The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-29

school, and all the pupils wondered.
After vainly trying to hide her bushes
and discomfort, she dismissed her pu-
pils-it was 4 o'clock then-and hav-
ing no one to tend to after school, as
usual, proceeded to write a long letter
Il have plan" she wrote, eff it VIII
| only answeri Then we can see each
other often"
No sooner had Billy received word Of
| the secret plotting, than he straight
| way proceeded to work on the lines
suggested. So did the little school
ma'am. She was successful-the
| branch was bearing new buds and the
| buds were opening.
! The president of the B. & 3. was
much agitated. Alone in his private
| office. he read and reread a number OF
| clippings from newspapers. both coun-
| try 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 agita-
| ton for a new Sunday train on the
southern division as much as 1 have.
You know if we do not put on the new
train the people along the division will
secure a continuance of the spur own
ed by the NJ w. & E.. and will turn
against us. These clippings will en-
tighten you further-better, perhaps,
than could one of teh men whom
have sent out to investigate Your
consideration is therefore required at
once"
In ten minutes the announcement
was made that the B. e. b. had grant
ed demands for Sunday train on the
southern division 'in accordance with
the roads spirit of meeting popular
demand and convenience"
The reports at the close of the
would never pay. One Sunday even
ing. 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 it Off" Then he chided
himself for his amusement over the
affair. and. making himself as comfort
able as possible in the plush seat.
unused and smiled until the train pull
ed into the metropolis Once he
laughed out loud. His thoughts play
ed among the remembrances of the
day with his little schoolma'am
President Masterson. for once with
minute to spare, strobe quietly from
his private room into the waiting Of
flee, where his stenographers spent a
great deal of time each day trying to
convince people that the president was
too busy to see them right way He
stopped as the merry laughter of the
two girls behind the tall desks came
to his ears, and looked wonderinglv to-
ward the polished backs of the office
furniture The girls kept up their
merriment, little knowing of the danger
in which they were,
BILLY played a great trick on the
company; did you hear about it," ask
ed one of the girls The president OF
hn md r Iana
ested now and waited for more.
No; tell me about it, do" eagerly
insisted the other young woman, with
out having been denied.
You know about that sehoolma'am
he lost his place over?" said the other.
We'll. Billy works now and could not
get off Sundays to see her. There was
no train. So the two started the whole
community into a furore for a 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
payi'
President Masterson now stepped
across the room and looking fierceIy
over the desk tops at the two aston
ished girls, cut their laughter short By
demanding:
rs that true?"
why, yes, sir one of the girls hast
ened to explain. second thought
caused her to add: We'll, that isl
heard
Take this letter. please" Mr.. Mas
terson smiled as he said this and the
girls could not satisfy themselves as to
what was coming next
MY dear son." he dictated rapidly.
Il beg you to accept the superintend-
ency Of the Southern. The prospective
Mrs. Superintendent win also report at
my house as soon as convenient.
Henry Masterson."
you need not make copy of that
he added.