The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-27
INDIANAPOLIS GIRL ABROAD.

The Indianapolis girl abroad was in
Dover. She stood leaning against a beam
OF the lower pier-behind her lay the busy
town. snugly nestled between the hills
and the sea. To the left and right were the
broad stretches of beach, and beyond the
chalk cliffs, green-capped The girl was
looking out over the expanse of ripping
blue water where the Calais ship was sail
ing away, carrying all the friends she had
on that side of the Atlantic to France.
Ashore awhile before, when the ship lay
dashed to it's side, the pier had been the
scene Of much life and movement. Over the
gang planks had gone young and old. Sail
ors were shouting and belated luggage was
being bumped ana jolted aboard Now the
crowd lad melted away. Only one lonely
girl stood and looked out to sea. She stood
so for fully five minutes. young man
was leaning over the rail of the observa-
ton pier above her. He stared hard at the
girl and suddenly she raised her eyes.
With slow, almost imperceptible smile,
he disappeared. The girl felt annoyed. She
had a suspicion that she had answered
that faint smile-it had been so good to
see a friendly face. But alone in a for
eign town, to scrape an acquaintance was
out of the question. 1t was bad enough at
home. The only exit from the lower pier
led straight to meet whoever might be COM
ing in, so leaning with studied languor on
her pier beam the girl turned her gaze to
sea again.
She had not long to wait. Quick steps
crossed the planks. Her face was stead
lastly turned toward the horizon, although
she wished very much that she could see
out of the back OF her head. A pause-and
then: II was afraid that 1 should not be
able to recognize YOU" What on earth
did the fellow mean? There was something
in the voice that made the girl want very
much to look around; it was a voice that
bespoke so many possibilities in the speak
er, ready for-anything quality. The girl
utterly, decided to wither him with stare
and thereby get the satisfaction of an
other look at the intruder.
Very slowly she turned her head and
looked at him-a cool, unflinching
straight om-the-elbow' sort of look 1t
was weapon she had used before in her
travels, never without success, and she
felt proprietary pride in il. But it was a
bold eye she had TO meet and ~ithal bold
ness so mixed with laughter and goodfel-
lowshp that it required considerable skill
to maintain her cool blank look. He met
the fire squarely for several seconds. Then
with a degree less of camaraderie. said:
81 recognized the blue Nam and the red
carnation in your jacket" He gagged his
speaker. Then went on in answer to the
question in her eyes, my sister. you know.
said you would wear them so that 1 could
manage TO find YOU" "Your sister,
| breathed the girl. 'She thought it would
be too bad for me to be in Dover and not
see you.' pursued the young man glibly.
The girl had lowered her eyes now and
there was a vast deal of thinking going on
in that small head. The happygo-lucky
quality in his voice and I'm his face was con-
tagious; the rest of the day seemed unbear-
ably long and lonesome with no one TO talk
to: she felt able to dare all manner of diff
nculties. Yes she answered softly. lit
would have been too bad" and then the
blood beat n her checks and she thought