Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-03-10
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JOURNEYS
END B,
cRrTTENDEN MARRIOTT
downright, 1903, by T. C. Mcclure

Monroe gianceu ou' VI
pullman "Twenty-four hours
w ~ he murmured well, it can't
- belped. By George, that's a pretty
W N;ca old lady with her too. Hope
thov,u come in here"
Next moment his hopes were real
,uod rs the two women entered the
1or Guided by an obsequious porter,
donosited a dress suit case and an
"nhrpIla in the section opposite. BE
- about ten minutes, ma'am," he
soid in answer to question from the
sIdor. "cot to cut in some sleepers and
diner =. 49, 49,.
Bessie
DIT ,be elder woman shook her head.
at do wish you had some one to go
With YOU, Dorothy she exclaimed in
.onps Howard could not help overhear-
,ng 81 can't bear to have you go
aIaro Your uncle never would have
,ot Won if he hadn't been sick in bed.
yonre sure you don't mind?
az don't mind the least bit in the
world auntie. We bachelor girls have
n learn to do for ourselves"
bachelor girls, indeed" The elder
lady shifted, while Howard felt an un-
accountable thrill of pleasure pass
.brough him. "Old maids we used to
call them. A girls a girl. no matter
what she says, and l don't like to see
one travelling alone. 1t wasn't consid-
dow
81 know" returned the girl softly.
.Rut travelling has changed SO since
then, even down in this dear little out
of the way corner of the south. Why.
what could harm me-?
ooh, nothing. I suppose, but don't
like IT. You wouldn't even take a
lunch with you" she added irrelevant
", her hospltable southern heart ag-
grieyed. 1T seems so inhospitablest to
send any one away without something
to eat"
you're awfully good, Aunt Bessie;
but, indeed, it wasn't worth while. I'll
ret dinner and breakfast in the dining
car and be In New York for lunch"
A sudden changing made the elder
woman start. "Graciousr' she ex-
claimed "Tll be carried off! Goodby,
Dorothy. Write as soon as you get to
New York. I'll be anxious till hear"
The two hurried to the platform,
where the girl stood smiling and wav-
ing until the train was well under way.
So we'll under way was 1t, indeed, that
as she turned to enter the car sud
den Iurch threw her violently to one
side and made her grasp the rail to
steady herself. = As she did SO her
purse, hung to her belt by a chain,
few open and sent most of its contents
at large through the yet Enclosed doors
of the vestibule. ~sNt''-,* A.a~
Unaware of this, however, Miss Yer
non walked to her seat, glancing around
her just in time to see Howard watch
ing her Both were thinking Of the
good lady's anxious hospitality, and
before they could recover themselves
they had smiled squarely into one an
others eyes.
With quickly stiffened lips. Dorothy
sank into her seat. AS she did so her
purse swung forward into her lap, eX-
posing its emptiness to- her startled
gaze With a gasp of dismay she seiz-
ed and examined it. Her ticket was
safe in an inner compartment. but ev-
cry cent of her money was gone.
1t did not take her long to decide on
the moment of her loss nor the hope
hssness of repairing it, Miss Vernon
was very Independent young woman
who on more than one occasion in the
four years that had elapsed since she
had begun to earn her own bread had
seen her funds depleted nearly to the
vanishing point, yet never before had
Size found herself entirely penniless,
there was nothing to be done how.
ever To telegraph to Aunt Rossie for
money would be 10 Brighten that lady
almost 10 death. and there was no one
else GA whom she felt 1T liberty TO cal!.
SAe must simply resolve to make the
oesI OF her journey. all twenty
hours of 1t, without money.
Meanwhile Howard had been watch
ilS luh girl ont OF the corner OF lis
eye aamiring Ter more every moment
IL had noted the look of vexation that
lfoze the smile with wh3ch she had nm
intentionally favored him and had
promptly averred bis eyes. as If In
hoPes that the girls wrath might glance
on MS broad shoulders. Thus. turned
eNay' he had missed seeing her dlscov-
ely OF her open purse and her conse-
t1'At consternarioa. When he had ven
'Ii'u 70 look again she was staring