Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-21

, you would get on board and make it neces-
sary to go all the way to New York
Somehow Jack suddenly realized that she
was not listening.
II don't seem to remember you" she
said slowly. He recalled that when she
had visited them he had been rejoicing in
| the possession of his first beard. OF course
| she would not recognize him when clean
shaver.
Il assure you, Miss Danforth,' he said.
| earnestly. that am Jack Carleton"
Then she answered with evident Sus-
| picion, Il suppose you have your sister 3
| telegram
| Jack flushed. "well-er-the fact is, /
| threw 1t away
You must have cards or letters them
| Jack fumbled in his pockets for a few
| seconds, then looked at the girl helplessly.
| They're In my overcoat 1 had to make
| q run for the train in Chicago, falling out
OF my evening clothes into these, and
just tossed everything into my overcoat''
Then she said, decidedly, Il should ad-
wise you to return to the train, which 1 see
IS about to pull out. I am quite able to
take care of myself, and if you are Mr..
carleton you can meet me arranged--in
| the Grand Central.
Jack was growing desperate.
| Won you at least come on this train,
tnen! he urged. Your train may be
| even later than this
NO., she answered with decision ct fol-
esraphed Grace that | would arrive on tie
Al. will wait for my own train where
a seat in the parlor car has been reserved
| for me-" 49, 'oo
The porters had up their stools. the con-
| ductor signaled the engineer. and the Young
man from Ashtabula had f1attened his face
| AGAINST the icy pane to catch the last view
| OF this perpleXing game
| Jack realized that it was TOO 1ata IN re-
| cover MS luggage, as the train disappeared
/ IN the whirl of cold and snow which sud
denly swept down upon it.
grmly. '' -'''-'-
Il am sorry If l seem insistent" he said
| Dut there is likely to be trouble all along
| the road this afternoon, and as my sister s
! guest feel duty bound to remain with
you. Inc next train may not get throug h
| at all l will not be in your way. but
| shal see that you are made comforta BILE.
AS q starter, may 1 suggest that you 20
| INTO the station? 1t is really dangerous
Scanning mere, and you have long wait
| before you"
| Without reply Miss Danforth turned and
| entered the dismal waiting room 1t was
| bare and cheerless, save for the huge stove
| which glowed redly in the center This
| meant warmth if not comfort.
Jack placed one of the three chairs a.
| which the room boasted near but not toe
I close to the stove, and with a slight in
| clinaton of his head indicated that this
| was for Miss Danforth Then he drew,
| another chair into the most remote corner
| of the room. turned his back to the stove
| and sat with his feet raised on a rough
uncompromising bench Ghis was because a
drausht blew across the floor, and Jack
had suddenly recalled that in making the
rush for his train the night before he had
not changed from his dancing shoes to his
street shoes, and the former were not cal
culated to withstand an upstate New York
gale). He fell to studying badly defaced
advertisement of country fair long num-
bered with things of the past.
They were quite alone. A pale stoop-
shouldered man, station agent and tele-
graph operator, sat In his cubby hole be-
| hind a lattice work of painted iron, send
! ing and receiving messages regarding the
| movement of trains. Once Jack was al
| most tempted to ask him for reading mat
ter of any sort description But the
/ waning afternoon light made this mode
! of passing time impractical. So, with his
hands thrust deep into his pocket and a
storm raging in his heart the senior mem
Der of Carleton & Strange tried to plan
out some marvellous financial coup which
would repay him for these hours of in
action
The agent, coughing slightly and stoop-