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Copyright. 1893, BY T. c. Mcclure

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the Pullman. "T~wtnty-fouI hours
more" be murmured. well. it cart
be helped By George. that's a pretty
girl. Nice old lady with her too. Hope
they'll come In here"
Next moment his hopes were real
lied. Ms the two women entered the
car. guided by an 0bsequious porter.
who deposited a dress suit case and an
umbrella in the section opposite. he
here about ten minutes. ma he
said in answer TO u question from the
elder; got to cut in some sleepers ard
a diner
THANK you. Better sit down. Aunt
Bessie
Blu the elder woman shook her head.
II do wish you had some one to GO
with you. Dorothy" she exclaimed ia.
tones Howard could not help overhear
ing. = can't bear TO have you go
alone. YOU uncle never would ha We
let you il he hadn't been sick IN bed,
You're sure you, don't miadI'
Il don't mind the least bit in the
world. anntie. We bachelor girls have.
10 learn 10 do for ourselves"
bachelor girls. lndeedr The elder
accountable thrill OF pleasure pass
through him. ''Oid maids W. used Ia
call them. A girls a girl. no natter
what she a and 1 don't like to sec
one travelling alone. 1t wasn't consid-
cred proper in my young days"
Il know" returned the girl softly.
Put travelling has changed SO since
then. even down in this deA little out
of the way corner Of the south. Why.
what could harm me-
"Oh. nothing. | suppose, butiI donr
like 1t. You wouldn't wen take 81
lunch with YOU" she added i~rFeieyant-
Iy. her hospitable southern heart az
grieved. 1T seems so inhospftable TO
send any u away without something
10 eat
You're awfully good. Aunt Bessie
but. indeed. it wasn't worth while. I'll
get dinner and breakfast in b dining
car and be in New York for lunch"
A sudden changing made the elder
wona start. "Gracious." she ex-
claimed. I'll be carried OF! Goodby.
VIII 90 COOA a. WI SCA ~
New York. I'll be anxious till I hear"
The two hurried to the platform.
where the girl stood smiiing and way
ing until the train was well underway
SO we'll under way was 1t. indeed that
as she turned to enter the car a sud
den lurch threw ber violently ITO 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 SEM most OF Its contents
at large through the yet unclOsedldo0rs
OF the vestibule.
Unaware of this, however, Miss Yer
non walked TO her seat, CHANGING 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 stifEened lips Dorothy .
sank into her seat. AS she did so her |
purse swung forward into her lap. ex-
posing it's emptiness to her startled |
gaze. With a gasp OF dismay she seiz |
ed and examined it. Her ticket was !
safe in an inner compartment. burt ey
cry cent of her money was gone.
1t did not take her long to decide on l
the moment OF her loss nor the hope
~iessness of repairing it. Miss Vernon
was a e independent young woman
who on more than one occasion in the |
four years that had ella psed since she
had begun TO earn her own bread had |
seen her funds depleted nearly to the |
vanishing point. yet never before had
she fonnd herself entirely penmIess
There was nothing to be done. how
To telegraph to Aunt Bessie for
money would be to brighten that lady |
almost to death. and there was no Que
else on whom she felt; at hberty@to call
She must simply resolve to make the
best of her journey. all twenty four
hours of ii. without money.
Meanwhile Howard had been watch
ing the girl ont OF the. corner OF his
eye. admiring her more every moment.
He had noted the iookssf vexation thar
froze the smile wit4lWl9eh she had I'M
favored him and had
promptly averted his eyes. as If In
hopes that the girls wrath might glance
or his broad shoulders. Thus, turned
away, he had missed seeing her discov-
cry OF her open purse aAd her conse-
quent consternation When he had ven
tured to look again. she was staring
ahead Of her with what SEEM
ed TO him a most inscrutable express
In reality she was thinking of the
luncheon she had refused and pouder-
Ing the great truth that-eEen . modern
dining car is OF little avail unless .oae
had the price Of q meal.
As the Afternoon wore away Howard
began to curse the conyentionalities
Here he was within n few feet OF his
peerless girl. as he had already begun
TO term her. and yet to all practical pur-
poses was miles and miles away. He
bad always been slow to scrape ac-
Quaintanee. even with men. and. 70 far
lie could remember. had eve in his
NE done 90 with q woman.k Unless
Dorothy-he had heard her aunt call
ner porothy-sh0nld give him an open