Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-24

restore it to her. He answered, Vat |
dat you say? Mine dochter she busy.
She no see anyone. l explained II
might be to her advantage to see me.
After a few more remarks he finally
let me in. Well l wish you could have
seen 'mein dochter' in a loose, dirty
wrapper, looking about fifty; but 1 was
in for it, and so asked her If she had
taken a journey on such a day in July.
She said, 1 know vat he wants, taders
he is a lawyer. l no go as witness
while the father. not comprehenulng,
says 'Mein dochter, she takes lots OF,
vot you call EN-, journeys? Yah, she
go to New York and Boston. ell. vhen!
Let's see, Minnie. it vas just before the
modder die, three, Twelve, eleven years
ago? Mein Colt, it be twenty years
ago? By that time | felt sure TINS was
not the place l wanted-so managed
to break away, Minnie in the meantime
protesting she no Witness
'One place on one of the swell streets
took me for an agent for the shoe ana
ordered me out-but not until l had as
certained that the object of my search
was not there. l must confess that
grew to be an inventor on short notice.
Then l received q letter from Helen;
who, when she heard where l was,
asked me to call on an old school friend
of hers. | doubt if l should have done
so only l thought l might possibly get
some clue to the object of my search.
| She lived on one of the fashionable
streets of the town. l found her very
| lively girl, and actually wearing the
| same make of shoe 1 was in search OF.
| My heart gave a bound-surely mere
was the end. But after some skllful
| questioning. l found that she had been
| at home at that time, and also that she
wore tours and half. When told
her that l expected to remain in town
a few days longer she invited me to
little company she proposed giving.
II went, but none of the girls inter-
ested me especially. | heard afterward
that they compared notes and agreed
l was daft on the subject of shoes. as
always seemed to lead the conversa-
| ton in some manner to-shoes. They
asked Miss Berg, Helens friend. if
| was in the business, but she could not
enlighten them.
Now, you know, Dick hate to give
up anything l start out to do, but I
like to see it to the finish. But l must
confess 1 was getting desperately tired
of the game, and concluded l was a
fool, although l had had quite bit of
sport out of it, So made up my mind
to leave that evening, and arrive home
in time to take mother and Helen to
the seashore.
Before leaving. 1 went around to say
goodbye to the clerk-for we had be-
come quite chummy. When l told him
l was going to leave he asked me if l
had tried to find the porter who had
charge of that sleeping-car. You
| know he said, those colored fellows
usually have pretty good memories
| No, how stupid of me not to have
thought of that before. 1t hadn't even
occurred to me.
| when l returned to New York /
went to the railroad office. AS | had
several friends on the road it did not
take me long to find the man l was
after. Now luck began to come little
my way He was still on that division,
and after giving him piece of silver
it is wonderful how it helps those fell
lows memories questioned him..
Yes, Sah,' he said, remembah the
young lady coming to me and saying
one of her shoes missing, and we hunt
|
Young missis say WELL she have some
slippahs which she have to wear, and /
promise to send her the shoe if find
it. 4D ot
Did she give him her address,?
|. "'Yaas she done live in New York,
but he didn't know now what he had
done with the card. Perhaps it was
in another pocket He couldn't tell un-
til he got back to the other end of the
route; but he promised to send it to
me.
What sort of looking young lady
was She?
well, deed he couldn't remembah
so many travel over the line. She was
| very pleasant. for she was good to him,
| and he thinks the lady with her called
her Louise.
Il found my mother and sister all
| packed and waiting for me to go with
them to the coast of Maine. / only ex-f
pected to escort them there. but as it
proved such a cool and pretty place,
and the papers told of the awful heat
at home, l decided to stay a while.
There were several hotels there. AS
mother was not very well, we chose a
quiet one, much to the annoyance of
my lively sister, who preferred more
| gaiety. 1T
But she soon made the acquaintance
of the people at the other hotels, and
l used to hear him rattle off to mother
at a great rate about Them without my
paying much attention to her, until one
day caught the words, Mother, she is
just lovely You ought to see the way
she climbs. rows and does everything
athletic She beat Mr.. Hunter in a
boat race the other day. And
"'Umph. | broke iii with, he prob
| ably let her..
! mo, she answered, it was fair and
square, if you could have seen his
melted condition at the finish. But
that's like you, Brother, always max
ing fun of girls. l wish you could meet.
| her.
| 'S.What is the name of your fair AM
| azon? | asked her
| Miss Craig she replied.
| What is her first name? l was on
| the jump for any one bearing the name
of Louise.