The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-19

with y Wsds oo at her spSorance i CUES.
They are very proud OF these bundles
and carry them SYSTEMATICALLY. 1t is the
sure enough mark that they are really
travelling on real train and going to a
strange place. 1t would not seem quite
80 grown up and interesting to start OF
without baggage.
The boys are all very willing to talk
They expect to have the time of their lives
! There are no unwilling victims of University
! Settlement reform among them; they are
| longing for the fields and the fresh milk
] and the unrestraint of the country But
! it would be safe to wager that they will play
craps under the hedges while the robins take
the place OF the city cops. One small boy
with shifty eyes expresses regret at the
non-appearance OF playmate.
He couldn't come" he explains, "his
mother won't let him. My mother" land
he swells his tiny chest importantly will
let me go anywhere and let me stay as long
as | want to-
Then the signal is given and the awk-
ward squad moves on toward the iron graf
, ing, the young man on the stretcher looking
after them with longing eyes.
Another place of interest in the Grand
Central is the baggage room. The rest OF
! the big place seems crowded and noisy
until one goes in there and then, in COM
parison, outside is as peaceful as the morning
a1teT tkle Dali.
young woman with dress lifted al
most to her knee, In the unconscious way
which only the woman with Louis Quinzs
heels and openwork stockings displays
to perfection, is surrounded by baggage
men. She has fourteen trunks, and is
looking after all of them herself. Close
| to her, tired, stout man, who ia tanning
himself vigorously with palm leaf, Is
gathering in a harvest Of checks.
| You are sure that they will all get off
on this 9;O3," he asks despairingly. The
baggageman glances at the clock, which
| points TO 8a5.
Get off at aO9?' he questions. Il Thought
you said"
"Oh. mean the 1902, OF course" and the
| baggagenan and those about him smile
broadly; as a RATHER, the baggage room OF
the Grand Central cannot bc beaten.
The eternal feminine is retailing her
| woes here, too.
"This is the way it happened. They all
made fun of me at the hotel, because John
| is so devoted-horrid old cats. They were
Just jealous. They said ! couldn't doa
thing myself and it was q shame the way
out that John had always packed the trunks
and bags ever since we were married. they
| wanted to form a society for the prevention
| of cruelty to husbands l got mad and
determined to show them could take care
of myself all right, so | sent John of to
| UOWtl 10 NldUVn sOUe ytllOW s"Iss ttIlu SoHo
MORE ribbon and started In to pack.
Il had magazine article which showed
just how to do it. drew diagram of the
trunk, according to that, and followed
the rules precisely. / had to do it all over
five times, but it looked like custard pie
when l had finished. Then | went out
and sat nonchalantly on the porch until
the trunk and bags went, saying carelessly,
1 do miss John so when | have to pack
"Just then the woman who has room
next to mine came, tumbling downstairs.
shrieking with glee:
did you know you forgot to put the
tray in your trlink|
"Of course everything wanted was in
the tray. for, according to the magazine
article if you put everything In the tray
it will be easy to find it when you get to your
destination"