The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-19
Our Daily Sbcrt Story

--oh, he's going away, somewhere ont west-a thousand miles from every- where.--Yes-rather sudden-leaves on the il o'clock--and it"s nearly half past ten now Oh. his fathers awfully dis:ii,roi.t>o. .Io; fbiHk r. will be a great thing for Tom--so many oppor- tunities for a young man out there, ycl kaow.-Oh, of course, there are dangers in a life like that. Yes-such a rough class of people-and they all carry pistols. I've heard--and human life isn't worth anything out there but, no doubt, Tom'll do well.-Didn't tell you?--on the il o'clock-Oh. not at all--I am telephoning to all his 1 friends-of course they would all want to know.-What's that?-what time ?- oh, it's just 25 minutes past ten-I think the dining room clocks right. still in your wrapper? Oh, how indo- 1ent-and 1t takes you an age to dressl Yes. of course. Good-by."
 Mrs. Farley hung up the receiver and turned a flushed face and shining eyes upon her husband, who had come in and was drowning at her portentously. Now. why should you do that?' he asked. in his stateliest manner. What does Tom care about having all the sil- ly women in the country running down to the station to see him off? I am very sorry you did that. Mary. This matter must be managed with tact. I wish you had left me to manage it. women are sure to bunder whenever they try to manage affairs of any i'm portance. I have left Tom to go his own way; and I know him well enough to know that if he is left lonely he will come back of his own accord. A Iittle diplomacy must be brought to bear on things like this. You mean we'll Mary. but you will never be a diplomat"
 TT hardly know why I did it," ex- plained Mrs. Farley. the light still shining in her pretty eyes. Tt was just an impulse"
 'If I ran my business on impulses Mary. 1t would soon be in a poor way" said the head of the house: and she was silent. The argument was unan- swerable. She was not being deeply troubled with 1t. however. The fara- way look in her eyes was not brought there by speculations about business on-impuise. but by conjectures as to the length of time 1t ought to take young lady to get out of a wrapper and into street costume
 Considering past occasions. when Mrs Farley had wal.ed long and pa- tlently for Miss Downing to make n change Of the same description. that young lady broke all records on t1,1s particular morning, though her hands tremoied aosurdly, and everything she wanted was out of it's proper place. An indispensable belt finally hid itself so securely that Miss Downing had turn- ed over everything Tn the room three times before 1t was discovered hang inE over the back of chair in plain sight; and it Is a matter of history that the belt was put on as she fled oownstairs' casting an imploring LOOK at the clock in the hall as she went. The clock seemed to take pIeas- ure In announcing that the hour was Verging on toward II,
 MT. Thomas Fairley stood in tba lor. waiting-room with his back toward the throngs of people that came ana went. He was devoting much frown- thR attention to a placard on the wal, whlch announced. gently but firmly.
 NO smoking Allowed on These Prem Ises. Indeed, the mere glimpse of his tace was so forbidding that the vounp lady who approached with the inten. tion of asking a question was almnst aeterred from speaking at all But she LOOK courage. after all. and timtdIv touched his arm.
 "If you please" she breathed. fin the lowest of voices. ''could you tell me when the B. & B.-why, Tomr'
 MISS Downing was so surprised to soc MT. Fairley in the station that ha. tnce flushed very prcttiIy.
 Mir. Fairley lifted his hat with r,arr ed politenesa. i"Si N-
 This Is rather a surnrise NF,sa Downing" he said. stifuy. q did not exnect to see you here. However. since you nave come-it gives me an onnor- away" A soihs
 lndeedl she said, buttonine the other button of her glove. How funnv that happened to come in just in tir,e 70 see you of. I was going to aslr ,,o,, when the B. & B. was due-a friend oe mlhe coming in-not nat I need tron- course" ot
 Tt comes immediately after my train ta,,a,. ut sald MT. Farley. still labor polite. leave in ten minutes" and read with much attention s'c,n %sI "moking Allowed on These Premises
 And so you are going awav9" saiS MISS Downing, in tones of amusep,ent
 what day of mourning this will ho among the girlsY' "'ii De
 ana then Miss Downing tilted bAr head back and read the "No SrooI,,,.o.., p1acard as though she were reluctan duct. own con-
 'The girls? What have the girls +o do with it. prayT' demanded MT. E'air- ley. frowningIy. ''A-
 NO wisnt that an absurd question 9" she asked, with a little laugh "As though you didn't know what havoc you have been erecting among tba weaker sex during the mast four weeks! Really, MT. Farley, I didn't know you could show such dlInIicitv," Her tones were filled with laughter but her eyes were on the clock. Five minutes to III
 ''Duplicityv' he retorted. with red dening face and bitter speech. 'Thia comes well for you after your round of gaietics with that cub ct q Farnham- and with that new-hedged offlcer-a monkey in uniformT'
 "AIl-abor' f Snat-Nap sehap- dum-In-m. shouted the porter, with a roar. There was a general movement of the crowd trainwards, luggage la- den. Mr. Fairley took up a grip from the floor and turned his face toward the door
 "Oh. Tom-before you go." said Miss Downing Tanning herself with her handkerchief,- ,-"how hot they do keen these places! Help me off with my coat-I may have to wait for a long time"
 She could have slipped out of the pretty, silk-lined affair without ms aid. but she held out an arm quite