The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-08-22
WHERE JOURNEYS END
9Y cRITrENpEN MARR1orr.

HHAA AAiNAtu. we'll IT can be helpcd-bV
George. that's q pretty Eirl. Nice old lady
with her. too Hone they'll come in hera.'
Next moment his homes were realized
as the two women entered the car. Euid.
cd by an obsequious porter. who deposit
ed dress suit case and an umbrella In
the section opposite. BE here about ten
minutes. ma'am." he said IN answer to
question from TIE eldcr;. "rot to cut
Ia some sieepers and diner"
THANK you. Better sit down. Aunt Bes-
sie"
But the elder woman shook her head
II do wish you had some one to 20 with
you Dorothy" she exclaimed. In tones
Howard could not help overbearina. ~
can't bear TO have you 20 alone Year
uncle never would have let YOU M no
hadn't been sick IN bed. You re sure you
II don't mind the least bit In the world.
Aunue. We bachelor girls have TO learn
10 10 for ourselves.
Bachelor girls indeedr' rho elser
lady snined while Howard felt an unac-
eQuntable thrill OF pleasure pass through
Rim; Old maids we uses 10 call them
FiEl giri 10 metter what she SAYS
aud don't like to see one travelling alone
~ !. Wash considered proper ia my young
= know. returned the girl. softly. .'3ua
| IeNeling has changed so Since then, even
down IN this dear little out-of-the-way
corner So,.,. ot the South. Why, what could
oh. nothing. suppose. but don't lls,
~ You wouldn't even take a lunch VIII
YOU she added irrelovantly. her hot-
pitable Southern heart aggrievcd. VI
seems 50 inhospitable to send any fne
away without something 10 eat"
ou re awfullv good, Aunt Bessie Tut
lnuced' it wasn't worth while III get
dinner and breakfast IN the dining car and
De In New York for lunch"
a sudden Changing made the elder worn-
an start "Graciousi" she exclaimed ~I'u
De carried on. GOod-by. Dorothy Write
M as soon as e., YOU get 20 New York III be
The two hurried 20 the platform. where
ne glrl stood smiling and waving unti
under way was H. Indeed that az Sic
turned to enter the car. a sudden lurch
threw her Violently TO one side and made
her grasp the rail- 70 steady herself. A.
she did so. her purse. hung TO her belt by
a Chain, flew orcn and sent most OF lis
contents az large through the yet unolosed
Unaware Of this. however. Miss Vernon
walked TO her seat. glancing around her
Both were thinking Of the good lady's
anxious hospitality and before they could
recover themselves they had smiled
squarely into one another's eyes.
Win quickly stlfened lips. Dorothy
sank into her seat, As she did so her.
purse swung forward into her lap expos
With a gasp Of dismay she seizod and ex-
amined H. Her ticket was safe In an in
ner compartment. but every cent Of ner
It ala not take her long 70 decide on
the moment Of her loss, aor the hopeless
ness OF repairins H. Miss Vernon was a
very Independent young woman, who on
more than one occasion In the four years
| that had elapsed since she had begun TO
| earn her own bread had seen her funds
| depleted nearly 70 the vcnishing point, yet
never before had she found herself en-
/ tlrely pennlless. There was nothing TO
/ be daue, however, 20 telegraph to Aunt
| Bessie for more money would be 10
/ frighten that lady almost to death, and
/ there was no one else on when she felt at
/ liberty TO call She mast simply resolve
/ 70 make the best Of her journey, all TWEEN
I ty-tour hours OF f. without money.
Meanwhilue Howard had been watching
the girl out Of the corner Of his eye ad-
lnlrlng her more every moment He had
noted the look OF vexatiop that froze tho
smile with which she had unintenuonally
favored him, and had promptly averted
his eyes, as II in hopes that ths girls
wrath Dight glance of his bro2d shOul-
Gers Thus turned away, he had missed
seeing her discovery or her oren purse
and her conseqgene SoHsternauon; When
staring straight ahead OF her with what
seemed 20 him most inscruS bic expires
sion. In reality she was thinking OF the
luncheon she had refused and ponIering
the great truth that even a modern din
ing car Is Of little avail unless one had
the price Of a meal
began 70 curse the conventionalities. Here
he was within a few feet Of this peer
less girl--as he had already begun TO
term her-and yet 20 all practical pur-
poses was miles and miles away. He had
always been slow 70 scrape acquaint-
ance, even with men, and. so Tar as ne
could remember, had never IN his life
/ done SO with a woman, Unless Dorothy
/ he heard her aunt call her Dorothy
should give him an opening, he told him-
SELF sadly tl.~t ne should never venture TO
Alter a While walter passed through
{ the ear announcing dinner. Howard was
hungry, but determined 20 Malf untl
I Dorothy should 20 IN. The car might oe
] crowded and he might be compelled 70
sit with her at the same table. where ne
might hope that the chances OK tne meet
{ might enable him to address her bpt
wait as he might. Dorothy showed no
signs OF budging. and long after the last
cah for dinner nad been eiieo'A'eo Ho
was forced TO 80 In alone
/ While dining he wondered over the sit
] nation. The girl had eaten nothlnE since
sho came on board the train nearly elk
hours before. She had no lunch with Ter
not even a box Of candy. She Vas
Z solid. healthy girl. not by any means one
] of those fragile beauties VINO i've on ar
ana should have had an appetite 10 COR
respond. What tho dickens could be fne
maueri
Dorothy sat mot.oniess looking Ia the
ewes OF the by-this-timo besotted youth
/ l0Yelier than ever As matter pt lact
the lack Of her morning cofee had giVen
ofher food made her savage and misera-
/ BILE
| al last came a crisis Just as the VOLT
| er passed through with his last call Tor
| breakfast In the dining car the train
/ stopped. not at a station but out IN a
| neld After ten minutes had crept By
I without sign OF movement, Howard, who
{ had been waiting for breakfast as nc
had waited for dinner. went out 20 n.
. Vestigate Soon he came back and went
straight un 70 Dorothy with deiermina-
tlon In his eyes. II beg your pardon he
7 said with "A cOmp0sure that aHtouishcd
himself "but we have been stopped By a.
wreck across the track and VIII be ce-
I laved at least six hours. They are going
[ to cut on the dinner and send II back az
| soon as breakfast IS over. II yon want
| anything 20 eat you had better get q
| nov. before Il IS too late
Six hours longer The tears came into
! Dorothys eyes and her Ids qulVered
\ patheticaliy How could she bear ~
: THANK you" she said, as braNeiy as
she could THANK you! But I'm not hum
Z cry"
nrof burrry Harry stared at her IN