The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-06-27
The Girl from 80
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BY w. R. ROSE.
BY w. R. ROSE.


the rear platform and was joined by
the motorman There was some
sharp blows struck at the ironwork
beneath the car. Then silence fol-
lowed.
Presently the conductor returned.
His gloves were off and he was blow
ing on his fingers.
Rod snapped he said to the soli-
tary male passenger. Have to lie
here until they send motor to push
us ahead to Plympton's crossing"
"And when will that beg" inquired
the passenger.
Dunno" replied the conductor.
Its begun showing again, an gettin'
colder, too. It'll be slow work pushin'
through if the snow begins to drift.
Motorman's gone ahead to the first
telephone box to call up Miggs.
They'll do the best they can for u.s."
where are we?"
.pBout three miles from the Center,
and mile-'n-half from Pugsley's.
We're on the curve that runs round
Bald Hill, and the long trestle amt
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place for breakdown, too. The hill
keeps the wind off,
The passenger looked at his watch.
mine O'Clock" he niuttered.
"Well," said the conductor, philo-
sophically, I'VE might be good deal
worse off'n we are. We can keep
warm all right, an the light is good
NJ, &c fol, IL,
The passenger peered out of the
window. The snow was dimming the
glass. He could hear the wind whin-
ing among the bending trees.
Then his eyes turned back to the
Interior of the car. There was but
one other passenger, woman.
"The wind is rising" the man said
to the conductor, who was COM
fortably seated on the last seat, close
to the door. at may keep the track
clear of snow"
It'll keep it clear in some places"
said the official. It'll drift in others.
Guess tn road'll be clear enough on
this long side hill, but there'll be
plenty of snow in the valley below"
The man threw his overcoat over
his arm and went forward. He. passed
the young woman and then turned
and lifted his hat.
II beg your pardon" he said, ''but
I fancied you might feel some anX-
iety regarding the cause of this de-
lay"
She looked up az him. She was a
ffu orsr.l hoy
and twenty, he guessed, and some
how he remembered just at that mo-
ment that he was thirty, and that
twenty-five and thirty were not so
very far apart. And then he gave a
little start and a sudden flush tinged
his cheek. -SWhy, it's Miss Ainslee!"
he added.
The girls serious eyes studied his
face.
pardon me-" she said little cold
", "but quite fail to recognize
you"
He dropped his overcoat on the
back of the seat ahead of her, and
placed himself beside it, half turning
so that he could talk to her comfort
ably.
A slight frown gathered on the
girls face.
ST don't wonder at your not recog-
MIXING me-" he snilingly said, "be-
cause I never saw you but once, and
I rather guess you didn't see me at
all. If you did could scarcely expect
you to remember me. My name i.
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The girl slightly bit her lip, and
looked out of the car window But
the man was not at all abashed.
.'It was at the Wilmington recep-
ton that / saw you," he said. 81
don't like receptions, but I didn't
have much chance to form an opinion
regarding this one, because I'd only
been there fifteen minutes when a
messenger called me away on bust
ness of some importance-to me, at
least, and / failed to secure a pre-
sentation. I was sorry, too. And
then i have had to be out of town
for few days. just getting back,
you know. But mean to have Anna
ask me to come up the first conven-
lent evening 10 meet you. lou are
coming in from the Bellamy's I sup.
pose?"
The girl slightly nodded.
OF course they thought it was all
right to let you start Alone" he con.
tinued. "The car runs by the Will
mington door, I believe the stop is
exactly opposite the front gate. But
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Still, there's nothing serious about
it'
The girls lip trembled very little
'sWill we be detained long?" she
asked.
Il wish / could tell you,' he re
piled. Something's broke and we are
anchored here, in a heavy snowstorr
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