Little Falls herald., 1901-01-04
LOVE On. WHEELS. 4 ::

l. tferue -aElul.-dudM pushes SCAtA<Aso0
9Th Lag. stick. umbrella, spare hat, ete.e
INTO first.clase carriage as train moves on.
The oaly other occupant. pretty girl, bur'es
}sI| shi| .(as;ds|MFsea a. dl Carter! Oh, how IN,
uoying, Just like him to BE- late. II the
train had been punctual he wouldn't have
caught it.
i :Helsside)-Whew! Just done H.! Fanc3
the confounded train being 70 punctuai;
gonly Eve minutea late. Umph! Guard ought
I to have had more sense than to put me in
with girl. Wonder if she'd object to cigar:
Good mind to ask her. Can't see what she's
lie. Why the deuce does sheHHde herself
bshind that acknowledgement might ask
her for bit. but it looks deucedly like fash
= 1pulwieh)-Wish I'd: something to read
She's got several on the seat; perhaps-.
Excuse me, l hadn't time to get paper:
would you mind. Good heavens! Maud
/ Murphy! (She mods coldly and passes paper.
Murphy! {She mods coldly and passes him
a paper. He bows. Both fush.l Well, In
| hanged.
(Sydenham Hill, tunnel) el)-He-shal put
she window up? 1t is very unpleasant THE
She (emphatically)-It is.
-He-The tunnel, meant.
| 5She-I didn't. (Silence. Tunnel ceases.
Aside.) OF course, nothing would persuade
me to have any more to do with him afteR
the abominable way he behaved-nothing'
But l should hketo know whether it was
quite true what Harry told me. If be speakl
to me l shall be quite rude to him-at first.
anyway. :
(Bromley).-He (asidc)-1 should like to
know why she quarreled with me. (Twirls
his mustache.) I always felt sure that fool
Harry told her q bout that girl at the Dur
Cow. Nothing in it, really. Women are CO
fearfully touchy; they can never see thai
4 fellow must amuse himself somehow. !
shan't speak to her. (Bickley, train stops.) J
Beastly Journey! (St. Mary Cray.) I'm 4
good mind to~sbift to the other end of the
carriage. Hands back paper. Thank yor
for small mercies! 'tShe tosses her head
If had seen you wouldn't have intruded.
lshe bows.) Confoudd:her! don't bel'ev,
Call this an express! There ought to be Z
doesn't it stop in station SO that / can get
out. .: -
wdnley).-He-You do not object t.
smoking, think?
She (shortly)-No.
She-None was intended. (He Light
cigar.) suppose you know this is not /
smoking carriage?
He-You said you didn't object.
She-There are things / object TO mora
Tries to rise to move to other end of car
riage.)
He-Your dress has caught in toe door
Allow me.
she-Don't open it while we ar. going
(He opens door and releases herr Ii tht
door had caught against anything you mighA
have been seriously hurt.
He (bitterly)-It wouldn't trouble you.
She-Of course not. (Resumes seat oppo
ute him.
birmingham Road).-He-Would yoE
mind my asking one question?
She-lt depends on the question.
He-Why did you throw me over?
She-Didn't it serve you right? ::.
He-Yes. (Silence.)
(Meopham) m).-He-Anyhow, you didn't
youchsafe much explanation.
she-7Explanation was unnecessary. You
understood. (He throws his cigar angrily
out Of the window :
He-You might have heard what fellow
had to say. Not that it mattered l didn's
care two straws. II
She That was exactly how l felt. (Ra
solves that she hates him.
(Sole Street).-He-I shall change wher
we stop at Chatham,
She-Thank you. l shall be much obliged
Rochester yBridge).-He (aside)-I wish
We were at Chatham. l can't think how
ever liked her. Thank goodness, I've quite
got over it now.
(Rochester).-She (aside)-I shall be aw.
fully glad when he gets out. How l have
grown to dislike him. (Train begins to SLOW
DOWN.
He (hastily)-1 hardly care about thu
bother of changing with all these things
l. 1t would look SO absurd, you see
She Cooking out of the window)-Yees;
perhaps it would.
! freshments? J.:
She-No, thank you.
He-May say something?
She-No (Wishes he would say it,)
(New Brompton, Rainham, Newingtonl
-He (suddehly)-Are you engaged, Maud
Miss Murphy, mean:
! She-No; that is-it doesn't concern yop
(Train slows} -.- -
He-1 don't suppose we shall ever NEE,
again, Maud. I'm sorry. "a
=. .(Sittingbourne).-She-I-Ia am going Il
Sheerness :" "
He-so am l. Let me .e. to your lueeas.
How many? E>>,1
She-Only~ three big trunks, and small!
enc, and two hat boxes
He-A long visit? -
she-Oh, no! Only a week. (Sees her to
branch train, and departs to luggage van.)
He freturnins in triumph )-Feund them
She--And yours?=
He-Ive, only portmanteau. i
Shea flying visit?* i
|" :He-About fortnight. (Silence till trai1
starts Then be tries to tai ke herShand) I
wanted to say -,Iz T.: i
She (nervously)-Don't! oh, please!
He (aside)-she evidently doesn't care for
ne. :. - ~..-- @
I She (aside)-Why ever doesn't ahe say it1
tIrain crosses ferry.) hate this ferry. -
he (bitterly)-I hate everything.
She Igently)-Yo ou mustn't 10 that. ... :
He (doggedly)-I always shall-now.
1on't: :. - 4 'e'''>'
~He-lt's eli your fault. II yoa You. WOULD =
She-Oh! I can't: (Wonders wby hs
doesn't make her.) = j
He (shortly)-Very we'll:
- NJ q