The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-12
CALLED By A|ONZ!|0j.....
tIIHEN Alonzo's telegram came

tLT HEN Al0nzo's telegram came
N Thursday evening, saying Join
MP here Immediately" knew at once
that he was desperately i'll. It must
have been something sudden, for had
q letter from him that morning, and
he didn't speak of anything out of the
way-just told what good time he
was having and about a golf tourna-
ufent that he was to play in in few
days. was sure he wouldn't have
sant for me unless something serious
vas the matter-husbands don't you
khow-and thought it might be an
atcident. Somebody got awfully hurt
nth putter in that mornings paper,
aid. the same thing might haYe hap
paped to Alonzo as well as not.
nlIt was after ten o'clock at night
when the dispatch came, but I threw
sQme things into dress-suit case,
wMlEBridget went to call cab and
DELTA telephoned to the station to find
out about the trains. was SO excited
that couldn't choose thing for the
bag. but picked up whatever came
!. tlpng l&Epm my. bureau and a wrapper
, fl4m Te closet to wear on the sleeper
andsRmmed them in any old way.
~ fortunately had plenty of money
1900 much for comfort, for didn't
know where to put it. My dress hadn't
ny pocket, and l had to stuff it all
Oyer myself. I never appreciated be-
fore how awkward it would be to be
q. multi-milliona
:sbridget came back with the han
:Som just as Della finished telling me
Rbout the train, and rushed off with
out giving them single direction
about anything and paid the man
double to get me to the Grand Central
In time. We did it, but when I got
out l noticed that had brought my
fifty white chiffon parasol instead of
an umbrella, and it upset me SO that
I. spilled all the things I had in my
!: thatelaine bag over the floor at the
ticket window and nearly lost the train
while was picking them up, although
tie policeman and another man helped
Z: hc all they could. -
- didn't have time to ask at the in
; formation bureau how I was to reach
where Alonzo was, but got on the
/, Boston train because 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. I couldn't re-
member. +
~ At any rate, there was on the Bos-
ton train, right or wrong, and trusted
TO lick to get Strengthened out when
I got there.
E. Naturally I was wide awake after
. such a shock as that telegram had
Given me, but 1 couldn't sit up all
night, so rang for the porter to find
my berth for me. It was lower 6. /
looked hard at the number, for I'm al
Hays careful about those things. Some
3 #omen make such fearful mistakes.
sAThe porter said the upper berth
wasn't taken, and, Of course, I was
glad. I've never been to Europe. but
II: dan't understand why Americana
brag so about our travelling conven-
3eHces. Travelling Inconvenience, ]
should call them. And how anything
n Europe can be; worse than an Ameri-
Gan sleeping car i don't know.
*. I crawled behind my curtains and
ut down on the edge Of the berth
10 get some things out of my valise
fhe man who belonged in the section
across the aisle came from somewhere
and stSaAied himself with his hand on
my knee as he dug his coat case GU,
from underneath his berth. OF course
4 realized that he didn't know it was
"a part Of me he was leaning on, but
81. did seem little informal.
Itsss hard work to unpaek your bag
doubled up in the darkness Of you
berth With the upper berth humping
your head every time you move ant
jamming the hairpins into your skull
y hut I managed at last to pull out m,