New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-07
McCuilocb'S Shoes.
By RICHARD MARSH.

a second I vas speeches.. brought NJ ssock-
seemed uneasy-as well sho might =
Excuse me- ventured AZ last You are str-
The start she gave, IRE way she spranE 20 her
.sI Sha me oeS sne cAst oe,lI..4 1900 a.
least partially She glanced through the wt1dow
that she would have EFF the carriage IN ds1ancs
Rard M 10 re- had sf stsTzered TO the opposite
end sinking on 20 The seat. she covered as rn,.ca
e. est ss-r5ittsS IS very S1
I perceived that was IN ne presence Of an IN
usually sensitive young woLlan-possioiy OF some
tender creature who Rad Tor ths first tine quitt.d
the s sEoS2n o. hfr mother as q 2S a no %
finding herself unprotected. helpless the mob
mered apolosy-with what was meant % -
= Excuse me but the fact is. Trey are new sho-s.
and 3D. th siss Sss 5T r, 4s'is sEa
she Iooke8 as Z -be would d il TOO. II vas n,
she aid? Goodness only knew what story hsr sr-
siea fancy gs gro2 25t be- s T8n. win had.
which literally tremoied began 70 replace Nc
cause Si It soon dsTred upon me that was essayins
a feat which approached the impossible Too lafs
dfc- 10 6erS5Iade without = shoe horn 70 strive
seemed vair How was to ind such an arsiels
in railway csrTlaSe5 tTied 70 PTS ?. T y4-r-
baa e5 diG IN TT 1e7 Tatcf-saife-cTs case
crown II would not do Ether the con 1888, Tas 80
place themselves upon my feet
"A thousand pardous. but the shoes are rather
tighter than thought Have-nave-hdVs you sa-cn
a thing upon you shoe horn2
Il told you II you spoke % ne again snooid
she rose. So aid =
pray. forgive mel had 70 intention 70 orsne-
I've beer the victim Of circun1stances-I p-ouaiss
I won't speak 70 you again II you'll leave the pen
she left the bell alone-with such a glance toward
re- 7 continued wrestling IN silence with Mccul-
Ioch's shoes Either the things had shrunk or nv
feet had swollen II seemed impossible 20 get more
iran nv toes inside A more unfortunats position
for man who had sense OF dignity u would -
naru % ;- ' g.. - ---o,-7T 100 -s-e~ 81 =
49, - nv ~ a 1si- ~ reS-acrorv shoes IN pub
,iEuT % - - - Tl..Ia ,tyt- r7lis- ere ans r
knew that The starch coming out OF ny collar
felt that nv tie crooked Eacn second sx-
SSesf HAD oriv seen able 70 undo a button or
two should have been eased But n nv slrlarion
conviction that that exasDeratl1E yoanS Nor.-n
had ceased regard ne with alarm. and vas en-
joying herself much more thsn was, re-I tsat
she was viewing DroceedingS win a rVinSie
in the corner OF her eye Before had Obliged nf-,
b. taking the things ~ his hands wished trat
McCulIoch and his shoes had been On the otner
side Of Jordan
Tsuclxilv as 7 feared that 7 was approaching
apopIectic ~. the train beEan TO slow We sntsrs1
with an air % The ioftfssr disfai1-
Il VIII you. ST. 70 ccu-in1s yo1- struggle
wf-t your shoes alone"
She quilted tt compartment How thankful
vas for her departure. pe-eelysd LnsL re
% rain. In sense, INSIDE y was ralrlHss loo L0r
the DerSuiratiCn streaming down ny t7ce.
2 rno70ed myself with ny Handkerchief sighed.
--4@ ed the v-ercfed footwear on the opposite
So+ s74 rs+I,- 70 rTe attack ~ McCSIiIoch's shoe.
success
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