The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-11-13
CALLED BY ALONZ0.
I6JHEN Alonzo's telegram

I6THEN Alonzo's telegram came
Wy Thursday evening, saying Join
me here Immediately" | knew at once
that he was desperately i'll. 1t must
have been something sudden, for had
a letter from him that morning, and
he didn't speak OF anything out of the
way-just told what a good time he
was having and about golf tourna-
ment that he was TO play in in a few
days. | was sure he wouldn't have
sent for me unless something serious
was the matter-husbands don't you
know-and l thought it might be an
accident. Somebody got awfully hurt
with a putter in that mornings paper,
and the same thing might have hap
pened to Alonzo as well as not.
1t was after ten o'clock at night
when the dispatch came, but L threw
some things into a dress-suit case,
while Bridget went to call a cab and
Della telephoned to the station to find
out about the trains. l was so excited
that | couldn't choose a thing for the
bag, but | picked up whatever came
along from my bureau and a wrapper
from the closet to wear on the sleeper
and crammed them in any old way.
Fortunately l had plenty of money
too much for comfort, for / didn't
know where to put it. My dress hadn't
any pocket, and | had to stuff it all
over myself. | never appreciated be-
fore how awkward it would be to be
ulti-millionaire.
Bridget came back with the han
som just as Della finished telling me
about the train, and l rushed off with
out giving them a single direction
about anything and paid the man
double to get me to the Grand Central
in time. We did it, but when | got
out | noticed that l had brought my
fluffy white chiffon parasol instead of
an umbrella, and it upset me so that
l spilled all the things L had in my
chatelaine bag over the floor at the
ticket window and nearly lost the train
while | was picking them up, although
the policeman and another man helped
me all they could.
| didn't have time to ask at the in
where Alonzo was, but l got on the
Boston train because l knew we went
through Boston, but whether it was
because he had business there or
whether he had to in order to get to
Upper East Scottypaw L couldn't re-
member
At any rate, there was on the Bos-
rio
to luck to get Strengthened out when
l got there
Naturally l was wide awake after
such a shock as that telegram had
given me, but l couldn't sit up all
night, SO L rang for the porter to find
my berth for me. 1t was lower 6.
looked hard at the number, for I'm al
ways careful about those things. Some
women make such fearful mistakes.
The porter said the upper berth
wasn't taken, and, of course, / was
glad. I've never been to Europe, but
l can't understand why Americans
Drag SO about our travelling conven-
fences. Travelling inconvenience, I
should call them And how anything
can sleeping car l don't know.
l crawled behind my curtains and
sat down on the edge of the berth
to get some things out of my valise
The man who belonged in the section
across the aisle came from somewhere
and steadied himself with his hand on
my knee as he dug his coat case out
from underneath his berth Of course
/ realized that he didn't know it was
part Oh me he was leaning on, but
it did seem little informal.
It's hard work to unpack your bag
doubled up in the darkness of your
berth, with the upper berth humping
your head every time you move and
jamming the hairpins into your skull,
but l managed at last to pull out my