New-York tribune., 1904-10-03

III cOhiiectloh WIN d railway chair placed upon
the metals by an experimentally minded way
farer) and reversed goods engine. Conse-
quently the passengers from the Northern
Rusher'' were decanted. for the time ha,,e me-
the DuIIboro' Slow Express They vvo,,I5 1aa,,a
the train at Clinkhorn Junction. the guard OF the
Slow Express had explained when ASKING DaoDIe
10 overlook little crOvdinx
Ne were fairly cOmfOrtah bic in our eou,Dart-
ment the Nlce-I0oking Couple and my Noble
Sell. They had corner and / had a corner and
a Spinster Lady OF evidently severe morals and
intending Tigidty sat in the u1fldie of a seat
No corners for her, her glance implied. Three
or us mad lunched. eheeTfuly, out OF baskets
containing chicken salad. Cla-et ana French
rolls; the Sptnster Lady had eaten egg sand
Wlcnes out Of a tin box ana drunk something
OUT or bottle from her dressing bag which.
judging from the pale amber hUe OF the iiduid
might possibly have contained sherry.
The male mOisty Of the Nice-IOOking Couple
glanced al me sympatheticsIly. as though he
guessed how the cigarette case IN my pocket
Vas ASKING TO come out. His own cigar case.
yellow leather receptacle ike voting cOurier's
v2lise, manifested similar restlessness His wife
eNchanSed "a smile with him as ne glanced at
tne rigid form and pale violet fee lures tipped
WIN PINK belonging 70 the Spinster Lady. Then
We rocked out OF the window at the North
ern Rusher" dischsTging its load The win
uoW opposite US was ticketed Reserved and
h&d Just begun to wonder idly what the
people might be like for whom the compartments
had been rendered sacred when a perspiring
porter tore open our door nd began to boT77tar rd
us win bags, h0ld-alls and dressing cases. L
mad only time to notice that all these things
Wer@ shiny with excessive newness, when their
/ owners followed They bore the same brand.
fron head TO foot. of newness affecting not
only their garments and accessories but their
mutual relations
The Nice-IOOktng Couple smiled flrtfveIv the
stony Sptnster Lady became stonier, and was
conscious OF a gentle, titilIatiug interest as I
gazed upon the two souls so recently fused IA
one- That is l gaZed upon the bodies and con-
Jectured the souls which Judging bv externaIs
were in admirable condition. Neither Of them
turned hair under cur united observation. and
DHtn Would have denied upon oath, IL questioned
p4uInply. having seen bishop lately They Sc
Iected opposing corners and settled themselves
with delibeTatiOH. She wore the kind OF COS
tune that everyday young women are wont to
do their railway travelling in-snimmering pearl
gray, with a white cloth cape trimmed with
composed OF cobwebs. diamond pins and Parma
VioletS. She carried great bunch OF these fra
grant Movers. Her hair was little diSOrdeTed
on one side, and the corresponding cheek was
much pInker than the other. But She was frigid-
" calm Too calm. if anything
He wore q suit OF tweeds. but what tWeeds.
HIS light brown billycOck hat was an idyl His
collar was dream. his necktie tone poem,
his boots the agOnizns acme OF perfection. Only
upon his wedding day could man wear such
boots Without knowing that they We're there
His hair shOne not with pOmade, but with
conscientious valets grooming His faultleSs
parting his straight cIeancut features his
bronze mustache, slightly waxcd, the white, we'll
kept hand from which He had drawn the tan
glove. his whole personality eXhaled the subtle
fragrance or health ana youth ana nlGn breed
ing. The modesty OF his black pearl tie pin,
the delicate reticence OF his slender watch chain.
the studied simplicity Of his single ring, were
set at naught by the garish and dfscrepant
spleHdOr OF a pair OF ruby. sapphire and dla-
mCnd cum links. 1 did not hesitate for an in
stant; l knew they were a wedding present
from Her. Her Christian name-the claimant
repetition OF her initials upon her dressing bags
and jewel cases forced the knowledge on me
her Christian name began with IS" Did "R.
= D. stand for Remember Sara. Dear" I
felt quite cOnceited OF the pretty fancy.
Meanwhile the Nice-loOking Couple were
making their own observations. and the Spinster
Lady. judging by the heightened pinkness OF her
more salient facial angles. felt the deliCacy OF
thS situation ksenly- l saw her with rapid
glance assure herself that the lamp in the COM
partment roof was burning before she consulted
her railway map to ascertain the number and
length of the tunnels that lay before US She
not TO be taken in by the OstentatiOuS cool
hess Of the guilty parties.
must say they did II very well-that Is. con-
sideTing. When She Suuggled into her corner
and fegned to be immersed IN the middle Of an
uncut nOvel-''The BeanheId by John Thomas
Grubhs-He could not restrain a glance OF ap-
proval. When He got all the papers round him.
and. opening the largest held II steadily before
him She gIOwed with aduIratiOn-it was 50 like
a husband OF at least a twelve months stand
ing. There was a haring account OF a wedding
running down a column and three-quarters.
which I felt must have been very much like
their own. At st. Georges. Hanover Square
Mr.. LyddletOn HyghlOW, OF the Aud Reekis
LOwlaHders had been married tc Miss Constance
Eugenia CustersOn. I read The sacred edIfice
gay with April blossoms. and the sacred
ceremony had been performed by the Bishop Of
Banbury in cope and mitre. assisted by dean
and the Vicar Of knObhall- -BOddingley. uncle 20
the bride whose train had been carried by three
little boys. while the eight bridesmaids were
In my anxiety TO read about the bridesmaids.
was at first merely annoyed by the hiatus with
out seeking to account for it, Then became
aware that there was hole In the newspaper
and that the supposed reader was peeping
through Il at his vis-a-vis
She must have felt II. for she shut the uncut
novel
When is this wretched train going to start
She asked. in the coolest OF level tones. for the
Dullhoro' Slow Express was still painting by the
platform.
Week or So" said He looking over his paper
with really glacial indifference.
There is. fancy" said the male mOiety OF
the Nice-lOOking Couple. plenty OF time to
spare at DullborO' Have you this?''
He offered afternoon paper / knew. by
the languid Indifference with which He accepted
ana ran his eve over particular page. that an
account of their marriage was condensed into a
paragraph During the afternoon, imagined.
the happy pair left for the North WhiUiaw ha'
Castle, Perthshire. having been lent by the
brides uncle. Lord HOwtOwdie, FOR the honey
moon" did hope they would not find the
And would the local Fire Brigade and Band OF
Hope unite in drawing the carriage?
But she was discussing literature with the
terested IN The Beanhsld.''
1T is so poignant" She said and so bitterly
true" She quoted a brilliant bit-I had seen IL
on the very first page: ''WaterbOOn loved Pru-
dentia. This was Nature Prudential appeared
10 love WaterboOin. This was Art And
again. There was a streak OF common sense
under her wayward. fanciful, pleasure loving
nature, there lay vein Of coal under her
cowslipped meadows in BunkUmShire. She was
not aware of one or the other but she might be
better for both some day
The male half o. the Nice-ioOkirg Couple
wearing a suppressed smile had got the COM
paniOn Of this fair critic a subject Of strong
interest, that Of the Insanitary Park Dosser.
But the poor beggar Is -trundled about by the
police all night" said the young in the
beautiful tweeds. Got 70 sleep somewhere and
SOTnehO VknnN. And alVraVs m n