New-York tribune., 1901-11-17

trying to get into the unoccupied seats iust then,
and he stopped join In the chorus OF hve) Tness
seats reserved. The parties are coming back
They had IL almost BY heart them and were rspsa'>
ing IL mechanically. y.
"As 1 was saying on my way back from Les
Angeles we were caught IN a little town IN Texas
with q xash0ut on fhs road ahead''- These
seats reserved The parties are coming BACK
to g rather more aggressive trio Of women The
hall Vas rstrfnp fiiIed mn and IL was becoming
harder to steer Off the applicants Tners Wefe
ten in the sleeping car and We had become
chummy, as travellers do when they are tAIoWn
together in close quarters for g time ana We an -
started out 70 do the town to XII tls ,ssn,nfss
by would-be sitters in the seats that were re
served" and it looked for a minute as u9.sa IL
physical force would be required 10 ger rd Of 10
seat hungry people. They finally gave " A'
argument. and retired TO seats at the rear 0 q ~
hall, and he again tried to relieve the ieeAas' u
''As / was saying, the clerk at the thht ats ats
worth visiting was the home Of some German -
pie who had built house IN tne 81 S.ys sin6ly T S
at boy and two girls who tried 10 get inta -
empty seats: they retired abashed, evidently I~
ing that they had interrupted him ..,.,
-"Of the town. The clerk told me thaL ths ~.
were well TO do farmers. and very hOsplssS
When We got TO the place We were SUI SUI ~ y.
cellent taste displayed in the surrcundlngs "a
house was built Of stone and mad tns in e.
of castle Of which 1 had seen pictures y 1,S
man scenes. I told my fellow traVeiers sase
knew the people who owned the house, ana n = -
would Just make themselves al holne. - ss-.
grounds 1 would go in and shake hands VIII -
and then introduce them liant,
The reserved seat chorus chmed IN n Iof q sa- as
here and the interest which all the people Aea. ST
Westerner took in him made II seem 20 i- tlg sri
be sitters that he was some one IN authoi4'''
this assault easily repelied + zb,
Il rang the bell. and 10 the neat servant servant ,ssa
answered the door 1 handed my card asking ,.; ~;
il be delivered forthwith the master or miSu''-
He talked rapfdIv now. as though warming up pg -
the subject. and III fear. probably. tnat soiH' 49,
onslaught might interrupt his narrative. car,
Gv,Fp ha -
greeted cheerfully Yet queStloaihslso 4 in ths
her the whole story-how we were d5aSe & rs . hsi
town by the WaShOut the road, no" ne ari
seen her beautiful place in our WaiiuSLl,75 S,@5 ts
how we desired permission to pass lL,1as- s vsrT
gracious and told me to tell my friends to on M 4
themselves at home. and when We We VT .ba - s9uss
wandering about the place 10 come NJ t,os and
and by that time her husband would D. OIl ny and
he would be glad to welcome us W. W. ,srs yery
told my fellow travellers that my frlehuS Va when
glad 20 have them inspect the place ana La la bouss
they We're tired l would take them ll'' '-'
and introduce them. - - r-snt in.o
the house and the gentleman OF the m;3asbv m;1 nv anT
ing in just then introduces the 9 va We were treat
names that came ;nto ny Iliid dnd ] ~ 1oni Rh1s
ed royalty. The host brought IN some - sss thst
wine fruit and sandwiches. and see41ed mi 20 M ussc
he was hoHOfed 10y such guests - s+foriss al
of the evening there with music ana S-s he T.
good things and when We t0oS 5,t oH5 t5a way lga
Well. when get back 10 the car an - U Nv lh5
way, began to thank me Tor me tIeat tyy-rsn u
friends of the castle had given tneHl- ,rJ oi The
formed them that had never seen oI HE-sr f-1n1
people before. and never expected 20 nS--orissst.
them again, my fellow travellers were - on ne
and I expected chem 10 conSratul -l ni5 II sns
success of my joke One OF the women - - would
had known that they were strangers - said J
never have gone into the house, ana, nr sN moi
don't know whether you are lying now !, y rrurysd
The four women glanced at him VIII An n ths
admiration: in fact they were so aosote ao tssy ID
CONTAMINATION of his story of gall tnats jr,1 the
NOT notice that man and woman hao So md sas
vacant seats, and gently lifted the aSg,nga hey
out and were eying the stage a. rsmsrs; O
were at peace with the world 4h5 sr-I-g
the four women and the man were a-Hr r. axe tne
Ibid YOU ever hear of such CHEEK = --rch as
seats that our friends LETT without - sS1.1l-
a skiing for themI Was there ever suc.r 1Ths IN
tion of 'galr?'' they asked eacn Ot--o' and thsrs
truders said that IL was free IectuIe, t., lot o.
could be no reserved seats Theh os7b abs COUPE
personal comment on the clothes - m bet a.
one said See how poorly his coat nls .syIau ash.
bought IL second hand Another sti4, 4,o,i wear
Know what a woman would do Who 80 there "
last wears hat But the couple W. 49, held TIE
stay They got red and white Dut
seats. 80 of the Nonssr
snied The. three belated friends StruEI ~ the "a.
rhroush the standing crowd at the leHItsrchiet Y
and She made passes with her ma m he called =
catch their eyes. As they got neti these peoy,
them Here are the seats you ieis. s..onld not 81
have taken them" But the cOupIe W ., back y
Them up and two of the three had " sssid thousSs
stand with the crowd One little boy .SoUgh trtys,
fully but loudly. his mother as aIss people - -
% solve problem: Say. ma, lam hsm Vbe1 -
those seats why couldnI they ina 'As4-
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