Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-09-15

with the true delicacy Of simple
natures.
Kate accepted a draught OF the milk
gratefully. and ate a slice of bread
and butter. and the old woman per-
suaded her to lie down on seat.
You look tired and worn out, Miss,
she said. You won't be fit for moth
ing when you get to London, and your
friends will be quite upset at seeing
you so pale like"
Kate smothered sigh. Her
friends,
The train, slow one, reached the
terminus at last, and Kate inquired OF
a porter to which station she must
go for the continental train.
He put her into a cab. and told the
man to drive her to Victoria, and, still
dazed and bewiidered, she found her
self at the terminus.
Making her way 10 the booking
Office, she asked for - ticket; the man
got it, and named the required sum.
She took out her purse, and, with a
dull sense of misfortune, saw that all
she possessed in the world who only
suffice to pay three parts OF the
, amount.
For moment she stood looking at
the man. and he, with his usual i'm
patience, regarding her.
Then she pushed the ticket back,
,, and saying:
Il have changed my mind; / can,
not take il" left the booking-ofilce, and
went back to the station.
She was now utterly overwhelmed.
The one idea, that of flying for refuge
to Lady Warner, had taken such com
plete possession of her. to the ex-
clusion of any other, that, now that
its execution was impossible, she was
rendered utterly helpless.
Mechanically, she sank down on one
of the seats, and, with her hands lying
clasped in her lap, looked with unsee
ing eyes at the hustle round her.
For half an hour she sat thus, try
ing to realize her helplessness ano
solitude. Alone in this great city
flying from her husband. without a
friend to whom she could go, and what
would become of her?
The full sense of her situation broke
upon her after time, and, with an
inarticulate cry, she put her hand to
her eyes, and the tears welled out.
The porters passed her, and lookei
at her curiously; now and again a
passenger, hurrying to or from the
trains, half-paused and regarded her
then, like the Levite, passed on; but
no one seemed to think that the evi
dent distress of the lonely figure was
any concern of his.
Presently woman came near. She
was walking with quick, firm step
and held her head high, while her eyes
looked about her with an alert and al
! most searching expression.
She was rather overdressed, and
there was something remarkable and
odt of the ordinary both in her face
and bearing.
She stopped as she came abreast OF
| tuC scat iOOhCu dI hdIC Win Q
quick, sharp scrutiny.
Then she, too. passed on; but after
a few steps she stopped and turned
back.
81 beg your pardon" she said; "car
| do any thing for your"
Kate started. and looked up, anc
made an effort to hide the tears.
mo, thank you," she said very
TREMENDOUSLY.
"All right! l beg your pardon,
said the woman; then she added;
You're in some trouble, amt you,
You've been crying, l can see Have
you lost your train, or your friends
Shall get porter for your"
mo, no." said Kate again; 4
have not lost my train. and l have
no friends! l have lost no friends,
she corrected herself, but the woman's
ears were very sharp.
/ you shouldn't sit here-alone," she
said, after another scrutiny or the
lovely face; and the words, though
seemingly harsh. were not so in tone.
Kate looked up. desperately.
Thank you, know. But-but-'
She forced smile that was more
! piteous than tears.
Il do not know quite where else to
60"
The good Samaritan went and sal
down beside her.
You don't know where to go?" she
said. But there, beg your pardon
it's no business of mine. ONLY,
seems rather curious If can help
you-where do you want to go?" she
broke off by inquiring.
ITO Nice" said Kate. Il have a
friend there to whom l want to go
and" she blushed-'T find l have
not enough money with me-"
A slight shade of suspicion came
over her companions face, but afte,
another glance at Kate it passed.
well, then" she said, you must
go back to where you started from {: