Newport weekly independent., 1903-09-25

days and on Sundays there was no train in or out of Merton.
 The little schoolma am suffered, too. To be sure, every few days one of her little tots brought an envelope, the con- tents of which, according to the various pupils, caused Jennie to become quite rosy and ever so much more pretty. Even little schoolma 'ams-but that is immaterial.
 "Oh!" she cried out one afternoon in school. and all tse pupils wondered. After vainly trying to hide her bushes and discomfort, she dismissed her pu- plls-1t was four o'clock then-and hav-I ing no one to tend to after school, asl usual, proceeded to write long letter.
 T have plan," she wrote, If it wilI only answer! Then we can see each other often"
 No sooner had Billy received word of the secret plotting, than he straightway proceeded to work on the lines suggested. So did the little schoolma am.. She was successful-the branch was bearing new buds and the buds were opening.
 The president of the B. & B. was much agltated. Alone in his private office, he read and reread number of clippings from newspapers, both country and city productions. By and by five directors of the road filed into the committee room and he followed, with clippings in hand.
 Gentlemen,' he began, vainly trying to appear comfortable and quiet, you doubtless have considered the agitation for new Sunday train on the southern division as much as I have. You know II we do not put on the new train the people along the division will secure continuance of the spur owned by the M., W. & E., and will turn against us. These clippings will enlighten you fur ther-better, perhaps, than could one of the men whom have sent out to in- vestigate. Your consideration is there- fore required at once"
 In ten minutes the announcement was made that the B. & B. had granted de- mands for Sunday train on the South ern division, 'in accordance with the roads spirit of meeting popular demand and convenience
 The reports at the close of the month showed that the new train would never pay. One Sunday evening as the cars sped rapidly toward the city, Billy was quite amused to hear Old Jim say:
 Even if it don't pay the company can't take if off" Then he chided him. self for his amusement over the affair and, making himself as comfortable as possible in the plush seat, unused and smiled until the train pulled into the metropolis. Once he laughed out loud. His thoughts played among the remem- brances of the day with his little school ma am.
 President Masterson, for once with minute to spare, strode quietly from his private room into the waiting office where his stenographers spent great deal of time each day trying to con- vince people that the president was too busy to see them right away. He stopped as the merry laughter of the two girls behind the tall desks came to his ears and looked wonderingly toward the polished backs of the office furniture. The girls kept up their merriment, lit- tie knowing of the danger in which they were.
 Billy played great trick on the com- pany; did you hear about it 2" asked one of the girls. The president of the B. and waited for more.
 "No; tell me about it, do," eagerly in- sisted the other young woman, without having been denied.
 ''You know about that schoolma am he lost his place overt" said the other. Well, Billy works now and could not get off Sundays to see her. There was no trans. So the two started the whole community into a furore for Sunday train, she doing her missionary work in great style. All the papers picked it up and helped circulate petitions. They got their train-and the train doesn't pay!"
 Who told"
 President Masterson now stepped across the room and looking fercely over the desk tops at the two astonished girls, cut their laughter short by de- handing:
 ''IS that true?
 Why, yes, sir," one of the girls hast ened to explain. A second thought caused her to add: Well, that is-I heard"
 Take this letter, please" Mir. Master son smiled as he said this and the girls could not satisfy themselves as to what was coming next.
 My Dear Son." he dictated rapidly, q beg you to accept the superintend- ency of the Southern. The prospective Mrs. Superintendent will also report at my house as soon as convenient.
 HENRY MASTERSON."
 "You need not make copy of that" he added.
 Where His MuIeshfp Thrfyes.
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