The age-herald., 1902-01-26

| The waiting room at the intersection of the Great Southern and the G. P. R. had been crowded since early morning, and the people were in that state of nervous excit ement which generally prevails dur ing the last half hour before late train comes in.
 At one of the west windows a boy and girl stood, both silent, gazing out solemn | ly at the little whirls of snow blowing against the pane. Behind them wo- man was crying softly. Opposite a group of school girls were gesticulating and | talking noisily. In the far corner col lege youth was strumming dreamily on | the guitar to the amusement of half dozen bystanders.
 | In front, the widow stood in her black draperies, her thin, blue-veined hands clasped tightly on her bosom. The good looking tobacco drummer who was lean- ing lazily against the ticket window, was flirting outrageously with the pretty | brunette in the third aisIe The preacher with his clean-shaven, fiabby face was working his way laboriously between the couples, skipping an acquaintance now and then jovially on the back, and laugh
 
 The fat, blonde lady on the second row of seats was trying in vain to finish the | last chapter of The Crisis" but the | wailing of the babies was too much. She | closed the book with such a bang that | the Sister of Mercy in the next seat | turned sharply and eyed her with marked disapproval.
 The airy little French woman with her 'mou dieu's was flirting everywhere. | In ha of all In
 the enclosure made by the tall radiator
 in the southeast corner of the room, the
 Patient Woman sat, cheerfully trottine
 up and down to the rythm of Mother Goose" lore, the brown-eyed drowsy baby on her knee. She had been sitting there over an hour, waiting to make connection with the Great Southern. The baby hat pulled her hair into sweet disorder ant was now tugging faithfully at loos, strand.
 The rustling of silk gown stopped a the entrance of the enclosure, and faint, delicate perfume fioated througl the space. The Patient Woman looked up quickly, but the beautiful creatur at the opening drew back. Excuse me, she murmured, turning. But the othe woman rose hurriedly: "Oh come back don't mind me; do come.' she urged
 Besides wearen't at all exclusive bacl
 here, Sne added DrlSntly. Ine Deautl
 full creature turned abruptly and sanl down at the other end of the bencl with a sigh of relief. murmuring he
 thanks.
 The baby cooed softly. and she wheeled
 around startled The baby cooed agair
 and she moved a little nearer. Ther
 suddenly a chubby, dimpled fist was
 thrust out and the baby, gurgling deli
 ciously. caught fold of her silk gown
 Then the beautiful creature forgot herself
 entirely and moved quite close.
 The Patient Woman tried to draw the
 little fist from the silk gown. saying
 apologetically, Hes so small, you know
 I haven't attempted to control him yet
 Now. baby. you must let go.
 She shook her finger reprovingly at
 him, s-Nt the baby only winked solemnly
 at the Beautiful Creature and dug deeper
 into the folds. Finally he made a far
 ther lunge and clutched the soft lace on
 the lady's bosom. His chubby fingers
 tore and ripped the dainty fabric ruth | lessly.
 The Patient Woman gave a mortified lit- l tie gasp. 70 you naughty one, how | could you!' she cried, trying in vain to ' unloosen the grasp, but the Beautiful