Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-16
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
9SsEszS PAUL LEICESTER FORD eG
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like mountains and moonlight. Mr.. Cor
don. and don't mind the lack of a chap
eron. get stool for yourself too" What
was more, she offered me half of the lap
robe when was seated beside her
think she was pleased by my offer to
go away, for she talked very pleasantly
ana lar more Intimately than she had
ever done before, telling me facts about
her family, her Chicago life her travels
ana even her thoughts. From this 1
learned that her elder brother was an OK
ford graduate and that Lord Rallies and
MS brother were classmates who were
VISITING him for the first time since
ne mad graduated. She asked me some cues
.iohs ABOUT my work, which led me to tell
Der pretty much everything about myself
thal thought could be of the least inter
est' ana II was a very pleasant surprise to
me TO ind that she knew one of the old
team, and had even heard of me from him
why, she exclaimed, 'how absurd of
me not to have thought of it before, But.
you see.. Mr.. Colston always speaks of Won
py your nrst name. You ought TO hear how
he praises YOU
Trust Harry to praise any one" | sad.
Ihere were some pretty low fellows on the
old team-men who couldn't keen their
word or their tempers and would slug
every chance they got; but Harry used TO
lot" ~
Don't you find it very lonely to live ont
here, away from all your old fr.ends?" she
asked.
| had to acknowledge that it was and
pleasant women. It'll you arrived Miss
Cullen" l said II hadn't seen a we'll
gowned woman in four years I've always
noticed that woman would rather have
man notice and praise her frock than her
beauty, and Miss Cullen was apparently no
exception for L could see the remark
pleased her.
Don't western women ever get eastern
gowns?' she asked. ...-,-sas---.-
ANY quantity"I said. but You know.
MISS :, Julien that it isn't the gown, but the
For fellow who had devoted the last seven
years of his life to grades and fuel and
rebates and pay rolls, l don't think thai
was bad. At least it made Mss CulIen's
mouth dimple at the corners
The whole evening was so eminently sat
| isfactory that l almost believe / should be
talking yet If interruption had not come
The first premonition of 1t was Miss Gull
| lens giving little shiver. which made me
ask if she cold.
Not at ALL she replied 81 only--what
place are We stopping att"
l started to r.se but she checked the
movement and said. Don't trouble your
SELF l thought you would know without
| moving. l really don't care to know.
took out my watch and was star led to
find It was 1920. l wasn't so green as TO
tell Miss Cullen so, and merely said, by
the time, this must be Sanders"
do we stop long?" she asked.
only to take water l told her. and
then went on with what had been speak
ing about when she sh:vered. But as /
TAXED IL SLOWLY dawned on me that we had
been standing still some time. and present.
ly | stopped speaking and glanced off, ex-
pecting to recognize something, only to see
alkali plain on both sides. A little sur
pr.sed, / looked down, to find no siding
Rising hastily. looked out forward. l could
see moving figures on each side of the
train. but that meant nothing, the trains
crew, and for that matter passengers.
are very apt to alight at every stop. What
did me- n something was that there was no
water tank no station, nor any other v.si-
BILE cause for a stop.
rs anything the matter?' asked Miss
Cullen.
II think something's wrong with the en-
CINE the roadbed, Miss Cullen I sad
and If you'll excuse me a moment, I'll
go forward and see
l had barely spoken when "bangi bangr
went two shots. That they were both fired
from English express my ears told me-
for no other people in this world make
mountain howitzer and call 1t rifle.
Hardly were the two shots fired when
"crack, crack! crack! crack went some
Winchesters.
"Ohi what is it?' cried Miss Cullen.
II think your wish has been granted
answered hurriedly I'VE are being held
up, and Lord Rallies is showing us how
To-
My speech was interrupted. Bang!
bangr challenged another express" the
shots so close together to be almost
simultaneous. Crack! crack! crack!" re-
torted the Winchesters, and from the fact
that silence followed / drew a clear In
ference 1 said to myself, THAT is an end
of poor John Bull"
(To be continued tomorrow)