avenue, and we are running throug"
the East End. Aren't the HOUSES
pretty?"
"The lawns are lovely, he answered,
"and the trees are splendid"
"They are a speciality Of ours" she
said.
"And so. think, are pretty girls"
he boldly added.
'Tm 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, and
there are several of the buildings of
the Western Reserve University. And
II you look closely through the trees
on this side, you will see the halls OF
my alma mater the Woman's Col
lege"
81 salute it," he said and slightly
lifted his hat.
an the name of advancing women
thank you," said the girl with little
inclination of her head
IT'S very nice of you to take all this
trouble" he said. I'm sure I 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"
1--WE are running through East
Cleveland now" she said. "There is a
continuous row of these charming
houses from the city through East
Cleveland and Collamer-"
"Cc'tamer?" he interrupted. "Why.